Prep Report: Seahawks win 7th straight
Junior Cain Spangler drove in a total of six runs to back the no-hit, shutout pitching of senior Stefan Groening to propel the Cape Coral Seahawks to a 10-0 victory over East Lee County Thursday night.
The win is the seventh in a row for the Seahawks after they dropped their season-opener to Island Coast.
Spangler (3-for-4) drove in three runs with a double in the second inning, staking the Seahawks to a 4-0 lead at the time. He finished it off with a walk-off three-run triple in the fifth inning that brought the 10-run rule into play.
Senior Brad Kopale had a pair of hits, including a triple, and scored three runs while sophomore Cody Carroll contributed two hits with one RBI and scored four times. Spangler, Kopale and Carroll accounted for seven of the Seahawks’ 10 total hits.
Groening (3-0) faced just 17 batters, two over the minimum for a five-inning game. He struck out three.
The Seahawks (7-1) play at Estero Tuesday.
East Lee County000 00 – 0 0 3
Cape Coral131 23 – 10 10 3
W – Groening (3-0). L – n/a
2B – C. Spangler (CC). 3B – Kopale (CC), C. Spangler (CC).
Mariner 12, Dunbar 1: Alex Santana and Chris Wolf drove in two runs apiece to lead Mariner to a five-inning victory over Dunbar.
Santana had two doubles with teammates Jason Carmichael, Kevin Cavanagh and Ryan Gage each adding one double toward the team’s total of 12 base hits.
Tyler Bender allowed one hit and struck out three over three innings to earn his first mound decision.
The Tritons (6-2) put up four runs in the first inning and six more in the second to turn the game into a rout early.
Mariner hosts Ida Baker Tuesday.
Dunbar000 00 – 1 3 3
Mariner462 0x – 12 12 1
W – Bender (1-0). L – Ritchey.
2B – Carmichael (M), Santana (M) 2, Cavanagh (M), Gage (M).
Softball
Fort Myers 4, Island Coast 0: Freshman Kayla Logsdon got her first varsity start on the mound for Island Coast, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out three and walking one in a losing effort against Fort Myers.
Fort Myers bunched all of its runs together in the fourth inning.
The Gators (2-7), who managed just one hit, return to the diamond Monday at Cape Coral in a makeup of a game postponed last month during the Seahawks boys’ soccer team’s postseason championship bid.
Cape Coral 10, East Lee County 0: Cape Coral scored five runs in each of the first two innings en route to a shutout victory over East Lee County.
Kristi Maselter and Clara Mediano had two hits apiece, accounting for all of the hits for the Seahawks, who took advantage of 10 walks off East Lee pitching.
Brenna Harkins allowed four hits and struck out six over five innings to earn her third win.
The Seahawks host Island Coast Monday.
East Lee County000 00 – 0 4 7
Cape Coral550 0x – 10 4 1
W – Harkins (3-7). L – Kitson.