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#5 Gaither 1
Sumner 0
A game between Hillsborough’s strikeout leader and the county wins leader did not disappoint, as a Ryan Deak doubled in the fourth, stole third and scored the deciding run on a throwing error. Sumner senior Ethan DeJesus struck out 13 (94 on the season) allowing the unearned run on one hit over five innings; and Gaither’s Mathew Altman picked up his nation-leading 11th win of the season, pitching 6 1/3 innings, scattering five singles and two walks, with four strikeouts. The Stingrays got two into scoring position in the seventh and pushing Altman off the mound, and Adam Smolka got his fifth save, with a strikeout and a fly ball to end the game.
G 000|100|0 – |1|3|1
S 000|000|0 – |0|6|2
W – Altman (11-0); L – DeJesus (7-2); S – Smolka (5)
2B – Antinori, Deak (G). Records – G (19-4); S (16-7).
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Tampa Prep 1
Bishop McLaughlin 0
Tampa Prep loaded the bases in the seventh inning on two walks and an error, setting up Brett Batoff‘s RBI single to right to walk off a one-run win. Terrapins senior Liam Akins (3 K) and the Terrapins defense held Bishop McLaughlin to just four hits. Armando Persia struck out four, pitching 5 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and two walks in a no-decision.
B 000|000|0 – |0|4|1
T 000|000|1 – |1|3|0
W – Akins (3-3); L – Atkins
2B – Losinski (B). Records – B (11-12); T (11-13).
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Lennard 3
Armwood 2
Lennard senior Connor Adechoubou singled in a run in the second inning, moved up on an RBI sac fly by JV Brennick, and scored on a passed ball as the Longhorns built up a big enough lead to hold off Armwood. Christian Skaggs pitched five innings, allowed one unearned run and struck out four to earn a win; Brennick allowed one unearned over five outs; and Tommy Martinez got a save by fielding a comebacker for the final out. Dylan Michiels singled in the game’s first run for Armwood, and Evan Aronson hit a two-out RBI triple in the sixth.
A 100|001|0 – |2|4|1
L 030|000|0 – |3|6|2
W – Skaggs (3-1); L – Beltre (2-4); S – Martinez (1)
3B – Aronson (A). Records – A (4-15); L (11-11).
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#6 Strawberry Crest 8
Plant 7
Strawberry Crest senior Tripp House hit a two-run double to cap a four-run fifth inning as the Chargers rallied for a win at Plant. Saxon Shah held the Panthers to one hit and one walk over the final four innings, with two strikeouts; and Bubba Blount was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Rhett Dixson started the game off with a grand slam in the first inning for Plant; Urban Ellis got the Panthers first hit with a double to center then hit a two-run home run in the second; and Logan Cucchi was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.
S 003|140|0 – |8|9|2
P 420|100|0 – |7|7|2
W – Shah (6-3); L – Mayer (1-3)
2B – Blount, Vasquez, House (S); Ellis (P); HR – Cucchi, Dixson, Ellis (P). Records – S (18-6); P (13-11).
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Wharton 9
Alonso 5
Wharton had two three-run innings, highlighted by an RBI single by Chase Andress RBI single, which also supported his win on the mound as the senior went five innings, allowed three runs and struck out eight. Jeremiah Brown was 3-for-4 and scored twice; Tomas Rivera was 2-for-3 with two RBI; Chase Anello and Chris Stroud (two runs) each had two hits in the win. Joshua Abrahante was 3-for-4 with a double and home run, and three RBI for the Ravens.
A 200|102|0 – |5|6|5
W 030|321|x – |9|11|2
W – Andress; L – Renew; S – Evans
2B – Abrahante, Sansing (A); HR – Abrahante (A). Records – A (11-11); W (14-7-1).
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Plant City 4
Leto 0
Aldin West pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief, giving up three hits and had three strikeouts to earn his first win; and Merrick Smith struck out three in 1 2/3 innings to earn a save. Drew Cothren hit a two-outs single to get the Raiders on the board in the fifth; and Plant City scored three in the sixth on RBI singles by Angel Silva and Max Cieslo, and an RBI triple to rightfield by Alex Rodriguez.
L 000|000|0 – |0|3|2
P 000|013|x – |4|6|0
W – West (1-0); L – Alonso; S – Smith (4)
2B – Abreu (L); Dukes (P); 3B – Rodriguez (P). Records – L (8-14); P (15-9).
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#2 Jesuit 5
St. Petersburg Catholic 0
Jesuit used seven senior arms to hold the Barons to just four hits, and tallied 13 strikeouts – Jack Fults earning the win with two innings, two hits and three strikeouts. Wilson Andersen (2-for-4, RBI) singled in the first, stole second and scored on a Christian Sheffield (2-for-4) hit; Brady Marshall was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to rightfield; and Brian Schultz singled a run and scored once. Cristian Landeros was 2-for-3 in the loss for SPC.
S 000|000|0 – |0|4|1
J 110|030|x – |5|8|0
W – Fults (1-0); L – Graham
HR – Marshall (J). Records – S (10-14); B (19-5).
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Sickles 6
#1 Bloomingdale 1
Sickles made a leadoff Bulls error in the fifth inning hurt with four hits, a walk and a hit batter to score five runs and defeat Bloomingdale. Ben Durda hit an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie, Emilio Salgado hit an RBI single to left; Cole Shearer doubled in a pair as the Gryphons pulled away. Ayden Rivera held the Bulls to one unearned run over four innings, struck out three and earned a win; and Ryan Carvajal picked up a three-inning save with two strikeouts. Jake Taylor doubled and scored twice for Sickles. Payton Jennings hit an RBI sac fly for the Bulls only run in the fourth; and Luke Long struck out four in two innings of relief.
S 000|150|0 – |6|6|3
B 000|100|0 – |1|3|1
W – Rivera (3-0); L – Osting (3-2); S – Carvajal (1)
2B – Taylor, Dial, Durda, Shearer (S); Osting (B). Records – S (16-8); B (19-4).
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Brandon 12
Morgan 3
Brandon’s Enyel Lopez went 2-for-3, with three runs scored and four RBI; and Nicolas Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a two-run single.
M 200|001|0 – |3|5|2
B 004|404|x – |12|9|2
W – Elder; L – Mathis
2B – Ruiz (B). Records – S (2-18); B (4-12).
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Newsome 14
#7 Jefferson 4 – six innings
Newsome senior Ocean Cozart drove in a pair with a single in the first, then hit a three-run home run as the Wolves put the game out of reach early against Jefferson. Cooper Topp struck out eight in five innings on the mound, with four runs scored (two earned) on four hits; Trey Bosso was 4-for-4 with a double, three runs and an RBI; Aiden Smitson was 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and scored five times; and Alec Chin was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in the win. Kaiden Johnson homered for the Dragons.
N 532|031|x – |14|14|1
J 100|030|x – |3|5|2
W – Topp (2-4); L – Hyman (3-4)
2B – Chin, Bosso (N); HR – Smitson, Cozart (N); Johnson (J). Records – J (14-7-1); N (8-15).
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#4 Berkeley Prep 10
Parrish Community 0 – six innings
Nolan Parmer struck out five, while scattering six hits and a walk in his six innings on the mound to earn his fifth win of the season.
P 000|000|x – |0|6|4
B 120|007|x – |10|13|1
W – Parmer (5-2); L – Plese
2B – Herrmann, Mitzel (B). Records – P (12-11); B (20-5).
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Freedom 12
Spoto 0 – six innings
Freedom junior David Simpkins struck out 10 in a six-game, four-hit shutout. The win marked the 37th win for Patriots head coach Dane Moore (now in his fourth season) giving the Freedom grad the most wins in the program’s coaching history.
F 304|014|x – |12|10|0
S 000|000|x – |0|4|2
W – Simpkins (5-2); L – Brandon
2B – Handville (F). Records – F (16-7); S (3-13).
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Riverview 13
Robinson 1 – five innings
Riv 107|50x|x – |13|12|2
Rob 001|00x|x – |1|3|8
W – Hill (2-2); L – Rojas (1-5)
2B – Barrios, Newman (Riv); Rosenberg (Rob). Records – Riv (9-14); Rob (8-16).
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Steinbrenner 14
Hillsborough 0 – five innings
Evan Juan (3ip, 1 BB, 4 K), Jackson Winterberg (1ip, 1 K) and Brooks Belisle (1ip, 3 K) combined for a five-inning no-hitter.
S 250|61x|x – |14|9|0
H 000|00x|x – |0|0|3
W – Juan; L – Dennis (2-5)
2B – Mix, Trodden (S); 3B – Corps (S). Records – S (10-14); H (8-16).
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#3 Tampa Catholic 19
Brooks DeBartolo 0 – four innings
Tampa Catholic junior Owen Keener threw four, no-hit innings, with three walks and five strikeouts.
B 000|0xx|x – |0|0|2
T 685|xxx|x – |19|12|0
W – Keener (1-0); L – Heathcock
2B – Serralles, Beauchaine, Fraga, Smythe (T). Records – B (1-19); T (20-5).
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Foundation Christian 16
Ruskin Christian 6 – six innings
R 006|000|x – |6|8|4
F 280|204|x – |16|16|2
W – Maloney (3-0); L – Pepper
2B – Coakley, Garcia (F); 3B – Quinones Jr. (R); HR – Coakley (F). Records – R (2-13); F (13-3).
⚾ Wednesday, April 8 Results ⚾
Alonso 2
#1 Bloomingdale 1
Alonso seniors Marcello Diaz-Villalon (Win; 5ip, 1 unearned, 6 H, 5 K) and Julian Batista (Sv; 2ip, 1 H, 4 K) out-dueled Bloomingdale as the Ravens took an early lead with an RBI single by Jordan Campos (2-for-3) and a run scoring on a passed ball and held the Bulls to one run. An error and a Payton Jennings (2-for-3, double) single in the fourth put two aboard for Saul Aponte to get the Bulls on the board with an RBI single. Gavin Mathis allowed one earned run in 2 1/3 innings for Bloomingdale; and Eli Edwards pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowed three hits and struck out six.
B 000|100|0 – |1|7|0
A 101|000|0 – |2|4|1
W – Diaz (4-0); L – Mathis (1-1); S – Batista (1)
2B – Osting, Jennings (B). Records – B (19-3); A (11-10).
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Hillsborough 3
Robinson 2
Hillsborough hit six, seventh-inning singles to score three runs and walk off a win against Robinson when Angel Smith (2-for-3) singled to the right side to end the game. Robinson started the game off with a double to left by Ben Bryan, a single by Collin Rosenberg (2-for-3) to setup a Rhyder Robinson RBI fielder’s choice and an RBI groundout by Nick Clendenin in the first inning. But from there, Hillsborough freshman pitcher Ja’zyhun Redd held the Knights to just two more hits and two walks, while striking out six. Knights sophomore Lincoln DeGroot pitched five scoreless, allowing five hits and two walks and struck out two in a no-decision. Rocco Sabella was 3-for-3 with an RBI for the Terriers; and Rashaun Chatman hit a pinch-hit RBI single to left.
R 200|000|0 – |2|4|1
H 000|000|3 – |3|12|0
W – Redd; L – Montero
2B – Bryan (R); Perez (H). Records – R (8-18); H (8-15).
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Sickles 8
Wharton 2
Sickles senior Charlie Martz was 3-for-3 with a double and a first-inning RBI triple to kick off the Gryphons 12-hit night; Lee Melamut was 2-for-3 with a two-run double; Cole Shearer and Emilio Salgado hit back-to-back homers to centerfield in the fifth; and Jake Taylor struck out seven in six innings on the mound, allowed one earned on two hits, before Ben Durda pitched a scoreless seventh with a hit, walk and strikeout. Jeremiah Brown was 2-for-3 with a double and run scored for the Wildcats.
S 012|050|0 – |8|12|2
W 001|001|0 – |2|3|0
W – Taylor (0-0); L – Duno (0-0)
2B – Martz, Melamut (S); Bodenstein, Brown (W); 3B – Martz (S); HR – Shearer, Salgado (S). Records – S (15-8); W (13-7-1).
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#2 Jesuit 6
Hamilton (Ohio) Baden 1
Jesuit’s Mason Greco made his first-ever varsity start after a few pinch/courtesy running opportunities, and the sophomore made it count hitting an RBI triple in the second and a solo home run in the sixth. Senior Wilson Andersen (3-for-3, 3 RBI) helped out his own cause with a two-run single in the first inning, then held the Rams to one run on one hit and two walks, with seven strikeouts to earn his sixth win of the season. Griffin Boesen was 2-for-3 with a run scored; Samir Mohammed struck out five in over three no-hit innings (two walks) to pick up the save; Cannon Murtagh doubled and scored a run; and Brady Marshall was 2-for-3.
B 010|000|0 – |1|2|1
J 220|002|x – |6|10|0
W – Andersen (6-2); L – Driessen; S – Mohammed (1)
2B – Murtagh (J); 3B – Greco (J); HR – Greco (J). Records – B (3-2); J (18-5).
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Wesley Chapel 4
Steinbrenner 3 – nine innings
Wesley Chapel tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on a Mills Carrillo RBI single, then walked off the game in extra innings when Zorre Wright lead off the ninth with a double to right and scored on back-to-back wild pitches. Steinbrenner took an early lead similarly when two runs scored in the first on wild pitches; and Noah Corps scored his second run on a steal of home in the third. The Wildcats responded with two runs in the third on a Nolan Hartley RBI single and an RBI sac fly by Aiden Nguyen. Dylan Pabon was 1-for-2 with two runs scored for the Wildcats; and Joey Como pitched one scoreless ninth inning and earned his first varsity win.
S 201|000|000 – |3|4|1
W 002|000|101 – |4|7|1
W – Como (1-0); L – Livingston
2B – Ortiz (S); Roche, Wright (W). Records – S (9-14); W (13-7).
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Freedom 7
King 0
Gaige Spano pitched a complete game with six strikeouts to earn his eighth win of the season for the Patriots. King senior Gabe Guillott hit his 10th double of the year.
F 202|001|2 – |7|10|0
K 000|000|0 – |0|4|2
W – Spano (8-2); L – Pena
2B – Guillott (K). Records – F (15-7); K (1-18).
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East Bay 10
Chamberlain 0
East Bay junior Connor Gavigan pitched four shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn a win, and Cameron Cook held the Storm to one hit and struck out five in a three-inning save. Johnathan Bryant singled in a run in the first, and drove in a pair in the third for the Indians; Gavigan was 2-for-4 with a double, triple, two RBI and a run scored; and Jeffrey Diab was 2-for-3 with a double and run scored.
E 102|410|2 – |10|11|1
C 000|000|0 – |0|5|2
W – Gavigan (3-2); L – Wormack; S – Cook (1)
2B – Gavigan, Diab (E); 3B – Gavigan (E). Records – E (13-8); C (9-12).
