Prep Report: Baker splits pair in tourney
Alexis “Louie” Ross and Caitlin Holloway wielded the hot bats Friday as the Ida Baker Bulldogs split their first two games in the prestigious Gulliver Prep Tournament in Miami.
Ross belted a solo home run on the first pitch of the game, but the Bulldogs gave up a pair of runs in the seventh inning to fall to Plantation American Heritage 2-1 in the first game.
Ross (3-for-4) and Katie Rieser each slugged home runs and Holloway (4-for-4) yanked two out of the park to lead the Bulldogs past Miami Varela 15-4 in the second game.
Kayla Vetter (4-1) was the winning pitcher while Rieser took the opening loss.
The Bulldogs (9-5) play two more games Saturday, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Amer. Heritage000 000 2 – 2 4 0
Ida Baker100 000 0 – 1 3 1
W – Kiser. L – Katie Rieser.
HR – Louie Ross (IB).
Ida Baker304 300 5 – 15 13 0
Miami Varela002 101 0 – 4 14 0
W – Kayla Vetter (4-1). L – Savinon.
2B – Jamie Ross (IB). HR – Louie Ross (IB), Caitlin Holloway (IB) 2, Katie Rieser (IB).
Mariner 10, Cape Coral 0: Sophomores MacKenzie Hunt and Samantha Rapp keyed the Tritons’ five-inning win at Cape Coral.
Hunt belted a two-run shot in the first inning and drove in four runs and Rapp went 3-for-4 with a double. Junior Nikki Roderiques stole home for one of her three runs scored.
Cape’s Erica Hoegler had a triple, one of the four Seahawk hits against Hunt.
Mariner (6-4) travels to Fort Myers Tuesday.
Mariner 410 23 – 10 15 1
Cape Coral 000 00 – 0 4 1
W – MacKenzie Hunt. L – Shannon McBride.
2B – Rapp (M), Albert (M). 3B – Hoegler (C). HR – Hunt (M)
Girls Tennis
Ida Baker 5, Mariner 2: Ida Baker dominated in singles and split in doubles to defeat crosstown rival Mariner.
Baker faces Fort Myers Tuesday at Mariner.
Singles – Amanda Teets (IB) def. Sydney Bell 6-0, 6-0; Kjerstine Payne (IB) def. Elizabeth Burchers 6-2, 6-0; Adrienne Wadsworth (M) def. Rachel Collins inj. default; Sarah Leny (IB) def. Tori Webb-Martin 2-6, 6-3 (10-4); Amanda Feder (IB) def. Monica Amaya 6-0, 6-2.
Doubles – Teets-Payne (IB) def. Bell-Webb-Martin 8-0; Wadsworth-Madison Fletcher (M) def. Lindsey Riley-Shayna Talbert 8-4.
Bishop Verot 6, Cape Coral 1: Renee Deane won at singles to keep Cape Coral from being shut out by undefeated Bishop Verot.
The Vikings (7-0) face Fort Myers Monday. The Seahawks (8-2) host Island Coast Tuesday.
Singles – Renee Deane (Cape) def. Linda Kornienko 5-7, 6-0, 7-6; Mariel Rickert (BV) def. Danielle Carter 6-0, 6-0; Nia-Marie Eddie (BV) def. Aimee Dolorfino 6-0, 6-0; Kayla Cheslosky (BV) def. Kaitlyn Dampier 6-3, 6-2; Kathleen Norris (BV) def. Ella Baar 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles – Kornienko-Rickert (BV) def. Deane-Dampier 8-3; Eddie-Cheslosky (BV) def. Carter-Dolorfino 8-2.
North Fort Myers 5, Island Coast 2: Island Coast captured Nos. 1 and 3 singles in a loss to North Fort Myers.
The Red Knights (3-7) visit Cypress Lake Tuesday.
Singles – Kenzi Polotto (IC) def. Ellen McHugh 6-3, 6-1; Abbey Gunderson (NFM) def. Kelsey Gates 6-2, 6-0; Heather Dabroski (IC) def. Tanya Moore 7-5, 3-6(11-9); Roodelyne Forvil (NFM) def. Tatiana Bourey 6-0, 6-0; Shanna Manel (NFM) won by default.
Doubles – McHugh-Gunderson (NFM) def. Polotto-Dabroski 8-1; Karissa Holden-Marissa Durfey (NFM) def. Gates-Bourey 8-2.
Boys Tennis
Mariner 5, Ida Baker 2: Baker claimed one singles and one doubles match in a loss to Mariner.
Mariner hosts Cape Coral Thursday. Ida Baker faces Fort Myers Tuesday at Mariner.
Singles – Aaron Smith (M) def. Caleb Davis 6-2, 6-3; Tim Connelly (M) def. Paul Lapikas 6-2, 6-4; Danville Bent (M) def. Nick Boye 6-2, 7-5; Carlos Garcia (IB) def. Nathaniel Gunin 1-6, 6-3(10-6); Steven Allan (M) def. Jaryd Wydock 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles – Smith-Connelly (M) def. Davis-Lapikas 8-4; Boye-Garcia (IB) def. Bent-Derrick Brown 8-4.
Baseball
Cardinal Mooney 8, Bishop Verot 2: Cardinal Mooney belted four extra-base hits and pulled away with a four-run sixth-inning rally to beat Bishop Verot.
Bobby Borchering had two of the Vikings’ four hits, including a double.
Verot (4-8) hosts St. Paul (Md.) at noon Saturday.
Bishop Verot 010 001 0 – 2 4 1
Card. Mooney 011 024 x – 8 11 0
W – Mike Heller. L – James West.
2B – Bobby Borchering (BV), Conforti (M), Goodman (M) 2, Heller (M).
Ida Baker 17, Mariner 16: The way the Ida Baker Bulldogs had been hitting the ball, a one-run deficit entering their final at-bat didn’t seem like much, even against the unbeaten Mariner Tritons.
Freshman Ryan Pinto’s walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh gave the Bulldogs the dramatic win.
Each team put together a huge inning. The Bulldogs, who had 16 hits, scored eight runs in fourth to take a 10-6 lead. The Tritons came back with 10 runs in the top of the fifth to go up 16-10. It was that kind of game.
“I just said to the team let’s get back out there because we’re swinging the bats well,” Baker coach Chad Turner said.
Pinto finished 3-for-3, including the home run and two doubles. Mike Gulotta (2-for-2) had a double and four RBI. Jason Eick (3-for-3) and Alan Spangler (2-for-4) also contributed for the Bulldogs (6-7).
The Tritons (9-1) were led by Audrey Santana (3-for-4), Bryan O’Connor (3-for-4) and Daniel Alimonti (2-for-4).
The Tritons host Fort Myers Saturday. The Bulldogs host Port Charlotte Monday.
Mariner 201 3(10)0 0 – 16 8 0
Ida Baker 020 8 0 5 2 – 17 16 3
W – Dustin Mishka. L – Ryan Patton.
2B – Gulotta (B), Rogowski (B), Audrey Santana (M), Spangler (B), Pinto 2 (B). HR – Pinto (B).