8th grader pitches Cornerstone to FHSAA 2A softball state semifinal win
Junior centerfielder Emma Pynes got everything started for Cornerstone Charter with a two-run home run in the third inning of Wednesday’s FHSAA Class 2A softball state semifinal. And eighth grade pitcher Izzy Choquette took care of the rest with a sterling pitching performance in the Ducks 3-1 victory over North Bay Haven Academy at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood. Choquette pitched a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and extinguished almost every opportunity the Buccaneers (21-6) could manage.
Cornerstone was flawless in the field with no errors. “Being an eighth grader I felt a little pressure before the game,” Choquette said. “But I knew my defense had my back.
We all know we can win the whole thing. We want to go out there and bring it home. ” Home is not far away Cornerstone (23-5), a small Orange County school in Belle Isle, The Ducks are scheduled to play top seed Oxbridge Academy (23-3) of West Palm Beach, which won its morning semifinal 5-1 against the No.
1 seed, Calvary Christian of Clearwater. Choquette is lined up to again get the pitching start. “It’s going to be Izzy’s game again.
Until she’s done,” Cornerstone pitching coach Danielle Lobozzo said. “She’s the kid that’s going to push through every single time. And Emma (Pynes) is always ready to go if we need her to pitch.