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#7 Tampa Catholic 6
#2 Jesuit 1
Tampa Catholic junior Talan Miranda held Jesuit to a single hit deep into the sixth inning as the Crusaders jumped out to a commanding early lead and stopped a 13-game skid against the Tigers. After the game’s first run scored on an error, TC piled on in a five-run second inning, with two, two-run singles from Cole Bitman and Lucas Cinnante. Bitman added an RBI single in the third, and Carson Arnold was 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Kaden Waecther drove in the Tigers only run on a groundball to second base in the seventh inning, and Ben Burke had five strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief.
J 000|000|1 – |1|1|4
T 051|000|0 – |6|8|3
W – Miranda (3-1); L – Thompson (5-1)
Records – J (14-6); T (16-4).
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#5 Berkeley Prep 2
#14 Carrollwood Day 1
Berkeley Prep’s two first inning runs on a Parker Mitzel double were just enough for ace Rivers Kurland to out-duel fellow 2024 All-813 First Team pitcher Nick Riedel (6ip, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) for CDS, as both pitchers held their opponents to two hits. The Patriots scratched back a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Logan Mazur and got the tying run aboard on a walk in the seventh, but Kurland (7ip, 2 H, 0 ER, 1BB) slammed the door shut with his ninth and 10th strikeouts of the game.
C 000|010|0 – |1|2|2
B 200|000|x – |2|2|3
W – Kurland (4-1); L – Riedel (4-3)
2B – Mitzel (B). Records – C (12-7); B (15-4).
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Bell Creek 5
Brooks DeBartolo 0
Bell Creek’s William Miller held Brooks DeBartolo to just three hits and a walk, striking out eight in a complete-game shutout. The Panthers took control with a five-run fifth inning, which featured a two-run inside-the-park home run to right by Jovanni Almonte and a three-run homer to over the fence in left by Drew Golden – both first for their varsity careers. Phoenix senior Joe DiCecco battled his way through after the rough fifth inning, and finished with six strikeouts, giving him 53 in his 38 1/3 innings on the mound this season.
BD 000|000|0 – |0|3|1
BC 000|050|x – |5|7|2
W – Miller (1-3); L – DiCecco
HR – Goden, Almonte (BC). Records – BD (1-17); BC (5-11-1).
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Foundation Christian 3
Lakeland Victory Christian 1
Freshman Caleb Hom yielded a single run on four hits, didn’t have any walks and struck out three in his 74-pitch complete-game win; Hom also salted away the win with an insurance run on an RBI sac fly in the sixth inning. Ryan Ortiz led off the fifth with a single for the Panthers, Hom was hit by a pitch and then both scored to give Foundation all it would need on a single through the left side by Luke Mitchie.
V 000|001|0 – |1|3|2
F 000|021|x – |3|5|2
W – Hom (3-1); L – Broton (3-2)
2B – Mitchell (V); Coakley (F). Records – V (12-5); F (10-1-1).
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Keswick Christian 14
Seffner Christian 13
Despite scoring four seventh-inning run, the sixth lead change of the game couldn’t be answered by Seffner Christian as Keswick Christian got the winning run of a 29-hit affair across the plate on a dropped fly ball. Five SCA batters hat multi-hit games, including Uriah Bullock who was 3-for-5 with a homer, double, and three RBI; Kris Colondres hit his fourth homer of the season, drove in three and scored three; Andrew Montero was 3-for-5 with five RBI; Brayden Nanns was 2-for-2 with a run; Jenuel Ortiz was 3-for-5 with three runs; Bryce Nanns went 2-for-4; and Edward Lyall made the most of his one hit with a homer in the seventh for Seffner Christian. Evan Lightfield was 2-for-3, with a sac fly, sac bunt and six RBI for the Crusaders in green, and earned the win on the mound.
S 302|301|4 – |0|0|0
K 350|013|2 – |0|0|0
W – Lightfield; L – Lyall
2B – Bullock (S); DeOrsey (K); HR – Colondres, Bullock, Lyall (S). Records – S (7-8); K (10-7).
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Tampa Prep 1
Clearwater Central Catholic 0 – 14 innings
Tampa Prep senior Will Futch drew a bases loaded walk to finally draw a close to a nearly four-hour, 14-inning game against CCC. Liam Akins pitched eight innings for the Terrapins with six strikeouts, allowing three hits and walking three. Cooper Riley struck out 10 in six scoreless innings for the Marauders, Philip Skorewicz fanned four over three shutout innings with just one hit and one walk allowed. Lincoln Bailey gave the Terrapins four no-hit innings of relief with three strikeouts. Koy Fogg picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out two. Kyle Granese was 2-for-5 with a double for the Marauders.
C 000|000|000|000|00 – |0|4|2
T 000|000|000|000|01 – |1|4|2
W – Fogg (2-3); L – Holland (0-1)
2B – Granese (C). Records – C (4-14); T (8-10).
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#12 Jefferson 11
#15 Steinbrenner 4
Jefferson and Steinbrenner traded leads before the Dragons pulled away with a four-run third inning, highlighted by doubles from Ja’Marques Benton (2-for-3, 3 R), Logan Galban (4-for-4, 3 R, 2 RBI), and Ethan Savinon (2-for-4, RBI). Savinon earned the win, pitching 3 2/3 innings with six strikeouts, and Kaiden Johnson (2-for-4, 3 RBI) earned a save, pitching 3 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Austin Liss had an RBI single in the second, Nick Osborne doubled in a pair for the Warriors, and Gavin Mix went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
S 031|000|0 – |4|6|5
J 204|203|x – |11|12|1
W – Savinon (3-0); L – Meares; S – Johnson
2B – Osborne (S); Benton, Galban, Savinon (J). Records – S (10-8); J (11-6).
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SLAM 6
Key West 5 – nine innings
Andrew Bunner was 3-for-4 for the Spartans, but it was his RBI sac fly in the top of the ninth that proved the difference as SLAM won against Key West late Friday evening. Isaiah Morales was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored and also struck out seven in 3 2/3 innings pitched; Jayden Jardine had two RBI and earned the win on the mound with 5 1/3 innings pitched, no earned runs and two strikeouts; and Elio Quero went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
S 101|000|301 – |6|11|3
K 001|004|000 – |5|6|0
W – Jardine; L – Maltz
2B – Quero, Duncan, Morales (S); 3B – Bunner (S). Records – S (5-11); K (11-8).
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T-#3 Strawberry Crest 17
Middleton 2 – four innings
M 002|0xx|x – |2|2|3
S 51(11)|xxx|x – |17|8|0
W – Stoltzfus (1-0); L – Vusirikala
2B – Knight (S); 3B – Cappuccinos 2 (S); HR – Knight (S). Records – M (2-14); S (15-4).
