According to Cape Coral Seahawks coach Mike Gorton, hitting has not been a problem in the first two games, but timely hitting at times has been.

The Seahawks bats came alive in the later innings Wednesday night, finishing with 10 hits total, in a 12-4 victory over North Fort Myers at Terry Park in the Early Bird Tournament.

“They (North) got two runs in the fourth inning and that was a wake-up call,” said Gorton. “We started swinging the bats better after that. We just chipped away and chipped away early on.”

Senior right-hander Stefan Groening pitched three innings with three strikeouts to pick up the win, his first.

“He pitched well and got a lot of first-pitch strikes,” said Gorton. “That is key in baseball, especially for him.”

Cain Spangler led the Seahawks’ offense, going 3-for-3 with two doubles. Koji Spangler added two hits.

North takes on Estero Friday in the third round of the Early Bird.

The Seahawks (1-1) have a bye for the third round. Their next game is a rematch with North on Tuesday in their District 4A-11 opener.

Cape Coral231 020 4 – 12 10 1

North Ft. Myers001 210 0 – 4 7 3

W – Groening (1-0). L – Peterson.

2B – C. Spangler (CC), Hale (CC), Groening (CC), Carroll (CC). 3B – Perera (NFM).

Ida Baker 12, Evangelical Christian 0: Ryan Burris doubled and drove in four runs to help propel Ida Baker to its first win of the season at the expense of ECS in the Early Bird Tournament.

Cecil Fitch contributed three hits and two stolen bases while Sean Brady added three hits, including a double, with one RBI.

Brandon Gutierrez pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, striking out five with one walk to earn the win, his first.

The Bulldogs (1-1) take on Riverdale Friday in the final round of the Early Bird at Terry Park.

Ida Baker 112 004 4 – 12 12 0

Evang. Chr. 000 000 0 – 0 2 4

W – Gutierrez (1-0). L – n/a

2B – Burris (IB), Brady (IB).

Island Coast 13, Clewiston 3: Island Coast scored multiple runs in each of the last four innings to rout Clewiston.

Jordan Moody was 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead the Gators, who also got three hits (two doubles) from Kameron Gellinger among their 11 base hits.

Ryan Manka (1-0) pitched five innings and struck out five to earn the win.

The Gators (2-0) take on Evangelical Christian Friday in the Early Bird Tourney at Terry Park.

Island Coast 000 532 3 – 13 11 0

Clewiston 000 003 0 – 3 5 2

W – Manka (1-0). L – Thompson.

2B – Gellinger (IC) 2, Tay. Renegar (IC). 3B – Vogelbach (IC), Moody (IC).

Softball

Barron Collier 6, North Fort Myers 5: North Fort Myers had a 3-0 lead erased in a loss at Barron Collier Wednesday night.

Sydney Bowden was 3-for-3 with two triples and three RBI to lead the Red Knights. Allie Kennedy added three hits.

The Knights (1-2) host Cape Coral on Tuesday.