Prep Report: Baker girls fall 10-9 at Gulf Coast
In search of their third win in four days, the Ida Baker Bulldogs had a rough defensive outing Friday night in a 10-9 loss at Gulf Coast in a high school softball game.
The Bulldogs (6-3), who defeated Cypress Lake and Fort Myers earlier in the week, were plagued by seven errors Friday night. That opened the door to some big offensive innings for the Sharks, which included a six-run second and four-run fourth.
A bright spot for the Bulldogs was the offense. Freshman Alexis “Louie” Ross belted a two-run shot, her third of the season. Senior Jamie Ross went 3-for-4 with a double and junior Allie Hare went 3-for-4 with a double.
The Bulldogs host Cypress Lake Thursday.
Ida Baker 201 402 0 – 9 10 7
Gulf Coast 060 400 x – 10 8 4
W – Langdon. L – Rieser.
2B – Langdon (G), Iamurri (G), Hare (B), J. Ross (B). HR – A. Ross (B).
Mariner 11, Cape Coral 1: Mackenzie Hunt slapped a pair of doubles to lead a quintet of Tritons with two hits in a victory over city rival Cape Coral.
Carrie Grigiski, Samantha Greenwell, Cody Sawyer, Hunt and Lauren Jaenicke all had two hits apiece for the Tritons.
Tara Higgins belted a solo home run in the second inning to account for the Seahawks’ only run.
Mariner (4-4) hosts undefeated North Fort Myers Friday night. Cape (4-5) hosts Barron Collier Thursday.
Cape Coral 010 00 – 1 3 1
Mariner 201 44 – 11 13 0
W – Carrie Grigiski (3-1). L – Brenna Harkins.
2B – Nikki Roderiques (M), Mackenzie Hunt (M). HR – Tara Higgins (CC).
North Fort Myers 9, Charlotte 0: Jasmine Santiago connected for a two-run double in the fifth inning and Alyssa Dougherty contributed two hits and one RBI to lead North Fort Myers past Charlotte.
Jackie Owen contributed on both sides of the dish. She drove in two runs with a single and pitched a four-hitter with nine strikeouts on the mound to register her 10th win of the season.
The undefeated Red Knights (11-0) host Fort Myers Thursday night.
Charlotte 000 000 0 – 0 4 4
North Ft. Myers 210 105 x – 9 7 1
W – Jackie Owen (10-0). L – Deanna Thibault.
2B – Jasmine Santiago (NFM).
Bishop Verot 12, Cardinal Mooney 2: Talia Baracco and her sister Hailey Baracco banged out four hits apiece to lead a 22-hit barrage as Bishop Verot pounded Cardinal Mooney.
Betsy Doragh assisted with three hits.
Verot (9-3) plays at Clewiston Monday.
Bishop Verot 200 302 5 – 12 22 0
Mooney 100 010 0 – 2 6 4
W – Hailey Baracco. L – Young.
2B – Talia Baracco (BV) 2, Jordan Hendrix (BV), Taylor Kramer (BV). 3B – Hailey Baracco (BV).
Baseball
Gulf Coast 8, Ida Baker 7: The Bulldogs misplayed a pop fly in the bottom of the seventh, allowing host Gulf Coast to walk off with a victory. Gulf Coast’s Bo Logan finished 3-for-4 with a double and hit the pop fly, which resulted in the final run of the game.
Baker was led by Miles Rubinski (3-for-4, double) and Mike Gulotta (2-for-2, triple).
The Bulldogs (4-4) host Cypress Lake Thursday.
Ida Baker 201 031 0 – 7 10 1
Gulf Coast 104 200 1 – 8 10 1
W – Lindheim. L – Gubelman.
2B – Logan (G), Rubinski (B). 3B – Gulotta (B).
Soccer
Several of the area’s top senior soccer players take the field Saturday night at Fort Myers. The girls’ North-South All-Star Game kicks off at 6 p.m., followed by the boys’ game at 8 p.m.
Among the Cape area players featured are Alyssa Barry and Brittany Steeb (Mariner), Nina Antonacci and Shelby Rowe (Cape Coral), Mariah Fernandez and Courtney Allen (North Fort Myers), Renato Proia and Travis Edward (Mariner) and Nick Gillogly and Andrew Torres (Cape Coral).