⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
#1 Jesuit 2
Fort Myers Bishop Verot 1
Jesuit senior Wilson Andersen struck out 12 over six innings, picking up the win in a pitcher’s duel against Bishop Verot on Friday night. Andersen and Vikings senior Joey Lawson (4.2ip, 10 K) went at it with Verot getting a first-inning run on two Tigers’ errors and a balk; from there Andersen would give up just one more single before turning things over to Will Burke who struck out two in a 1-2-3 inning to earn his second save of the year. Jesuit catcher Brady Marshall (2-for-3) singled in the third, was replaced by speed-up runner Tyler Trombley, who would tie the game scoring on a wild pitch, before the Tigers got the deciding run later in the third on a Vikings error, scoring Burke (2-for-3).
B 100|000|0 – |1|1|1
J 002|000|x – |2|5|2
W – Andersen (2-1); L – Lawson (3-1); S – Burke (2)
Records – B (9-2); J (8-1).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Plant City 9
Plant 3
After spotting Plant a run in the first, Plant City’s Parker Scott led off the home-half with a triple, before RBI singles by Drew Cothren (2-for-3, three RBI), Alex Rodriguez, James Marinez and Keegan Wilkerson (2-for-3, two runs) sparked a six-run rally and gave the Raiders all they would need for a win over the Panthers. Jake Carbaugh struck out six, and allowed two runs on five hits and five walks over five inning to earn the win; and Merrick Smith gave up a run on three hits, and struck out two in two innings of relief. Jordan Olivia singled, doubled and scored a run for Plant, and Gio Benitez was 2-for-3.
P 100|011|0 – |3|8|4
PC 603|000|x – |9|7|0
W – J. Carbaugh (1-2); L – Townley (1-3)
2B – DeCamp, Olivia (P); Cothren (PC); 3B – Scott (PC). Records – P (6-6); PC (7-4).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Durant 8
Riverview 2
Durant senior Aidan Junttila made his first start on the mound, pitching two hitless innings, striking out four and helped out his own cause with an RBI single to kick off a four-run second inning for the Cougars. Brady Kelley (3-for-4, three RBI) added two with a single to left, and Brennan Bailey extended the lead with a triple to centerfield. In the second, Shawn Graves hit the first of two doubles (one RBI) and scored twice in the win. An error and an RBI single by Jordan Shultz got Riverview on the board in the fourth; but the Sharks couldn’t muster anything else as David Paredes (2ip, 6 K’s) and Gavin Lewis (1ip) locked it down on the mound to close out the game.
R 000|200|0 – |2|4|1
D 042|110|x – |8|11|1
W – Junttila (1-0); L – Hill (0-2)
2B – Barrios (R); Graves 2, Kelley (D); 3B – Bailey (D). Records – R (2-8); D (5-3).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
St. Petersburg Catholic 7
Bell Creek 1 – five innings
Rylin Wilson doubled and scored on a William Miller single in the first for Bell Creek, but from there it was all SPC as the Barons got five strong inning from Luke Elliot (W; 1 ER, 4 H, 4 K). A double-steal in the second tied the game, before the Barons took the lead on an error where two more runs scored. Jaren Samon went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs for SPC; and Grayson Barlow went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
B 100|00x|x – |1|4|5
S 030|31x|x – |7|7|0
W – Elliott (1-2); L – Miller (0-2)
2B – Pearce, Wilson (B). Records – B (4-3-2); S (4-7).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Ft Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 13
Newsome 4
Newsome held defending 6A state champions St. Thomas Aquinas in check for four innings, but the Raiders put up to massive innings late to take a win. Cooper Topp pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out six but was tagged with six runs (two earned); a productive RBI groundball by Trey Bosso put the Wolves ahead in the first, and Newsome scored a run in the second on an Alec Chin sac fly, in the third when Ocean Cozart doubled and scored on a Jacob Swartzlander RBI single (who also added an RBI in the fifth). Jake Caruthers homered twice and drove in four for the Raiders, and Mauricio Clement was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI.
S 000|065|1 – |13|13|0
N 111|010|0 – |4|7|3
W – Schwartzwelder (2-0); L – Topp (0-1)
2B – Buxbaum, Doverspike (S); Bradner, Cozart (N); HR – Caruthers 2, Clement (S). Records – S (8-2); N (3-5).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Lennard 10
Morgan 0 – five innings
Lennard’s JV Brennick tossed a five-inning, one-hit shutout, striking out five and walking two; Mikie Locke was 3-for-4, with two runs and two RBI; and Mason Menotti was 2-for-2 with a walk, double and two runs scored.
M 000|00x|x – |0|1|1
L 431|02x|x – |10|10|0
W – Brennick (1-2); L – Mathis
2B – Skaggs, Valentin-Ramos, Menotti (L). Records – M (2-9); L (3-6).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Sumner 11
Spoto 1 – five innings
Sumner sophomore Braylon Disla (4ip, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K) and senior Sebastian Rodriguez (1ip, 1 ER, 4 BB) combined to no-hit Spoto on Friday. Dalton Hayes hit two doubles and drove in a run, Winston Pennant was 2-for-3 with a double and tow runs; Isaiah Romano was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI; and Jaylin Chambers went 2-for-4, with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Sp 000|01x|x – |1|0|1
Su 204|14x|x – |11|13|0
W – Disla (1-0); L – E. Sims
2B – Hayes 2, Romano, Chambers, Williams, Morales, Pennant (Su). Records – Sp (1-6); Su (6-3).
⚾ Friday, March 6 Result ⚾
Cambridge Christian 14
Brooks DeBartolo 0 – five innings
Lancers senior Will Snider tossed a five-inning no-hitter, with 10 strikeouts and two hit-batters as Cambridge defeated Brooks. Back-to-back doubles in the first by Ian Jansen and Jayden Jardine in the first gave the Lancers all they would need in the run department. Trigg Listerman went 2-for-3 with three RBI; Blake Hafner was 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs; and Braden Price was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and two RBI. Alex Quintero however had the biggest day with a homer and and an RBI single, driving in five in the win.
B 000|00x|x – |0|0|0
C 213|8xx|x – |14|14|1
W – Snider (2-0); L – Heathcock
2B – Jansen, Jardine, Moore, Santos, Price (C); HR – Quintero (C). Records – B (0-8); C (6-3-1).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
#5 Strawberry Crest 5
Ft Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 4
Strawberry Crest went to work with two down in the third inning, drawing a pair of walks before senior Nico Cappucci doubled in a pair to left, eventually stole home and Bubba Blount stretched out the lead with a lined RBI double to leftfield. The Chargers took advantage of a wild throw on a Reuben Vasquez bunt allowing Jaxon Beattie move from first to the plate for what would turn out to be a much-needed insurance run in the fourth. The Raiders responded with a Jaden Doverspike RBI double and a RBI single by Hunter Mercer in the fifth and an RBI sac fly in the seventh before Crest reliever Jayden Taylor finished off the game with a save. Saxon Shah picked up his third win on the mound, allowing three runs over six innings and had six strikeouts.
ST 010|020|1 – |4|5|1
SC 004|100|x – |5|4|0
W – Shah (3-1); L – Fernandez (2-1); S – Taylor (1)
2B – Doverspike (ST); Cappucci, Blount (SC). Records – ST (8-3); SC (8-3).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Seffner Christian 1
Zephyrhills Christian 0
Seffner Christian sophomore Caleb Pelaez went the distance, scattering seven hits and striking out seven for a complete-game shutout win for the Crusaders. ZCA senior Sergio Garcia pitched the other half of a battle, taking an unlucky loss with an unearned run in the second, allowing just three hits, two walks and struck out nine. In the home-second Camden McBane led off with single, took second on an error and scored on another error for the deciding run.
Z 000|000|0 – |0|7|5
S 010|000|x – |1|3|0
W – Pelaez (1-2); L – Garcia (2-1)
2B – Williams (S). Records – Z (4-2); S (5-6).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
#7 Gaither 3
#6 Bloomingdale 2
Branham’s homer helps Altman, Cowboys to win.
G 000|003|0 – |3|5|1
B 000|002|0 – |2|7|1
W – Altman (5-0); L – Osting (1-2); S – Galo (2)
HR – Branham (G). Records – G (10-1); B (7-2).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Berkeley Prep 9
Ft Myers Bishop Verot 6
The Buccaneers stayed red-hot capping a four-win week with Josh Herrmann (3-for-3, two runs) giving Berkeley Prep a two-run lead in the third with a homer, Mason Warren (2-for-3, double) extending the lead with a two-run homer in the fourth; and Carson Binder hitting a two-run homer in the fifth to put the game out of reach. Jett Walters weathered six innings, allowing five runs (two earned) and striking out five to pickup his second win on the mound this week; and Owen Schmitt came in and finished out the game to earn a save.
BV 000|032|1 – |6|8|3
BP 002|250|x – |9|9|2
W – Walters (2-2); L – Rodriguez (0-2); S – Schmitt (1)
2B – Green (BV); Warren (BP); 3B – HR – Herrmann, Warren, Binder (BP). Records – BV (9-3); BP (8-4).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
#4 Jefferson 5
Sumner 1
Jefferson junior Ethan Savinon allowed one run on two hits and a walk, while striking out 10 in a complete game to earn his fourth win of the season. The Dragons took control in the second as John Oliver (2-for-2, BB) led off with a double to right and scored on a Jaylen Watts ground ball, followed immediately by an RBI single by AJ Cruz (2-for-3, run); Jefferson stretched out the lead in the fourth when Manny Baez doubled in a pair (later added an RBI sac fly as well); and Alex Adkins was 2-for-3 at the plate. Kalob Williams singled in a run with a line drive to right for the Stingrays in the fifth inning; and Jaylin Chambers had five strikeouts in a losing effort on the mound.
S 000|010|0 – |1|2|0
J 020|201|x – |5|7|1
W – Savinon (4-0); L – Chambers (0-3)
2B – Oliver, Baez (J). Records – S (6-4); J (8-1).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
#3 Tampa Catholic 6
#1 Jesuit 2
Crusaders stay unbeaten, best rival Jesuit 6-2.
T 002|301|0 – |6|6|0
J 000|110|0 – |2|8|2
W – Miranda (4-0); L – Waechter (2-1); S – Serralles (1)
2B – Bitman 2, Popielarchck (T); Murtagh (J); HR – Boesen (J). Records – T (10-0); J (8-2).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Leto 6
Hillsborough 0
Leto junior Alex Abreu went five innings on the mound, holding the Terriers to one hit and five walks while he struck out five as the Falcons scored early and held Hillsborough off the board. Alex Hernandez-Valdes (2-for-3) doubled in the deciding run in the first, and scored on an error to add some insurance; Brett Valerio was 2-for-3 and scored twice; and Gionni Smith was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
L 220|200|0 – |6|9|1
H 000|000|0 – |0|2|1
W – Abreu (2-1); L – Smith (1-3)
2B – Hernandez-Valdes (L). Records – L (3-7); H (5-5).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Cambridge Christian 13
IMG Silver 6
Cambridge Christian shook off three IMG Silver runs in the first inning and pulled away with big second and third inning offense to take a win in a slugfest in Bradenton. Ian Jansen hit a solo shot in the first for the Lancers, singled in a pair in the second, and went YARD again in the third during his 6-RBI day; Nathan Hazzard went 3-for-5, with and RBI and two runs scored; Braiden Price was 2-for-3 with a double, run and RBI; Ethan Santos was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI; and Robert Moore went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Trigg Listerman went 4 1/3 innings, striking out nine while allowing two earned runs on five hits and five walks to earn a win.
C 143|103|1 – |13|15|2
I 300|001|2 – |6|11|2
W – Listerman (2-2); L – Jordan
2B – Hafner, Quintero, Price, Jardine (C); Carreras, French (I); HR – Jansen 2 (C). Records – C (7-3-1); I (6-2).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Alonso 14
King 3 – five innings
Alonso’s Noah Renew picked up his second win on the mound this week, going three perfect innings with nine strikeouts as the Ravens offense exploded early. Yohan Cintron doubled in the first two of his four RBI in the first, and Aiden Sansing followed right behind with an RBI double of his own; Raymond Llanes was 2-for-2 with a walk, three RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases in the win; and Maikol Madueno had two hits including a double, RBI and run scored. King put up three in the fourth inning as Levi Dunlop led off with a single, Caleb Miesz doubled and Gabe Guillott doubled in both, before Chase Pawlowski added to the inning with an RBI groundout.
K 000|30x|x – |3|3|2
A 424|04x|x – |14|11|0
W – Renew (2-0); L – Guillott
2B – Guillott, Miesz (K); Cintron, Sansing, Rodriguez, Madueno (A). Records – K (0-10); A (6-4).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Steinbrenner 13
Morgan 1
Steinbrenner broke open a tie game in the fourth inning as Rylen Dutka opened with a double to centerfield and scored on a Beaux Livingston (2-for-4, two runs) single to left, as the Warriors scored five runs in the inning. Ty Ciccarello went 2-for-3 and scored three; Evan Juan was 2-for-3 with two RBI, and allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings on three hits, two walks with one strikeout; and Coby Moesching doubled in a pair and scored three times for the Warriors. The Mustangs strung together four hits in the third inning, ending with an RBI line drive by Yeilen Rodriguez lined to right for Morgan’s only run. Jordan Anstett held the Mustangs to just four singles in 2 1/3 to earn the win; and Moesching pitched two perfect innings with five strikeouts to close it out.
S 001|502|5 – |13|9|0
M 001|000|0 – |1|7|0
W – Anstett; L – Cheatham
2B – Moesching, Dutka (S). Records – S (3-6); M (2-10).
⚾ Saturday, March 7 Result ⚾
Robinson 16
Spoto 1 – five innings
Robinson senior Andrew Zimmerman struck out six in three no-hit innings, while going 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI as the Knights won on the road Saturday morning. Cason Cooper was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI sac fly, and a two-run single to finish with five RBI; and Tyler Shoemaker was 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Braylen Bird doubled in a run in the fourth for the Spartans.
R 208|15x|x – |16|12|0
S 000|10x|x – |1|2|4
W – Zimmerman (1-1); L – Byrd
2B – Fitzgerald, Cooper, Zimmerman (R); Byrd (S); 3B – Rosenberg (R); HR – Shoemaker (R). Records – R (4-7); S (1-6).
