Douglas Tops Cypress Bay To Advance

Written by Staff on May 4th, 2013

Jesus Luzardo, Douglas’ ace, pitched a strong game Friday.

Derek Fritz went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to power Douglas in a 7-0 win over Cypress Bay on Friday in a Class 8A regional quarterfinal.

Mike Greenberg’s solo home run put the Eagles on the board in the second before Fritz’s homer made it 3-0 going into the fourth where Douglas added four runs to give the Eagles a substantial lead. The Eagles finished with 10 hits.

Winning pitcher Jesus Luzardo out dueled Cypress Bay ace Jeremy Tache to improve to 7-3. It was Tache’s first loss in 10 decisions.

The win puts Douglas (19-4) in a regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Flanagan (18-5), which beat Coral Glades 4-3 to advance.

Douglas and Flanagan are familiar foes in the playoffs as well as in the regular season. Flanagan beat Douglas 12-4 in a regional semifinal in 2005. Flanagan also won 4-3 in 2008 and 6-1 last year in the quarterfinal round.

Boca Raton Bobcats (19-8) Douglas Eagles (21-5)	2 5	Final
South Fork Bulldogs (13-14) American Heritage Plantation (17-10)	2 10	Final
Jensen Beach Falcons (16-11) Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs (20-4-2)	1 2	Final
South Plantation Paladins (7-16) St. Thomas Aquinas (18-9)	0 13	Final
Saint John Paul II Eagles (11-14-1) North Broward Prep (23-3)	1 9	Final
University Sharks (23-4) Calvary Christian Academy (19-6)	2 6	Final
Nova Titans (11-16) South Broward Bulldogs (15-10-1)	5 6	Final
Western Wildcats (19-9) West Broward Bobcats (21-5-1)	5 11	Final
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