Spring sports roundup: Satsuma rallies past Bayside Academy to take area title
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Satsuma rallied from a Friday loss on the road to beat Bayside Academy in a doubleheader opener on Saturday and then take the Class 4A, Area 1 series tiebreaker – and the championship – with a 6-3 win.Bayside beat the Gators 12-2 at home on Friday before Satsuma won Game 1 of the doubleheader 13-3.“It was an emotional series,” Satsuma coach Rodney Hicks said. “Our kids at Satsuma are resilient. They never quit and it could have been easy to quit after losing Friday night, but they showed up Saturday and fought their tail off to win the 4A Area 1 championship.“I’m so proud of these kids, especially the eight seniors that lead this team.”Satsuma went 6-1 in April to push its record to 18-9.The Gators came from behind in the deciding game, overcoming a 3-0 first-inning deficit. Bayside scored on back-to-back singles and a bases-loaded walk to take the lead on 3 hits in the first.Satsuma scored on a pair of errors in the fifth inning to pull ahead 5-3, adding another run on an error in the...