Scores, Videos and Recaps From Tuesday's Action
Class 9A-District 8
Various Sites
Newsome 2, Sarasota Riverview 1
Dan Neely and Joey Raffaele had RBI singles in the top of the first and Newsome held on in a pitching duel to top Sarasota Riverview. Senior Beau Nichols worked 6.2 innings before allowing a Rams run, and junior Will Ohme came in for the final out and notched the save.
Alonso 3, Palm Harbor 2
Jordan Butler tossed a complete-game allowing two unearned runs and striking out seven as the Ravens defeated PHU at home on Tuesday. Jared DeSantolo (RBI) and Butler each chipped in doubles, and Jose Ciccarello had a long home run for Alonso.
Class 8A-District 4
At Strawberry Crest
Wharton 8, Wiregrass Ranch 0
Senior Austin Appel was tough on the mound as he allowed just a single hit to lead Wharton to a semifinal win against the Bulls. The Wildcats offense supported their pitcher early as Zach Sirois singled in a pair in the first inning. Leo Alfonzo had and RBI double and single in the win, while Drew Ehrhard scored a pair and doubled, Clayton Coringrato had an RBI double and Brian Baughman singled in a run. Appel worked a complete game striking out five on the mound.
Freedom 2, Strawberry Crest 0
If the first pitching performance of the day in Dover was exciting, the second was just plain awesome. Freedom senior Khalil Al’mutasim carried a perfect game into the sixth before walking a runner, and a no-hitter one out into the seventh before Chargers sophomore Alex Marshall dropped a single into right. Al’mutasim finished the shutout win and earned the Patriots a spot in Thursday’s district final. Samio Uze was 3-for-4 with an RBI triple to give the Patriots the needed run, and Zack Booth followed with an RBI single for insurance.
Class 8A-District 5
At Plant
Steinbrenner 7, Sickles 4
A home run from Jordan Lala to right tied the game at 1-1 in the first, and the Warriors got a pair of three run innings highlighted by a Cam Coakley two-run double and a Patrick Morris two-run homer to put things out of reach for Sickles, and earn Steinbrenner a spot in Wednesday’s district final against top-seeded Plant. For the Gryphons, Trey Bacon had a pair of doubles and two RBI, and Dylan Eskew had an RBI double in the first.
Class 8A-District 6
At Riverview
Riverview 6, Plant City 1
Riverview busted a scoreless game wide open in the fifth as Tyler Roschfska led off with a single up the middle, and the Sharks piled on six runs keyed by RBI doubles by Garrett Thompson and Justin Farmer. Sharks senior Freddy Tarnok worked five, shutout innings, striking out six, and is now 7-0 on the season. Manny Martinez worked the final two innings of relief for the Sharks.
At Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale 3, Durant 0
Jacob Hedgpeth and the Bulls defense allowed just two Durant hits, as Hedgpeth earned a complete-game win for Bloomingdale at home. Nate Chevalier doubled home the eventual game-winner in the third, and the Bulls added two insurance runs in the fifth on a Bryce Hazzard RBI single and a RBI double from Cody Wilson.
Class 7A-District 8
At King
Leto 10, Chamberlain 0
Senior Felix Rosario pitched five innings, allowing just a single hit as Leto defeated Chamberlain in the district play-in game. The Falcons will now face top seed Hillsborough Wednesday at 4 p.m. at King High. Rosario also went 3-for-3 at the plate, with three RBI, Andreas Morales drove in a pair with two hits, and Jorge Carrero had a two-hit, two-RBI performance with the bat. Chamberlain’s Daryl Mitchell had a double in the loss.
Class 7A-District 9
At Brandon
Brandon 8, Lennard 0
Brandon junior BJ Carter picked an opportune time to toss his best game of the season, in a no-hit effort with eight strikeouts. Eagles hitters got Carter the runs he’d need early as a balk and a Jermaine White single gave Brandon a 2-0 lead in the first. Teddy Flynn was 2-for-3 for Brandon with an RBI as the Eagles had six hits.
Braden River 11, Tampa Bay Tech 1
Class 6A-District 8
At Jefferson
Jesuit 10, Spoto 0 (five innings)
Drew Martin allowed a single hit over five innings, while striking out nine as top seed Jesuit defeated Spoto by mercy-rule Tuesday afternoon. Thomas Bencivenga singled in the game’s deciding run in the first, and the Tigers added six in the second highlighted by a Mitchell Thrower RBI double. Jake Jones and Duncan Hunter also had RBI doubles in the win.
Jefferson 2, Robinson 1
The Dragons squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Knights on Tuesday night in a game packed with action.
Jefferson got on the board first in the 2nd inning when Jack Rodriguez singled and moved to third on a Jake Coleman double. Nick Perez hit a deep flyball to center and Rodriguez tagged up and scored to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead.
Robinson's Andrew McMillan executed a perfect double steal from third to tie the game at one in the top of the 3rd, and the score stayed that way until the bottom of the 4th when Perez struck again.
After Coleman singled and moved to second, Perez lined one to left field with two away and Coleman came around to score to give Jefferson the 2-1 advantage.
Michael Dominguez got the start for the Dragons and was on the money, striking out eight and only giving up four hits until he ran into trouble in the 6th.
Jefferson's sophomore righthander didn't walk a batter through the first five innings, but walked the bases loaded in the 6th and had to give way to junior Robby Martin with one away.
Martin pumped fastball after fastball past the next two Knights batters and the Dragons escaped with the lead they would not relinquish.
Class 4A-District 4
At Calvary Christian
Tampa Catholic 10, Brooks DeBartolo 4
A big five-run first keyed by RBI doubles by Conor Grady and Christian Docobo put Tampa Catholic on the path to a win against Brooks DeBartolo. Docobo added another double to his two-RBI game, while Jonathon Rodrigues was 3-for-3 with three runs scored in the win. Calvin Rucker and Julian Pichardo (two) added RBI to the Crusaders totals.
Berkeley Prep 4, Tampa Prep 3
Berkeley Prep saw a three-run lead disappear in the sixth, but a Gordon Stetson RBI sac fly pushed the Buccaneers to a quarterfinal win over Tampa Prep. Carson Weekley was 3-for-4 and Stetson had a home run to center to get Berkeley Prep ahead early. A two-run double from Aaron Muench and a Charlie Vari RBI groundout even things for the Terrapins in the top of the sixth, but Khalib Bayona was able to lock down the seventh inning and make Stetson’s sac fly the winner.
Class 3A-District 4
At All Saints Academy
Seffner Christian 4, Lakeland Santa Fe 3
Winter Haven All Saints 3, Carrollwood Day 2
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