Lake Mary baseball rolls into the regional semifinal after 10-0 victory over West Virginia
The game ended after Lake Mary scored their 10th run in the fifth inning, enforcing the mercy rule.
The mercy rule takes place if there is a 15-run lead after three innings or a 10-run lead after four innings, thus ending the game.
Lake Mary plays its next game on Sunday at 2 p.m. against the winner of South Carolina vs. Alabama.
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