The Marathon High School baseball team tip their hats to the fans after the loss to Fort Meade that ended the Dolphins’ season in the Region 4-Rural semifinals.
The Marathon High School baseball team tip their hats to the fans after the loss to Fort Meade that ended the Dolphins’ season in the Region 4-Rural semifinals.
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Roco Piscetello slides safely into third on his triple.
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Shane Dieguez delivers a pitch for Marathon against Fort Meade.
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Dylan Williams follows through on his swing.
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Jason Stubblefield Jr. charges in to make the catch for Marathon.
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Gavin Leal stays with the ball to make the catch off a pop fly.
MARATHON — After a 46-year wait for a berth in the Florida High School Athletic Association postseason, the Marathon High School baseball team will have to wait at least one more season to claim the program’s first state playoff victory since 1979 as district rival Fort Meade finished a two-game sweep during the Region 4-Rural semifinals with a 15-1 victory on Tuesday, April 29.
A week prior, the Dolphins upended the Miners to claim Marathon’s first district championship since the ‘79 season, but in the best-of-three series opener, Fort Meade rallied late to take a one-game lead and push the Fins to the brink of elimination.