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Brandon 4
Chamberlain 3
Brandon’s Francis Ovalles singled in two in the fifth inning to tie the game, then the Eagles pulled ahead as walks stacked up on Chamberlain and Logan Edwards scored on a wild pitch in the sixth. Entering in relief in the third, Eagles pitcher Ryan Shea gave up an RBI double to Chamberlain’s Nahz Taylor; followed immediately by Taylor taking third on a wild pitch and scoring on a steal of home. But from there Shea allowed just two more hits to earn the win, finishing with five strikeouts. Nicolas Rodriguez went 2-for-2 with a run for the Eagles; and David Ruiz was 2-for-3.
B 010|021|0 – |4|8|0
C 102|000|0 – |3|7|2
W – Shea (1-1); L – Felix
2B – Sharpe, Taylor, Kay (C); HR – Benitez (C). Records – B (1-6); C (3-7).
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Hillsborough 11
Armwood 7 – eight innings
Hillsborough got things going with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring four runs to claim a back-and-forth showdown at Armwood. After taking the lead on a bases-loaded hit batter, Juan Pena cleared the bases with a double for some added insurance. The Hawks loaded the bases in the home-eighth, but couldn’t answer the Terriers rally. Hillsborough took an early lead in the first, as Pena collected the first two of his five RBI on the night, and Chase Dennis’ sac fly plated a run, then had an RBI single and hit a home run in the win. Rocco Sabella was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and picked up the win, allowed one unearned run on two hits and three walks, pitched four innings and struck out four. Kyler Swindal‘s RBI single started a Hawks rally in the fourth, where Armwood would take the lead thanks to a series of passed balls; Evan Aronson scored twice, and doubled in the loss.
H 310|012|04 – |11|10|4
A 101|401|00 – |7|3|1
W – Sabella (2-0); L – Hamilton (1-3)
2B – Sabella, Pena (H); Aronson (A); HR – Dennis (H). Records – H (5-4); A (2-6).
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Plant City 8
#9 East Bay 6 – six innings (time)
East Bay’s Jeffrey Diab hit a solo home run to start the second inning, Rowland Ruiz Jr. hit a grand slam, and Diab came around again with an RBI double as the Indians scored six runs in the frame. But Plant City chipped away with two RBI singles by Josh Machado, a Parker Scott sac fly, and two-run hit by Paul Overstreet. The Raiders tied the game (an RBI double by Max Cieslo double) and took (and extending) the lead in the fourth inning when Keegan Wilkerson and Devin Dukes hit RBI sacrifice flies. Hunter Carbaugh weathered the six-run, second inning and went 4 2/3 innings to get the win; and Merrick Smith earned his second save, recording the final four outs.
E 060|000|x – |6|8|2
P 023|300|x – |8|9|01
W – H. Carbaugh (2-1); L – Groover (0-1); S – Smith (2)
2B – Diab 2 (E); Cieslo (P); HR – Diab, Ruiz Jr. (E). Records – E (6-3); P (6-4).
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#2 Wharton 8
#5 Strawberry Crest 2
Antalke, Anello lead Wildcats to 8-2 win over Chargers.
S 001|000|1 – |2|6|1
W 201|005|x – |8|9|2
W – Antalek (2-0); L – Hicks (2-1)
HR – Anello, Capezutti (W). Records – S (7-3); W (7-1).
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#7 Gaither 7
Leto 0
Gaither’s Dylan Schale (three strikeouts) held Leto to one hit over four innings, before Cole Chewning (one hit, two strikeouts), Jose Hernandez and Carter Kindberg (two strikeouts) pitched scoreless innings of relief. Walks and hit batters gave Gaither a couple of runs in the second, before Yenier Chirinos (2-for-2) singled in a run to put the game well out of reach; and Albert Antinori was 2-for-2, with a run-scoring single and RBI double.
L 000|000|0 – |0|2|2
G 030|112|x – |7|8|0
W – Schale (1-0); L – Alonso
2B – Sustache (L); Antinori, Chirinos (G). Records – L (2-7); G (9-1).
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#4 Jefferson 12
Robinson 2 – five innings
Jefferson freshman Alex Adkins doubled in a pair to cap a five-run first inning, as the Dragons put Robinson away via mercy rule in five innings. Manny Baez went 2-for-2 with a walk, two stolen bases and four runs scored for Jefferson; AJ Cruz was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; Ethan Savinon (two RBI) and Kaleb Cherry (two runs) each had two hits; and Jaylen Watts doubled in two. Bobby Edwards pitched three scoreless innings, giving up two hits and struck out four. Cason Cooper and Jackson Tebbe each singled in a run for the Knights.
R 000|11x|x – |2|5|1
J 541|02x|x – |12|11|2
W – Edwards (2-0); L – Shoemaker (0-4)
2B – Adkins, Watts (J). Records – R (3-7); J (7-1).
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Berkeley Prep 12
#10 Sickles 0 – five innings
Farrar plates six as Berkeley Prep buries Sickles.
S 000|00x|x – |0|4|1
B 014|7xx|x – |12|14|1
W – Cook (1-0); L – Durda
2B – Mitzel, Farrar (B); HR – Farrar, Herrmann (B). Records – S (7-3); B (7-4).
⚾ Wednesday, March 4 Result ⚾
Robinson 5
Wharton 4
Robinson senior Collin Rosenberg (2-for-5) walked off a win over previously unbeaten Wharton with a single to right field. Tomas Rivera hit two solo home runs for the Wildcats; and Braden Bodenstein went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored; and Jairius Morris hit a two run single. Andrew Zimmerman went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in the win.
W 100|120|0 – |4|7|3
R 002|020|1 – |5|8|0
W – Maiello (2-0); L – Duno (1-1)
2B – Bodenstein (W); Zimmerman (R); HR – Rivera 2 (W). Records – W (6-1); R (3-6).
⚾ Wednesday, March 4 Result ⚾
Lennard 9
Wiregrass Ranch 7
Patience at the plate led to seven walks as Lennard put up a huge, six-run inning in the seventh to rally for a win at Lakewood Ranch. Mikie Locke cleared the bases with a double in the frame; Myles Wagner recorded two outs on the mound in the sixth to pick up the win; and JV Brennick pitched a scoreless seventh to earn a save.
L 200|100|6 – |9|6|4
W 011|032|0 – |7|7|1
W – Wagner (1-0); L – Kuell (0-1); S – Brennick (1)
2B – Locke, Valentin-Ramos (L); Kuell, Lefevre (W); 3B – Searcy (W); HR – Sprague (W). Records – L (2-5); W (1-7).
⚾ Wednesday, March 4 Result ⚾
#10 Sickles 7
Plant 4
After both teams scored a second-inning run, Sickles pulled away with a four-run fourth inning despite getting only one hit as walks and hit batters spoiled things for the Panthers. Gryphons senior Jake Taylor was 2-for-3, with two RBI, and picked up the win with 6 1/3 innings pitched, two runs allowed and five strikeouts; Cole Shearer doubled and scored twice; and Lee Melamut was 2-for-2 with a run and RBI. Jordan Olivia was 2-for-4 with a double for the Panthers; Gio Benitez was 2-for-4 with a run scored; and Will Meade doubled in a pair as Plant scored three runs in the seventh inning.
P 010|000|3 – |4|8|1
S 010|411|x – |7|8|2
W – Taylor (1-1); L – Salinas (0-1); S – Durda (1)
2B – Olivia, Meade (P); Shearer 2, Salgado, Melamut (S). Records – P (6-5); S (7-2).
⚾ Wednesday, March 4 Result ⚾
#3 Tampa Catholic 13
Carrollwood Day 1 – six innings
Tampa Catholic’s DJ Ford went 4-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored; Blake Brown struck out six in three scoreless innings, allowing two hits to earn the win.
T 320|026|x – |13|13|0
C 000|001|x – |1|6|1
W – Brown (1-0); L – Cooperman (0-2)
2B – Kemner (C); 3B – Ford (T). Records – T (8-0); C (3-5).
