North tops Charlotte in regional baseball series opener
Prep Report 4-24-25
Wednesday
BASEBALL
(best-of-3 series)
Region 6A-4
Game 1: St. Thomas Aquinas 11, Ida Baker 0 (5 innings): Aquinas held the Bulldogs to two hits to grab a 1-0 series advantage.
Region 5A-3
Game 1: North Fort Myers 7, Charlotte 6: The Red Knights (16-10) built a 7-2 lead and held on to upset the top-seeded Tarpons. Matthew Blasena had two RBI for North, and Jakob Wagner, Nicholas Oliveros, Caedon Conn and Ethan Rodriguez drove in one run each. Payton Sturrup worked 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief to save the win for Harrison Kabel.
Game 1: Braden River 8, Mariner 7: Second-seeded Braden River scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off with the win. PJ Marino tripled and drove in two runs for the Tritons (17-11), with Trenton Taylor and Pablo Hernandez knocking in one run each.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
District 2A-12
Championship
Port Charlotte 5, Charlotte 0
FLAG FOOTBALL
Region 3A-3
First round
East Bay 13, Mariner 0: A 15-3 East Bay team ended the Tritons’ season at 8-4.
Manatee 8, North Fort Myers 6: The Red Knights suffered their first loss (9-1) in a tight game.
Region 2A-4
First round
Mater Lakes 28, Bishop Verot 0: Bishop Verot wound up with a 9-3 record. The timing wasn’t good for the Vikings, with several players unavailable due to spring break.
SOFTBALL
North Port 15, Ida Baker 4 (5 innings): The Bulldogs (4-12) got their four runs on three hits.
Gateway 16, Island Coast 1 (5 innings): Gateway held the Gators to two hits.