VALRICO — Before the district tournament started Monday, Wharton coach Scott Hoffman noticed a funny little quirk about the bracket. It looked awfully familiar. The Wildcats were poised to face the same teams they had last year, when they won the District 8A-7 championship and made it to the region ...
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Tue. April 23, 2013 at 11:07 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (21-0): One of the state’s toughest stretches awaits Tigers near the end of the regular season, including Seminole (15-6), Sarasota (16-5) and nationally-ranked Venice (18-2). 2. Steinbrenner (18-1): Hard not to look ahead to the Warriors’ regular-season finale against Jefferson on Thursday. ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:22 p.m. | Joel Anderson
HomeTeam Hot Shots Andrea Aaron, Chamberlain. Two days after winning girls shot put and discus titles for the second season in a row at the Hillsborough County Championships, the Chiefs senior finished fourth Thursday in the discus with a personal-best effort (130 feet, 10 inches) at the Florida Relays in ...
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Fri. April 05, 2013 at 11:01 p.m. | Joey Knight
TAMPA — Long after everyone else had cleared out of the clubhouse, Plant coach Dennis Braun was going over the previous six innings with sophomore right-hander Jake Woodford. The two sat in plastic chairs by the edge of the field, talking of improvement and trusting in teammates and keeping the ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 9:27 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Baseball super seven 1. Jesuit (12-0): The nation’s No. 1 team according to MaxPreps.com and PerfectGame.org, the Tigers have won all 12 of their games by a combined score of 131-12. 2. Steinbrenner (11-1): After their first loss of the season, to Strawberry Crest in the Saladino Tournament, the Warriors ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 2:32 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — The Class 8A, District 7 game between Bloomingdale and Plant was postponed in the sixth inning Tuesday after a small fire ignited at the base of one of the outfield lights. Officials said the remainder of the game will be played Wednesday starting at 4 p.m. Two of ...
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Tue. March 19, 2013 at 10:55 p.m. | Joel Anderson
At Riverview Scores • Hillsborough 6, Lennard 3 • Plant 8, Sickles 3 • Leto 15, Blake 6 • Bloomingdale 6, Riverview 0 Pitchers of the day Bloomingdale right-hander Cody Crouse held Riverview scoreless through six innings in the evening’s win-or-go-home game to determine the champion of Pool E. Crouse ...
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Tue. March 12, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At Riverview Scores • Hillsborough 5, Plant 4 • Sickles 10, Lennard 1 • Bloomingdale 8, Leto 2 • Riverview 10, Blake 0 (5) Pitchers of the day Bloomingdale 6-foot-5 sophomore Logan Crouse, one of three brothers on the Bulls’ roster, tossed four strong innings. He allowed two runs and ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
RIVERVIEW — Against most reasonable odds, Hillsborough overcame a three-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh against Plant’s hard-throwing sophomore Jake Woodford. And coming to the plate with a chance to complete the improbable comeback was Hillsborough catcher Jesus Vega, who had gone hitless in three previous appearances. One ...
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Mon. March 11, 2013 at 6:35 p.m. | Joel Anderson
TAMPA — Alonso held on for a 5-4 win over host Plant in a Class 8A, District 7 matchup Friday. Both starters, Plant’s Jake Woodford and Alonso’s Ryan Shives, had strong outings, keeping the hits down and the game scoreless for four innings. The Panthers escaped a two-on, one-out situation ...
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Fri. March 01, 2013 at 10:57 p.m. | Andy Warrener
TAMPA — In little more than a decade at Alonso, Landy Faedo gradually built one of Hillsborough County’s powerhouse baseball programs. Faedo has guided the Ravens to two Class 6A state championships, four state tournament berths and five region playoff appearances over 12 years. That resume has grown only more ...
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Thu. Feb. 28, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. | Joel Anderson
Brad White made what amounted to a business decision when he gave up his favorite sport the summer before his freshman year at Plant. Unconvinced that he would ever be big or fast enough to compete at a high level in soccer, White decided to take up the sport he ...
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Wed. Nov. 14, 2012 at 1:29 p.m. | Joel Anderson
After a promising freshman season at Plant this past spring, right-handed pitcher Ronnie Ramirez has made two commitments -- to Jesuit and Florida State University. Ramirez's father, Jorge, confirmed to the Times today that his son formally has transferred to Jesuit and accepted a scholarship offer from the Seminoles after ...
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Thu. Aug. 02, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. | Joey Knight
As the summer baseball showcase circuit rolls on, Tampa Bay players keep collecting accolades. Here are the locals that made the all-tournament team, which was selected by Perfect Game, from the 2012 WWBA (World Wood Bat Association) 17u National Championship, held at the East Cobb Complex in Marietta, Ga. The ...
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Fri. July 20, 2012 at 5:28 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Throughout the summer, several Tampa Bay high school baseball players have made or will make the trip up to North Carolina's triangle area to compete at USA Baseball events and trials in Cary and Durham. Here's the full list: • Brooks-DeBartolo 1B/OF Brenden Rivera, King P Brandon Caples and Lakewood ...
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Mon. July 16, 2012 at 12:56 p.m. | Laura Keeley