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OVIEDO \u2014 It seems quite odd that a 10-inning pitchers\u2019 duel with a berth in the state semifinals on the line would end up a 14-4 final score. But that\u2019s what happened at Hagerty High School on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>

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Relief pitchers Nick Stentiford of Hagerty, who entered in the third inning, and Lukas Stirewalt of West Orange, who entered in the fifth, were impressive. Stentiford struck out seven in his seven innings of work, while Stirewalt struck out 10 in five innings, including eight in a row.<\/p>\n

But Stirewalt seemed to tire in the 10th inning and the Hagerty bats came alive. Hagerty batted around against three different West Orange pitchers and before the bleeding was stopped, the Huskies had plated 10 runs in a crazy inning.<\/p>\n

The 14-4 victory in the Class 7A Region 1 final sends Hagerty to the state final four for the second consecutive year. The Huskies improved to 22-8 and will try to take the next step after falling to Jupiter in last year\u2019s state semifinal. West Orange finishes the season 20-13.<\/p>\n

Bishop Moore in Class 4A and Orangewood Christian in Class 1A also clinched spots in the state final four in Fort Myers. Orangewood opens play Thursday, Hagerty will play Friday and Bishop Moore will play May 19. Winter Springs was facing a deciding Game 3 on Sunday afternoon at home against Wesley Chapel in 5A.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what they like to do to me,\u201d said Hagerty coach Mike Sindone, whose Huskies swept the best-of-three series with two wins. \u201cThey love to say, \u2018Awe we\u2019re just gonna play some extra innings in this playoff series.\u2019 They like to do it. They\u2019ve done it all postseason. They kind of expected to have a little fun with me today, toy with my emotions, but they did a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stentiford, a junior, gave his coach enough quality innings to keep him sane on the bench.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great team win. We stayed together \u2019til the end,\u201d Stentiford said. \u201cWe hit when we needed it most and the big guys came up in big spots and did what we needed to.\u201d<\/p>

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Stentiford was steady in his seven innings, limiting the Warriors to just one hit after picking up for starter Noah Adkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more level-headed I am, the better my command is,\u201d Stentiford said. \u201cIf I can\u2019t command my pitches, there was no chance we would have stayed in it. I had a job to do so I did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that 10th, Stirewalt walked the first two batters and Hagerty\u2019s best hitter approached the plate, big left-handed slugger Isaias Torres. Sindone made an interesting decision. He had Torres, a sophomore, bunt to move both the runners into scoring position. Torres laid down a perfect sacrifice dribbler, job done.<\/p>

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Torres didn\u2019t mind laying down the bunt.<\/p>

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\u201cHey, we scored three runs so I don\u2019t care,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe basically tell everybody, \u2018I don\u2019t care where you are in the lineup, you need to be able to bunt and move a runner over,\u201d Sindone said. \u201cWe really wanted a productive AB so it\u2019s, \u2018Hey man, put a bunt down and get him over in scoring and see what happens.\u2019 He did his job.\u201d<\/p>\n

West Orange intentionally walked the next batter, Aiden Kearney, to load the bases. That brought Shaurya Bhosale to the plate. The sophomore third baseman answered the call, blasting a double to the fence in left-center field to clear the bases.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just had to get the ball deep enough in the outfield to score a run. I wanted to put the team up by one at least,\u201d Bhosale said. \u201cI ended up getting a good pitch to hit and I just hit it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The damage was done, but Hagerty wasn\u2019t finished. The Huskies loaded the bases again, and senior Jalin Copeland blasted a towering grand slam to left-center field. Two batters later, Torres was back at the plate. No bunt sign this time. Torres launched a shot in nearly the identical spot as Copeland for a two-run homer and Hagerty was on its way to Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

Brendan Beldowicz came on in the 10th to get the save.<\/p>\n

It was Stentiford who allowed the Huskies to get to that 10th inning.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did a really good job. Nick Stentiford has come in in so many major spots for us this year,\u201d Sindone said. \u201cHe\u2019s built for it. He did it last year. He\u2019s done it this year in almost every single game our starter couldn\u2019t finish. He understands his job and he throws every pitch we call with full conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n