BRONSON – The Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves used a late offensive surge to defeat the Bronson Eagles 13-6 on Thursday night. A five-run seventh inning helped seal the victory for the Wolves. Bronson Starts Fast, but SFCA Battles Back The game started in Bronson’s (2-6) favor when the Eagles jumped …
Read More »Saint Francis Baseball Cruises Past Riverside Christian
Saint Francis Catholic Academy added to the win column Thursday with an 11-1 baseball win against Riverside Christian. Stolen bases for Saint Francis (3-2) highlighted its second consecutive run-rule win by racking up 14 thefts. Junior Nate Muir led the team with five. Saint Francis has scored an impressive 51 …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Wins Home Opener Against Lake Weir
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave baseball team bounced back from a shut-out loss with an easy first-home win of the season against the Lake Weir Hurricanes last Thursday. In chilly 39-degree weather, the Blue Waves looked to minimize their mistakes from the Gainesville High game Feb. 14 — specifically stolen …
Read More »Storm Surge: Hurricanes Baseball Overpowers Blue Wave
The Gainesville Hurricanes showed no love on Valentine’s Day by shutting out the visiting P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 8-0. Last season, P.K. Yonge (1-1) dominated Gainesville (2-0) with a pair of mercy-rule victories on Feb. 24 and March 22, but this time around, the Hurricanes flipped the script with a …
Read More »Saint Francis Baseball Falls to Fort White in Season Opener
The Saint Francis baseball team lost 3-2 Tuesday against Fort White in its season home opener. Wolves right-handed pitcher Liam Green, a Methodist University commit, pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three runs, four walks and eight hits and struck out three. Green was also responsible for both of Saint …
Read More »Area High Schools Begin Baseball/Softball Season
Local Gainesville high school baseball teams are getting ready for their season openers this week. The baseball season officially began with the Oak Hall Eagles victory over the Eastside Rams Monday. The high school softball season will begin next week, with games beginning on Feb. 18. The Eagles Impress Early …
Read More »Oak Hall Baseball Dominates Season Opener At Eastside
The reigning district champion Oak Hall Eagles had a decisive 20-2 victory against the Eastside Rams on Monday. After another regionals appearance last year, coach Kevin Maris was proud of the way his team started the baseball season. Maris said the Eagles lost about eight players through graduation, so they’re …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Wins 7-0 On Senior Night
The P.K. Yonge baseball team celebrated Senior Night with a 7-0 win Friday against Interlachen. P.K. Yonge fans, family and school administrators packed Bobby Hawkins Field to show support for the 10 seniors on the team. Senior first baseman Nico Gomez-Vera even played the national anthem on his electric guitar. …
Read More »Media Gallery: Oak Hall Baseball Drops P.K. Yonge
The Oak Hall Eagles baseball team defeated the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave 5-0 on Tuesday night at Bobby Hawkins Field. The Eagles (11-5) ended their regular season Thursday with a 10-0 win over the visiting Eastside Rams (4-18). They will host Peniel Baptist Academy (2-13) at 4 p.m. Monday in …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Dominates Saint Francis, 10-0
By Ellen Mulgrew and Jesse Bratman P.K. Yonge’s baseball team mercy-ruled visiting Saint Francis Catholic 10-0 Monday night, the Blue Wave’s seventh run-rule win of the season. Keeping it Neutral P.K. Yonge pitcher Josh Davis and Saint Francis pitcher Liam Green presented equal strength in the first inning when each …
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