⚾ Gold Division ⚾

From Lennard High
Bloomingdale 1-0 (Runs allowed: 1)
Newsome 1-0 (Runs allowed: 2)
Lennard 0-1 (Runs allowed: 5
Durant 0-1 (Runs allowed: 12)

Newsome 5
Lennard 2

Walton, Bole key Wolves win in their Saladino debut.

L 000|000|0 – |2|3|0
N 201|300|x – |5|11|2
W – Bole; L – Skaggs; S – DiPietro
2B – Locke (L); Chin, Cozart, Bosso (N). Records – L (4-7); N (5-7).

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#7 Bloomingdale 12
Durant 1 – six innings

Bloomingdale jumped out with a three-run second keyed by the first two of four RBI from Mason Johnson – a single lined to center to support Bulls senior Vaughn Osting on the mound. The East Tennessee State signee held the Cougars to one run on five hits and a walk and struck out seven to earn the win, while Osting also helped out his own cause with a solo home run in the second inning. Isaiah Perez (2-for-2, three runs) added a home run as well; Saul Aponte went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI; and Evan Plusquellic was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the win. Brady Kelley doubled for Durant in the seventh and scored on a Jacob Purcell sac fly; and Jackson McClellan was 2-for-3 with a double for the Cougars.

D 000|001|x – |1|5|2
B 031|107|x – |12|12|0
W – Osting (2-1); L – Nero (2-2)
2B – Kelley, Lambert, McClellan (D); Aponte (B); HR – Osting, Perez (B). Records – D (5-5); B (10-2).

From Sickles High
Sickles 1-0 (Runs allowed: 2)
Cambridge Christian 1-0 (Runs allowed: 4)
Alonso 0-1 (Runs allowed: 4)
Steinbrenner 0-1 (Runs allowed: 6)

#9 Cambridge Christian 6
Steinbrenner 4

Price homer keys Lancers late win in Saladino opener.

C 100|000|5 – |6|9|1
S 003|100|0 – |4|6|2
W – Hazard (1-0); L – Moesching; S – Hafner (3)
2B – Quintero 2 (C); Moesching, Petker (S); HR – Price (C). Records – C (10-3-1); S (3-9).

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Sickles 4
Alonso 2

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A 000|000|2 – |2|2|2
S 010|102|x – |4|8|1
W – Taylor (2-1); L – Batista (2-4)
2B – Pina (A); Taylor (S); HR – Madueno (A). Records – A (8-5); S (10-3).

From Jefferson High
Jefferson 1-0 (Runs allowed: 3)
Gaither 1-0 (Runs allowed: 5)
Plant 0-1 (Runs allowed: 4)
East Bay 0-1 (Runs allowed: 13)

#3 Gaither 13
East Bay 5

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Gaither’s Albert Antinori was hit by a pitch in the second inning and would score the game-tying run on an error, then the Cowboys senior really got to work with two three-run homers helping his team pull away from East Bay and winning the team’s seventh-straight. Ryan Deak doubled in a pair in the win; Noah Lockler earned the win with four runs allowed (one earned) on six hits with four strikeouts. Jeffrey Diab was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs for the Indians; Connor Gavigan was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Ethan Cunningham drove in the game’s first run.

E 200|000|0 – |5|8|3
G 135|310|x – |13|9|2
W – Lockler (3-0); L – Farchione (1-1)
2B – Deak (G); HR – Antinori (G). Records – E (7-5); G (12-1).

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#2 Jefferson 4
Plant 3

After a first-inning Plant error spotted the Dragons two runs, Jefferson added to the lead with RBI singles by AJ Cruz and Kaleb Cherry  in the next inning to push the lead out far enough to hold off a Panthers’ three-run fifth. Ethan Savinon picked up his fourth win as the Panthers offense picked up six hits and seven walks off the junior, but nipped a Plant rally with his fourth strikeout against the final batter he faced; Cherry struck out a pair over two scoreless innings of relief to earn the save. Will Meade (2-for-3, 2B, run) got Plant on the board in the fifth with a line-drive single to right, before two bases loaded walks brought the game within a run; Urban Ellis was 2-for-3 with a double; and Joel Salinas pitched two no-hit innings of relief with one strikeout.

J 220|000|0 – |4|7|0
P 000|030|0 – |3|7|1
W – Savinon (4-0); L – Townley (1-4); S – Cherry (1)
2B – Watts (J); Ellis, Meade (P). Records – J (9-2); P (8-6).

From Plant City High
Tampa Catholic 1-0 (Runs allowed: 2)
Plant City 1-0 (Runs allowed: 4)
Wharton 0-1 (Runs allowed: 3)
Strawberry Crest 0-1 (Runs allowed: 8)

#1 Tampa Catholic 3
#5 Wharton 2

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T  000|010|2 – |3|5|0
W 100|000|1 – |2|7|1
W – Brown (2-0); L – Evans (0-1); S – Serralles (3)
2B – Mera (T); Rivera (W). Records – T (11-1); W (8-3).

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Plant City 8
#10 Strawberry Crest 4

Alex Rodriguez led off the game for Plant City with his third home run of the week, added an RBI single in the third and scored three times in support of junior starting pitcher Keegan Wilkerson, who held Strawberry Crest in check for 6-plus innings before running into some late trouble. Wilkerson (who had two RBI at the plate) picked up his third win, allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks, and Merrick Smith yielded an unearned run before picking up the game-ending out; Paul Overstreet doubled and scored a run; and Parker Scott was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Strawberry Crest scored in the first as Reuben Vasquez singled and scored on a Josh Cespedes single; and the Chargers mounted a rally in the seventh with an RBI double by Toby Highsmith, an error and another RBI hit by Cespedes.

P 103|022|0 – |8|11|4
S 100|000|3 – |4|4|1
W – Wilkerson (3-1); L – Shah (4-2)
2B – Overstreet, Wilkerson, Rodriguez (P); Highsmith (S); HR – Rodriguez (P). Records – P (10-4); S (9-4).

⚾ Silver Division ⚾

From Armwood
Sumner 1-0 (Runs allowed: 6)
Hillsborough (Runs allowed: 7)
Robinson 0-1 (Runs allowed: 8)
Armwood (Runs allowed: 13)

Sumner 8
Robinson 6

Sumner senior ace Ethan DeJesus struck out 12 over his 4 2/3 innings on the mound and his offense got enough on the board to hold off Robinson in the opening game at Armwood on Saturday. Robinson’s Carson Cooper (2-for-2, double) got the scoring going the first of his three RBI in the game, but Sumner evened things in the home-first with a solo homer from Winston Pennant (2-for-2, two walks, two runs); but the Stingrays pulled away with a five-run fourth inning, and added some much-needed insurance in the sixth highlighted by a Cameron Pacquette RBI sac fly and Pennant scoring on a wild pitch; and Braylon Disla was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Collin Rosenberg tripled and scored three times for the Knights; and Tommy Fitzgerald singled in a pair in an unsuccessful final inning rally for Robinson.

R 100|101|3 – |6|4|1
S 100|502|x – |8|6|2
W – DeJesus (5-0); L – Zimmerman (1-3)
2B – Cooper (R); 3B – Rosenberg (R); HR – Pennant (S). Records – R (5-9); S (8-5).

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Hillsborough 13
Armwood 7

Hillsborough went off with two outs in the second inning, scoring eight runs highlighted by the first of two doubles for Rocco Sabella (three RBI), and RBI singles by Juan Pena (3-for-5, two RBI) and Geisel Perez (2-for-4, double, two RBI). Taurence Harmon and Ja’zyhun Redd both had two hits and two runs scored for the Terriers; and Chase Dennis had seven strikeouts over three innings, allowed two runs on six hits to pick up the win. Armwood finished just one hit behind the Terriers with 11 – Justin Hamilton was 3-for-3 with a double and scored four runs; Dylan Michiels was 2-for-4 with two RBI; Elijah Baattiste was 2-for3 with two RBI; and Kyler Swindal went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

H 081|103|0 – |13|12|1
A 101|230|0 – |7|11|2
W – Dennis (2-3); L – Michiels
2B – Sabella 2, Redd, Perez (H); Hamilton (A). Records – H (6-7); A (2-8).

From Carrollwood Day
Riverview 1-0 (Runs allowed: 0)
Freedom 1-0 (Runs allowed: 1)
Leto 0-1 (Runs allowed: 11)
Carrollwood Day (Runs allowed: 11)

Riverview 11
Leto 0 – five innings

Riverview freshman Jackson Hill struck out two and held Leto to one hit and three walks in a five-inning win on Saturday. Senior KD Hess singled in two in a nine-run inning for the Sharks, then added a two-run homer in the third inning.

L 000|00x|x – |0|1|1
R 902|0xx|x – |11|4|0
W – Hill (1-2); L – Abreu
HR – Hess (R). Records – L (4-8); R (4-9).

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#6 Freedom 11
Carrollwood Day 1

Freedom junior Gaige Spano allowed a first-inning run to Carrollwood Day, then locked things down four the next four innings as he earned the win with six hits and four strikeouts. David Simpkins who pitched two shutout innings with four strikeouts, also went 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored; Sebastian Price tripled in a run; and Devon Acord was 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Charlie Cooperman drove in CDS’ lone run in the first, scoring Luc Anderson who was 2-for-3 with a double.

F  013|021|4 – |11|8|0
C 100|000|0 – |1|6|2
W – Spano (5-0); L – Meier (1-1)
2B – Anderson (C); 3B – Price (F). Records – F (10-2); C (3-9).

⚾ Bronze Division ⚾

Chamberlain 1-0 (Runs allowed: 0)
Spoto 1-0 (Runs allowed: 3)
Seffner Christian 1-0 (Runs allowed: 6)
Brooks DeBartolo 0-1 (Runs allowed: 6)
Brandon 0-1 (Runs allowed: 9)
King 0-1 (Runs allowed: 15)

Spoto 6
Brooks DeBartolo 3

Spoto’s Antonio Roberts struck out 12 in six innings on the mound, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk, as the Spartans offense added six extra-base hits of support. Eli Sims went 2-for-4 with a triple, double and two runs scored; and Braylen Byrd was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. David Roston doubled in a run for the Phoenix.

S 302|100|0 – |6|10|1
B 200|000|1 – |3|3|1
W – Roberts; L – Machado; S – Nash
2B – E. Sims, L. Sims Jr., Byrd, Salter, Rodriguez (S); Roston (B); 3B – E. Sims (S). Records – S (2-8); B (1-10).

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Seffner Christian 9
Brandon 6

Seffner Christian rallied for seven runs in the fifth inning to pull away from Brandon keyed by an RBI single by Peyton Silvey and a two-run single by Caleb Pelaez. Pelaez struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win, while allowing five earned runs; and Paxten Angel struck out the final batter to end the game. Francis Ovalles (run, RBI), Austin Willett (run, two RBI) and Joemiis Stroman (run, RBI) each had two hits for the Eagles.

B 300|100|2 – |6|10|2
S 000|171|x – |9|3|1
W – Pelaez (0-0); L – Elder (0-0); S – Angel(0)
2B – Ovalles (B). Records – B (2-8); S (6-8).

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Chamberlain 15
King 0 – four innings

Chamberlain’s Dairon Benetiz doubled in the game’ first run in the first inning and added a three run home run an inning later as the Storm defeated King. Aiden Felix pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and struck out four to earn the win, and was 2-for-3 at the plate. Trey Sharpe went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI; Chris Rojo was 2-for-3 with three RBI; and Brennan Kay was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.

K 000|0xx|x – |0|2|3
C 473|1xx|x – |15|12|0
W – Felix; L – Allred
2B – Sharpe 2, Kay, Benetiz (C); HR – Benitez (C). Records – K (0-12); C (4-9).

⚾ Saturday Regular Season Play ⚾

#8 Berkeley Prep 6
Lakeland 3

Berkeley Prep rallied with a four-run fifth inning as Jett Walters (2-for-3, two RBI, run) tied the game at three-apiece with an RBI single to center, Carson Binder‘s second double of the game drove in a pair and gave the Bucs the lead, and Mason Warren‘s (2-for-2, BB) RBI single to left added some insurance. Walters got the start and struck out three while allowing one unearned run in two innings, before giving way to Owen Schmitt who earned his first varsity win with 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and striking out three, and Lucas Farrar struck out two in the final 1 1/3 innings to pick up the save.

L 012|000|0 – |3|7|1
B 011|040|x – |6|8|3
W – Schmitt (1-0); L – Fredenburg (2-4); S – Farrar (1)
2B – Binder 2 (B). Records – L (8-5); B (11-4).

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#4 Jesuit 10
Orlando The First Academy 0 – five innings

Jesuit belted four homers – including two from Griffin Boesen to win on the road at The First Academy on Saturday. Boesen finished the day 4-for-4 with six RBI, while Samir Mohammed and Wilson Andersen also went deep in the win. Mohammed struck out eight over four shutout innings, allowing just two singles and Hector Rivera pitched a hitless inning of relief with one strikeout.

J 100|72x|x – |10|9|1
F 000|00x|x – |0|2|2
W – Mohammed (4-0); L – Arafet
HR – Boesen 2, Mohammed, Andersen (J). Records – J (10-3); F (7-6).

⚾ Friday, March 13 Results ⚾

Bell Creek 10
Zephyrhills Christian 1

Bell Creek senior William Miller had himself a day on Friday, going 3-for-4 with five RBI to support his own efforts on the mound, holding ZCA to one run on five hits and a walk, with eight punch outs. Joseph Johnson had three hits including two doubles and an RBI; Landon Pearce was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored; and Ethan Pederson struck out two of the three batters he faced in relief. Tatum Dulaski tripled in the sixth for the Warriors and scored ZCA’s lone run on an RBI single by Carter Poorman.

Z 000|001|0 – |1|5|2
B 201|241|x – |10|11|0
W – Miller (1-1); L – Bingham (0-1);
2B – Johnson 2, Pearce (B); 3B – Dulaski (Z); Wilson (B). Records – Z (7-3); B (8-3-2).

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Venice 6
#4 Jesuit 3

Venice got on the board quickly at Jesuit on Friday as Beau Daniel doubled in the game’s first run; and Graham Houston (3-for-4, double, three runs) hit a three run home run in the second as the Indians remained undefeated on the season. Carter Cox pitched 6 2/3 innings and struck out seven before the Tigers took advantage of an error to get on the board and Wilson Andersen brought the game within three runs with a two-run double – but Kohen Poplin ended the threat with a strikeout.

V 130|011|0 – |6|10|2
J 000|000|3 – |3|4|2
W – Cox; L – Andersen (2-2); S – Poplin
2B – Daniel, Houston (V); Andersen (J); 3B – Mauro (V); HR – Houston (V). Records – V (12-0); J (9-3).

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