Baseball, Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Ridgewood (3-0): The Rams have had no trouble adapting to first-year coach Julius Matos. 2. Wiregrass Ranch (5-1): The Bulls opened the season with five convincing wins thanks to two of the area’s top hitters, Zack Drury and Michael Barrone. 3. Bishop ...
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Thu. March 01, 2012 at 12:45 p.m. | Matt Baker
It didn't take long on Day 3 of the MLB first-year player draft for another player with North Suncoast ties to be selected. Zach Maggard, a senior catcher at Florida Southern and former standout for Pasco High, was taken in the 34th round by the Detroit Tigers with pick No. 1037. The MLB draft ...
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Wed. June 08, 2011 at 1:02 p.m. | Bryan Burns
BROOKSVILLE — The Hernando bats that have been inconsistent throughout the season nearly cost the Leopards in their Class 4A region quarterfinal against Pasco on Tuesday night. Hernando needed extra innings to emerge with a 4-3 over the Pirates despite only four hits. The team was saved by the herculean ...
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Tue. May 03, 2011 at 11:25 p.m. | Derek J. LaRiviere
WESLEY CHAPEL — Mitchell turned a close game into a rout that ended by the 10-run mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday, as the Mustangs earned a 14-4 win over Pasco for the Class 4A, District 7 championship. The Mustangs (22-6) entered the sixth with a ...
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Fri. April 29, 2011 at 10:56 p.m. | Steve Lee
WESLEY CHAPEL — An old-fashioned pitching duel between Pasco’s Cole Stancil and Wesley Chapel’s Brandon Mumaw left both teams scoreless through five innings of Wednesday night’s Class 4A, District 7 semifinal. Then the bats came out — for both teams. The visiting Pirates scored two runs in the sixth and ...
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Wed. April 27, 2011 at 10:29 p.m. | Steve Lee
DADE CITY — Coming into Friday’s regular-season home finale against Gulf, Pasco had been scoring runs at an exceptional rate. Over their past nine contests, all victories, the Pirates averaged close to 13 runs a game. Backed by the pitching of freshman Madison Morlan, Gulf figured out how to quiet ...
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Fri. April 08, 2011 at 11:29 p.m. | Bryan Burns
NEW PORT RICHEY — Quality wins have been hard to come by for Pasco lately. The last time the Pirates defeated a squad with a record above .500 was March 1, when they edged Ridgewood 5-4 at home.Against some of the other top teams in the county, though, namely Mitchell, ...
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Fri. April 01, 2011 at 8:02 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
WESLEY CHAPEL — In Tuesday's Pasco County Varsity Baseball Tournament semifinal between Mitchell and Wiregrass Ranch, both teams were armed with solid hitting.But in a matchup between top aces, it was Wiregrass' John Michael Gant edging Mitchell's Ryan Gilmore and shutting down the Mustangs' hot hitting by striking out eight ...
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Tue. March 15, 2011 at 7:54 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
WESLEY CHAPEL — Mitchell’s bats have come alive as of late, totaling 43 runs in its past three contests, and the margin of victory seems to be rising. The Mustangs on Monday night faced a Pasco squad that was motivated after a 13-1 loss to Mitchell on Friday. But Mitchell’s ...
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Mon. March 14, 2011 at 11:43 p.m. | Andy Villamarzo
NEW PORT RICHEY — Mitchell right-hander Garrett Kriston struggled with his command coming into Friday's home game against Pasco.It appeared control issues would again plague the junior hurler against the Pirates after falling behind 3-0 in just one inning.Kriston regained his composure though after a troublesome first inning and went ...
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Fri. March 11, 2011 at 8:52 p.m. | Bryan Burns
WESLEY CHAPEL — In his two most recent appearances, Wesley Chapel left-hander Brandon Mumaw reached and exceeded his early-season pitch limit. A week ago against Mitchell, Mumaw neared 100 pitches as he went the distance in a 5-2 win. Playing Pasco on Friday, Mumaw nearly recorded his second complete-game victory ...
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Fri. March 04, 2011 at 10:48 p.m. | Bryan Burns
DADE CITY — Pasco coach Ricky Giles wasn't sure what kind of team he had this season entering the Pirates' home game against Ridgewood on Tuesday.Pasco started 2-0, but both wins came against a pair of fledgling programs in Anclote and Fivay.Making it tougher to get a read on the ...
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Tue. March 01, 2011 at 9:22 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Player of the YearZack Powers, Sr., ArmwoodPitcher of the YearDaniel Gibson, Sr., JesuitAfter leading their respective teams deep into the postseason, Gibson and Powers could be roommates in the next few months. No word yet on who gets the top bunk, but if both decide to turn their back on ...
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Fri. June 11, 2010 at 11:18 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball Super 71. Wesley Chapel (18-3): Won seven in a row, including a pair of games against Land O’Lakes and a 24-0 win over Anclote.2. Springstead (16-3): Bounced back from two straight losses to Ridgewood to shut out Hudson.3. Wiregrass Ranch (16-6): Won five of past seven and made final ...
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Thu. April 15, 2010 at 5:51 p.m. | Izzy Gould
Baseball Super 71. Wesley Chapel (17-3): Won six of past seven, including Thursday’s Big Sun Challenge final against Land O’Lakes in Ocala.2. Springstead (15-3): Four-game win streak snapped with back-to-back losses to Ridgewood. 3. Land O’Lakes (13-5): Had won six straight, outscoring opponents 42-12, before falling to Wesley Chapel at ...
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Thu. April 08, 2010 at 1:28 p.m. | Izzy Gould