TAMPA — When Gaither coach Frank Permuy was unhappy with his team’s pregame preparation, he shut down the clubhouse, so as a result the Cowboys took extra swings in the batting cage. And Gaither stayed in rhythm once the game started Thursday, stroking a season-high nine extra-base hits en route ...
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Thu. April 26, 2012 at 9:57 p.m. | Laura Keeley
PLANT CITY — The previous three times Durant had faced Bloomingdale this season, the Cougars scrapped across two runs only to see the Bulls put up three. And in the teams’ fourth meeting of the year, Durant once again manufactured two runs. But this time, with the win-or-go-home stakes that ...
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Wed. April 25, 2012 at 12:19 a.m. | Laura Keeley
Two student-athletes from Tampa Catholic signed their letters of intent Wednesday, as swimmer Kristin Martin and baseball player A.J. Peterson made their college commitments official. Martin, who qualified for the Class A state swimming meet in the 500 free her junior and senior year, signed with Florida Atlantic. And Peterson, ...
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Wed. April 18, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (19-1): Tigers are No. 1 in the nation again, just in time for their out-of-town competition at the Jesuit Easter Tournament. 2. Jefferson (18-4): Pitching continues to carry the Dragons, who are 5-1 in one-run games. 3. Bloomingdale (19-3): Champion of the ...
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Thu. April 12, 2012 at 2:40 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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
Times' Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Jesuit (10-0): In a pitching duel between Jacksonville Bolles’ Hayden Hurst, a Florida State signee, and Lance McCullers, a Florida commit, it was McCullers who went six innings and racked up 13 strikeouts and Jesuit that earned the 6-1 win 2. Bloomingdale (12-1): ...
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Thu. March 15, 2012 at 6:05 p.m. | Laura Keeley
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
HomeTeam Hotshots Standout performances from Thursday night Paul Barrett, Gaither: The Cowboys senior won three individual events (high jump, 110-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles) and ran on the winning 4x400 relay team in a tri-meet with Chamberlain and Tampa Bay Tech. Jordan LaFave, Durant: The senior leadoff hitter went 4-for-4 with ...
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Fri. March 09, 2012 at 12:07 a.m. | Times Staff
Baseball Grand ending turns grim March Madness wielded a Louisville Slugger in Land O’Lakes on Friday. Down by seven runs entering the seventh, Cambridge Christian’s baseball team rallied to tie the score before falling 11-10 in nine innings to Land O’Lakes. Senior Jake Purcell’s seventh-inning grand slam tied the score ...
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Sat. March 03, 2012 at 12:19 a.m. | Joey Knight
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 — Could expectations be any higher at Jesuit? Long the class of Hillsborough County and a perennial fixture in the national polls, the Tigers, state finalists the past two seasons, have managed to up the ante this year. ESPNRise ranked Jesuit No. 3 in its preseason poll. Collegiate Baseball ...
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Mon. Feb. 13, 2012 at 10:11 p.m. | Laura Keeley
Tampa Catholic made a splash in filling its baseball coach vacancy, hiring former King standout and ex-pro player Ty Griffin to lead Tampa Bay's most state-title rich program. He will replace Pat Russo, who resigned after leading the Crusaders to the Class 3A state tournament two years ago and to the ...
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Wed. June 29, 2011 at 3:06 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina
After guiding the Tampa Catholic baseball team deep into the Class 3A playoffs in his first two seasons, Pat Russo is out as Crusaders coach. Albeit sudden, Russo said his departure was "peaceful on both sides." He said the school was not able to offer him a full-time faculty position next ...
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Wed. May 18, 2011 at 3:47 p.m. | Eduardo A. Encina