Winter Haven Blue Devils (Winter Haven, FL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the visiting Seminole Warhawks (Seminole, FL), 6-5 in a non-league test.

With the win, Winter Haven upgrades its record to 9-0 on the season. The Blue Devils travel to Bartow (Bartow, FL) to battle the Yellow Jackets in a non-league test on Monday, March 10. The Yellow Jackets come into the test with a record of 6-2. Bartow won 6-3 in their recent league test against Ridge (Davenport, FL)

With the defeat, Seminole falls to 4-6 on the season. The Warhawks travel to East Lake (Tarpon Springs, FL) to battle the Eagles in a 7A District 9 test on Tuesday, March 11. The Eagles come into the test with a record of 7-2. East Lake won 1-0 in their recent league test against Countryside (Clearwater, FL)

Seminole was unable to hold a lead in the 7th and came up on the short end of a 6-5 score. Winter Haven stormed back with 4, 1 out runs in the bottom of the 7th to erase a 5-2 lead and spoil what was a very strong effort by the offense and 4 freshmen pitchers. The Warhawks banged out 11 hits including 2 from Austin Lamoureux and Tyler Koser, and a 2b by Chris Berry. Jacob Silverstein, Nate Tomilonus, Ethan Roberts, Cody Miller, Matt Tharp,& Hunter Johnson all added hits. Freshman Billy Mock threw 2 shutout innings giving up just 1 hit to a very good Winter Haven offense.