Seffner Chr 6
Hernando Chr 0
Senior Joe Tomasello struck out nine in six scoreless innings for Seffner Christian. Juniors CJ Koenck was 3-for-3 with two RBI, and Corbin Newman homered for the Crusaders.
HC 000|000|0 – |0|4|1
SC 000|051|x – |6|7|1
W – Tomasello; L – Higgins
HR – Newman (SC). Records – HC (11-3); SC (12-4-1).
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(5) Freedom 10
Chamberlain 0 – six innings
Lukas Richardson scored three times on three hits, Joey Wey also had three hits driving in three, and Aidan Kraf (triple, two RBI) and EJ Reyes (three RBI) each had two hits in the Patriots win. Kerry Wise struck out three in 3 1/3 hitless innings, before Wey struck out four in the final 2 2/3 innings.
C 000|000|x – |0|1|1
F 441|001|x – |10|14|0
W – Wise (3-0); L – Jo. Hyde
2B – Mobley, Olivera (F); 3B – Kraf (F). Records – C (2-11); F (12-4).
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Strawberry Crest 13
Tampa Bay Tech 1 – six innings
Zach Redner’s three run homer to right field gave Strawberry Crest all it would need as the Chargers coasted to a lopsided district win. Damien Bennett drove in three, Alex Philpott was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, and Zach Vincent pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out three and allowing one unearned run. Alex Jackson had two hits, and Ethan Jones had a double for Tech.
SC 005|116|x – |13|10|1
TBT 000|010|x – |1|4|3
W – Vincent (2-1); L – Shultz
2B – Jones (TBT); Philpott (SC); HR –Redner (SC). Records – TBT (2-12, 0-3 in 6A-7); SC (12-6, 2-1 in 6A-7).
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Brandon 6
Spoto 2
Brandon picked up a district win at Spoto as senior Fisher Smith struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings pitched. Smith also paced the offense going 3-for-4 with an RBI single in the third, which provided the deciding run for the Eagles.
B 012|011|1 – |6|11|1
S 200|000|0 – |2|5|1
W – Smith (2-1); L – Wink
2B – Mele, Smith, Junttila (B). Records – B (4-11, 2-0 in 5A-7); S (2-12, 1-2 in 5A-7).
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(6) Newsome 13
East Bay 0
Newsome sophomore Wade Walton struck out five in four scoreless innings to earn the win against East Bay. Evan Wainman was 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI, Lucas Phelps was 3-for-3 with a double and two runs, and Ethan McSpadden was 3-for-3, driving in three as the Wolves coasted to a win.
EB 000|00x|x – |0|1|3
N 451|3xx|x – |13|15|0
W – Walton (1-0); L – Potsic
2B – Wainman 2, Phelps, Peterson, McSpadden (N). Records – EB (5-10); N (12-4).
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(T4) Durant 10
Riverview 5
Dylan LaPointe’s two-run homer in the second pushed the game out of reach as Durant claimed a district win at Riverview. Senior Oscar Fernandez was 2-for-3 with three RBI and scored twice for the Cougars, and Blaine Rowland pitched two shutout innings to earn the win on the mound. Farah Castillo went 2-for-3 for the Sharks with two RBI, and Trey Miranda doubled and scored twice in the loss.
D 420|103|0 – |10|7|3
R 301|010|0 – |5|7|2
W – Rowland (0-0); L – Jacquez (0-0)
2B – Miranda (R); HR – LaPointe (D). Records – D (12-5, 3-0 in 7A-6); R (3-13, 0-6 in 7A-6).
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(T4) Plant 13
Steinbrenner 0 – five innings
Thomas Bolton had a double and three RBI, and Robert Satin was 3-for-3, with double and four RBI, and also pitched a five-inning, two-hit shutout with six strikeouts as Plant defeated Steinbrenner.
P 372|01x|x – |13|8|0
S 000|00x|x – |0|2|1
W – Satin (0-0); L – Gonzalez (0-0)
2B – Bolton, Satin (P); Hessemyer (S); 3B – Hessemyer (S). Records – P (14-4); S (7-12).