Orange Observer: High 5 — Thursday, May 20

1. Winter Garden Little League announced its All-Star teams Saturday, May 15. The TOC team consists of Brock Bennbassat, Jazdyn Burke, Julian Carr, Justin Cozzocrea, Chase Dempsey, Liam Devito, Parker Flanigan, Colin Hodge, Zayden Hoffman, Connor Kosmider, Logan Myers, Brady Saul and Liam Walker. The 10-year-old team includes Isaiah Acevedo, Mason Burden, Jackson Hawk, Grant Leonard, Keye Magnuson, Aston Mooney, Kadan Ocasio, Noah Rickles, Peyton Rider, Xavier Rivera, Victor Valencia, Cassius Vines and Ethan Ward. The 11-year-old team includes Mikey Batiste, Davion Bradley, Maddox Brown, Cooper Howell, Liam Lee, Owen Magnuson, Tyler Puhr, Tosh Raymond, Frankie Rivas Ortiz, Blake Sanders, Josiah Steele, Janson Tanko and Seth Tischler. Finally, the 12-year-old team will feature Alexander Atikin, Malachi Beedle, Patrick Bingham, Landon Casey, Enzo Fatone, Ben Freemeyer, Connor Leonard, Justin Margelos, Kai Ocasio, Jack Patterson, Brailyn Perez, Javier Rivera and Nick Tanko.
 

2. In West Orange softball’s 4-3 win over East Ridge in the Class 3A, Region 2 semis, Tabitha Perry came up huge. Her double in the top of the sixth inning put the Warriors up 3-2 to help West Orange advance to the region final, where they fell to Lakewood Ranch 7-2.
 

3. In Windermere Prep softball’s 5-0 win over Pierson Taylor in the regional semis Tuesday, May 11, Mia Williams went 3-for-4 and Gracie Wallace pitched a complete game while striking out 10.
 

4. TFA softball’s Katie Bonnett recorded a triple and two RBIs in the Royals’ 4-2 victory over Cornerstone Charter in the Class 3A, Region 2 semis Tuesday, May 11. Hannah Harper and Mollie Duling each went 2-for-3.
 

5. Despite giving up nine runs in the fourth inning, The First Academy baseball team made a big comeback during its 12-11 win over Trinity Catholic in the Class 3A, Region 2 semifinal Tuesday, May 11.