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Gainesville rolls past Apalachee 16-1, secures Region 8-AAAAA baseball title
Red Elephants open postseason against Cambridge May 1
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Gainesville's Mikey Gonzalez (12) scores on a passed ball during Friday's game against Apalachee at Ivey-Watson Field. The Red Elephants won 16-1. - photo by Erin O. Smith
For the fourth consecutive season, Gainesville is headed into the state baseball playoffs with the region championship. On Friday, the Red Elephants (20-5, 15-3 Region 8-AAAAA) topped Apalachee 16-1 in four innings, securing the top seed to the Class AAAAA state tournament and home-field advantage. Gainesville opens the postseason with a best-of-three opening-round series with a doubleheader Friday against Cambridge.
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