Friday March 14, 2025
Christ School 2
IMG Academy Gray 3
The Ascenders finished their stay in Seminole County on a high note, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh to pick up a walk-off win. A bases loaded walk to Austin Smith tied the game in the final inning, and a balk pushed Smith across the plate for the winning run following a double from TJ Eckert. Smith, Julian Braga, and JD Westveld all had two hits in the win, while Smith also earned the win on the mound. The Greenies' five hits came from five players.
Eustis 12
East Ridge 1
Eustis scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back in a six-inning run rule win over East Ridge. Three Eustis hitters had three or more hits, with Dallas Rasmussen going 4-for-5 and both Wyatt Cumbie and Jabriel Rivera Caraballo adding three hits. The winning pitcher for the Panthers was Wyatt Whetro, who did not allow an earned run across six innings of work. Stephen Pineda drove in the lone run for East Ridge.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Lake Minneola 2
Montverde 4
The Montverde Academy Eagles became the first program in the Florida League High School Invitational's history to win a 3rd tournament championship. Their other two Championships came in 2018 and 2023. Fabian Antonsanti hit a game tying 2-run home run in the 4th, but that was the only offense Lake Minneola could muster. The Eagles won the title with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, thanks to a bases loaded walk to Carlos Feliciano and a wild pitch. Danati Frontudo was the top player in the title game, logging two hits and tossing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts to pick up the win.
Thursday March 13, 2025
East Ridge 2
Lake Minneola 7
Lake Minneola scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, punching their ticket to the Showcase championship game. The Hawks needed just four hits to move to 3-0 on the week, taking advantage of a number of walks and errors. Colson May led Lake Minneola both at the plate, where he went 2-for-3, and on the mound, where he earned the win following four innings of work. East Ridge's two hits were provided by JonMykal Boom and Lucas Rincon.
IMG Gray 3
Montverde 8
With the winner of the game guaranteed a spot in Friday's championship game, the Eagles of Montverde Academy took the lead for good with four runs in the bottom of the third, moving to 3-0 on the week. Danati Fronduto was the standout for the Eagles, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Jacob Holley picked up the win, striking out eight hitters over 5.2 innings of work. Kenyatta Parker was a bright spot for the Ascenders, going 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored.
Christ School 0
Eustis 10
After an 0-2 start to the tournament, Eustis came alive on Thursday, scoring six runs in the second and four in the fourth in a five-inning win over the Greenies. Ethan Jackson went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs for the Panthers, while Jabriel Rivera added two hits, an RBI, and a run scored. Sean Griffin was the winning pitcher, tossing five shutout innings with three strikeouts. In the losing effort, Patrick Robichaud had a double for Christ School.
Wednesday March 12, 2025
East Ridge 3
Montverde 6
Montverde scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to win the first game of their Wednesday doubleheader. The Eagles took the lead on an RBI double from Santiago Marin, then added insurance runs on a two-run single from Jovan Familia. Jonathan Valdes led the way for MVA with a 3-for-3 effort, which included a run batted in. Rainer Garcia picked up the win for the Eagles, tossing two scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Jaylen Benson was the standout for East Ridge, going 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Montverde 14
Eustis 1
The Eagles swept their doubleheader, thanks to a run-rule victory over Eustis. Montverde scored in four of their five trips to the plate, including a seven-run effort in the third inning. Carlos Feliciano went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in, while Danati Fronduto went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and four runs batted in, all of which came on a third inning grand slam. Tyler Severs did not allow an earned run in his five innings of work to earn the win for MVA. The leader for Eustis was Andrew Walker, who went 2-for-3 with the lone run scored.
Tuesday March 11, 2025
Lake Minneola 5
Christ School 3
The Hawks moved to 2-0 in The Showcase, as a three-run third inning proved to be the difference. Four Hawks - Fabian Antosanti, Jacob Cali, Tristan Closson, and Colson May all had two hits, with Antosanti driving in two runs and Cali providing the team's lone extra base hit, a double. Brayden Richter picked up the win following 1.2 scoreless innings of relief work. Christ School, who dropped to 0-2, was led by Henry Tutera, who went 2-for-4 and scored two of the Greenies' three runs.
Eustis 2
IMG Gray 8
IMG Gray kept their championship hopes alive with a victory, keyed by three multi-run innings - three in the second, three in the fifth, and two more in the sixth. Austin Smith went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs batted in for the Ascenders, while Yonghoon Lee went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two batted in. Mason Montjoy went the distance for IMG, striking out eight hitters over seven innings of work. Eustis' five hits were accounted for by five different players in the losing effort.
Monday March 10, 2025
Montverde Academy vs Eustis was postponed until Wednesday at 12:30pm.
Christ School 3
East Ridge 4
East Ridge scored the go-ahead run on a balk with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, starting The Showcase with a 1-0 record. Three Knights - Stephen Pineda, Haisum Osuna, and Garrett Haywood each had two hits for East Ridge, while Brendan Reynolds picked up the win following three scoreless innings of relief. Jonathan Reece was the leader for the Greenies in the losing effort, going 2-for-3 with a double.
IMG Gray 3
Lake Minneola 9
The Hawks pulled away in the later innings, scoring two in the fifth and three more in the sixth to knock off the Ascenders. Lake Minneola logged ten hits - all singles - led by two hits each from Tyler Pierre, Maddux Bultema, Fabian Antonsanti, and Brandon Rupsingh. Brady Montrowl picked up the win on the mound, striking out 12 hitters over his five innings of work.
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