By Adam Edelin and Hannah Getman The Saint Francis Catholic baseball team beat Countryside Christian 16-4 on Friday at Countryside. The Wolves (11-7) batters matched the day’s weather — hot — as they raked 16 hits, including four for extra bases, in just six innings. Countryside’s Quick Lead The Minutemen …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Santa Fe Baseball Falls To Keystone Heights
ALACHUA — The Santa Fe Raiders baseball team fell short Thursday in losing 2-1 to Keystone Heights. Santa Fe (9-12) gears up next to host the Hernando Leopards (14-7) on Monday at 6 p.m. Keystone Heights (16-6) will face the visiting Tocoi Creek Toros (17-4) on Monday at 6:30 p.m. …
Read More »Buchholz Baseball Dominates Gainesville, Again
By Hailey Livesay and Raegan Churi The Buchholz Bobcats baseball team defeated the Gainesville Hurricanes 15-1 on Friday at Gainesville High School. An Early Lead Buchholz’s bats were on fire. It seemed almost impossible for the Bobcats (13-6) to not get a hit. Once on base, they were active runners, …
Read More »Saint Francis Run-Rules Cedar Key, 10-0
By Brooke Park and Adam Edelin The Saint Francis Catholic baseball team defeated the visiting Cedar Key Sharks, 10-0, Tuesday. Defense Coming in Hot First to bat, the Sharks (1-8) couldn’t find any gaps in the Wolves’ defense. Cecil Collins and Micah DeHaven made contact with the ball, but the …
Read More »Gainesville Baseball Routs Eastside, 12-2
The Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the visiting Eastside Rams, 12-2, on Thursday night for their first run-rule win of the season. Jumping Ahead Early After holding the Rams (2-12) scoreless in the top of the first, Gainesville’s Broc Tucker and Zachary Kazlauskas hit back-to-back singles in the bottom half to apply …
Read More »Offensive Explosion Leads Newberry Baseball To Win Over Gainesville
The Newberry Panthers baseball team took down the Gainesville Hurricanes 8-1 on Tuesday. They started their week strong after a two-game losing streak to end last week. Defensive Start The first inning saw both teams go scoreless. Newberry (13-3) got a runner on thanks to a line drive double by …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Defeats West Port, 7-2
The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave baseball team took down West Port High School, 7-2, on Friday night to improve to 8-2. A Strong Start Both teams scored in the first inning. West Port (3-10) scored on a Ricardo Soto sacrifice fly off P.K. Yonge sophomore starter Charlie Tumminia, who lasted …
Read More »Newberry Panthers Win Opening Home Baseball Game
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Panthers won their first game of the high school baseball season against the Suwannee Bulldogs, 4-2, Tuesday night. Taking An Early Lead The Panthers’ defense came out strong by allowing no runs in the first inning. Three up three down to start defensively for the Panthers. …
Read More »Kai So, Buchholz Bobcats Pull 7-6 Win in Rematch vs Gainesville High
Game Preview On the last night of Buchholz ESPN coverage for the season, the Bobcats invited the Gainesville Hurricanes for a rematch of the 9-0 shutout they performed on Wednesday. Out of reach of the .500 record they envisioned, the Hurricanes hoped to even the score of this series with …
Read More »P.K. Yonge Baseball Comes Back to Outlast Eastside 5-3
P.K. Yonge earned win No. 16 Tuesday night with a 5-3 win over local rival Eastside. Senior captain Lane Sparkman starred, pitching six innings and giving up just three runs. He also would add two hits at the plate. Blue Wave Go Up Early After silencing the Eastside bats in …
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