Blake 16, Brandon 9

After not fielding a team in 2023, the Blake Yellow Jackets battled it out at Brandon in its Welcome Back game, putting together a 11-run seventh inning to win its season opener. Junior catcher Marcus Smith tracked a ball behind the plate to squeeze the game-ending foul ball to secure the win. Zechariah Ayers had a pair of hits, drove in a run and scored twice for the Yellow Jackets, while Anthony Matthews and Victor Mendez each had a hit, RBI and scored three runs. Francis Ovalles paced the offense for Brandon, going 3-for-5, with a run and RBI.

Bl 010|022|(11) – |16|6|6
Br 110|102|4 – |9|5|7
W – Butts (1-0); L – Elder (0-1)
Records – Bl (1-0); Br (0-1).

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Plant City 3, Wharton 2 (8)

Salvadore Jaramillo put a fly ball deep enough to right field to bring in a run as the Raiders walked off on opening night against visiting Wharton, Jaramillo was 2-for-3 on the night, one of seven Plant City hitters to record at least one hit in the win. Jake Carbaugh struck out seven in a no-decision, allowing two runs on four hits, before freshman Mathew Werner spun four innings of one-hit ball, striking out 10 in his debut. Wharton’s Justis Meadows (two runs) put a ball out to center on the game’s first pitch; while Wildcats pitchers struck out nine (Chase Andress – 5, Luke Sauer – 4).

W 101|000|00 – |2|5|1
P 010|001|01 – |3|8|1
W – Werner (1-0); L – Shore (0-1)
HR – Meadows (W). Records – W (0-1); P (1-0).

Hernando Christian 8, Cambridge Christian 4

H 001|010|6 – |8|6|0
C 130|000|0 – |4|4|4
W – Hedick (1-0); L – Listerman (0-1)
2B – Bradford (H); Bellomo (C). Records – H (1-0); C (0-1).

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Lakeland Christian 9, Seffner Christian 6

A two-out, bases loaded error in the seventh allowed defending state champions Lakeland Christian to stretch out its lead and hold off a final-inning rally at Seffner Christian on Tuesday. Cyrus Shokrani (2-for-4, two runs) homered for the Crusaders, while Conor Browne went deep for the Vikings. Garrett Morgan led SCA’s offense, going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double.

L 100|311|3 – |9|10|4
S 000|301|2 – |8|8|5
W – Rutledge (1-0); L – Duncan (0-1); S – Martin (1)
2B – Brewington, Colon (L); Morgan (S); HR – Browne (L); Shokrani (S). Records – L (1-0); S (0-1).

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Tampa Prep 7, Berkeley Prep 6 (8)

Will Jennewein‘s two-run homer in the top of the seventh tied the game, forcing extra innings where Tampa Prep got pushed across the deciding run on a walk and eventual wild pitch. Jennewein was 2-for-3, doubling and walking twice, and junior Kyle Brill tossed three innings of hitless relief, allowing three walks and striking out for. Berkeley Prep got a two-run homer from David Parker and Julius Pfau doubled and drove in two. The Buccaneers pitching staff struck out 11 in the loss, led by a three-inning, six-K start from Parker Mitzel.

T 001|102|21 – |7|5|0
B 023|010|00 – |6|4|4
W – Brill (1-0); L – Cook (0-1)
2B – Jennewein (T); Pfau, Walters (B); HR – Jennewein (T); Parker (B). Records – T (1-0); B (0-1).

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#6 Jefferson 2, Sumner 0

Jefferson’s Mikey Marroquin (W, 4ip, one hits, three walks, 8 K’s) and James Van Meter (Sv, 3ip, no hits, two walks, 5 K’s) held Sumner to a single hit, as the Dragons got the run needed for victory in the first inning as Alliuq Troupe singled and scored on a passed ball. Jefferson padded the lead in the fourth as Cameron Copple led off the inning with a double and scored on a lined single to center by KJ Sampson.

J 100|100|0 – |1|5|0
S 000|000|0 – |0|1|2
W – Marroquin (1-0); L – Jacquez (0-1); S – Van Meter (1)
2B – Copple (J). Records – J (1-0); S (0-1).

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King 7, Tampa Bay Tech 2

King stretched out an early lead as Cooper Messenger picked up his team’s first hit – an RBI line drive single to make it 3-0 Lions in the second; and senior Jayden Hill led off the third with a solo home run to right to push the game out of reach. Carlos Rivera held TBT to just four hits across 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball to earn the win for King. Sadarian Austin singled to start the home-third and a pair of walks and an error allowed the Titans two runs; Mathew Rojas had a pair of singles in the loss.

K 121|201|0 – |7|2|2
T 002|000|0 – |2|5|0
W – Rivera (1-0); L – Andrus-Rhodes (0-1)
HR – Hill (K). Records – K (1-0); T (0-1).

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Hillsborough 7, Robinson 1

Hillsborough drew seven, first-inning walks to take a three-run lead to pick up a win at Robinson. Junior Adriano Parral struck out 13 across six innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits. Curtis Roberts had a pair of RBI, Aiden Morales went 2-for-3, scoring twice, and Ozzy Font lined an RBI double to center for the Terriers. Tyson Boyd drove in Robinson’s run with a single lined to center.

H 300|011|2 – |7|6|3
R 000|010|0 – |1|2|2
W – Parral (1-0); L – Lilly (0-1)
2B – Font (H). Records – H (0-0); R (0-0).

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#4 Gaither 9, #9 Newsome 0

Angel Hernandez led the way as the Cowboys picked up a decisive opening win on the road at Newsome, going 2-for-4 with a homer, double three RBI and two runs scored. A committee of Cowboys pitchers struck out 11 and held the Wolves to a single hit (Braden Moon single), with senior Zach Callahan picking up the win with two scoreless innings of relief and a pair of K’s. Along with Hernandez, four more Cowboys hitters had doubles.

G 000|000|0 – |9|10|0
N 000|000|0 – |0|1|0
W – Callahan (1-0); L – Bovelski (0-1)
2B – Hernandez, Linares, Mirza, Warriner, Branhan (G); HR – Hernandez (G). Records – G (1-0); N (0-1).

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East Bay 1, Freedom 0

East Bay scratched out a run in the fourth inning on a JC Rodriguez single into left, as Marlon Garcia (W, 5ip, two hits, three K’s) and Dylan Simonsen (Sv, 2ip, one K) held Freedom off the scoreboard for the win.

F 000|000|0 – |0|2|1
E 000|100|x – |1|4|1
W – Garcia (1-0); L – Doxater (0-1); S – Simonsen (1)
Records – F (0-1); E (1-0).

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#8 Alonso 4, Lennard 2

Daniel Despaine (3-for-4) and Landon Nunez gave Alonso the early edge with RBI singles in the first, and Bryan Alonso singled to center to give the Ravens the lead needed to win at Lennard. Vincent Antuna struck out seven in his five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) earning the win, while Christopher Padilla struck out two and Alonso closed out the game to earn the save. Carson Vega doubled and scored in a two-hit game. Lennard mounted a comeback attempt in the fifth when Kevin Hunter singled in a run and scored on a single from Mattie Counts. Zack Bird struck out six in a losing effort, and Pablo Garcia had seven punch outs in four innings.

A 201|000|1 – |4|9|1
L 000|020|0 – |2|6|2
W – Antuna (1-0); L – Bird (0-1); S – Alonso (1)
2B – Vega (A); Montgomery (L). Records – A (1-0); L (0-1).

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Armwood 1, Steinbrenner 0

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S 000|000|0 – |0|3|0
A 000|001|x – |1|2|0
W – Corns (1-0); L – Krueger (0-1); S – Hall (1)
Records – S (0-1); A (1-0).

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#1 Jesuit 10, Cypress Creek 0 (6)

Jesuit started with a three-run bottom first, highlighted by an RBI double from Jacob Lozano, and never looked back in a six-inning win against visiting Cypress Creek. Lozano, who also tripled in the win, also scored a run; Vincent DeCarlo, who drove in the game’s first run also had a triple; Dean Spoto and Justin Marshall each had a double. Aden Knowles struck out six in 3 2/3 innings to earn the win.

C 000|000|x – |0|3|2
J 300|133|x – |10|8|1
W – Knowles (1-0); L – Burrman (0-1)
2B – Spoto, Lozano, Marshall (J); 3B – Lozano, DeCarlo (J). Records – C (0-1); J (1-0).

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Spoto 11, Middleton 1 (5)

Senior Cullen Cairns struck out five in four innings of no-hit baseball as the Spartans won by mercy-rule on opening night. Peyton Nisy was 3-for-4, with two doubles and scored three times; while Michael McQueen and Jehmiel Pettis both had two hits (with a double from each).

S 401|24x|x – |11|11|2
M 000|01x|x – |1|1|7
W – Cairns (1-0); L – Vusirikala (0-1)
2B – Nisy 2, Pettis, McQueen (S). Records – S (1-0); M (0-1).

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#7 Tampa Catholic 11, SLAM 1 (5)

Nine Tampa Catholic players recorded a hit as the Crusaders finished off SLAM in five innings. Andrew Bunner drove in the game’s first run in the opening half, but that was all the offense the Spartans could muster as four TC pitchers held their opponents in check. Carson Arnold was 2-for-3 in the win scoring twice, while Hershey Sanchez and Jose Carrero also scored a pair of runs for the Crusaders. Alex Sotiropoulos struck out five in his two-inning start.

S 100|00x|x – |1|1|2
T 125|03x|x – |11|10|1
W – Cinnante (1-0); L – Morales (0-1)
Records – S (0-1); T (1-0).

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#5 Plant x, Riverview x – No Final Score Reported

 

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