Pinellas County public school baseball coaches recently voted on the PCAC north and south county teams. Here are the first and second teams and honorable mentions: North County First team Pitchers: Nick Nolan (Seminole), Brad Deppermann (East Lake), Jake Mielock (Countryside) Catcher: Grant Hodges (East Lake) Infielders: Corey Baptist (Seminole), ...
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Tue. May 14, 2013 at 9:39 a.m. | Rodney Page
Seminole first baseman Corey Baptist was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Class 7A-10 Player of the Year. Baptist, who transferred from St. Petersburg Catholic for his senior year, hit .455 with four home runs and stole 19 bases. Baptist is committed to Mississippi and will play in the Pinellas vs. ...
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Thu. May 09, 2013 at 6:49 p.m. | Rodney Page
LUTZ — Logan LaPace could hardly settle himself long enough to sleep, he was so ready to take the mound Thursday. But when steady rain left Steinbrenner’s baseball field a virtual mud puddle, LaPace was forced to wait another couple of days to take the mound. “I was really disappointed ...
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Sat. May 04, 2013 at 8:53 p.m. | Joel Anderson
EAST LAKE — East Lake’s Troy Strominger had seen curveballs and off-speed pitches all night, and hadn’t fared too well against them, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. But the last one he saw? He liked that one just fine. Strominger solidly drove a full-count curveball into left field to score ...
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Fri. May 03, 2013 at 12:29 a.m. | John C. Cotey
PINELLAS PARK — It was prom night at Countryside on Friday, but its baseball team couldn’t go to the biggest party of the school year. It was busy playing Seminole in the Class 7A, District 10 final, and judging by the party on the Pinellas Park pitcher’s mound, the Cougars ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
The Pinellas vs. Hillsborough senior all-star game will be played May 29 at Tropicana Field. Here is the roster for the Pinellas team. Hillsborough coaches will assemble their roster at a meeting on May 1. Pitchers Nick Nolan (Seminole) Jake Mielock (Countryside) Caleb Koulianos (Tarpon Springs) Ethan Lichtenberg (Tarpon Springs) Hayden ...
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Fri. April 26, 2013 at 11:13 p.m. | Rodney Page
PINELLAS PARK — In two previous meetings against St. Petersburg, Seminole took the lead against the Green Devils only to blow both games late. Wednesday night’s Class 7A, District 10 semifinal looked like it would follow the same script. Seminole took an early two-run lead, then gave the lead back ...
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Wed. April 24, 2013 at 11:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
As district tournaments crank up next week, perhaps no team is more of a mystery than Seminole. The Warhawks have the senior leadership and pitching depth to make a legitimate run at the Class 7A state championship. That was evident in wins over Venice and Jesuit, both nationally ranked teams. ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 9:24 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Thursday 1. East Lake (20-3): Eagles won the PCAC north and did not lose a regular-season game against a Pinellas opponent. 2. Seminole (19-6): Go to Jesuit and beat the then-national No. 1? That’s good enough to jump into the No. 2 spot. 3. Clearwater ...
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Fri. April 19, 2013 at 6:14 p.m. | Rodney Page
TAMPA — Seminole emerged from a pitchers’ duel between Nick Nolan and Jesuit’s Spencer Trayner, the Warhawks toppling the nationally ranked Tigers 2-1 on a sacrifice fly in the 10th Saturday. “It’s no coincidence that this game was scheduled for the end of the regular season,” Warhawks coach Jeff Pincus ...
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Sat. April 13, 2013 at 10:59 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-3): Eagles had a rivalry game against Tarpon Springs on Thursday, and games next week against Dixie Hollins, Dunedin and Clearwater to end the regular season. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (20-3): Bounced back from a one-run loss to Calvary Christian with ...
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Thu. April 11, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball super seven Records through Wednesday 1. East Lake (16-2): The Eagles played well at the Dunedin tournament, losing 1-0 to Lynn Haven Mosley in the final. The Eagles got offense from Tyler Neuhaus and solid pitching from Cameron Churchill, Brad Deppermann, Ryan Wall and Steven Plaskett. 2. Clearwater Central ...
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Thu. April 04, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. | Rodney Page
SEMINOLE — There was a palpable emotional swing in the final of the Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament, the kind that makes it seem as if St. Petersburg is in a district race to stay. After blowing a lead that forced extra innings Thursday, the Green Devils rallied to beat host ...
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Fri. March 29, 2013 at 12:12 a.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — It will be an all-Pinellas final at Thursday’s Steve Georgiadis Memorial tournament. Host Seminole used a nine-run fifth inning to defeat Cambridge Christian 10-3 in Tuesday night’s semifinal. In the afternoon semifinal, St. Petersburg defeated West Boca Raton 2-1. When St. Petersburg played Seminole a week ago, the ...
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Tue. March 26, 2013 at 10:47 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas County public schools, and some private schools, are off next week for spring break, but the high school baseball teams will be busy, busy, busy. Eighteen public and private schools in the county will be playing in one of three tournaments at Dunedin, Seminole and Northeast. Dunedin tournament Where: ...
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Thu. March 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. | Rodney Page