Player of the Year: Christian Arroyo, Sr., Hernando If MLB draft gurus were surprised Hernando shortstop Christian Arroyo flew off the board in the first round, few in Brooksville were. • “The kid’s definitely got it all going on,” Leopards teammate and USF signee Brandon Lawson said. Arroyo was the ...
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Fri. June 14, 2013 at 10:36 a.m. | Times Staff
Player of the year: Corey Baptist, Sr., Seminole Why we picked him: Seminole was loaded with hitters and usually got every opponent’s ace, but Baptist still stood out. He hit third most of the season and finished with a .455 batting average, 28 RBIs, five doubles, six home runs, .533 ...
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Sat. June 08, 2013 at 3:43 p.m. | Rodney Page
East Lake second baseman Doug Rovello has committed to play at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. Rovello, who missed his junior year due to injury, hit .309 with 25 runs scored and 18 RBIs this season for East Lake as the No. 2 hitter. He emerged as a team ...
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Thu. May 23, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. | Rodney Page
CLEARWATER — Nate Reed struck out the side in the fourth inning, then homered to tie the score and struck out the side again in the fifth. For a second, the Calvary Christian ace looked invincible. Then the sixth inning happened. A one-out error started a string of very fortunate ...
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Tue. May 07, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | John C. Cotey
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake won its third straight district championship with the same formula it has used all season: Pitching, defense and timely hitting. The Eagles overcame a two-run deficit to defeat Sarasota Riverview 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Wall gave up three hits and one earned run in four ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 12:04 a.m. | Rodney Page
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake did not play its best game of the season Tuesday against North Port in the semifinals of the Class 8A, District 8 tournament. Or its second best. Or even third best. But the effort was more than enough to beat the No. 4 seed Bobcats ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Rodney Page
TARPON SPRINGS — Winning a PCAC championship is not the ultimate goal for teams representing the north and south divisions. But that was hard to tell Friday after East Lake’s convincing 12-2 win over Pinellas Park. The Eagles (21-3) were all smiles and posed for pictures with the championship trophy ...
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Sat. April 20, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. East Lake (20-3): Eagles won the PCAC north and did not lose a regular-season game against a Pinellas opponent. 2. Seminole (19-6): Go to Jesuit and beat the then-national No. 1? That’s good enough to jump into the No. 2 spot. 3. Clearwater ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-3): Eagles had a rivalry game against Tarpon Springs on Thursday, and games next week against Dixie Hollins, Dunedin and Clearwater to end the regular season. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (20-3): Bounced back from a one-run loss to Calvary Christian with ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. | Rodney Page
TARPON SPRINGS — The top seed in Class 8A, District 8 has come down to a coin flip. Sarasota Riverview scored four runs in the fourth inning Friday and two Rams pitchers scattered four hits in a 4-1 win over East Lake. Both teams are 5-1 in the four-team district. ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 9:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-2): The Eagles played well at the Dunedin tournament, losing 1-0 to Lynn Haven Mosley in the final. The Eagles got offense from Tyler Neuhaus and solid pitching from Cameron Churchill, Brad Deppermann, Ryan Wall and Steven Plaskett. 2. Clearwater Central ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Rodney Page
DUNEDIN — Lynn Haven Mosley spent the week hitting baseballs all over Englebert Complex. But in Friday night’s final of the Dunedin Invitational Spring Tournament against East Lake, the Dolphins needed pitching and defense. Pitchers Andrew Deramo and Austin Bizzle scattered three hits and Mosley took advantage of East Lake’s ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 11:39 p.m. | Rodney Page
DUNEDIN — By the seventh inning, Clearwater Central Catholic had stayed close enough that the outcome had the scent of history in the making. The Marauders had a school-record-tying 16 straight victories and were on the verge of breaking the record in Wednesday’s semifinals of the Dunedin Spring Invitational. But ...
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Thu. March 28, 2013 at 12:23 a.m. | Bob Putnam
EAST LAKE — Friday night’s north Pinellas showdown between host East Lake and Countryside got off to a promising start. Eagles coach Dan Genna’s 4-year-old daughter, Kamryn Padinske, managed a rousing rendition of the national anthem and the Eagles jumped on Cougars starting pitcher Charlie Skantze. The Eagles logged three ...
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Fri. March 22, 2013 at 11:48 p.m. | Andy Warrener