{"id":1256,"date":"2026-05-20T22:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:05:20","slug":"winter-springs-falls-to-lincoln-in-class-5a-state-baseball-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1256","title":{"rendered":"Winter Springs falls to Lincoln in Class 5A state baseball final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FORT MYERS \u2013\u00a0Winter Springs kept knocking at the door.<\/p>\n

But every time the pressure mounted, Lincoln slammed it shut.<\/p>\n

The top-seeded Bears fell to Tallahassee Lincoln in the Class 5A championship game at Hammond Stadium, as a chaotic five-run third inning proved to be the decisive blow in a 5-4 defeat on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBaseball can be cruel,\u201d Winter Springs coach Mike Bradley said. \u201cOne bad inning can dictate the entire game, and unfortunately, that\u2019s what happened to us today. We just had one bad inning. We\u2019ve been a resilient team and have never given up. I\u2019m just proud of my boys for not giving in and not giving up. That\u2019s baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n

After two scoreless innings with neither side recording a hit, the Trojans finally broke through against Texas Tech commit Tyler Kenast in the third. With the bases loaded and one out, Kenast appeared poised to escape further damage at the plate, but an errant throw from first basemen Chance Baisden on a throw to home allowed the first run of the game to score.<\/p>\n

Two more singles chased Kenast from the game earlier than expected, forcing New College commit Robert Mungovan into relief. After a seven-pitch battle, Luke Thomas lined an RBI single to push the lead to 4-0, and an errant throw on the cutoff to second allowed another run to come home, stretching the advantage to 5-0 heading into the bottom of the third.<\/p>\n

As they often during the season, Winter Springs answered back immediately. Facing Jacob Rabion in the bottom half of the third, Ed Risano sparked the rally with a leadoff double before Jackson Swann and Owen Swanson drove in runs with a single and a double to cut the deficit to 5-2. Moments later, an errant throw from catcher Emanuel Hernandez on Swanson\u2019s steal of third allowed him to score, pulling the Bears within two runs.<\/p>\n

With Ryland Sander in the order, that kneecapped Bradley in keeping Mungovan, his second-best available arm on the mound. Enter Sander, who delivered with four scoreless innings, allowing two hits, no runs, one walk, and four strikeouts.<\/p>\n

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