(2) Sickles 13
Blake 0 – five innings
Manny Delgado was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI double in the first which proved the difference as the Gryphons won on the road against Blake. Jacob Dial triple in a pair of runs, Carter LeBlanc struck out four earning the win, while Adrian Cartaya struck out five and earned a three-inning save.
S 408|10x|x – |13|9|0
B 000|00x|x – |0|1|1
W – LeBlanc (1-0); L – King; S – Cartaya (1)
2B – Delgado, Guise (S); 3B – Dial (S). Records – S (10-1); B (0-7).
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(3) Plant 9
Jefferson 1
@MichaelHawks643 The Plant Panthers continue winning after Saladino. Michael Hawks takes the mound against Jefferson giving up 1 run in 5 innings and gets his first high school HR (2RBI) in a 9-1 victory!! @813Preps @PG_Uncommitted @now_d1 @DPMUncommitted @ProspectWire pic.twitter.com/PHa2P5ioFT
— Jeff Hawks (@Hawks9Jeff) March 24, 2022
Plant freshman Cash Strayer doubled to lead things off on the road at Jefferson, scoring on a ground ball from older brother Conley, before Bryce Pelleriti’s solo homer to left gave the Panthers all it needed for the win. Thomas Bolton singled in a run, Robert Satin cleared the bases with a double and Michael Hawks homered to key a seven-run fifth inning. Hawks also earned the win on the mound, striking out four and allowing one run in five innings.
P 200|070|0 – |9|12|0
J 100|000|0 – |1|5|0
W – Hawks (2-0); L – Vargas (0-3)
2B – Ca. Strayer, Satin, Swank (P); Troupe, Copple (J); HR – Pelleriti, Hawks (P). Records – P (9-3); J (4-7).
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Tampa Prep 13
Academy at the Lakes 2
Grant Varner’s two-run double pushed Tampa Prep’s lead to four and secured a road win for the Terrapins at Academy at the Lakes. Noah Sheffield was 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a steal of home, Ty Jones and Roger Haughey both had two hits in the win, while Will Sotiropoulos struck out five in 5 2/3 no-hit innings. Liam Akins doubled to start the home seventh for the Wildcats putting two in scoring position as a wild pitch and RBI groundout by Tanner Pelaez accounted for the two AATL runs.
TP 011|700|4 – |13|11|1
AATL 000|000|2 – |2|2|3
W – Sotiropoulos (3-1); L – Syversen (1-2)
2B – Varner, Jones, Gonzalez, Sheffield, Sallis (TP); Akins (AATL). Records – TP (8-4); AATL (6-5).
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St. Pete Northside Chr 6
Tampa Catholic 2
Northside Christian senior Ryan Cerrone struck out five in as many shutout innings, allowing just four hits and helped his own cause with a solo home run setting off a five-run sixth for the Mustangs. William Gregory doubled in a pair, and Ben Bridges was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI. Vincent Docobo hit a solo home run and Brian Canasi was 2-for-3 for the Crusaders.
NC 000|005|1 – |6|12|0
TC 000|002|0 – |2|7|1
W – Cerrone (2-1); L – Ledo (0-1)
2B – Bridges, Gregory (NC); HR – Cerrone (NC); Docobo (TC). Records – NC (6-4); TC (5-7).