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CLEARWATER, Fla.- Junior left-hander Hunter Dietz was lights out through six innings to lead Calvary Christian to a 5-1 victory over Berkeley Prep in the District 3A-6 baseball title game on Thursday night. 

Calvary Christian came into the game riding an 11-game winning streak and ranked No. 3 in the SBLive Florida statewide rankings. Berkeley Prep came into the game ranked No. 5 in the state.

The Warriors (25-1) and Buccaneers (24-3) were meeting for the third time in a two-week stretch.

Dietz took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, before Berkeley Prep’s Wyatt Ewanowski broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff double to right field. A couple of batters later, junior shortstop Cade Kurland drove home Ewanowski with an RBI double that missed leaving the park by just inches.

Dietz was dealing to start the game striking out the side in order in the first inning, as well as five of the first six batters he faced. Dietz finished the night with 11 strikeouts, while allowing just two hits, one walk and one run.

The Warriors got on the board in the bottom of the second inning on a sacrifice bunt by senior Casey Lockwood to take a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Warriors extended their lead on a Dillon Costello infield single and an error by Berkeley Prep’s James Hankerson.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Warriors added some key insurance runs on a solo home run by Barry University signee Sean Shelly and an RBI double by senior Sam Hunter.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Warriors turned to junior pitcher Liam Peterson to close it out. Peterson who struck out two batters to seal the victory.

Both Berkeley Prep and Calvary Christian will advance to the regional quarterfinals next Wednesday. Berkeley Prep will be on the road, and Calvary Christian will be at home. Their opponents are to be determined.

BOX SCORE           1 2 3 4 5 6 7  -- Totals

Berkeley Prep       0 0 0 0 0 1 0  -- 1 2 1

Calvary Christian 0 1 2 0 0 2 X  -- 5 5 0

TOP PERFORMERS

Berkeley Prep: Cade Kurland- 1-for-3, 2B, RBI

Berkeley Prep: Wyatt Ewanowski- 1-for-3, 2B

Berkeley Prep: JT Quinn- 5.2 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs (3 earned runs), 4 walks, 3 strikeouts

Calvary Christian: Nick Monile- 2-4, Run Scored

Calvary Christian: Sean Shelly- 1-for-3, HR, RBI, Run Scored

Calvary Christian: Hunter Dietz- 6 IP, 2 H, 1 run (1 earned run), 1 walk, 11 strikeouts