Manatee, Sarasota Roundup: Sarasota softball tops Parrish, Venice
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A roundup of Manatee and Sarasota high school events for the week of March 30 to April 3, 2026.
TUESDAY
Baseball
Venice 6, Barron Collier 2: Fresh off their second-place finish at the National High School Invitational, the Venice Indians baseball team won its 20th game of the season on Tuesday night, a 6-2 victory over visiting Naples Barron Collier at the Venice field.
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Ranked third in the MaxPreps National Rankings, Venice (20-1) got three runs in the third inning off Barron Collier (13-9), one in the fourth, and two more in the fifth. Leadoff hitter August Backman had two doubles in the game and knocked in three runs. Shortstop Graham Houston had two hits and one RBI as the Indians finished with nine hits.
Venice starting pitcher Macade Carey got the win, pitching the first 4.2 innings, allowing one hit and two runs. The Indians are at Bishop Verot on Friday.
Sarasota 5, Manatee 2: Tied at 2 in the fourth, a Mark Metcalf double scored one run, and a Kole Ayrault (2 for 3) single made it 5-2. Nathan Handley-White pitched six innings in relief for Sarasota, allowing one hit, no runs while striking out 13 and walking two. Braedon Mackay went 3 for 3 with 3 doubles, a run, and an RBI. Jordan Roberts had a double and 2 RBIs for Manatee.
Out-of-Door 3, Sarasota Christian 2: Dameer Watford and Cam Yates scored in the fifth to rally the Thunder to a win. Evan Poznanski hit a home run for the Blazers, and Justin Brock had a double and RBI.
Softball
Sarasota 3, Parrish 1: Freshman right-hander Maisy Johnson of Sarasota High (12-4) scattered five hits and a walk and struck out four batters on Tuesday night as the Sailors won 3-1 on the road at Parrish Community High (9-3).
Senior Sailor Gia DePastino smashed a solo home run that went well beyond the left field wall. Junior shortstop Olivia Lockhart also singled in a run for Sarasota. Sophomore Mylee Gilbert singled home the Bulls’ lone run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
North Port 8, Manatee 6: Elise Indico went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs, and Lauren Boff went 3 for 3 with a triple, 3 runs scored and an RBI for North Port. Addison Davis went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, and Amanda Formosa drove in 2 for Manatee.
Cambridge Christian 13, Sarasota Christian 0: Selah Spenn, Bralyn Yoder, and Nora Blasewitz each recorded a hit.
Girls Lacrosse
Steinbrenner 15, Riverview 5: Kinley McCaw scored 3 goals with a draw control, 2 ground balls, and a caused turnover, and Kat Hodapp had 2 goals and a ground ball.
Beach Volleyball
Sarasota Christian 3, Cambridge Christian 2: Cambridge won the first two matches, but SCS battled back to win the next two. The final match on the fourth court went to a third set, and the Blazers took home the victory. Linlee Mayer was named player of the match with 14 aces and 9 kills.
1. Hadley Heytgen/Branca Schwabb (CC) defeated Ryan Donlin/Reagan Miller (SCS) 21-14, 21-172. Sam Fernandez/Scarlett Reoldish (CC) defeated Hallee Volkert/Willow Bobik (SCS) 21-14, 21-153. Linlee Mayer/Hayden Mullet (SCS) defeated Harper Courtuniur/Linden Hale (CC) 21-9, 21-114. Hannah Bryan/Olivia Shakura (SCS) defeated Millen Reynolds/Summer Spencer (CC) 10-21, 21-16, 15-95. Ruvae Boskers/Camilla Ceballos (SCS) defeated Taylor Fisher/Madalyn Olson (CC) 15-21, 21-18, 15-8
Girls Tennis
Pine View 6, Out-of-Door 1: Singles - 1. Naomi Hugill (O) d. Isabella Zmiyiwsky 6-2, 6-4; 2. Carolinbe Cannon (P) d. Maggie Kolar 6-2, 6-0; Hailey Han (P) d. Victoria Sevilla 6-1, 3-1 (Ret.); 4. Margaret Halpern (P) d. Lily Levinson 6-4, 6-3; 5. Varshini Ganesh (P) d. Starlla Jackson 6-0, 6-0. Doubles - 1. Zmiyiwsky/Han (P) d. Hugill/Kolr 6-3, 7-5; 2. Biance Grebing/Jessie Ochsendorf (P) d. Sevilla/Levinson 6-7 (7-4), 6-3, 10-3.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Manatee, Sarasota high school roundup for March 30 to April 3