Baker’s Peres perfect in shutout win
Sophomore pitcher Maddy Peres achieved perfection Tuesday night in Ida Baker’s 8-0 softball victory over South Fort Myers.
For the first time in her short career, Peres struck out 18 of 21 batters faced. She did not allow a hit or a single baserunner over a full seven innings.
Strangely enough, she almost did it twice in the span of five days. Last Thursday, Peres (3-0, 2-0 District 4A-11) struck out a career-high 19 of 22 batters in a 9-0 win over Island Coast. Marissa Gutierrez’s clean single was the only thing that kept Peres from throwing back-to-back perfect games. It gives Peres 37 strikeouts, and one hit, in consecutive outings.
Jessica Nuccio got the Bulldogs’ scoring started Tuesday night with a two-run triple in the second inning. Louie Ross and Sami Fisher also contributed triples toward the Bulldogs’ 10-hit attack. Hannah Kelly and Katie Rieser added two hits apiece.
South FM000 000 0 – 0 0 3
Ida Baker020 132 x – 8 10 0
W – Peres (3-0). L – Nylander.
3B – Ross (IB), Nuccio (IB), Fisher (IB).
In Tuesday’s other action:
Island Coast 20, Dunbar 0: Twelve runs in the first inning decided the game in Island Coast’s favor over District 3A-12 rival Dunbar.
Lexi Perry finished with three hits backed by Katie McDonald, Mikayla Kelly, Dana Ruff and Jessica Rossi with two hits apiece for the Gators (2-5, 1-1 district).
Dunbar 0 00 0 – 0 1 –
Island Coast (12)24 2 – 20 15 –
W – McDonald. L – Jaimes.
2B – Ruffino (IC), Gutierrez (IC), Rossi (IC), Ruff (IC).
Riverdale 5, Mariner 4: A one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Riverdale to a District 4A-11 win over Mariner.
Samantha Rapp was 4-for-5 to account for half of the Tritons’ eight hits in the game, including two doubles.
The Tritons (5-3, 3-2) host Gateway Charter Thursday night.
Mariner 012 100 000 – 4 8 2
Riverdale 101 011 001 – 5 12 2
W – Calor. L – Langdale (3-1).
2B – Gonles (R), Rapp (M) 2. HR – Gonles (R).
North Fort Myers 12, Estero 0: Allie Kennedy cracked a two-run home run in the fourth inning to finish off North’s lopsided victory at District 4A-11 rival Estero.
Darienne Boyden pitched three innings, allowing one of the Wildcats’ two hits and struck out four to earn her third win.
Sydney Bowden cashed in with three hits and drove in a run for the Red Knights (4-2, 2-0 district), who visit Bishop Verot Thursday.
North FM 036 30 – 12 8 0
Estero 000 00 – 0 2 4
W – Boyden (3-2). L – n/a
2B – Hernandez (NFM). HR – Kennedy (NFM).
Tennis
Matches played Tuesday:
(Boys) Ida Baker 5, Mariner 2
Singles – Nick Boye (IB) def. Steven Allen 6-4, 6-2; Matt Harrison (IB) def. Bradley Allen 6-2, 6-1; Caleb Littlestone (IB) def. Jordan Coberly 6-2, 6-1; Jaryd Wydock (IB) def. Travis Pacheco 6-0, 7-4; Chris Carrillo (IB) def. Ethan Fletcher 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles – Allen-Allen (M) def. Boye-Harrison 8-6; Coberly-Pacheco (M) def. Littlestone-Wydock 9-8.
Records: Ida Baker 6-1; Mariner 4-2
Next Match: Thursday, Ida Baker at Cypress Lake, Mariner at Riverdale.
(Boys) Island Coast 4, Lehigh 3
Singles – Mason Rodill (IC) def. Ray Falero 6-0, 6-0; Matthew Swenson (IC) def. Anthony Ventrees 6-2, 6-2; Daynel Savrez (L) def. Robert Swenson 7-5, 6-1; Kevin Cotton (L) def. Ryan Young 6-1, 2-6, 10-3; Chris Quiroga (IC) def. Jonathan Lawrence 8-6. 1-6, 10-9.
Doubles – Falero-Ventrees (L) def. Rodill-M. Swenson 8-6; R. Swenson-Young (IC) def. Savrez-Cotton 8-4.
Records: Island Coast 2-4.
Next Match: Thursday, Gateway Charter at Island Coast.
(Girls) Mariner 6, Ida Baker 1
Singles – Sarah Leny (IB) def. Katia Khatskevich 6-2, 6-3; Tori Webb-Martin (M) def. Savannah Hair 6-2, 6-1; Sydney Bell (M) def. Lindsay Riley 6-1, 7-5; Megan Fritz (M) def. Jessica Teets 6-3, 6-0; Madison Fletcher (M) def. Alexa Scalzo 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles – T. Webb-Martin-Fritz (M) def. Leny-Hair 8-4; Bell-Brittany Webb-Martin (M) def. Riley-Teets 8-2.
Records: Mariner 5-0; Ida Baker (n/a).
Next Match: Thursday, Ida Baker at Cypress Lake, Mariner at Riverdale.
(Girls) Fort Myers 7, North FM 0
Singles – Kailey Grillo (FM) def. Kateryna Gorbanovska 6-0, 6-0; Chandler Novoa (FM) def. Tanya Moore 6-1, 6-0; Emma Joslyn (FM) def. Roodelyne Forvil 6-0, 6-0; Nishani Karunamuni (FM) def. Marisa Durfey 6-2, 6-1; Jamie Halgrim (FM) def. Sarah Ibrahim 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles – Grillo-Novoa (FM) def. Moore-Forvil 8-0; Suzanne Brinson-Kennedy Wohlgemuth (FM) def. Durfey-Ibrahim 8-2.
Records: North Fort Myers 4-1.
Next Match: Friday, Cape Coral at North Fort Myers.