Thursday, April 21st, 2009
“Suns Shut-Out Lions; Return to District Finals”
For the third consecutive season the Lady Suns will face off against Florida Christian in the District 15, Class 3A Finals at Florida Christian. The Suns earned their way in to the Championship contest with a 6-0 shutout victory over Chaminade Tuesday evening. The Suns were led at the plate by Amanda Johnson and Taylor Bast. Johnson collected three hits and scored three runs. Bast had two hits, scored two runs, and drove in another. Ashley Rey threw six scoreless innings to collect her 17th victory of the season. Evie Behr made her 2009 season debut on the mound after missing all of the season thus far recovering from shoulder surgery. Behr closed the game out with a scoreless inning of work, collecting two strikeouts. The win propels the Suns to 18-7 on the season and an automatic bid in to the Regional Championships.