⚾ USA Baseball National HS Invitational ⚾

#3 Jesuit 4
San Bernardino (Ca) Aquinas 3

Senior Wilson Andersen (3-for-3) had two, RBI singles and pitched six innings (2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K) to lead Jesuit to a win against California’s Aquinas from the USA Baseball Invitational from Cary, NC. Andersen drove in the first run of the game with an infield single, Jay Kirchner doubled in a run in the second, then Andersen and Hector Rivera drove in a run each in the third as the Tigers held off the Falcons late rally. Ben Burke pitched the seventh inning allowing one run on two hits and had one strikeout to earn the save.

A 000|002|1 – |3|7|3
J 112|000|x – |4|7|1
W – Andersen (4-2); L – Vanderhoof (1-1); S – Burke (3)
2B – Tena (A); Kirchner (J). Records – A (6-2); J (14-4).

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#1 Bloomingdale 5
Plant City 4

Bloomingdale rallied for a win as Isaiah Perez homered in the fifth, then singled in the tying run in the sixth, before JJ Santiago crossed the plate on a double steal for the deciding run. Mason Johnson singled and scored in the first inning, before Plant City took the lead with a three-run fourth inning – highlighted by RBI singles by Max Cieslo and Devin Dukes. Keegan Wilkerson was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI for the Raiders, Drew Cothren was 2-for-4 with a run scored; and Jake Carbaugh pitched six innings, allowed four earned and struck out seven. Evan Plusquellic struck out three in his 1 2/3 innings of relief, allowed one hit and earned the win for the Bulls.

P 000|301|0 – |4|6|1
B 100|013|x – |5|8|1
W – Plusquellic (1-0); L – J Carbaugh (2-4)
2B – Wilkerson, Scott (P); HR – Perez (B). Records – P (12-7); B (16-2).

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Plant 2
Alonso 0

Plant senior Urban Ellis hit a two-run home run in the third inning, proving the difference in a tight pitching showdown. Joel Salinas pitched a scoreless first inning for the Panthers, striking out a pair before Nick Townley worked the next six, scoreless innings while allowing two hits and walk, and striking out one. Noah Renew took the loss for the Ravens, allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts in six innings of work. Gio Benitez was 2-for-3 for the Panthers, and Kolt Patterson singled and scored on Ellis’ homer.

P 002|000|0 – |2|5|0
A 000|000|0 – |0|2|1
W – Townley (2-4); L – Renew (3-2)
HR – Ellis (P). Records – P (11-8); A (9-8).

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#8 Sumner 4
Newsome 2

Sumner rallied for a win on the road as Cameron Pacquette (2-for-4, run) singled in a run in the fifth to give the Stingrays the lead; Winston Pennant was 2-for-4 with a double; Kaleb Williams was 1-for-3 with two RBI; Jaylin Chambers pitched five innings, allowed two unearned runs on six hits with six strikeouts in a win; and Matthew Rangel earned the save, working around two hits while also striking out six. Nick Bradner was 2-for-4 for the Wolves with a two run single in the third.

S 000|210|1 – |4|9|4
N 002|000|0 – |2|8|2
W – Chambers (2-3); L – Calabria (1-3); S – Rangel (1)
2B – Pennant, Berrios (S). Records – S (12-6); N (5-12).

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Jefferson 4
#9 Sickles 1

Jefferson scored two runs in the first to take control at home as Sam Hyman (2-for-4) drove in AJ Cruz (2-for-4, 2B, 2 runs) with a single, and Elijah Benton singled in another; John Oliver added an RBI hit in the third; and Cruz scored on a passed ball. Hyman struck out three in six innings on the mound to earn the win, and Kaleb Cherry worked around one hit batter for a save. Lee Melamut singled in the fourth for the Gryphons and scored on a Charlie Grannis ground ball; and Nick Grannis was 2-for-3 with a double in the loss.

S 000|100|0 – |1|6|2
J 201|100|x – |4|9|0
W – Hyman (3-3); L – Durda; S – Cherry (2)
2B – Grannis (S); Cruz, Baez  (J). Records – S (11-7); J (12-4-1).

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#7 Strawberry Crest 11
Chamberlain 8

Strawberry Crest jumped out to a commanding lead, then held off a Chamberlain rally for a win at home. Josh Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double, homer and four RBI; Nico Cappucci went 2-for-3 with a hoer and two RBI and Reuben Vasquez was 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Marco Octavo pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run and struck out win to earn the win. Dairon Benitez went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI; and Justin Estevez drove in a pair. Ivan Sada allowed two unearned runs, but finished off the game’s final 3 2/3 innings for the Chargers with five strikeouts.

C 002|600|0 – |8|7|4
S 270|200|x – |11|7|7
W – Octavo (1-0); L – Felix
2B – Ruiz, Benitez, Wormack (C); House, Cespedes (S); HR – Cappucci, Cespedes (S). Records – C (7-10); S (13-5).

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Steinbrenner 6
Leto 2

Steinbrenner put up five runs in the third – highlighted by a Paul Martinez two-run double; Jackson Winterberg pitched four innings, allowed one unearned run with three strikeouts in a win; and Ty Ciccarello went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Warriors. Maykol Fernandez went 2-for-4 for the Falcons, and Alex Abreu was 1-for-3 with a run scored.

L 010|010|0 – |2|5|2
S 005|001|x – |6|4|4
W – Winterberg; L – Alonso
2B – Martinez (S). Records – L (6-11); S (7-10).

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Lennard 9
Riverview 4

Lennard senior Christian Skaggs started off his four-hit game with an RBI single as the Longhorns scored six runs over the first three innings. Skaggs hit two doubles and scored three times. Jacob Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with two RBI; Ivan Carballo was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI; Mason Menotti homered; and JV Brennick struck out five in six innings to earn the win. Jordan Shultz was 2-for-4 with a double and RBI for the Sharks; Yadiel Rivera-Morales was 2-for-4 with an RBI; and Driston Marino had two doubles in the loss.

L  321|011|1 – |9|17|2
R 000|002|2 – |4|11|0
W – Brennick (2-3); L – Marino (2-2)
2B – Carballo 2, Skaggs 2, Locke (L); Marino 2, Newman, Shultz (R); HR – Menotti (L). Records – L (6-10); R (6-12).

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Carrollwood Day 14
Indian Rocks Christian 7 – eight innings

Carrollwood Day’s Richie Kemner‘s RBI sac fly in the eighth broke a 7-all tie and produced the second out, before the Patriots went off for six more runs to make a close game lopsided in extra-innings. Luke Anderson went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI; Charlie Cooperman was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI, and struck out nine in a six-inning no-decision; and Cooper Williams allowed one run and struck out two in two innings of relief to earn the win. Noah Mortellite went 2-for-4 with a double and home run for the Eagles with four RBI and two runs; and Quinn Taylor was 1-for-2 with two RBI.

C 104|101|07 – |14|10|2
I  002|300|20 – |7|9|3
W – Williams (2-2); L – Perez
2B – Harvey Jr. (C); Mortellite, Barbaro (I); 3B – xxxxx (X); xxxxx (X); HR – xxxxx (X); Mortellite (I). Records – C (5-12); I (7-7).

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Wharton 10
Brandon 0 – five innings

W 040|06x|x – |10|11|2
B  000|00x|x – |0|4|2
W – Spencer (1-0); L – Shea
Records – W (11-4-1); B (3-11).

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#6 Cambridge Christian 15
Tampa Prep 4 – five innings

C 590|01x|x – |15|15|1
T 000|13x|x – |4|6|1
W – Hazzard (2-0); L – Skiendziel (1-5)
2B – Jansen, Listerman, Gaertner (C); Della Rocca (T); HR – Jardine, Moore (C). Records – C (13-5-1); T (8-12).

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Freedom 12
Hillsborough 1 – five innings

H 100|00x|x – |1|6|7
F 411|6xx|x – |10|9|0
W – Spano (6-1); L – Sabella (3-2)
2B – Sabella, Redd (H); Simpkins (F). Records – H (7-11); F (12-5).

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East Bay 16
Spoto 2 – six innings

E 301|408|x – |16|12|2
S 011|000|x – |2|5|4
W – Groover (2-1); L – Roberts (1-1)
2B – Ruiz Jr., Bennett, Diab, Bryant (E); Roberts (S). Records – E (11-6); S (3-11).

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Durant 17
Morgan 3 – five innings

D  362|42x|x – |17|18|1
M 102|00x|x – |3|5|5
W – Paredes (1-0); L – Cheatham
2B – Bailey, Graves, Villacres (D); Mathis (M); HR – McClellan (D). Records – D (9-6); M (2-13).

⚾ Wednesday, March 25 Result ⚾

Tampa Prep 1
St. Petersburg Catholic 0

Tampa Prep senior lefty Tyler Kin made a first-inning Terrapins run hold up, scattering seven Barons’ hits and two walks across seven innings for a complete-game shutout win. Luc Thornton singled to center in the first, stole second and moved up to third on a groundout, before scoring the lone run on a balk by SPC’s Luke Elliot. Elliot also delivered a gem, pitching six innings, allowing just three hits and struck out three. The Terrapins defense was stout all game, and ended things throwing behind a runner at third base as the Barons threatened in the seventh inning.

S 000|000|0 – |0|7|1
T 100|000|0 – |1|3|1
W – Kin (2-1); L – Elliot (2-1)
Records – S (7-2); T (8-11).

⚾ Wednesday, March 25 Result ⚾

#2 Tampa Catholic 8
IMG White 7 – eight innings

Tampa Catholic walked off an extra-inning win against IMG White as DJ Ford doubled in the deciding run with a fly ball to centerfield to score Brayden Beauchaine (2-for-2, single in the eighth). Ford was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI in the win; Ty Fraga went 3-for-4 with a run and RBI; a Christian Serralles allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win.

I  200|104|00 – |7|7|2
T 111|202|01 – |8|14|2
W – Serralles (1-0); L – Donahue (0-2)
2B – Sink, Elrod (I); Serralles, Ford (T). Records – I (10-6); T (17-2).

⚾ Wednesday, March 25 Result ⚾
USA Baseball National HS Invitational

Louisville (Ky) Trinity 2
#3 Jesuit 0

Jesuit dropped its first game of the USA Baseball Invitational in Cary, NC to Kentucky’s Trinity despite a complete-game effort from Kaden Waechter, as the senior held the Shamrocks to just four hits and two walks, while striking out 10. Trinity’s Grayson Willoughby held the Tigers to just two singles (Wilson Andersen and Hector Rivera), walked two and struck out seven.

J 000|000|0 – |0|2|1
T 100|010|x – |2|4|1
W – Willoughby; L – Waechter (3-2)
Records – J (13-4); T (8-0).

⚾ Wednesday, March 25 Result ⚾

Durant 9
Newsome 1

Durant’s Zach Nero struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings on the mound, holding Newsome to one unearned run to pick up the win. Aidan Junttila hit a home run for the Cougars; Caleb Lambert went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI; and Jackson McClellan was 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. Alec Chin led off the sixth with a double for the Wolves and scored Newsome’s lone run on a Trey Bosso single.

N 000|001|0 – |1|5|4
D 212|220|x – |9|9|1
W – Nero (3-1); L – Topp (0-3)
2B – Chin (N); Lambert (D); HR – Junttila (D). Records – N (5-11); D (8-6).

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