Prep Report 4-28-21
Tuesday
Baseball
Region 5A-8
All games 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s semifinals
Ida Baker at North Fort Myers Port Charlotte at Charlotte:
Friday’s championship
Semifinal winners at higher seed
Region 4A-13
Cypress Lake 7, Mariner 5: The Tritons (4-16) jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but the top-seeded Panthers (17-4) came back to win on a three-run double in the bottom of the seventh. Katie Campbell doubled and drove in two Mariner runs, while Cheyenne Waddell had two hits including a double and contributed an RBI.
LaBelle 5, Cape Coral 4 (10 innings): The Seahawks (11-9) played a marathon, but fell on an error in the bottom of the 10th. Cape pitcher Avery Mytnik allowed only one earned run (out of five scored) and struck out 13 batters. Labelle (11-8) will play Cypress Lake in the final.
Thursday’s championship
LaBelle at Cypress Lake, 7 p.m.
District 3A-12
Bishop Verot 8, Bonita Springs 3: Aubrey Gatewood homered on a 2-for-3 night, driving in two runs for the Vikings (20-3), who will be the home team for Thursday night’s district championship game. Ashley Smallwood was 3-for-3 and Victoria Ash 3-for-4, each with an RBI. Ash allowed three runs on three hits and a walk, striking out 12.
Parrish Community 9, Lemon Bay 1: Tuesday’s win lifted the Bulls to 13-9 heading into the title game at Bishop Verot. The Vikings and Parrish Community did not meet during the regular season.
Thursday’s championship
Parrish Community at Bishop Verot, 6 p.m.
Baseball
District 5A-10
All games 7 p.m.
North Fort Myers 4, Port Charlotte 1: Logan Smith doubled in two runs as the Red Knights (14-12) got the best of a pitchers’ duel. Dyan Mercer and Aiden Denlinger combined on a two-hit shutout. North made the best of its three hits, in part thanks to six walks issued by Pirates pitching. The Red Knights scored all four of their runs in the first inning. Next up for North is a semifinal matchup at old rival Fort Myers on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s games
North Fort Myers at Fort Myers
Charlotte at Island Coast
Friday’s championship
Semifinal winners at higher seed
District 5A-11
Cypress Lake 3, Cape Coral 1: The Seahawks finished the year 7-18 after a loss at the hands of the No. 1 seed Panthers (15-9). Allen Guerrero held Cypress to six hits while striking out seven. Cypress Lake will be at home for Friday’s title game.
Estero 9, South Fort Myers 8: Estero (13-6) battled back with two runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to walk off with a win and a spot in Friday’s district final.
Friday’s championship
Estero at Cypress Lake, 7 p.m.
Region 4A-12
Mariner 11, LaBelle 1 (6 innings): The game was 1-all through four innings, but the Tritons (14-12) put up five runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to run away with the victory. Sam Duvall homered and drove in two runs, and Matthew Morales had two RBI and two runs scored. Jeffrey Mackey doubled twice, scored twice and added an RBI. Michael Scalise allowed one run on four hits over six innings, striking out seven and not walking a batter. Mariner, the top seed in the tournament, will be the home team for Thursday’s district title game.
Lemon Bay 7, Desoto County 1: The Manta Rays (18-6) will provide the opposition for Mariner on Thursday. The two teams did not meet during the regular season.
Thursday’s championship
Lemon Bay at Mariner, 7 p.m.
Region 3A-10
All games 6 p.m.
Bonita Springs 6, Parrish Community 3: Now 16-9 on the season, the Bull Sharks move on to face top-seeded Bishop Verot on Wednesday. Baker Tygart had two RBI for Bonita Springs.
Gateway Charter 9, Oasis 0: The Sharks bowed out in the first round of the tournament with an 9-9 record. Gateway Charter jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Tony Suarez, Anthony Castella, Ryan Dewitt and Joseph Rodriguez had hits for Oasis.
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 12, Imagine School North Port 0 (5 innings): The Cougars (19-7) coasted into Wednesday’s semifinals, where they will play host to Gateway Charter.
Wednesday’s games
Bonita Springs at Bishop Verot
Gateway Charter at Cardinal Mooney
Friday’s championship
Semifinal winners at higher seed