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Softball: Countryside revives bats
Two weeks ago, Countryside’s offense was in a funk. The Cougars were shut out against Palm Harbor University and managed just four hits and three runs (all on errors) in a narrow win over St. Petersburg. Countryside coach Kaylyn Bayly believes in a lineup that makes pitchers work. Every team ...
Read moreThu. March 22, 2012 at 10:04 a.m. | Bob Putnam
Baseball: Tarpon rattles East Lake pitchers
TARPON SPRINGS — East Lake came to Tarpon Springs hoping to avenge a 7-1 loss to the Spongers in February. But the tone was set early Friday as the Spongers scored five runs in the first inning, four in the third and added another in the sixth, blasting through three ...
Read moreFri. March 16, 2012 at 11:46 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Pinellas: Baseball Super 7, statistics
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Countryside (11-1): All right, Cougars, you’re for real. They have won nine straight since a 3-0 loss to East Lake. 2. Seminole (8-3): Warhawks will get to earn the top spot back in a meeting with the Cougars on Tuesday. 3. Osceola (9-2): ...
Read moreThu. March 15, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. | Times Staff
Baseball: Tarpon takes rematch with rival
TARPON SPRINGS — The Feb. 21 meeting between Land O’Lakes and Tarpon Springs featured a pitcher’s duel centered around Gators ace Brad Hencke and the Spongers’ Michael Dunnigan. Both defenses played extraordinarily well that evening, but Land O’Lakes’ offense did just enough to earn a 1-0 victory in the bottom ...
Read moreWed. March 14, 2012 at 12:47 a.m. | Basil Spyridakos
Pinellas County: Baseball super 7 and statistics
Times’ Super Seven Records through Wednesday 1. Seminole (6-1): In the bragging rights game against Osceola, the Warhawks won 4-2 with good pitching and timely hitting. 2. Osceola (8-1): The Warriors are fundamentally sound and dangerous at the plate. 3. Countryside (8-1): Cougars had won six straight entering Thursday’s game ...
Read moreThu. March 08, 2012 at 5:25 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Slow-starting Spongers find stroke vs. Falcons
TARPON SPRINGS — For the first five innings, Tarpon Springs could not figure out Dunedin pitcher Colyn O’Connell. In fact, the Spongers didn’t have a hit against the senior right-hander. But the third time through the lineup proved to be the charm. Tarpon Springs erupted for six hits and seven ...
Read moreWed. March 07, 2012 at 11:50 p.m. | Rodney Page
Pinellas: Baseball super 7 and statistics
Baseball: Times’ super seven Records through Wednesday 1. Osceola (6-0): Won the Lee Byers Invitational and won at Tampa Catholic for a good early-season start. 2. Seminole (4-1): Take away one bad inning against Tarpon Springs and the Warhawks are undefeated. They can hit the ball all over the yard. ...
Read moreThu. March 01, 2012 at 3:01 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Barons' offense pounces after pitching change
ST. PETERSBURG — For four innings Friday it looked as if St. Petersburg Catholic was going to have to scratch and claw through another game. But the bats came alive in a six-run fifth inning and the Barons coasted to an 11-1 six-inning win over Shorecrest. SPC (4-1) had 11 ...
Read moreSat. Feb. 25, 2012 at 12:39 a.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Osceola, Bishop McLaughlin in Lee Byers Invitational final
EAST LAKE — Osceola and Bishop McLaughlin used dominant pitching and one big inning each to advance to Saturday’s championship game of the Lee Byers Invitational. Warriors junior Justin Kremer, making his first start of the season, held Tarpon Springs to two hits in a 1-0 win. In the other ...
Read moreThu. Feb. 16, 2012 at 10:54 p.m. | Rodney Page
District dismantling for baseball douses competition, some spirits
You would think they’d be jumping for joy. Or at least quietly giving each other fist bumps. The “District of Doom” — Class 5A, District 11 — has been reshuffled. Tarpon Springs, East Lake, Dunedin, Seminole and Clearwater no longer have to fight each other for a playoff berth. The ...
Read moreMon. Feb. 13, 2012 at 10:21 p.m. | Rodney Page
Baseball: Pinellas gets first win in all-star series
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 ...
Read moreThu. May 26, 2011 at 12:07 a.m. | Bob Putnam
5A region baseball: Ninth-inning RBI fires up Pinellas Park
PINELLAS PARK — In the home half of the ninth Tyree Graves drove in the winning run, lifting Pinellas Park over Tarpon Springs 4-3 Tuesday in the 5A region quarterfinal. Pinellas Park (12-14) jumped out in front early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first, including two off ...
Read moreWed. May 04, 2011 at 12:22 a.m. | Anthony Salveggi
Region baseball: Osceola sets up coveted rematch
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 ...
Read moreMon. May 02, 2011 at 9:01 p.m. | Bob Putnam
5A-11 district baseball: Play on basepaths pays for East Lake
SEMINOLE — Sometimes in district tournaments, teams travel farther to get to the game site than it would take to get to their respective schools. In Friday’s 5A-11 championship, East Lake and Tarpon Springs were happy to drive the 34 miles for their third matchup of the season. Riding aggressive ...
Read moreSat. April 30, 2011 at 12:37 a.m. | Nathan Cowan
5A-11 district baseball: East Lake, Tarpon send top seeds packing
SEMINOLE — The Class 5A, District 11 semifinals were supposed to be a formality before Dunedin and Seminole, the top two seeds, renewed their rivalry with a rematch of last year’s championship game. Neither team made it. In stunning fashion, East Lake, the No. 3 seed beat the No. 2 ...
Read moreThu. April 28, 2011 at 12:24 a.m. | Bob Putnam