⚾ Class 1A-District 9 Semifinal ⚾
Cambridge Christian 12
Lakeland Victory Christian 2 – six innings
Cambridge Christian broke open a tie game in the fourth inning as Ian Jansen (2-for-4, two runs, three RBI) drove home a pair with a single to give the Lancers a lead, before Braiden Price (2-for-4) put things to bed with a grand slam to lead a six-run rally. Nathan Hazard was 2-for-4 with a homer and three runs scored for the Lancers; Luca Gonzalez doubled and scored twice; and Trigg Listerman got his sixth win on the mound, allowing two unearned runs over four innings, with eight strikeouts, while also going 1-for-2, with three walks and two RBI. Cambridge Christian will host Foundation Christian in Thursday’s district championship from Tampa’s Skyway Park, at 7 pm.
V 002|000|x – |2|6|0
C 020|622|x – |12|10|2
W – Listerman (6-2); L – Colon (1-3)
2B – Mayo (V); Gonzalez (C); HR – Price, Hazard (C). Records – V (7-15); C (18-7-1).
⚾ Class 1A-District 9 Semifinal ⚾
Foundation Christian 7
Seffner Christian 4
Panthers tough out district semi win over Crusaders.
S 201|100|0 – |4|8|0
F 011|023|x – |7|11|4
W – Salter (4-1); L – Tate (5-4)
2B – Bullock, Villanueva (S); HR – Salter (F). Records – S (10-13-1); F (14-3).
⚾ Class 4A-District 9 Semifinal ⚾
#1 Jesuit 15
Brandon 0 – four innings
Jesuit senior Kaden Waechter allowed four singles over four innings, and struck out six; Samir Mohammed was 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI; Mason Greco was 2-for-2, with a double, two runs and two RBI; Christian Sheffield hit a two run homer; Shane Rupp hit a three-run homer; Cannon Murtagh was 1-for-1 with three RBI; and Jackson Menendez doubled and scored a run. Jesuit will host XXXXXX (winners on Tuesday against XXXXX) in Thursday’s district final.
B 000|0xx|x – |0|4|2
J 217|5xx|x – |15|12|0
W – Waechter (4-2); L – Sjerven
2B – Mohammed 2, Menendez, Greco (J); HR – Sheffield, Rupp (J). Records – B (5-13); J (20-5).
⚾ Class 6A-District 9 Semifinal ⚾
Wharton 7
Sunlake 1
Wharton spotted senior Cooper Antalek an early lead, with some two-out hitting in the first inning, Chase Anello singled and scored on a Jairius Morris RBI triple; then the Wildcats added two more on an error the next inning, and one more on a Tomas Rivera RBI sac fly. Rivera added a two-run homer in the sixth (scoring Connor Evans, who was 2-for-4 with a double); and Chase Andress homered to center in the third. Antalek took the lead and held the Seahawks to one run on six hits, while striking out seven to earn his fourth win.
S 001|000|0 – |1|6|2
W 131|002|x – |7|10|1
W – Antalek (4-1); L – Mizell
2B – Milnar (S); Evans (W); 3B – Morris (W); HR – Andress, Rivera (W). Records – S (11-14); W (15-8-1).
⚾ Class 6A-District 10 Semifinal ⚾
T-#3 Gaither 15
Armwood 5 – six innings
Gaither senior Martin Galo (2-for-4, two RBI, run) homered to right to lead off the home-first as the Cowboys hung five runs in each of the first two innings to advance to Thursday’s district championship – top-seeded Gaither will host Plant, winners in extra innings against Steinbrenner. Ivan Vasquez was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Cowboys; Jose Gutierrez went 3-for-4 with three RBI; Yenier Chirinos had an RBI hit-by-pitch, and cleared the bases with a three-run double; and Noah Lockler pitched 2 2/3 innings, struck out six and allowed one run on one hit to earn his sixth win of the year.
A 011|210|x – |5|2|1
G 551|202|x – |15|13|2
W – Lockler (6-2); L – Hamilton
2B – Branham, Chirinos (G); HR – Galo (G). Records – A (4-15); G (19-4).
⚾ Class 6A-District 10 Semifinal ⚾
Plant 6
Steinbrenner 5 – eight innings
Plant walks of semifinal win in extra innings.
S 100|030|10 – |5|10|0
P 020|102|01 – |6|14|0
W – Keller (6-0); L – Moesching
2B – Moesching, Mix, Ortiz (S); Ellis 2, DeCamp, Olivia, Dixson (P); HR – Moesching (S); Olivia (P). Records – S (10-15); P (14-11).
⚾ Class 6A-District 11 Semifinal ⚾
#7 Sickles 7
Mitchell 2
An RBI single up-the-middle by Zach Dial gave Sickles the lead in the third, and Charlie Martz put the game out of reach with a two-run single. Lee Melamut was 3-for-4 with three RBI; Jake Taylor was 2-for-3 with a run scored; Peter Tsikouris scattered two runs over 4 1/3 innings, to earn the win, before Ryan Caravajal closed out the game and earned the save with three strikeouts over he final eight outs. Sickles will travel to face No. 1-seeded East Lake on Thursday to decide the district championship.
M 001|010|0 – |2|6|3
S 103|012|x – |7|10|1
W – Tsikouris; L – LaMacchia; S – Caravajal
2B – Koenig, Roxby (M); Salgado (S). Records – M (10-14); S (17-8).
⚾ Class 6A-District 12 Semifinal ⚾
Palmetto 6
Lennard 5
Lennard loaded the bases and scratched across two runs in the seventh, but couldn’t finish off the comeback and fell on the road at Palmetto. Yovani De Pablos was 2-for-3, with two RBI; Christian Skaggs drove in a pair; and Dalton Vernetti was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored. Keaton Love was 2-for-4 with two runs scored fro the Tigers; JT Nguyen was 1-for-2 with a two-run double; and Bryce Sullivan drove in a run with a double.
L 200|010|2 – |5|4|0
P 110|220|x – |6|10|1
W – Stuart; L – Wagner ; S – Hunt
2B – Sullivan, Nguyen, Henderson (P). Records – L (11-12); P (17-7).
⚾ Class 2A-District 9 Quarterfinal ⚾
Carrollwood Day 9
Brooks DeBartolo 3
Carrollwood Day put up seven, two-out runs in the fifth to pull away from Brooks DeBartolo on Tuesday. Luke Anderson singled in a pair to give the Patriots a lead, Matty Coniglio hit a three-run homer to right, and Charlie Cooperman doubled in a pair. Freshman Cooper Williams earned the win with five innings pitched, one run allowed on four hits with six strikeouts. Gabriel Machado was 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Phoenix, and Will Cameron-Stuart was 1-for-3 with a two-run double. Carrollwood Day will face Tampa Catholic on Wednesday (from Berkeley Prep) at 4 pm in the district semifinal.
B 100|002|0 – |3|5|3
C 001|071|x – |9|5|0
W – Williams (3-2); L – Blaylock; S – Nolen (1)
2B – Cameron-Stuart (B); Cooperman (C); HR – Coniglio (C). Records – B (1-20); C (9-16).
⚾ Class 2A-District 10 Quarterfinal ⚾
#9 Bell Creek 11
Shorecrest Prep 1 – five innings
Bell Creek scored a pair in the first, including an RBI triple by Evan Booker (2-for-3, 2 RBI) to support his own cause as the senior righty went five innings, allowed one unearned run on three hits, a walk and had three strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season and book the Panthers a spot in the semifinals against top seed Clearwater Central Catholic on Wednesday. William Miller was 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI; Braylin Wilson went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI; and Landon Pearce went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored.
S 010|00x|x – |1|3|0
B 230|33x|x – |11|12|1
W – Booker (5-1); L – Sax
2B – Lavoi (S); Miller 2, E. Benoit, Pearce (B); 3B – Booker (B). Records – S (8-7); B (17-3-2).
⚾ Class 3A-District 9 Quarterfinal ⚾
Chamberlain 8
King 2
Chamberlain answered two Lions runs with a three-spot in the home-third and never looked back. Storm senior Justing Estevez pitched three innings, allowing two runs and struck out three to pick up the win, while also doubling at the plate; Xavier Ether was 2-for-3 with three RBI; and Trey Sharpe went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Chase Pawloski went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lions; and Cameron Davis hit a two-run double in the third. Chamberlain will face top-seeded Jefferson in the semifinals at 7 pm on Wednesday.
K 002|000|0 – |2|6|1
C 003|302|x – |8|10|1
W – Estevez (2-1); L – Guillott
2B – Davis (K); Estevez (C). Records – K (1-21); C (10-12).
⚾ Class 5A-District 9 Quarterfinal ⚾
Leto 11
Morgan 1 – five innings
Leto junior Brihan Diaz held Morgan scoreless on one hit and four walks, while striking out three over four innings as the Falcons advanced to Wednesday’s district semifinal against No. 2-seed Freedom. Daniel Gonzalez got Leto started with an RBI single in the first, and added two runs to the Falcons tally later in the win; Alex Abreu went 3-for-3, with a double, three RBI and two runs; Diaz helped his own cause going 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI; and Adriano Alonso came on in relief in the seventh and got a strikeout to end the game. A trio of walks and a Bryce Black RBI sac fly accounted for the Mustangs lone run.
M 000|01x|x – |1|1|3
L 123|5xx|x – |11|10|0
W – Diaz (1-2); L – Shoulders
2B – Abreu, Diaz (L). Records – M (2-19); L (9-14).
⚾ Class 5A-District 9 Quarterfinal ⚾
Spoto 4
Hillsborough 3
Spoto junior Ryker Luna made some action happen on the bases, walking to lead off the sixth, stealing second, moving to third on a wild pitch and scoring a crucial run on a passed ball. The Terriers answered with an Artemis Monier RBI single, but Nathan Rodriguez clamped down from there, finishing the final two innings with six strikeouts as the Spartans advance to face No. 1-seed East Bay in Wednesday’s district semifinal. Antonio Roberts was 3-for-4 with a double, Levert Sims Jr doubled in Eli Sims, and Braylen Byrd traded places with Levert Sims in the third, and Rodriguez plated a run on a productive out in the fourth. Hillsborough jumped out to an early lead with two in the first – highlighted by a Juan Pena RBI single; and Angel Smith was 2-for-3. Byrd pitched five innings for the Spartans, earning the win while allowing two runs (one earned) and struck out six.
S 002|101|0 – |4|7|1
H 200|001|0 – |3|5|1
W – Byrd; L – Sabella; S – Rodriguez
2B – L. Sims Jr., Byrd, Roberts (S). Records – S (4-14); H (8-17).
⚾ Class 6A-District 6 Quarterfinal ⚾
Durant 10
Riverview 9
Durant answered a seven-run Riverview sixth with a six-run response to tie the game, and with the bases loaded in the seventh, sophomore Caleb Lambert (2-for-3, two RBI, run) lined a walk-off single to right to move the Cougars to the 6A-6 district semifinal – where Durant will travel to face Winter Garden Horizon on Wednesday. Senior Jackson McClellan hit a solo home run, and RBI single and doubled as a part of the Cougars seventh inning; Shawn Graves was 2-for-3, with two RBI and a run; Aidan Junttilab was 3-for-4 with a run scored, and pitched five innings, allowed one earned run and struck out five in a no-decision; and Haydn May struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning to earn the win. Riverview tied the game in the sixth on a passed ball, before taking the lead with seven runs – highlighted by a Yadiel Rivera-Morales RBI single and a two-run single by Chase Montminy (2-for-3, double); and Justin Edwards (two runs) and Jordan Shultz (two RBI, run) each had two hits for the Sharks.
R 001|017|0 – |9|8|5
D 020|016|1 – |10|13|4
W – May; L – Newman
2B – Montminy (R); McClellan (D); HR – McClellan (D). Records – R (9-15); D (14-7).
⚾ Class 7A-District 7 Quarterfinal ⚾
Newsome 10
Palm Harbor 2
Wolves senior Robbie DiPietro worked around two unearned runs, to deal a complete game, with five hits allowed and six strikeouts, as Newsome jumped out with two big, early innings. Trey Bosso (two runs) got a three-run first started with an RBI single, and Jacob Swartzlander built onto the lead with a 4-for-4 night, driving in a pair, then adding a double and two more RBI later in the game; Aiden Smitson was 2-for-5 with an RBI triple and a run scored; and Jaxon Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double and tow RBI. Newsome will travel to face #2-seed Sumner on Wednesday night in the district semifinal.
N 304|012|0 – |10|13|3
P 001|010|0 – |2|5|1
W – DiPietro (3-5); L – Mink
2B – Murphy, Swartzlander, Shotwell (N); Monfred (P); 3B – Smitson (N). Records – N (9-15); P (13-10).
⚾ Class 7A-District 7 Quarterfinal ⚾
Plant City 7
Alonso 0
Plant City junior Keegan Wilkerson struck out 10, allowing one hit and one walk over 6 1/3 innings to earn his sixth win of the season. The Raiders got a leadoff double from Parker Scott (3-for-3, three runs) in the first inning, and Scott scored on a Max Cieslo (2-for-3) single to left field; Salvadore Jaramillo extended the lead in the second, starting a three-run inning, which included an RBI triple by Scott and a Drew Cothren RBI single. Plant City will face No. 1-seed Strawberry Crest in the district semifinal on Wednesday.
A 000|000|0 – |0|2|2
P 130|300|x – |7|10|4
W – Wilkerson (6-1); L – Diaz Villalon (4-1)
2B – Brautigan (A); Scott (P); 3B – Scott (P). Records – A (11-12); P (16-9).
