Rain fails to stop diamond sports
Softball
Naples 10, Cape Coral 3: Cape Coral came up short on a rainy night against Naples Thursday.
Brenna Harkins took her first loss on the mound and Mallory Gerrero hit a solo home run for the Seahawks (1-1), who play at Mariner Tuesday.
Naples 101 413 – 10 13 1
Cape Coral 001 110 – 3 6 1
W – Pinkeich. L – Harkins (1-1).
2B – Pinkeich (N). 3B – Fisher (N), Raile (N). HR – Gerrero (CC).
Baseball
Estero 8, Cape Coral 5: Cain Spangler and Mitch Marinack cracked solo home runs and Brandon Marshall belted a two-run shot in Cape Coral’s preseason game Thursday at Riverdale.
Danny Hale and Koji Spangler contributed two hits apiece, as did Marshall. Marinack finished with three hits.
The Seahawks host their annual Early Bird Tournament to open the regular season Monday. They meet Island Coast in the first of three rounds at 7 p.m. at Terry Park.
North Fort Myers 17, East Lee County 3: Rob Owen, Casey Perkowski, Ty Nelson and Robbie Fenton contributed two hits apiece as the Red Knights cruised to a preseason victory Thursday at Lehigh.
The Knights open the season Monday against Riverdale Monday in the first round of the Cape Coral Early Bird Tournament at Terry Park.