Island Coast, Bishop Verot advance in baseball regionals; NFM eliminated
Prep Report 5-10-23
Tuesday
BASEBALL
REGION 5A-3
Tuesday’s first round
Tampa Jesuit 12, North Fort Myers 2 (6 innings): Jesuit, the No. 1 team in Class 5A, ended North’s season at 13-15. The Red Knights scored two runs on two hits.
Naples 5, Seminole 4: The Golden Eagles will travel to Tampa Jesuit on Friday.
Osceola 10, Hollins 0 (5 innings): Second-seeded Osceola (21-6) will be home for the semifinals against Island Coast.
Island Coast 3, Parrish Community 2: Kevin Martinez battled for 6 2/3 innings, throwing 109 pitches, before Mason Blackburn came in to get the save for Island Coast. The Gators (20-3) advanced to the semifinals despite managing only four hits and a walk. Blackburn had an RBI and a run scored, Juan Torres had an RBI, with Emilio Gonzalez and Jordi Guerrero scoring Island Coast runs.
Friday’s semifinals
Games scheduled 7 p.m.
Naples at Tampa Jesuit
Island Coast at Osceola
REGION 3A-2
Tuesday’s first round
Calvary Christian 11, Bell Creek Academy 1 (6 innings): Calvary Christian, the top seed, will be home against Bishop Verot on Friday.
Bishop Verot 4, Clearwater Central Catholic 2: Fidel Alviar drove in two Vikings runs, and Maddix Simpson added an RBI. Grayson Carpenter, Jason Bello, Owen Rardin and Simpson scored for Bishop Verot.
Tampa Catholic 2, Fort Meade 0: Tampa Catholic, the No. 2 seed in the region, blanked Fort Meade to advance.
Tampa Berkeley Prep 11, Avon Park 1 (6 innings): Berkeley Prep will face crosstown foe Tampa Catholic in the semifinals.
Friday’s semifinals
Games scheduled 7 p.m.
Bishop Verot at Calvary Christian
Tampa Berkeley Prep at Tampa Catholic
SOFTBALL
REGION 5A-3
Games scheduled 7 p.m.
Thursday’s first round
St. Petersburg at Parrish Community (#1 seed)
Barron Collier at Immokalee
Ida Baker at North Fort Myers (#2 seed)
Mariner at Fort Myers
Semifinals
May 16
At higher seeds
SP/PC winner vs. BC/I winner
IB/NFM winner vs. M/FM winner
REGION 3A-3
Games scheduled 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s first round
Lake Placid at Calvary Christian (#1 seed)
McKeel Academy at Academy of the Holy Names
Clearwater Central Catholic at Bishop Verot (#2 seed)
Tampa Catholic at Tampa Berkeley Prep
Semifinals
May 16
At higher seeds
LP/CC winner vs. McK/AHN winner
CCC/BV winner vs. TC/TBP winner
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
FHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT
At Tallahassee
FRIDAY
First round
Bishop Verot vs. Vero Beach, noon
St. John Lutheran vs. King’s Academy, noon
Quarterfinals
BV/VB winner vs. SJL/KA winner, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
Semifinals, 10 a.m.
Championship, 3 p.m.
SPRING FOOTBALL
Friday
Scrimmage: Mariner and LaBelle at ECS, 6 p.m.
May 17
North Fort Myers vs. Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.
May 25
Jamboree: Cardinal Mooney and DeSoto County at Island Coast, 6 or 6:30 p.m.
MAY 26
North Miami Beach at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
Ida Baker at Gateway, 7 p.m.
Mariner at Dunbar, 7:30 p.m.
No game scheduled
Cape Coral, Oasis