Shorecrest pitcher Marc Brakeman was named most valuable pitcher of the Perfect Games WWBA after helping Baton Rouge-based Marucci Elite win the tournament title. There were 85 teams at the tournament and more than 800 Major League Baseball scouts, including 14 from the Yankees. Brakeman, who already has committed to Stanford, ...
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Tue. Nov. 01, 2011 at 12:10 p.m. | Bob Putnam
ST. PETERSBURG — It was touted as one of the deepest — and best — senior baseball classes in Pinellas County with 21 of the 25 players on the roster for the fifth annual Pinellas-Hillsborough all-star game having already signed with colleges. And it was this group that helped Pinellas ...
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Thu. May 26, 2011 at 12:07 a.m. | Bob Putnam
TAMPA — The school with a hyphen in its name put an exclamation point on its season. Brooks-DeBartolo beat Shorecrest 4-2 on a Friday the 13th that Phoenix fans will never forget. Competing in its first year of postseason play, the four-year school earned a ticket to the Class 2A ...
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Fri. May 13, 2011 at 11:46 p.m. | Don Jensen
At no point this past offseason was Pinellas Park at the center of the county baseball discussion. This was a season that was supposed to belong to Dunedin and Seminole, the county’s top teams who were primed to go deep into the playoffs and meet in the region finals for ...
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Thu. May 12, 2011 at 9:34 p.m. | Bob Putnam
FORT MYERS — For the first three innings Tuesday, Shorecrest was worried about a repeat of last week’s 1-0 loss to Sarasota Out-of-Door in the District 2A-11 title game. But after going without a baserunner the first time through the order, the Chargers finally broke free, battering Fort Myers Evangelical ...
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Wed. May 04, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. | Seth Soffian
There is nothing anyone can say to make Osceola feel better about last year’s Class 4A region quarterfinal. It’s no use noting the Warriors were in the playoffs for the second straight season and rallied to tie powerful Jesuit. That’s because Osceola lost 4-3 in the seventh inning when ace ...
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Mon. May 02, 2011 at 9:01 p.m. | Bob Putnam
If Shorecrest is going to make it back to the Class 2A state final, it will have to do it on the road. The Chargers, the defending Class 2A, District 11 champions, lost in Thursday’s final 1-0 to host Sarasota Out-of-Door. The Thunder scored the winning run in the top ...
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Thu. April 28, 2011 at 11:51 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Shorecrest and Northside Christian are the fiercest of rivals with a season series that usually produces close games. Except this season. The Chargers swept the regular-season series, winning both games by a combined 24-4. On Tuesday, it was more of the same as Shorecrest nabbed a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over ...
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Tue. April 26, 2011 at 10:42 p.m. | Bob Putnam
SEMINOLE — Seminole won twice Friday on its homefield to reach the final of the Steve Georgiadis Memorial Tournament and tonight at 7 will take on IMG Pendleton, which defeated Shorecrest 4-3.After topping Boca Ciega 8-4 in an afternoon game, the Warhawks routed Berkeley Prep 11-3 in the nighttime matchup.Seminole ...
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Fri. April 01, 2011 at 9:28 p.m. | Anthony Salveggi
SEMINOLE — The opening game in the 20th annual Steve Georgiadis Holiday Tournament wasn't pretty, and it didn't have anything to do with inclement weather that set the schedule back a day.The teams combined for eight errors but Shorecrest found a way to open up the game late, defeating Brooks-DeBartolo ...
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Tue. March 29, 2011 at 5:49 p.m. | Basil Spyridakos
ST. PETERSBURG — Northside Christian and Shorecrest have been the fiercest of rivals for years in baseball with their games often determining the top seed in the district and which team advances deeper in the playoffs.On Wednesday, the Chargers gained an edge in Class 2A, District 11 by getting 11 ...
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Wed. March 23, 2011 at 8:46 p.m. | Bob Putnam
EAST LAKE — Things were falling right into place for the local crowd at the Lee Byers Invitational when the wheels suddenly became unhinged.Tarpon Springs had already secured a spot in the championship game beating Shorecrest 11-5 in the first semifinal.In the nightcap, host East Lake was on its way ...
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Thu. Feb. 17, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Shorecrest's Marc Brakeman, the Times 2010 county pitcher of the year, made the roster for the 2010 under-16 national team. The trials started two weeks ago in Woodlands, Texas and a list of 39 invitees was whittled down to a final roster of 20 by the end of the trials. The ...
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Tue. Oct. 12, 2010 at 3:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Shorecrest's Marc Brakeman, the Times 2010 county pitcher of the year, was invited to try out for the 2010 under-16 national team. The trials started last week in Woodlands, Texas, and continue through Saturday. Two teams will play against each other in six games starting Monday. On Tuesday, the teams ...
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Mon. Sept. 27, 2010 at 1:14 p.m. | Bob Putnam
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