Baseball Game Preview: Imagine School at North Port Sharks vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2025, 12:13am

Baseball Preview: Imagine School at North Port Sharks vs. Community School of Naples Seahawks

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The Imagine School at North Port Sharks will head out on the road to take on the Community School of Naples Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Imagine School at North Port's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against South Fort Myers by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sharks.

Alexis Pereira

Earned Runs

03/07/25 vs Out-of-Door Academy4
03/13/25 @ Cardinal Mooney3
02/10/25 @ Bishop Verot3
04/02/25 @ Port Charlotte2
03/29/25 @ Venice2
+ 2 more games

Not much got past Alexis Pereira, who gave up just three hits to keep South Fort Myers off the board. Pereira also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Imagine School at North Port is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-10 otherwise.

At the plate, Cooper Boggess and Shalom Carrasquillo did most of the damage at the plate: Boggess went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Carrasquillo went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most hits Carrasquillo has posted since back in April of 2024. Dominic Poole also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Imagine School at North Port hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Community School of Naples, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Evangelical Christian on Monday.

Chris Risola tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.

On the hitting side, Nick Renteria was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Holland, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Imagine School at North Port pushed their record up to 9-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Community School of Naples, their record is now 14-9.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Imagine School at North Port has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Community School of Naples struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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