The LaSalle baseball team defeated Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 8-7 in the Bishop Moore Catholic Challenge in Orlando on Wednesday afternoon.
The Royal Lions (13-3) were led by Jeremey Lichtman, who was 2 for 3, including a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning.
Michael Fajardo was 2 for 4, with a double and two RBI, and Anthony Tzamtzis (4-1) pitched a complete game, with seven strikeouts, for LaSalle.
LaSalle advances to the tournament’s semifinals and will face Norte Dame High School from Chicago, Ill., at 4 p.m. Thursday.
LAS 220 040 0 –8 12 2 STT 311 110 0 –7 8 2
WP: Anthony Tzamtzis (4-1). LP: Watson.
BELEN 10, CARDINAL GIBBONS 5
BEL 010 402 3 –10 12 0 CG 001 301 0 — 5 9 1
WP: Andres Wiltz (5-1). LP: Whaley. Top performers: For Belen (12-2), Cesar Ferreiro was 2 for 3 with a four RBI. Marcus Claderon was 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBI. Lucas Calderonwas 2 for 4 with two RBI. Belen will advance to play Bishop Moore in the tournament semifinals at 7 p.m. Thursday.
GULLIVER 14, SOUTH DADE 4 (5)
SD 103 00 –4 4 5 Gul 0(11)0 12 –14 13 1
WP: A.J. Salcines (2-1). LP: Elder. Top performers: Hunter Grimm went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, two RBI, and three runs scored. Danny Figueroa went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI. Eric Neitzel went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Records: Gul 9-5.
FERGUSON 4, CORAL PARK 3
Fer 200 200 0 –4 5 0 CP 010 011 0 –3 4 3
WP: Javier Barrios (4-3). LP: Pino. Top performers: Barrios pitched 4 2/3 innings and struck out six. Miguel Llorens recorded his third save of the season. Brandon Hernandez went 2 for 3 with a run scored. Records: Fer 11-7.

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