Prep Report: 7th inning HR stuns Tritons 6-4
Junior Dan Vogelbach belted a two-run walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Bishop Verot to a 6-4 victory over Mariner Wednesday night.
After an early 3-1 lead had been erased, Mariner had just rallied in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 4-4 in the second round of the Bud Roth Memorial Tournament at Terry Park.
Bobby Borchering (2-for-3), who cracked a three-run homer in the fifth to give the Vikings a 4-3 lead, singled in the seventh ahead of Vogelbach’s game-winning dinger. He also picked up the win in relief.
Daniel Alimonti had two hits for the Tritons, including a triple after Anthony Santo doubled in a two-run first-inning rally.
Mariner’s Michael Zunino won the home run derby, hitting seven out of the park in the final round. Baker’s Dustin Mishka and Borchering advanced to the final round with six and five homers, respectively, in the first round. Both hit just one in the final round.
The Tritons (18-3) take on North Fort Myers at 7 p.m. Thursday in the third round of the tournament. In Thursday’s other games, Verot faces Flagler Palm Coast, Ida Baker collides with Pendleton Academy and Cypress Lake plays Eustis.
The final round of the tournament, including the championship game, is Friday.
Mariner 201 000 1 – 4 7 1
Bishop Verot 010 030 2 – 6 6 2
W – Bobby Borchering. L – Ryan Schneider.
2B – Anthony Santo (M), Walter Cleary (M). 3B – Daniel Alimonti (M). HR – Bobby Borchering (BV), Dan Vogelbach (BV).
Ida Baker 10, Cypress Lake 0: Jake York reeled off three base hits, including a double, and drove in three runs to lead Ida Baker’s shutout victory over Cypress Lake.
Miles Rubinski gave up four hits and struck out four to earn the victory. He added a double and one RBI at the plate. Blake Fraser contributed two hits and an RBI.
The Bulldogs (9-12) play Pendleton Academy at 7 p.m. Thursday at Terry Park.
Cypress Lake000 00 – 0 4 2
Ida Baker210 61 – 10 9 0
W – Miles Rubinski. L – Boccino.
2B – Jake York (IB), Miles Rubinski (IB).
North Port 10, Island Coast 4: Five of North Port’s nine base hits went for extra bases en route to a victory over Island Coast.
The Gators (10-11) will try to get back to the .500 mark on the season Thursday when they host Port Charlotte.
Island Coast 002 020 0 – 4 5 3
North Port 405 100 x – 10 9 2
W – Beusick. L – Marco LoSauro.
2B – Johnston (NP) 2, Will (NP). 3B – Starz (NP) 2. Jordan Moody (IC).
Golden Gate 9, Cape Coral 1: Alex Torres and Tyler Trent had two hits apiece to lead Cape Coral in a lopsided loss at Golden Gate.
The Seahawks (5-15) host Estero Friday.
Cape Coral 000 100 0 – 1 5 3
Golden Gate 004 023 x – 9 9 1
W – Walls. L – Jason Carmichael.
2B – Baez (GG) 2. 3B – Fender (GG).
Tennis
District 3A-12: The high hopes entering the final day of district tennis came crashing down rather quickly for the Cape High Seahawks Wednesday at FGCU.
Senior Renee Deane was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Gulf Coast’s Amy Grossklag in the No. 1 singles finals, leaving Deane’s season record at 17-1. Aimee Dolorfino (No. 3), Kaitlyn Dampier (No. 4) and Ella Baar (No. 5) also lost in singles semifinals.
Deane and Dampier (No. 1) likewise lost in the doubles semifinals, as did Dolorfino and Danielle Carter (No. 2).
“We’re a young team and despite today (results), we did much better than last year,” said Seahawks coach Betty Henderson.
Gulf Coast and Barron Collier are tied (23-23) atop the girls’ team standings with the two doubles finals to be played Thursday between the two schools. Cape wound up tied for third overall.
Joining Grossklag as singles champions are: Khloe Smith (GC), Lindsey Raymond (Barron Collier), Kalina (BC) and Sophie Wyman (BC).
The Seahawk boys also lost every match they played Wednesday.
Arthemon Lis was ousted 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles semifinals and Dylon Dixon fell 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
In No. 1 doubles, Joel Silverberg and Dixon lost to Mariner’s Aaron Smith and Tim Connelly 6-4, 7-5 in the second round.
Lis and Alex Ragonese at No. 2 doubles met a similar fate, falling 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 in the second round.
Barron Collier edged Fort Myers 25-24 in the team standings while the Seahawks had to settle for a sixth-place tie with Mariner.
Singles champions are: Mike Wardell (Ft. Myers), George Johnson (BC), Ryan Zanette (BC), Dominic Springer (BC) and Ryan Stielow (BC). Fort Myers won both doubles finals over Barron Collier by default.
Play continues at FGCU Thursday and Friday with the District 2A-11, involving Bishop Verot, South Fort Myers, East Lee County, Dunbar, Riverdale, Estero and Lemon Bay.
Softball
Food drive: The North Fort Myers Red Knights softball team is teaming up with Rev. Israel Suarez and Nations’ Association Charities in an effort to collect canned food for his upcoming Nations Food and Family Outreach Day.
Rev. Suarez and the not-for-profit organization is looking to help Lee County residents and their families during difficult times.
The drive is Thursday for the LCAC Championship Game at North High’s Bobbie Dewey Field, where the Red Knights (20-3) host Riverdale (21-2).
The team asks all spectators to bring and donate at least one canned food item. In addition, an anonymous donor has pledged to donate $1 to the charity for every can donated Thursday night.