Prep Report: Gators top Seahawks in opener
Island Coast started the baseball season with a bang Monday night in the annual Cape Coral Early Bird Tournament at Terry Park.
Island Coast’s big bang came off the bat of junior catcher Randy Petito (2-for-3), whose one-out, two-run double in the sixth inning ignited the Gators’ 6-3 victory over host Cape Coral.
With the Gators leading 2-0, the Seahawks rallied for three runs in the fifth inning highlighted by Brandon Marshall’s two-run single. Cody Carroll was 4-for-4 for the Seahawks.
After Petito’s double gave the Gators a 4-3 lead, Pablo Matos added a run-scoring single and Nelson Candelario hit a sacrifice fly.
The Gators travel to Clewiston Wednesday. The Seahawks face North Fort Myers Wednesday.
Cape Coral 000 030 0 – 3 11 3
Island Coast 100 104 x – 6 8 2
W – Matos (1-0). L – Marshall (0-1).
2B – C. Spangler (CC), Hobaugh (CC), Petito (IC).
Estero 1, Ida Baker 0: Estero scratched for a run in the sixth inning of a pitchers’ duel to beat Ida Baker in the opening round of the Early Bird Tournament at Terry Park.
A single, an error and a passed ball led to the game’s only run.
There were only three singles in the game. Estero had two of them. Stephen Nason singled in the second inning for Baker’s only hit.
Sean Brady pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and two walks for the Bulldogs, who take on Evangelical Christian Wednesday.
Estero 000 001 0 – 1 2 0
Ida Baker 000 000 0 – 0 1 2
W – Price. L – Brady (0-1).
Naples 11, North Fort Myers 1: Naples banged out nine base hits and took advantage of 10 errors in an Early Bird win over North Fort Myers, which faces Cape Coral Wednesday.
Naples 203 311 1 – 11 9 1
North FM 010 000 0 – 1 4 10
W – Scafidi. L – Nelson (0-1).
3B – Ellert (N).
Girls Tennis
Ida Baker 6, Island Coast 0: Baker coasted to its second victory of the season at Island Coast Monday. The Gators (2-0) play at Cape Coral Thursday.
Singles – Sarah Leny (IB) def. Brittany Cobb 6-0, 6-0; Savannah Hair (IB) def. Vee Scott 6-0, 6-0; Lindsey Riley (IB) def. Sarah Louis-Jean 6-0, 6-0; Jessica Teets (IB) def. Melissa Davidson 6-3, 6-1; Alexa Scalzo (IB) def. Cassidy Ferrara 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – Leny-Hair (IB) def. Scott-Louis-Jean 8-0.