#7 Alonso 12, Hillsborough 2 – (6)
Alonso jumped out early at home against Hillsborough with a five-run first inning, with Eric Duran-Padua singling in a pair, Jaden Nazar continued the scoring with an RBI double, and Juan Munoz brought in two more with a hit. The Ravens wrapped things an inning early with back-to-back two-run doubles from Christopher Morgan and Ben Drumheller to force the mercy-rule. Sophomore Alvin Santiago struck out six, allowing one Hillsborough run in four innings on the mound, before turning things over to Zack Mabee, who finished the final two innings and struck out four.
H 001|001|x – |2|6|1
A 500|124|x – |12|10|0
W – Santiago (1-0); L – Morales (0-2)
2B – Nazar, Duran-Padua, Drumheller, Morgan (A). Records – H (1-2); A (2-0).
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Seffner Christian 13, Bradenton Christian 0 – (5)
A first-inning RBI double by Garrett Morgan into right gave Seffner Christian all it would need to take an afternoon win at home against Bradenton Christian. But that wouldn’t be all that the Crusaders offense would muster as SCA unloaded with an eight-run third and three in the fourth to put things away early against the visiting Panthers. Senior Collin McNeal blasted a two-run homer in the third, followed by a two-run double by William Rudometkin and an RBI double from CJ Koenck. Morgan, who added an RBI sac fly in the second, would cap off his day with a solo home in the fourth inning to help force the mercy-rule. Ethan Duncan pitched four frames for the Crusaders, allowing one hit and striking out eight.
Great team win 13-0, everyone did their job. Went 2-2 with a double, 3 rbis, and my first high school 💣 @813Preps @TampaBSBL @ftrstarsseries @TopPreps @UncommittedUsa @BUncommitted @hittingguru7 @GameTimeRecruit pic.twitter.com/w8hS7JKd3M
— Garrett Morgan (@Garrett11Morgan) February 28, 2023
BC 000|00x|x – |0|1|6
SC 118|3xx|x – |13|13|3
W – Duncan (1-0); L – Henderson
2B – Rudometkin, Morgan, Koenck (SC); HR – Morgan, McNeal (SC). Records – BC (1-3); SC (1-1).
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Robinson 11, Leto 2
Senior Garrett Hudson drove in four runs, including a bases-clearing double as Robinson produced 11 runs on the road at Leto, picking up the first win of the season. Tucker Wehrman was 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in a run for the Knights, and Russell Sandefer was 3-for-4 with a run and RBI. Nathan Jennewein struck out 10 hitters in five innings on the mound, earning the win. Isaiah Quinonez singled in a run for Leto in the fifth, and the Falcons added one more run the next inning on an RBI double by Gerard Ortega.
R 100|333|1 – |11|11|1
L 000|011|0 – |2|3|4
W – Jennewein (1-0); L – Passalaris (0-2)
2B – Hudson (R); Ortega (L); 3B – Martinez (L). Records – R (1-2); L (0-2).
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Countryside 3, SLAM 2 – (8)
Sports Leadership & Management forced extra-innings with an RBI single from Trent Prevatt in the seventh, but the Spartans rally was stopped there with a putout at the plate for the third out. In the home-eighth Countryside when Nicholas Neubauer sniveled into left allowing Trent King score from second. Isaiah Morales (4ip, 6K’s) and Zack Walker (3.2ip, 5 K’s) struck out 11 for SLAM.
S 100|000|10 – |2|8|3
C 000|110|01 – |3|4|1
W – Strickland (1-1); L – Walker (0-1)
2B – Bunner (S); Eby (C). Records – S (0-2); X (3-1).
⚾Saturday (2/25) Results ⚾
#2 Jesuit 8, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) 3
Jesuit spotted the Panthers three runs early, before coming charging back with big innings in the fifth and six to cap off a visit to Georgia with a pair of wins (also defeating Lowndes on Friday). RBI single and a two-run double from Wes Mendes tied the game, before an erratic pitching inning from Parkview gave the Tigers the win on two hits, three walks, two hit-batters an an RBI sac fly from Noah Sheffield. Senior Derek Westfall pitched four scoreless innings of relief to earn his first varsity victory.
J 000|035|0 – |8|6|2
P 030|000|0 – |3|7|2
W – Westfall (1-0); L – Berryman
2B – Mendes, Burke (J); Banks (P); 3B – Banks (P); HR – Lambert (P). Records – J (3-0); P (2-1).
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Mount Dora Christian 15, Tampa Prep 8
Went 3-4 with two home runs in a tough loss to Mount Dora Christian. @813Preps @TPrep_Athletics @bas_famu @cruz22 @BaseballStevens @RiceBaseball #athlete #Classof2023 #homerun #sports #MLB #uncommitted pic.twitter.com/vZtUjfxUJN
— LaPlace Sallis IV (@laplace_s42) February 25, 2023
Tampa Prep fell on the road Saturday at Mount Dora Christian, as both teams kicked the ball around a bit. But senior LaPlace Sallis made the most of his at-bats, going 3-for-4 with a pair of homers and three RBI. Sophomore David Stiglich hit a three-run home run in the fifth for the Terrapins.
TP 201|032|0 – |8|7|4
MD 222|027|x – |15|9|3
W – Hair; L – Brown (0-1)
2B – Marsh, Hair (MD); HR – Sallis 2, Stiglich (TP); Schutte (MD). Records – TP (0-2); MD (2-0).