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Class 2A state baseball: Westminster Christian tops Shorecrest 6-0 to claim title
photo gallery PORT ST. LUCIE — It was not that Shorecrest was bad in Tuesday's Class 2A state championship game. It was just that Miami Westminster Christian was so good. The Warriors, the defending 2A state champions, had more power, more big-time experience and more of most other good things. ...
Read moreTue. May 25, 2010 at 9:26 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Live blog: Westminster Christian 6, Shorecrest 0
Shorecrest, which hadn't made the state tournament since 1991, is now one game from a state title. The Chargers will play Miami powerhouse Westminister Christian, who knocked off Orangewood Christian 13-5 in the semifinals, in Tuesday's Class 2A final. Shorecrest beat Westminister back in 1989 for a state title. Bob ...
Read moreMon. May 24, 2010 at 11:16 p.m. | Times Staff
Westminster beats Orangewood, faces Shorecrest in 2A final
Shorecrest will face Miami Westminster Christian in Tuesday's Class 2A state baseball championship game. Westminster beat Orangewood Christian 13-5 in Monday's other semifinal. Through three innings, Westminster trailed 4-0 and did not have a hit. Then came the fourth inning when Westminster expoloded for nine runs. David Thompson got things ...
Read moreMon. May 24, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. | Bob Putnam
2A state baseball: Shorecrest takes small-ball approach, beats Jay 5-3 in semifinals
photo gallery PORT ST. LUCIE — Shorecrest is the epitome of a small-ball team. The Chargers score runs by doing the little things — bunting, stealing, hitting-and-running, advancing runners with productive outs — that contribute to the manufacturing of runs as opposed to mashing them. So it was with great ...
Read moreMon. May 24, 2010 at 4:12 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Live blog: Shorecrest 5, Jay 3
Shorecrest (22-8), which hasn't made the state final four since 1991, faces Jay in Monday's Class 2A state semifinals. The Chargers, the lone team from Pinellas County to make the final four, will kick off Monday's state action, playing the first game of the day at 10 a.m. Staff writer ...
Read moreSun. May 23, 2010 at 9:54 a.m. | Times Staff
With his successful stint at Shorecrest, retirement's not in the cards for coach Don Reed
ST. PETERSBURG — Don Reed was playing in the half-century softball league in 1999 when a teammate mentioned there was an opening to become the head baseball coach at Shorecrest Preparatory School. Reed certainly did not need the job. He had just finished his 13th season managing in the prestigious ...
Read moreThu. May 20, 2010 at 4:29 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Bottom of the order takes charge for Shorecrest
ST. PETERSBURG — Shorecrest has made it to the Class 2A state tournament with an offense that relies on smart hitting. Some of that comes from the heart of the Chargers’ order. John Rothwell is a reliable leadoff guy who can spray hits all over the field. Others at the ...
Read moreTue. May 18, 2010 at 7:20 p.m. | Bob Putnam
2A baseball: After almost 20 years, Shorecrest gets back to state
photo gallery SHADY HILLS — There were times when Marc Brakeman was off his game. The Shorecrest sophomore allowed five hits, including a double. He walked one batter. He almost hit another. But when the Chargers needed Brakeman to make a big pitch, he would reach back and throw one ...
Read moreFri. May 14, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Region baseball: Shorecrest counts on its dual threat
ST. PETERSBURG — On certain days, Marc Brakeman takes center stage as one of Shorecrest's starting pitchers.Most days, though, he works behind the scenes as the Chargers' starting catcher.Brakeman has done plenty of winning in his years with Shorecrest, whether he has been on the mound or behind the plate. ...
Read moreTue. May 11, 2010 at 7:28 p.m. | Bob Putnam
2A baseball: Shorecrest survives Northside Christian's late rally
ST. PETERSBURG — What looked like a blowout victory for Shorecrest after six innings in Friday's Class 2A region semifinal quickly became a roller-coaster ride. The Chargers led 8-0 in the top of the seventh when starter Marc Brakeman gave way to Tyler Larson. Fourteen batters, two home runs and ...
Read moreFri. May 07, 2010 at 6:18 p.m. | Jacob Stewart
2A baseball: Shorecrest ace shuts down Evangelical Christian
Class 2A Chargers senior comes through on the mound ST. PETERSBURG — Tyler Larson threw his fourth complete-game shutout of the season to lead Shorecrest to a 4-0 win over Evangelical Christian in the Class 2A region semis Tuesday. The lone senior on a roster full of sophomores and freshmen ...
Read moreTue. May 04, 2010 at 8:08 p.m. | Times Correspondent
2A-11 baseball: Shorecrest's dedication pays off in final
ST. PETERSBURG — A year ago, Shorecrest lost in the first round of district play. That precipitated a coming together of each player who would return this season, which was everyone, for almost daily workouts in the weight room or the baseball field in the offseason. The result? A whipped-cream ...
Read moreThu. April 29, 2010 at 8:45 p.m. | Times Correspondent
2A-11 baseball: Shorecrest, Northside Christian advance to final
ST. PETERSBURG — At his best, Tyler Larson throws three pitches. Tuesday against Sarasota Out-of-Door Academy, he used them all with precision. The Shorecrest senior confounded hitters, leaving them lunging and lurching at pitches that looked like one thing but were another. Larson pitched a shutout, allowing three hits and ...
Read moreTue. April 27, 2010 at 8:41 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas top teams, baseball leaders
Baseball Super 71. Dunedin (20-3): After falling one spot, the Falcons move back to the top after beating Osceola and Sarasota last week.2. Seminole (19-3): Playing well leading up to the postseason with wins over East Lake and Sarasota in the past two weeks.3. Osceola (20-4): Stay at the top ...
Read moreThu. April 22, 2010 at 6:50 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Pinellas baseball leaders, top teams
Baseball Super 71. Osceola (19-2): Hasn’t lost since March 1; takes a 14-game win streak into Friday's big showdown vs. Dunedin.2. Dunedin (16-3): Drops from the top spot after last week’s loss to East Lake; plays at the Warriors Friday at 7 and hosts Sarasota on Saturday at 1 p.m.3. ...
Read moreThu. April 15, 2010 at 3:54 p.m. | Bob Putnam