Thrush dominant with two-hit shutout against West Boca as Dwyer advances to 6A baseball final four

Dwyer senior pitcher Dawson Thrush tossed a two-hit shutout and senior infielder Bryce Jackson homered to lift the host Panthers past West Boca 3-0 in a Class 6A regional final on Monday night.

Dwyer (21-7-1) advances to a Class 6A state semifinal in Fort Myers on Thursday. Dwyer had previously reached the state final four in 2021. They fell in the regional final in 2022 and 2023.

Dwyer avenged a 7-4 loss to West Boca in the district championship contest from earlier in the month.