LECANTO — For the third straight season, Springstead will head to the playoffs, thanks to a semifinal win Tuesday night in the Class 6A, District 6 semifinals at Lecanto.The Eagles easily handled Citrus 10-0 in six innings behind the dominant pitching of ace Alexis Adams.Adams tossed a complete game with ...
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Tue. April 17, 2012 at 8:32 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Springstead (17-3): Eagles’ three losses have come by a combined four runs. Expect Springstead to make a strong playoff push. 2. Pasco (16-3): Losses to Gulf and Mitchell in their past five games barely keep Lisa Herndon’s Pirates out of the top spot. ...
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Wed. April 11, 2012 at 3:02 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Springstead (15-2): Eagles have eked out close wins — like a 6-5 victory over River Ridge — and had blowouts in an impressive five-game win streak. 2. Gulf (14-3): Bucs are the North Suncoast’s hottest team with 10 consecutive victories, including five by ...
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Wed. March 28, 2012 at 6:27 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super 7 Records through Tuesday 1. Pasco (12-1): Pirates keep rolling behind a pitching staff and defense that have only allowed more than three runs once. 2. Springstead (14-2): The Eagles showed their toughness with last week’s gritty 6-5 win over River Ridge. 3. Gulf (13-3): Buccaneers are on ...
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Wed. March 21, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Pasco (8-1): Since a loss to Zephyrhills, the Pirates have won three in a row by a combined 28 runs. 2. Springstead (10-2): Pitcher Alexis Adams averages almost 10 strikeouts per game, and her 16 RBIs are tied for the team lead. 3. ...
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Wed. March 14, 2012 at 6:36 p.m. | Matt Baker
Times’ Super Seven Records through Tuesday 1. Pasco (6-1): The loss to Zephyrhills was heartbreaking, but the Pirates fired back with a blowout win over Hudson. 2. Springstead (7-1): The Eagles’ hitting is hot, with two 12-run games in their past three contests. 3. Sunlake (8-1): The Seahawks’ four-game winning ...
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Wed. March 07, 2012 at 6:31 p.m. | Matt Baker
SPRING HILL — Springstead rode standout pitcher Lexi Adams and a star-studded infield to set school records in wins (21) and consecutive victories (15) last season while securing the school’s first district title since 2003. This spring, almost all of the key parts are back with three promising freshmen. The ...
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Tue. Feb. 07, 2012 at 6:59 p.m. | Matt Baker
Mitchell softball pitcher Cori Williams has orally committed to Morehead State. She plans to sign with the Division I program in Kentucky on Nov. 10. Williams was an all-North Suncoast first-team pick last season as a junior. She pitched seven shutouts and struck out 150 batters to finish with an ...
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Tue. Oct. 25, 2011 at 1:13 p.m. | Matt Baker
NEW PORT RICHEY — For the first time in three seasons, River Ridge pitcher Lakyn Shull is healthy for what the Royal Knights hope is a long postseason run. And that has area batters feeling quite ill. Since the beginning of the district tournament, Shull, a senior Furman commit, has ...
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Wed. April 27, 2011 at 10:02 p.m. | Bryan Burns
HOLIDAY — From start to finish, Pasco pitcher Courtney Brandt looked seemingly unhittable on the mound, but she wasn’t too shabby with her bat, either. The senior put together an all-around solid performance Friday evening, as the Stetson signee struck out 15 and went 3-for-3 with two runs batted in ...
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Fri. April 22, 2011 at 11:16 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
HOLIDAY — Mitchell pitcher Cori Williams went from almost being taken out of Wednesday’s Class 4A, District 7 semifinal vs. Gulf to the hero in the final at-bat. Coach Scot Bisbe told the junior in the bottom of the sixth inning that she was coming out of the game after ...
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Wed. April 20, 2011 at 10:05 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
ZEPHYRHILLS — It didn't matter that Strawberry Crest ace Brianna Alonso didn't have her best stuff Saturday.The Chargers' batters had theirs.Strawberry Crest used a big sixth to pull away from Mitchell 9-4 in the Zephyrhills Spring Softball Tournament final."There hasn't been a weak spot in our lineup," Strawberry Crest coach ...
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Sat. March 19, 2011 at 5:54 p.m. | Kerry Klecic
ZEPHYRHILLS — When Strawberry Crest coach Mindy Miltner entered her squad in the Zephyrhills softball tournament, she wanted to give her girls a different look from playing the same Hillsborough opponents week in and week out.The results from new competition didn't differ too much for the Chargers, as they received ...
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Fri. March 18, 2011 at 7:43 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
TRINITY — Sunlake's season-opening 11-1 loss to Pasco made some believe the Seahawks were the same squad from last season that went 15-10.Six games later and couple big wins over Citrus and Hernando, the Seahawks are rolling and another example was Wednesday night as Sunlake routed Mitchell 10-0."All-around great hits, ...
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Wed. March 02, 2011 at 9:05 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
TRINITY — When Mitchell exited the Class 4A playoffs last season with a 2-0 region final loss to eventual state champion Dunnellon, it seemed like the best chance to play for a state title might have gone with it. With four seniors graduated, including last year’s workhorse pitcher Cortney Radke ...
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Thu. Feb. 24, 2011 at 9:37 a.m. | Andy Villamarzo