Baseball: Tampa Bay area report — Feb. 21, 2024

Check out the scores and top performers from Tuesday’s baseball games in the Tampa Bay area. From impressive pitching to clutch hits, we’ve got you covered with all the action on the diamond. Wondering which games to tune into? We’ve got two exciting matchups lined up for tonight. Plus, don’t miss the county-by-county schedules to plan your baseball viewing.

Tonight’s Tournament Schedules

Steve Georgiadis (at Seminole)

Pinellas Park 5, Clearwater Central Catholic 4

Seminole 10, Boca Ciega 0

Packer Invitational (at Largo)

St. Petersburg Catholic 11, Zephyrhills 1 

East Lake 3, Largo 0

Tonight’s County Schedules

Hernando County 

Hernando Christian 8, Cambridge Christian 4

Hernando 4, Crystal River 0

Nature Coast 4, Springstead 0

Central 12, Weeki Wachee 2

Prime time performers

Zach Bradford, Hernando Christian: Went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a win over Cambridge Christian.

Blake Byrne, Weeki Wachee: Ended up going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in a loss to Central.

Colten Cloud, Hernando: Threw five scoreless innings and struck out seven in a win over Crystal River.

Ryan Engley, Central: Recorded seven strikeouts in 3 ⅓ innings on the mound and had two hits and four RBIs in a win over Weeki Wachee.

Mason Hogue, Hernando Christian: Threw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out six, on the mound and drove in three runs at the plate in a win over Cambridge Christian.

Jackson Hoyt, Nature Coast: Had two hits and two RBIs in a win over Springstead.

Sean Keegan, Nature Coast: Threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out nine in a win over Springstead.

JJ Tranum, Central: Had three hits and an RBI in a win over Weeki Wachee.

Jayden Warren, Central: Finished with three hits and an RBI in a win over Weeki Wachee.

Hillsborough County

Bayshore Christian at Zephyrhills Christian, 3

Hernando Christian 8, Cambridge Christian 4

Lakeland Christian 9, Seffner Christian 6

Tampa Prep 7, Berkeley Prep 6

Tampa Catholic 11, Tampa SLAM 1

Plant City 3, Wharton 2

Durant 1, Sickles 0

Spoto 11, Middleton 1

Jefferson 2, Sumner 0

Blake 16, Brandon 9

Jesuit 10, Cypress Creek 0

Hillsborough 7, Robinson 1

Gaither 9, Newsome 0

East Bay 1, Freedom 0

Alonso 4, Lennard 2

Armwood 1, Steinbrenner 0

King 7, Tampa Bay Tech 0

Prime time performers

Vincent Antuna, Alonso: Struck out seven in five innings of work in a win over Lennard.

Cullen Cairnes, Spoto: Hurled four perfect innings with five strikeouts in a win over Middleton.

Tyler Corns, Armwood: Threw six scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out eight in a win over Steinbrenner.

Matthew Counts, Lennard: Ended up going 3-for-4 with an RBI in a loss to Alonso.

Ethan Frame, Tampa Catholic: Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a win over Tampa SLAM.

Cameron Guise, Sickles: Lasted 6 ⅓ innings, allowing one earned run on two hits while striking out six in a loss to Durant.

Angel Hernandez, Gaither: Hit a homer, a double and finished with three RBIs and two runs scored in a win over Newsome.

Theodric Hicks, Armwood: Had one of the Hawks’ two hits and scored the lone run of the game in a win over Steinbrenner.

Salvador Jaramillo, Plant City: Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Wharton.

Will Jennewein, Tampa Prep: Had a homer, a double and two RBIs in a win over Berkeley Prep.

Jacob Lozano, Jesuit: Finished with a double, a triple and two RBIs in a win over Cypress Creek.

Aden Knowles, Jesuit: Recorded six strikeouts in 3 ⅔ scoreless innings in a win over Cypress Creek.

Michael Marroquin, Jefferson: Threw four scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out eight in a win over Sumner.

Garrett Morgan, Seffner Christian: Went 3-for-4 with a double in a loss to Lakeland Christian.

Aiden Morales, Hillsborough: Ended up going 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a win over Robinson.

Peyton Nisy, Spoto: Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in a win over Middleton.

Landon Nunez, Alonso: Drove in two of the Ravens’ four runs in a win over Lennard.

Francis Ovalles, Brandon: Went 3-for-5 with an RBI in a loss to Blake.

David Parker, Berkeley Prep: Had a two-run homer in a loss to Tampa Prep.

Adriano Parral, Hillsborough: Hurled six innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits while striking out 13 in a win over Robinson.

Aaron Pederson, Gaither: Threw 2 ⅓ perfect innings with two strikeouts in a win over Newsome.

Carlos Rivera, King: Hurled 4 ⅔ scoreless innings, allowing four hits while striking out six in a win over Tampa Bay Tech.

Blaine Rowland, Durant: Threw a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in a win over Sickles.

Cyrus Shokrani, Seffner Christian: Ended up going 2-for-2 with a homer, an RBI and two runs scored.

Alex Sotiropoulos, Tampa Catholic: Recorded five strikeouts in two innings in a win over Tampa SLAM.

Carter Stern, Steinbrenner: Allowed one hit in five scoreless innings and recorded 10 strikeouts in a loss to Armwood.

James Van Meter, Jefferson: Threw three scoreless, no-hit innings with five strikeouts in a win over Sumner.

Matthew Werner, Plant City: Hurled four scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out 10 in a win over Wharton.

Pasco County

St. Petersburg Catholic 11, Zephyrhills 1 4:30 (Largo’s Packer Invitational)

Mitchell 7, Hudson 4

IMG Blue 7, Academy at the Lakes 6

Anclote 19, Fivay 5

Jesuit 10, Cypress Creek 0

River Ridge 10, Gulf 0

Wesley Chapel 2, Land O’ Lakes 1

Pasco 9, Lake Gibson 1

Prime time performers

Logan Baisley, Land O’ Lakes: Hurled five scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out eight in a loss to Mitchell.

Aaron Brooks, Wesley Chapel: Threw five no-hit, scoreless innings with five strikeouts in a win over Land O’ Lakes.

Miles Coller, River Ridge: Went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in a win over Gulf.

Carson Cooley, River Ridge: Threw a no-hit shutout (two walks away from a perfect game) and recorded 11 strikeouts on the mound and went 2-for-3 with an RBI at the plate in a win over Gulf.

William Dawson, Anclote: Drove in six runs in a win over Fivay.

Andrew Farriss, Cypress Creek: Went 2-for-2 in a loss to Jesuit.

Colton Jones, Zephyrhills: Went 2-for-3 with a double in a loss to St. Petersburg Catholic.

Kyle Koslin, Mitchell: Powered the Mustangs by hitting two homers and finishing with five RBIs and two runs scored in a win over Hudson.

Anthony Ramos, Anclote: Went 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and scored two runs in a win over Fivay.

Guillermo Rivera, Wesley Chapel: Drove in both of the Wildcats’ runs in a win over Land O’ Lakes.

Nate Rolden, Land O’ Lakes: Had an RBI double for the Gators’ lone run in a loss to Wesley Chapel.

Vinnie VerPault, Academy at the Lakes: Struck out five in 1 ⅔ scoreless innings on the mound and drove in two runs at the plate in a loss to IMG Blue.

Pinellas County

Pinellas Park 5, Clearwater Central Catholic 4 (Seminole’s Steve Georgiadis tournament)

St. Petersburg Catholic 11, Zephyrhills 1 (Largo’s Packer Invitational)

Calvary Christian 9, Indian Rocks Christian 0

IMG Gold 5, Shorecrest 4

East Lake 3, Largo 0 (Largo’s Packer Invitational)

Seminole 10, Boca Ciega 0 (Seminole’s Steve Georgiadis tournament)

Prime time performers

Camden Boehm, East Lake: Drove in all three of the Eagles’ runs in a win over Largo.

William Eaton, Calvary Christian: Recorded four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of work in a win over Indian Rocks Christian.

Alex Espaillat, Seminole: Finished 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs in a win over Boca Ciega.

Rocco Geritano, St. Petersburg Catholic: Went 2-for-2 with a triple and four runs scored in a win over Zephyrhills.

Aidan Heelan, St. Petersburg Catholic: Threw four innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out seven on the mound and went 2-for-2 with two RBIs at the plate in a win over Zephyrhills.

Kendall Hoffman, Seminole: Threw three scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out seven on the mound and had two doubles and two RBIs at the plate in a win over Boca Ciega.

Carlos Marroquin, St. Petersburg Catholic: Drove in three runs in a win over Zephyrhills.

Dane Merryweather, Pinellas Park: Went 2-for-2 with an RBI in a win over Clearwater Central Catholic.

Sam Newman, St. Petersburg Catholic: Had a homer and four RBIs in a win over Zephyrhills.

Eli Thomas, Shorecrest: Went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in a loss to IMG Gold.

Cameron Uzzillia, Calvary Christian: Hit two doubles and three RBIs in a win over Indian Rocks Christian.

Adam Wehse, Pinellas Park: Allowed four earned runs on four hits and recorded six strikeouts in 4 ⅔ innings of work in a win over Clearwater Central Catholic.  

Brady Wright, East Lake: Threw four scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out nine in a win over Largo.

What to watch tonight

St. Petersburg Catholic (1-0) vs. East Lake (1-0), 4:30 (Packer Invitational semifinal at Largo)

Both teams got off to solid starts on opening night with the Barons beating Zephyrhills and the Eagles shutting out Largo to both reach the semifinals of the Packer Invitational.

Northeast (1-0) vs. Osceola (1-0), 7 (Packer Invitational semifinal at Osceola)

South Pinellas County rivals square off with a trip to the championship game of the Packer Invitational on the line.

Tournament schedules

Steve Georgiadis (at Seminole)

Venice vs. Hollins, 4

Clearwater Central Catholic vs. Boca Ciega, 7

Packer Invitational

Sarasota vs. Sunlake, 4 (at Osceola)

St. Petersburg Catholic vs. East Lake, 4:30 (semifinal at Largo)

Northeast vs. Osceola, 7 (semifinal at Osceola)

Zephyrhills vs. Largo, 7 (at Largo)

Tonight’s county schedules

Hillsborough County

Bell Creek at Canterbury, 6:30

Bloomingdale at Strawberry Crest, 7

Leto at Chamberlain, 7

Pasco County

IMG White at Wiregrass Ranch, 7

Zephyrhills vs. Largo, 7 (Packer Invitational at Largo)

Pinellas County

Sarasota vs. Sunlake, 4 (at Osceola/Packer Invitational)

Venice vs. Hollins, 4 (Seminole’s Steve Georgiadis tournament)

St. Petersburg Catholic vs. East Lake, 4:30 (Packer Invitational semifinal at Largo)

Palm Harbor University at St. Petersburg, 4

Bell Creek at Canterbury, 6:30

Northeast vs. Osceola, 7 (Packer Invitational semifinal at Osceola)

Zephyrhills vs. Largo, 7 (Packer Invitational at Largo)

Clearwater Central Catholic vs. Boca Ciega, 7 (Seminole’s Steve Georgiadis tournament)

Sarasota Booker at Gibbs, 7

Tarpon Springs at Clearwater, 7