TAMPA — When Gaither coach Frank Permuy was unhappy with his team’s pregame preparation, he shut down the clubhouse, so as a result the Cowboys took extra swings in the batting cage. And Gaither stayed in rhythm once the game started Thursday, stroking a season-high nine extra-base hits en route ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 9:57 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Cambridge P Matt Mullins signed with Eckerd College Thursday, said Lancers head coach Sam Marsonek. Mullins, a 5-foot-10, 160-pund lefty, is 4-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 34 innings for Cambridge (20-5), which plays Bayshore Christian at 7 p.m. for the Class 2A, District 8 title. Mullins has also struck ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 8:17 a.m. | Laura Keeley
PLANT CITY — The previous three times Durant had faced Bloomingdale this season, the Cougars scrapped across two runs only to see the Bulls put up three. And in the teams’ fourth meeting of the year, Durant once again manufactured two runs. But this time, with the win-or-go-home stakes that ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 12:19 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (19-1): Tigers are No. 1 in the nation again, just in time for their out-of-town competition at the Jesuit Easter Tournament. 2. Jefferson (18-4): Pitching continues to carry the Dragons, who are 5-1 in one-run games. 3. Bloomingdale (19-3): Champion of the ...
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Thu. April 12, 2012 at 2:40 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1 Jesuit (16-1): Tigers pounced all over rival Tampa Catholic in a 13-5 win Saturday and will be looking to devour a few out-of-state teams in their Easter Tournament 2. Jefferson (16-4): With a team ERA under 2.00 and a batting average right around ...
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Thu. April 05, 2012 at 3:04 p.m. | Laura Keeley
SEMINOLE — Something about the Steve Georgiadis Tournament always brings out the best in Brett Phillips. A year after hitting a triple and scoring the winning run to lead in the championship game, Phillips was it again, providing the big hits to lead host Seminole to its second straight tournament ...
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Sat. March 31, 2012 at 12:14 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (13-1): Saturday’s game against Tampa Catholic is a welcome challenge for a team that’s 10-runned opponents in six of seven district games. 2. Plant (13-3): Panthers responded with an 8-2 win over Newsome to avenge an upset in the Saladino quarterfinals. 3. ...
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Thu. March 29, 2012 at 1:03 p.m. | Laura Keeley
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Tuesday night Bianka Bell, Chamberlain. The LSU signee doubled twice in her team’s 9-1 win at Steinbrenner Tuck Neuhaus, Wharton. The lanky junior hit a two-run walkoff home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh, lifting the Wildcats to a 2-1 victory against ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 12:18 a.m. | Joey Knight
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Friday night Lance McCullers, Jesuit. The top pitcher in Hillsborough County brought his top stuff against Spoto, tossing a no-hitter and striking out 12 in a five-inning, 14-0 win. Katie Weatcher, Robinson. The sophomore tossed a one-hitter and hit a triple in the Knights’ 6-1 ...
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Sat. March 24, 2012 at 12:34 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Times' Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (10-0): In a pitching duel between Jacksonville Bolles’ Hayden Hurst, a Florida State signee, and Lance McCullers, a Florida commit, it was McCullers who went six innings and racked up 13 strikeouts and Jesuit that earned the 6-1 win 2. Bloomingdale (12-1): ...
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Thu. March 15, 2012 at 6:05 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (9-0): The Tigers have no visible weakness right now. Out of town visits from Jacksonville Bolles (Wednesday) and nationally ranked Miami Gulliver Prep (Saturday) should keep Jesuit sharp. 2. Plant (7-2): The Panthers, with their pitching depth, have to be considered the ...
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Fri. March 09, 2012 at 5:09 p.m. | Laura Keeley
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Tuesday night Ryan Valdes, Alonso: The Florida State commit hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to put Alonso ahead and came on in the seventh to earn the save in the Ravens’ 6-5, come-from-behind victory over Sickles Madison Gonzalez, Chamberlain: ...
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Wed. March 07, 2012 at 12:44 a.m. | Joey Knight
Baseball Grand ending turns grim March Madness wielded a Louisville Slugger in Land O’Lakes on Friday. Down by seven runs entering the seventh, Cambridge Christian’s baseball team rallied to tie the score before falling 11-10 in nine innings to Land O’Lakes. Senior Jake Purcell’s seventh-inning grand slam tied the score ...
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Sat. March 03, 2012 at 12:19 a.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — On a breezy night in Westchase, struggling Alonso sophomore Elly Pillers was clutch, and hitting coach Sherman Johnson was clairvoyant. Credit Johnson for calling the Pillers shot — a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh — that lifted the Ravens (5-0, 2-0) to a 3-2 triumph ...
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Fri. Feb. 24, 2012 at 11:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
WEST PALM BEACH — Cambridge Christian was the first team to score on West Palm Beach Summit Christian, but it had few answers for the Saints’ offense. The Lancers fell 14-2 in five innings in Friday’s Class A region final. Cambridge starter Matt Mullins struck out the side in the ...
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Fri. May 13, 2011 at 8:18 p.m. | Bobby Callovi