Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1 Jesuit (16-1): Tigers pounced all over rival Tampa Catholic in a 13-5 win Saturday and will be looking to devour a few out-of-state teams in their Easter Tournament 2. Jefferson (16-4): With a team ERA under 2.00 and a batting average right around ...
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Thu. April 05, 2012 at 3:04 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (13-1): Saturday’s game against Tampa Catholic is a welcome challenge for a team that’s 10-runned opponents in six of seven district games. 2. Plant (13-3): Panthers responded with an 8-2 win over Newsome to avenge an upset in the Saladino quarterfinals. 3. ...
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Thu. March 29, 2012 at 1:03 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (10-1): It’s going to take more than a loss to another nationally ranked team to knock the Tigers out of this spot. 2. Jefferson (13-3): With Jimmy Herget and Corbin Olmstead both throwing effectively on short rest en route to the Saladino ...
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Thu. March 22, 2012 at 5:56 p.m. | Laura Keeley
At Riverview Scores Plant 4, Freedom 3 East Bay 8, Blake 3 Lennard 9, Armwood 4 Newsome 1, Riverview 0 Pitchers of the day Riverview starting pitcher Dylan Drawdy was on the unfortunate end of a 1-0 score line. The senior right-hander went the distance against Newsome, giving up one ...
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Tue. March 13, 2012 at 10:05 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At Riverview Scores Plant 2, East Bay 1 Freedom 13, Blake 0 (5 innings) Newsome 12, Lennard 3 Riverview 7, Armwood 2 Pitchers of the day Plant starter Matt Vaka allowed only one run on three hits through five innings and had two singles in the Panthers’ narrow win against ...
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Mon. March 12, 2012 at 10:14 p.m. | Bryan Burns
At RiverviewScoresPlant 10, Blake 1Newsome 11, Armwood 8Freedom 5, East Bay 2Riverview 4, Lennard 3Pitchers of the dayAustin Atkinson struck out eight and allowed one earned run over six innings to highlight Freedom's 5-2 victory against East Bay. … Newsome right-hander Nick Donnell threw 3 2/3 innings of relief, giving ...
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Sat. March 10, 2012 at 7:38 p.m. | Bryan Burns
Times’ Super Seven Records through Thursday 1. Jesuit (9-0): The Tigers have no visible weakness right now. Out of town visits from Jacksonville Bolles (Wednesday) and nationally ranked Miami Gulliver Prep (Saturday) should keep Jesuit sharp. 2. Plant (7-2): The Panthers, with their pitching depth, have to be considered the ...
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Fri. March 09, 2012 at 5:09 p.m. | Laura Keeley
RIVERVIEW — After three hours and eight minutes, a combined 17 walks and six errors, four passed balls and two wild pitches, neither Riverview nor Bloomingdale was particularly satisfied. But the Bulls won the nondistrict game Tuesday 15-7. Bloomingdale (7-1) quickly erased a 4-1 deficit in the top of the ...
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Wed. March 07, 2012 at 12:41 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Baseball: Times’ super seven (records through Wednesday's games) 1. Jesuit (5-0): Over the past 24 innings, the Tigers’ pitching staff has allowed one hit. For the year, Jesuit has only surrendered one run, and it was unearned. 2. Bloomingdale (6-0): Quality wins against Alonso and Durant prove the Bulls are ...
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Thu. March 01, 2012 at 7:21 p.m. | Laura Keeley
TAMPA — On a breezy night in Westchase, struggling Alonso sophomore Elly Pillers was clutch, and hitting coach Sherman Johnson was clairvoyant. Credit Johnson for calling the Pillers shot — a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh — that lifted the Ravens (5-0, 2-0) to a 3-2 triumph ...
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Fri. Feb. 24, 2012 at 11:39 p.m. | Joey Knight
Four area baseball players have been named to the Louisville Slugger preseason All-America team, which was released Wednesday. Jesuit P/SS Lance McCullers, a Florida signee with a 100-mph fastball who is ranked fourth on MLB.com’s list of prospects for the June MLB first-year players draft, was a rirst-team selection in the ...
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Fri. Feb. 24, 2012 at 10:25 a.m. | Laura Keeley
RIVERVIEW — In a seesaw battle with four lead changes between fierce district rivals, Durant had the last rally for a 6-4 win over Riverview in Friday’s Class 5A region semifinal. Following a two-game split in the regular season, the Sharks defeated the Cougars with a late rally in the ...
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Fri. May 06, 2011 at 10:34 p.m. | Steve Lee
RIVERVIEW — Riverview wasn’t even supposed to be here. Fresh off an unlikely Class 5A, District 8 district title, the Sharks kept their win streak alive Tuesday, beating Forest Ocala 8-7 in the Class 5A region quarterfinals. “Once we got the first win, we were going to be unbeatable,” Sharks ...
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Tue. May 03, 2011 at 11:38 p.m. | Kelly Price
Moments after Riverview clinched the Class 5A, District 8 title Thursday, Spencer Andrews raced to the fence with teammates in tow and raised the trophy to the cheers of exuberant Sharks fans. They all will get another chance to celebrate Tuesday night at 7 when Riverview hosts Ocala Forest in ...
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Mon. May 02, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. | Steve Lee
GIBSONTON — Underdog Riverview completed its impressive run to the Class 5A, District 8 championship Thursday with a late-inning rally for a 6-1 win over second-ranked Durant. The Sharks opened the tournament with an extra-inning comeback win over Saladino champion Newsome and beat top-seeded Plant City 3-0 behind Dylan Drawdy’s ...
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Fri. April 29, 2011 at 12:08 a.m. | Steve Lee