Prep Report: Gators shut out Seahawks 4-0
Tanner Renegar turned in a crisp pitching performance Wednesday night, throwing a complete-game, five-hitter as Island Coast blanked Cape Coral 4-0.
The game originally was scheduled to be played Monday, but was postponed by rain.
Renegar (2-4) surrendered five singles and struck out four to record the shutout.
Cole Ondrejka provided all the offensive punch the Gators needed with his two-run double in the third inning that grabbed a 2-0 lead. Chase Vogelbach (2-for-4) added an RBI double.
The Gators (11-7) play at Evangelical Christian at 4 p.m. Thursday.
The Seahawks (3-12) play at Mariner Thursday night.
Island Coast 002 011 0 – 4 8 1
Cape Coral 000 000 0 – 0 5 1
W – Tanner Renegar (2-4). L – Cain Spangler.
2B – Chase Vogelbach (IC), Cole Ondrejka (IC).
Mariner 12, Southwest 4: Mariner used three home runs to overpower Minneapolis Southwest Wednesday night.
Audry Santana clubbed a three-run homer in the first inning to stake the Tritons to a 3-0 lead.
After Southwest tied the game in the second, the Tritons rode Alex Santana’s (2-for-3) three-run homer, Dan Cohill’s (2-for-3) solo homer and Kyle Yankovich’s (2-for-2) two-run double in the third inning to take a 10-3 advantage. Daniel Alimonti and Jesus Taveras contributed two hits apiece.
The Tritons (13-2) host Cape Coral Thursday night.
Southwest 030 000 1 – 4 9 0
Mariner 307 020 x – 12 13 2
W – Alex Santana (1-0). L – Berger.
2B – Baker (S), Kyle Yankovich (M). HR – Audry Santana (M), Alex Santana (M), Dan Cohill (M).
Fort Myers 5, Ida Baker 2: Ida Baker jumped in front with a first-inning RBI single by Mike Gulotta (2-for-3), but were held scoreless until the seventh in a loss at Fort Myers.
Robbie Pilgrim singled to drive in the Bulldogs’ run in the seventh.
The same teams go at it again Thursday at Baker (6-10).
Ida Baker 100 000 1 – 2 6 0
Ft. Myers 005 000 x – 5 9 1
W – Melita. L – Kevin Cavanagh (2-2).
2B – Michael Watson (IB).
Bishop Verot 11, Charlotte 7: Bishop Verot erased a five-run deficit to post a come-from-behind victory over Charlotte Wednesday in the Sarasota Classic tournament.
Dan Vogelbach started the comeback with a two-run homer during the Vikings’ four-run rally in the third inning that cut it to 5-4. The Vikings took the lead for good in the fourth with a seven-run uprising.
The Vikings were led by Nick Rivera with three hits while Vogelbach, Keith Ryan, D.J. Judge, Zach Haefeli and Paul Bretton each contributed two hits toward the team’s total of 16.
The Vikings (11-6) face Port Charlotte Thursday in the next tournament round.
Charlotte 203 100 1 – 7 5 2
B. Verot 004 700 x – 11 16 2
W – Josh Garcia. L – Knowles.
2B – Nick Rivera (BV), Keith Ryan (BV), D.J. Judge (BV). 3B – Foley (C). HR – Dan Vogelbach (BV).
Softball
Ida Baker 12, Fort Myers 2: Ida Baker sprayed 17 base hits and scored in four of five innings to rout Fort Myers.
Louis Ross (3-for-3, 4 RBI), Hannah Kelly (3-for-4), Jessica Nuccio (2-for-4), Maddy Peres (2-for-4), Sierra Myers (2-for-3) and Alli Hare (2-for-3) led the Bulldogs at the plate.
Baker (11-7) plays at Estero Thursday.
Fort Myers000 20 – 2 3 3
Ida Baker361 02 – 12 17 2
W – Maddy Peres (8-6). L – Sheehan.
2B – Louie Ross (IB), Jessica Nuccio (IB), Hannah Kelly (IB).
Boys Tennis
Cape Coral 7, Lehigh 0: Cape High swept Lehigh in straight sets in an LCAC crossover match.
Singles – Joel Silverberg (CC) def. Kevin Cotton 6-0, 6-0; Gerardo Carrizo (CC) def. Jean Ambeau 6-0, 6-0; Mitch Irvin (CC) def. Rey Falero 6-1, 6-1; Shane Pacheco (CC) def. Anthony Vertrees 6-0, 6-0; Xaviaire Walters (CC) def. Jeremy Morgan 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles – Irvin-Alex Ragonese (CC) def. Morgan-Keviss Bahoque 8-1; Walters-Arthemon Lis (CC) def. Falero-Ambeau 8-0.
North Fort Myers 7, East Lee 0: North Fort Myers (6-6) swept all seven matches against East Lee County (3-6) in an LCAC crossover match.
Singles – Jesus Lugones (NFM) def. Resto 6-1, 6-0; Alex Smith (NFM) def. Cardosa 6-0, 6-0; Drew Vogel (NFM) def. Ortiz 6-1, 6-1; Brandon Wiley (NFM) def. Macias 6-1, 6-0; Israel Degros (NFM) def. Joseph 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles – Lugones-Wiley (NFM) def. Perez-Cardosa 8-0; Vogel-Smith (NFM) def. Ortiz-Macias 8-0.
Girls Tennis
North Fort Myers 5, East Lee 2: The Red Knights (8-5) powered past East Lee County in an LCAC crossover match.
Singles – Abbey Gunderson (NFM) def. Candis Marques 6-1, 6-3; Kateryna Gorbanovska (NFM) def. Loraine Goodwin 4-6, 7-5, 10-8; Alejandra Dzib (ELC) def. Tanya Moore 6-3, 2-6, 10-4; Julie Wainilko (ELC) def. Karissa Holden 4-6, 6-2, 11-9; Rodelyne Forvil (NFM) def. Gessixa Macajoux 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – Gunderson-Gorbanovska (NFM) def. Marques-Goodwin 8-1; Holden0Marisa Durfey (NFM) def. Dzib-Wainilko 8-1.
Bishop Verot 7, Canterbury 0: Bishop Verot wrapped up the regular season portion of its schedule Wednesday by sweeping Canterbury.
The Vikings (12-1) now must wait two weeks to play the district tournament.
Singles – Linda Kornienko (BV) def. Hailey Grillo 6-3, 6-4; Mariel Rickert (BV) def. Courtney Bagans 6-3, 6-3; Nia-Marie Eddie (BV) def. Solange Ganthier 6-1, 6-2; Kathleen Norris (BV) def. Janet Hamilton 6-1, 6-3; Kayla Cheslosky (BV) def. Carol Marie Galloway 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles – Kornienko-Rickert (BV) def. Grillo-Bagans 10-8; Eddie-Norris (BV) def. Ganthier-Hamilton 8-6.
Fort Myers 7, North Fort Myers 0: Fort Myers swept past North Fort Myers Tuesday.
Singles – Emma Joslyn (FM) def. Abbey Gunderson 6-3, 6-2; Shanda Kumar (FM) def. Kateryna Gorbanovska 6-1, 4-6, 10-7; Katelyn Dorwart (FM) def. Tanya Moore 6-0, 6-4; Natalie Underberg (FM) def. Karissa Holden 6-2, 4-6, 10-1; Vaughn Hayduk (FM) def. Rodelyne Forvil 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles – Joslyn-Kumar (FM) def. Gunderson-Gorbanovska 8-3; Dorwart-Underberg (FM) def. Holden-Marisa Durfey 8-3.