North halts Ida Baker’s fast start
Ida Baker’s history-making start to the baseball season came to a screeching halt Tuesday night as North Fort Myers handed the Bulldogs their first defeat 2-1 at Baker.
North’s Tyler Russo handcuffed the Bulldogs on one hit through six innings while allowing one run and striking out seven. North beat Chris Schrod (3-1), who struck out six and allowed one earned run on six hits through five innings.
Luke Endsley had the Bulldogs’ lone base hit. Both teams scored one run in the first inning, Baker’s coming on a passed ball. North scored the game-winning run in the third inning on a two-out RBI double by Joe Logsdon.
The Bulldogs (8-1) host East Lee County on Thursday.
Mariner 10, Golden Gate 5: Logan Hanick drove in three runs and Christian Velez delivered two runs with two hits to lead Mairner’s victory Tuesday night at Golden Gate.
The Tritons opened a 6-0 lead after four innings only to see Golden Gate plate all five of its runs in the fifth. The Tritons closed out the win with a four-run sixth.
Tim Watters (2-1) earned the win with four scoreless innings of two-hit ball. Mason Eicher also contributed two hits and scored three times for the Tritons (5-3), who travel to Riverdale on Thursday.
Cape Coral 3, Cypress Lake 2: Shane McClanahan and Matt McDade came through with two hits apiece to help spark Cape Coral to a come-from-behind victory at Cypress lake Tuesday.
Kyle Arjona and Bailey Wilson each drove in a run while Arnona (4-0) picked up the pitching win.
The game was tied 2-2 in the seventh when Kenny Gutierrez lofted a one-out sac-fly to plate the game-winning run. The Seahawks (8-1) host Bishop Verot on Thursday.
Oasis 6, Gateway Charter 5: Oasis posted its sixth straight victory Tuesday night holding on for a victory over Gateway after nearly squandering a 6-0 lead.
Baylee Smith (3-1) tossed 5 1/3 innings allowing four hits, two earned runs while striking out eight. Josh Morales earned the save by striking out four in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
Smith led the Sharks offensively with two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs. The Sharks (7-2, 2-0 district) travel to Everglades City on Friday.
Softball
Cape Coral 11, Cypress Lake 0: Cheyenne Krolczyk smacked three base hits, including a double, and Danielle Smith delivered a two-run single to lead Cape Coral to a five-inning victory Tuesday over Cypress Lake.
The Seahawks (8-2) delivered the knockout punch in the fourth inning by scoring seven runs. Makenzie Buss (7-2) earned the pitching victory with Carly Vilardi mopping up in the final inning.
The Seahawks visit Lehigh on Thursday.
Golden Gate 4, Mariner 3: Amanda Myers, Yasmine Halaby and Jasmine O’Neill connected for two hits and one RBI apiece to back the four-hit, three strikeout pitching effort of Abby Love, but it was not enough to save Mariner from defeat Tuesday night at Golden Gate.
The game was tied 3-3 from the fifth inning on until Golden Gate stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. A two-out single deep to right field produced the walk-off win.
The Tritons ( 3-7) return to Naples on Friday to face Lely.
Bishop Verot 16, Dunbar 0: Thirteen runs in the very first inning jumpstarted Bishop Verot’s three-inning rout of Dunbar Tuesday night.
Pitchers Tayli Filla and Deanne Goodlunis held Dunbar scoreless and hitless. Vero added three runs in the third to end the game on the mercy rule.
North Fort Myers 7, Ida Baker 0: Mackenzie Peterson (4-1) tossed a one-hit shutout Tuesday night as North Fort Myers blanked Ida Baker. Peterson also struck out nine batters.
Kathleen Kelly led the Red Knights with three hits, including a double, and scored two runs. Sajare Jones added two hits and scored twice while Alynn Kayatta contributed a single and two RBI.
North tallied two runs in the third and three in the fourth to open the advantage leading to the victory. The Knights (8-1) host Venice on Friday.
Tennis
Tuesday’s matches:
(Boys) Cape Coral 6, Mariner 1
Singles – Greenlaw (CC) def. McNeely 6-1, 6-1; Williamson (CC) def. Kibler 6-3, 6-0; Karras (M) def. Slafer 6-3, 1-6 (10-8); D’agostino (CC) def. Chavez 6-0, 6-1; Trommel (CC) def. Bhattacharjee 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles – Greenlaw-Williamson (CC) def. McNeely-Kibler 8-0; Slafer-D’agostino (CC) def. Florez-Cruz 8-0.
(Girls) Cape Coral 7, Mariner 0
Singles – Allen (CC) def. Wolf 6-0, 6-0; Flynn (CC) def. Bandemer 6-3, 6-1; Tuohy (CC) def. Restrepo 6-3, 6-0; Grilli (CC) def. Sanchez 6-1, 6-2; Smart (CC) def. Kao 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – Flynn-Smart (CC) def. Wolf-Bandemer 8-3; Tuohy-Grilli (CC) def. Restrepo-Sanchez 8-3.
(Girls) North Fort Myers 7, South Fort Myers 0
Singles – Erin Post (NFM) def. Winn 6-2, 6-0; Megan Sushil (NM) def. Kim 6-0, 6-1; Bailey Harris (NFM) def. Rumnen 6-2, 6-1; Coral Jarvis (NFM) def. Coole 6-0, 6-1; Paola Henderson (NFM) def. Kinzel 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – Post-Harris (NFM) def. Winn-Kim 8-2; Sushil-Milica Jovanovic (NFM) def. Rumnen-Coole 8-0.
Record: North 8-0.
Next: Cape Coral at North (Friday)
(Boys) North Fort Myers 4, South Fort Myers 3
Singles – Kratochvil (SFM) def. Ryan Mazon 6-0, 6-0; Nick Hulfeld (NFM) def. Dang 6-1, 6-1; Gin Zaliauskas (NFM) def. Hicks 6-0, 6-0; Peter Simon (NFM) def. Melvin; Connor (NFM) win by default.
Doubles – Kratochvil-Dang (SFM) def. Tempe Zaliauskas-Matt Caneer 8-0; Hicks/Melvin (SFM) def. Wyatt Madonna-Kaelen Wimbush.
(Girls) Evangelical Christian 5, Oasis 2
Singles – Carmen Thomas (O) def. Mosley 6-3, 6-2; Deritus (ECS) def. Alyssa Grabner 6-1, 6-1; Tessier (ECS) def. Katherine Morris 6-0, 6-0; Vera (ECS) def. Alexandra Thomas 6-0, 6-0; Tiya Delson (O) def. St. Moritz 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles – Mosley-Deritus (ECS) def. C. Thomas-Grabner 8-2; Hunte-Lyons (ECS) def. Hannah Busch-Morris 8-5
Records: Oasis 0-4; ECS 4-3.