The Mariner Tritons closed out the regular season with a crisp 7-0 victory over Island Coast Thursday night at Mariner.

Junior right-hander Jason Carmichael pitched five innings and allowed one hit while striking out six and issuing one walk.

“There is a lot we can use from this game to go into the district tournament,” said Island Coast coach Clinton Montgomery. “We were a bit shellshocked at first, but Carmichael located well. We faced a good pitcher and we can take that into the district.”

Carmichael (7-2) struck out the first three Gators batters looking in the first inning. He retired the first six batters in order, but Randy Petito reached on an error to start the third. He was erased on a routine double play ahead of Nelson Candelario’s base hit to center which proved to be the Gators’ only hit on the night.

Offensively, the Tritons roughed up Gators starter Taylor Renegar right away. Back-to-back one-out singles produced the first run. A balk and two wild pitches with runners on second base contributed to two of the three runs.

With two out and the bases empty, Charlie Klein walked and scored from first on Walter Cleary’s double down the right field line.

“We’ve got to get Taylor off to a better start,” said Montgomery. “His best three innings were his last three innings. With the game getting out of hand early we couldn’t do some of the things we like to do, like small ball, but we did not let it slip completely into a rout.”

The Tritons added a run in the second and three more in the third. Cleary’s two-run home run, his third homer of the season, established the winning margin.

“We played well and had timely hits,” said Tritons coach Steve Larsen. “We played with a certain focus tonight because it was an important game for us. It was important to have a solid performance to go into the district and because of our opponent.”

The Gators (19-5) face LaBelle at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Bishop Verot in the District 3A-12 semifinals.

With a four-game winning streak in hand, the Tritons (18-7) open District 4A-11 play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Terry Park. The face the winner between Cape Coral and North Fort Myers, who play Monday, in the quarterfinals.

Island Coast000 000 0 – 0 1 4

Mariner313 000 x – 7 9 1

W – Carmichael (7-2). L – Taylor Renegar (3-1).

2B – Cavanagh (M), Cleary (M). HR – Cleary.

Evangelical Christian 2, Cape Coral 1: An errant throw spoiled an eight-inning pitcher’s duel that pushed Evangelical Christian past Cape Coral.

The Seahawks tied the game 1-1 in the third inning when Cody Carroll (2-for-4) singled to drive in Brad Kopale.

Cain Spangler pitched seven strong innings for the Seahawks, surrendering two hits, walking three and striking out eight. He was outdueled by ECS’ Jake Sherwin’s complete-game gem allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts.

Luke Spangler relieved his brother in the eighth inning, issuing a leadoff walk to Carson Pearlson, who moved over to second. A base hit turned tragic for the Seahawks, who tried to get the out at third base, but the wild throw allowed Pearlson to trot home with the winning run.

The Seahawks (11-11), riding a three-game losing streak, meet North Fort Myers at 7 p.m. Monday at Terry Park in the first round of the District 4A-11 Tournament.

Cape Coral001 000 00 – 1 4 2

Evangelical Chr.100 000 01 – 2 3 1

W – Sherwin. L – L. Spangler (1-1).

Bishop Verot 11, Aquinas Institute (N.Y.) 1: Dan Vogelbach clubbed two two-run home runs and Nick Rivera added a solo shot to power Bishop Verot to victory.

Zach Haefeli contributed three hits, including a pair of doubles, and Andrew Chebator added two hits for the Vikings (20-4), who square off against Fort Myers at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hammond Stadium before the Fort Myers Miracle host the Charlotte Stone Crabs at 6 p.m.

Aquinas000 100 – 1 5 0

Bishop Verot004 214 – 11 11 0

W – Schleicher. L – Truvia.

2B – Bostick (A), Chebator (BV), Haefeli (BV) 2. HR – Vogelbach (BV) 2, Rivera (BV).