Prep Report: Verot girls dump Cape 8-1
Bishop Verot put together one big inning that proved to be enough to carry the Vikings to an 8-1 victory Wednesday night over the Cape Coral Seahawks.
“Bishop Verot is a very good hitting team,” said Seahawks coach Amy Petruska. “We struggled to get hits and to make some key plays, especially in that third inning.”
The Vikings broke the game open with a six-run rally in the third to take a 7-0 lead when the dust settled. The first eight batters reached base on consecutive hits.
With the bases loaded and no outs, Lauren Blasingim (3-for-5) drove in two runs with a single to spark the rally, and added another RBI single in the fourth.
Talia Barraco’s two-run double and Emma Clinger’s two-run single finished off the six-run outburst. The Vikings could have scored more runs in the inning, but two baserunners were put out trying to take an extra base.
The Seahawks answered with a run in the bottom of the third, their only run of the game. Kristi Maselter doubled deep down the left field line with one out. Two batters later she scored on Amanda Hurley’s single through the shortstop hole to left.
In the fourth, Verot’s Jordan Honc (4-for-5) reached on a two-out double off the second baseman’s glove and scored on Blasingim’s third hit of the night.
Paris Prusak contributed three hits and Emma Clinger two hits toward the Vikings’ 15-hit total.
Cape’s Brenna Harkins (7-13) took the loss. She gave up eight runs on 15 hits with only two strikeouts. The first of the eight runs scored on a wild pitch.
Barraco earned the win for the Vikings (14-4) by scattering five hits while walking two and striking out two.
The Seahawks (8-13) play at Island Coast Friday.
Bishop Verot 106 100 0 – 8 15 0
Cape Coral 001 000 0 – 1 5 1
W – Barraco. L – Harkins (7-13).
2B – K. Maselter (CC), Barraco (BV), Honc (BV).
Palmetto Ridge 6, Island Coast 0: Dana Ruff and Jessica Rossi accounted for Island Coast’s two hits in a shutout loss at Palmetto Ridge.
The Gators (7-11) host Cape Coral Friday.
Baseball
Mariner 5, North Fort Myers 0: Kevin Cavanagh allowed one hit and struck out seven over five innings as Mariner blanked North Fort Myers.
Justin Gubelman contributed two hits for the Tritons while Jason Carmichael, Charlie Klein and Walter Cleary added RBI hits.
The Tritons (11-6, 5-2 district) host East Lee County Friday.
North FM 000 000 0 – 0 2 2
Mariner 011 120 x – 5 9 1
W – Cavanagh (3-0). L – Nelson.
2B – Carmichael (M), Santana (M), Klein (M).
Island Coast 7, Palmetto Ridge 2: Island Coast notched its sixth straight win behind Taylor Renegar’s four-hit, 10-strikeout pitching at Palmetto Ridge.
Kameron Gellinger led the Gators with three hits backed by Cole Ondrejka and Tanner Reneger with two hits apiece. All three drove in a run and Randy Petito drove in a run with a single.
Gellinger sparked a three-run rally in the fourth inning during which the Gators took advantage of four defensive errors.
The Gators added three runs in the seventh to pad the final margin. A couple of stolen bases, a squeeze bunt, a sacrifice, a fielder’s choice and a wild pitch accounted for the final runs.
The Gators (14-2) host Cape Coral Friday night.
Island Coast 100 300 3 – 7 8 0
Palmetto Ridge 002 000 0 – 2 4 5
W – Taylor Renegar (2-0). L – McLaughlin.
Tennis
Matches played Wednesday:
(Girls) North FM 7, Dunbar 0
Singles – Abby Gunderson (NFM) def. Octavia Nance 6-0, 6-1; Kateryna Gorbanovska (NFM) def. Chayane Burnside 6-0, 6-0; Tanya Moore (NFM) def. Aijiah Gordon 6-0, 6-0; Roodelyne Forvil (NFM) def. Julianna Toyloy 6-0, 6-0; Marisa Durfey (NFM) def. Shanyia Jacob 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – Gunderson-Forvil (NFM) def. Nance-Burnside 8-0; Moore-Sarah Ibrahim (NFM) def. Gordon-Toyloy 8-0.
Records: North Fort Myers 11-3.
Next Match: Friday, North Fort Myers at Cape Coral.
(Girls) Bishop Verot 7, South FM 0
Singles – Mariel Rickert (BV) def. Peyton Turregano 6-0, 6-2; Marilyn Merkli (BV) def. Andrea Gearing 6-2, 6-1; Kathleen Norris (BV) def. Monica Estes 6-2, 6-1; Alex Schol (BV) def. Janilya Haltawa 6-3, 6-1; Sarah Palmon (BV) def. Lindsay Hanes 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles – Rickert-Merkli (BV) def. Turregano-Haltawa 8-0; Norris-Schol (BV) def. Gearing-Estes 8-2.
Records: Bishop Verot 11-0.
Next Match: Thursday, Canterbury at Bishop Verot.
(Boys) Fort Myers 7, Mariner 0
Singles – Michael Green (FM) def. Steven Allen 6-3, 6-1; Javier Rebolledo (FM) def. Bradley Allen 6-2,6-2; Corey Roberts (FM) def. Jordan Coberly 6-1, 6-4; Time Olsen (FM) def. Travis Pacheco 7-5, 5-7, 11-9 ; Mike McCoy (FM) def. Ethan Fletcher 6-4, 6-3
Doubles – Sandon Francis-Chilu Kangwa (FM) def. Allen-Allen 8-6; Corey Roberts-Ryan Towe (FM) def. Cody Kibler-Derick Adams 8-2.
Records: Mariner 10-5.
Next Match: Monday, at District 3A-11 Tournament, Cape Coral High.
(Girls) Fort Myers 7, Mariner 0
Singles – Hailey Grillo (FM) def. Tori Webb-Martin 6-0, 6-0; Chandler Novoa (FM) def. Katia Khatskevich 6-3, 6-3; Emma Joslyn (FM) def. Sydney Bell 6-0, 6-0; Jamie Halgrim (FM) def. Megan Fritx 6-3, 7-5; Kennedy Wohlgemuth (FM) def. Kayshel Trudell 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – Nicole Horton-Joslyn (FM) def. Madison Fletcher-Monica Amaya 8-0; Elise Fay-Novoa (FM) def. Brittany Webb-Martin-Taylor Brown 8-2.
Records: Mariner (12-2).
Next Match: Monday, Mariner at District 3A-11 Tournament, Cape Coral High.