The Florida recruit ran her season strikeout total to 310 and came within two outs of pitching her 12th no-hitter of the season and five outs of her fourth perfect game of the year. Rodriguez, in his fourth year at East Bay, was an assistant at Bloomingdale when Natalie Decker struck out 305 batters in 1997. Schuerman also tripled twice and scored a run. Smith, a Polk Community College recruit, and Ryan, who will play at St. Petersburg Community College, each singled in their final home game. There are a lot of great memories on this field, and it's over now.
East Bay hopes to create a few more memories before it's done.
So do Chamberlain and Sickles. Chamberlain advanced to the Class 6A state championship game in 1999 before losing 4-2 to Naples Barron Collier. Sickles fell 6-5 to Miami Palmetto in last year's 6A final. St. Petersburg Times. All rights reserved.