Island Coast struck for four unearned runs in the first-inning and sophomore Tanner Renegar made them priceless with a pitching gem.

Renegar scattered four hits and struck out three over six innings as the Gators zapped Fort Myers 7-1 Thursday night in the first round of the Bud Roth Memorial Tournament at Terry Park.

Kyle Harding started the seventh inning in relief, but struggled with his control and surrendered an unearned run. Harding gave up a leadoff single, picked the runner off first base, then walked the next two hitters.

After a fielder’s choice forceout at second base, Sam Lefkowitz hit a towering fly ball down the right field line. The potential third out was dropped, allowing the run to cross the plate. A walk loaded the bases, but Harding induced a groundout to end it.

“Tanner pitched well, only allowed three hits,” said Gators coach Clinton Montgomery. “He kept his pitch count low so we could save him to come back on Tuesday.”

The Gators’ first at-bat became a nightmare for the Green Wave, who committed three errors that led to four runs.

Kameron Gellinger led off the game with a single to left. He stole second base then wound up on third base with one out on Cole Ondrejka’s single to left. Ondrejka took off for second base and the throw from Green Wave catcher Hunter Tyo sailed into center field allowing Gellinger to score and Ondrejka to take his place on third base.

Chase Vogelbach sent a run-scoring single to left. Jordan Moody sent a hard smash up the middle and beat the throw to first for the inning’s fourth single.

Vogelbach stole third base and scored on the overthrow with Moody landing on third base himself. Moody scored as Ryne Manka reached first on the Green Wave’s third error of the inning.

The Green Wave coughed up another run in the third inning despite tagging out two Gators runners on the bases. Moody, who walked and stole second base, later scored on a wild pitch.

The Wave’s brutal defense continued in the fifth with the Gators tacking on two runs courtesy of three more errors. Vogelbach wound up on second base when his fly ball into the right-center gap was dropped. He went to third on a deep fly ball and scored with two out when F.J. Corso’s high bouncing ground ball skipped off the shortstop’s glove into left field.

After stealing second base, Corso came around to score on the third error, a wild throw at first base on Randy Petito’s ground ball.

“We came to this tournament hoping to play some unfamiliar out-of-area teams, but it did not work out that way,” said Montgomery. “We’ve had a hot start (17-3) and it’s important for us to finish the season on a high note going into the district tournament.”

In other tournament games Thursday, Bishop Verot pounded Palmetto Ridge 18-3 and Naples stunned Mariner 8-4.

Naples rocked Mariner pitcher Kevin Cavanagh for four runs in the fourth inning to open a 6-1 lead. Walter Cleary relieved Cavanagh (3-1) for the final three innings.

The Tritons (14-7) rallied to cut three runs off the deficit in the sixth inning, but the Eagles sealed the victory with two runs in the seventh.

Island Coast collides with Cypress Lake at 4 p.m. Friday in the second round of the tournament while Mariner faces Barron Collier at 7 p.m. Verot and Naples meet at 7 p.m.

The tournament wraps up Saturday at Terry Park.

Island Coast401 020 0 – 7 10 2

Fort Myers000 000 1 – 1 4 7

W – Tanner Renegar (6-2). L – Melita.

2B – Petito (IC).

Naples110 400 2 – 8 8 3

Mariner001 003 0 – 4 6 2

W – Sanders. L – Cavanagh (3-1).

2B – Santana (M), Cleary (M), Vazquez (N), Dudley (N), Harmon (N). 3B – Vazquez (N).

Ida Baker 9, North Port 0: Sean Brady and Branden Gutierrez combined to throw a one-hit, 13-strikeout shutout victory over North Port.

Tyler Cardini backed the pitching gem with two hits, including a double, driving in a team-high three runs. Justin Pinto (3-for-4) and Brady drove in two runs apiece while Stephen Nason (2-for-4) and Johnathan Angelo (2-for-4) each added one RBI.

The Bulldogs (13-9) host Cypress Lake Monday.

North Port000 000 0 – 0 1 0

Ida Baker341 100 x – 0 13 2

W – Brady (5-3). L – n/a.

2B – Pinto (IB), Cardini (IB), Angelo (IB), Brady (IB).

Softball

Ida Baker 7, Palmetto Ridge 6: Jessica Nuccio drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the game-winning run in an eighth-inning tiebreaker to beat Palmetto Ridge in the first round of the Longshore Tournament White Division in Naples.

The Bulldogs (19-3) saw an early 3-0 lead wiped out by a six-run outburst by Palmetto Ridge in the third inning. The Bulldogs spent the next four innings catching up to force the extra inning.

Palmetto Ridge started the “tiebreaker” with a runner on second, but the inning ended with the runner stranded on third.

Likewise, the Bulldogs started with a runner on second and worked the bases loaded for Nuccio.

The Bulldogs go against Port Charlotte at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the second round of the tournament.

In the Gold Division, Naples routed Mariner 11-1 in five innings. The Tritons (12-8) take on the loser between Gulf Coast and Tallahassee Chiles at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Palmetto Ridge003 000 00 – 6 4 1

Ida Baker210 002 11 – 7 10 3

W – Peres (18-2). L – Rives.

2B – Kelly (IB). HR – Metzger (PR).

Girls Tennis

Region 2A-6 Championship: Bishop Verot won all five singles to sweep Naples Lely 5-0 and capture the regional title for the second straight year.

The Vikings leave Tuesday for the Class 2A state finals that begin Wednesday in Casselberry.