Flanagan gets fast jump on Palm Beach.(SPORTS)

Byline: DONNIE WILKIE CORRESPONDENT

SARASOTA

Palm Beach Gardens pitcher Chris Volstad figured the Class 6A state baseball tournament had to beat sitting through three hours of name-calling at his school's graduation ceremonies Friday morning, especially considering his last name begins with the letter "V."

Instead, the 6-foot-7 graduate found Pembroke Pines Flanagan just as eager to send him on his way to college or a career in professional baseball -- with the letter "L."

As in loss.

The first five hitters in the Falcons' lineup peppered Volstad with seven early singles as Flanagan raced to the lead, then held on for a 6-5 …