Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (17-4): The Gators rebounded from a two-run loss to Ridgewood by knocking off Wiregrass Ranch to claim Pasco County supremacy. 2. Hernando (15-5): Leopards star and UF signee Christian Arroyo is on a tear. He’s 8-of-11 with four home runs in ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 3:56 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Marcus Begg’s faith has always been his choice. He chose to be baptized as a Mormon at age 8. He chose to start asking more questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before he became a teenager. And even after recruiters showed interest in his ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 5:37 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (15-2): The Gators are no longer perfect, but maybe those two losses in Ocala will take some pressure off. Land O’Lakes has two big non-district games next week, against Wiregrass Ranch and Springstead. 2. Mitchell (16-3): The Mustangs’ six-game win streak ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
HomeTeam Hot Shots A spotlight on the Times’ bay area players of the week. Male Hot Shot: Cobi Johnson, Jr., Mitchell Sport: Baseball Skinny: The hard-throwing FSU commit led his team to Pinellas County and delivered one of his best games of the season. Johnson struck out a season-high 13 ...
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Mon. April 01, 2013 at 5:49 p.m. | Times Staff
ST. PETERSBURG — Mitchell had won 14 games before Wednesday’s matchup with Northeast in the Northeast Spring Break tournament final. The 15th was a 4-2 masterpiece that included 13 strikeouts by starter Cobi Johnson and 13 Mustang hits. And so far, it’s the most meaningful win in Mitchell’s 15-3 season. ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 11:04 p.m. | Rodney Page
ST. PETERSBURG — Clearwater came back from a seven-run deficit but Mitchell pulled out an exciting one-run, walkoff win Tuesday to advance to the Northeast Tournament final with a 9-8 victory. With the score tied at 8 and one out, the Mustangs’ Chris McCormick reached on a double, just beating ...
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Wed. March 27, 2013 at 12:19 a.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Baseball super seven 1. Land O’Lakes (11-0): The Gators finally found one opponent they couldn’t beat. The rain, which washed out Tuesday’s showdown with Wesley Chapel. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (9-3): Standout pitcher Zach Drury took a rare loss in this week’s 4-3 Gaither victory. A tough Class 7A, District 9 ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 12:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
TRINITY — Land O’Lakes left no doubt Friday as to who’s the top team in Pasco County. The Gators rolled to a 14-4 win at Mitchell and are off to a school-record 11-0 start. It was a competitive contest for a while. Mitchell took a 3-2 lead into the fifth ...
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Fri. March 15, 2013 at 10:51 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Baseball super seven Results through Wednesday 1. Land O’Lakes (10-0): The Gators claim to win with pitching and defense, but their hitting’s not bad, either. Six regulars are batting at least .346, and four have double-digit RBI totals. 2. Mitchell (9-2): A six-game winning streak — including a 14-2 throttling ...
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Thu. March 14, 2013 at 5:04 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — Cobi Johnson had struck out 10 batters in four innings, and all he had to show for it was a 1-0 deficit. So Johnson took matters into his own hands. His two-out single tied the game and Mitchell went on to a 6-1 win over River ...
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Sat. March 09, 2013 at 12:14 a.m. | Darek Sharp
Softball super seven 1. River Ridge (8-0): Ernie Beck’s Royal Knights have outscored opponents 105-11, and ace Makenzie Goluba has only allowed one earned run. Competition in PHU’s tournament this weekend will be fierce and show how strong River Ridge is. 2. Gulf (9-0): The Buccaneers have been almost as ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 3:16 p.m. | Matt Baker
Baseball super seven 1. Land O’Lakes (9-0): The victories aren’t coming as easily, with the last three wins by one run each, but they’re still rolling in. Josh Nissen, Alex Reynolds and Kyle Sheffield are all batting at least .500. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (7-1): Aside from a blowout loss to ...
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Thu. March 07, 2013 at 2:58 p.m. | Matt Baker
With winter sports wrapping up this week, baseball is swinging into focus. Here are the North Suncoast’s five biggest questions after the season’s first few games, plus a look at some of 2013’s top early performers: Five early questions 1. How will Land O’Lakes rebound from 2012? The Gators have ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 1:01 p.m. | Matt Baker
HUDSON — Mitchell’s game at Fivay on Thursday served as the last tuneup before district play. And the Mustangs appear to be more than ready. In its most complete effort of the season Mitchell defeated Fivay 11-1. An eight-run third inning put the margin at 10 leading to a mercy-rule ...
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Thu. Feb. 21, 2013 at 10:28 p.m. | Darek Sharp
Mitchell baseball standout PJ Dejesus was the Mustangs’ lone college signee today. He signed with Piedmont College, an NCAA Division III school in Georgia. Dejesus was one of the top players in the North Suncoast last spring as a junior. The 6-foot-1 pitcher posted a 1.35 ERA and a 3-1 ...
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Wed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 1:14 p.m. | Matt Baker