Scores, Videos and Recaps From Monday Night's Action
Class 8A-District 6
At Bloomingdale
Play-in game
Bloomingdale 10, East Bay 0
Bloomingdale senior right-hander Vladimir Zavala needed just 62 pitches to complete a five-inning, no-hitter as the Bulls defeated East Bay via mercy-rule, 10-0 in 8A-6 action Monday. The Bulls offense supported Zavala with six runs in the third as Nate Chevalier had an RBI single and Jackson Hobbs doubled in three runs. Bloomingdale (13-10) added four more as Brock Wilken doubled in a pair and Jett Davis hit a two-run single the next inning.
The No.4-seed Bulls advance to Tuesday’s district semifinal against top-seeded Durant at Bloomingdale at 5:30 p.m.
Class 7A-District 9
At Brandon
Play-in game
Tampa Bay Tech 6, Armwood 0
A pair of doubles, one from Fred Myles, Jr. and a two-run, two-bagger by Joe Lewis led the Titans offense as TBT defeated Armwood on Tuesday. Josiah Lara added an RBI single to TBT’s night, while senior Freddy Drayton allowed just five hits in a shutout win on the mound. TBT will face No. 1 seed Braden River at Brandon, Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the district semifinal.
Class 6A-District 8
At Jefferson
Quarterfinals
Spoto 13, Blake 6
A back-and-forth game was broken open by a Spoto six-run fifth inning as the Spartans defeated Blake in a quarterfinal meeting. Down a run in the bottom of the fifth the Spartans offense took control, keyed by an Adrian Rodriguez RBI singled and a two run Juan Lopez triple. Daryl Flintroy went 2-for-2, with a pair of walks and three runs scored, while Ralph Kirk (two runs) and Dwayne House (three runs) each collected two hits. Elyjah West had a two-run double for Blake. Spoto will face No. 1 Jesuit in the 4 p.m. semifinal at Jefferson on Tuesday.
Jefferson 15, Middleton 0 (four innings)
The Dragons used a 13-run 1st inning to put this game away before it even started. Leadoff hitter AJ Mathis reached base four times, including a two-run triple in the 1st, to set the table for the Jefferson offense. Isaiah Gonzalez went 3 for 3 with a pair of RBI singles, Ty Evans got hit with a pitch twice and scored three runs and Robby Martin had two runs batted in without the benefit of a hit on the night (A rare occurrence for the Dragons leading hitter). Jefferson will face No. 2 Robinson in the 7 p.m. semifinal at Jefferson on Tuesday.
Class 3A-District 4
At Winter Haven All Saints
Quarterfinals
Cambridge Christian 5, Lakeland Christian 3
The Lancers took a 5-0 lead into the fifth before allowing three runs, but escaped with the win as Lakeland Christian had the winning run at the plate in the seventh. Austin Carter worked five innings to earn the win, while Alex Smith tossed two innings to pick up the save. Carter, Austin Hessinger and Tilden Agee (two doubles) had multi-hit games for Cambridge Christian (21-5). Zack Stein and Sevas Cardona also had doubles for CCS. Cambridge Christian will play in the district semis on Thursday at 4 p.m. facing the winner of Wednesday’s All Saints/Carrollwood Day game at All Saints Academy.
Bishop McLaughlin 6, Bell Creek 0
**AS ALWAYS** A big thank you to my buddy Jarrett Guthrie for his contributions to this article. For more in-depth HS coverage, check out Jarrett's site, www.813preps.com !!