Sarasota Florida News Center

Treasure Coast ready for state high school baseball tournament (TCPalm.com)

May 18, 2009

The Florida High School Athletic Association state baseball tournament comes to the Treasure Coast this week after more than a year and a half of preparations by the local host committee.

Cardinal Mooney’s season comes to an end (Bradenton Herald)

May 18, 2009

SARASOTA — A hill of players sprinted from the dugout and field and dove on top of each other in celebration on the pitcher’s mound.

Kentucky Holds Off No. 11 UF Baseball, 8-7 (WCTV Tallahassee)

May 18, 2009

An eight-run third inning keyed Kentucky (28-25/12-17 SEC) to an 8-7 victory over No. 11 Florida (37-18/18-11 SEC) on Friday night at McKethan Stadium.

Tribune Two-A-Days: Football previews (The Tampa Tribune)

May 18, 2009

A preview of the Hillsborough County football teams during spring workouts.

LIVE BASEBALL GAME BLOG: Naples High wins; Neumann, GC eliminated (Naples Daily News)

May 18, 2009

Updates from the area's three high school baseball regional final series -- unbeaten Naples against Lake Wales in Class 4A, Gulf Coast at Stuart-South Fork in Class 5A, and St. John Neumann at Fort Meade in Class 2A.

Kelly's position is to treat it like a game (Boston Globe)

May 18, 2009

Drafting Casey Kelly in the first round last year gave the Red Sox an uncommon challenge. Kelly dominated at Sarasota High School in Florida as a pitcher and shortstop, and his skills at either position made him a potential major leaguer. Before he could start his career, the Sox needed to figure where to play him.

Ex-Gator to make MLB debut (The Gainesville Sun)

May 18, 2009

Former Florida pitcher Bryan Augenstein will make his Major League Baseball debut for Arizona tonight against visiting Cincinnati. Plus, check our weekly updates for all of the former Gators in professional baseball.

Three Marion teams prepare for regional finals (The Ocala Star-Banner)

May 18, 2009

OCALA - For the second straight season, the FHSAA will use the best-of-three format for deciding regional champions in baseball. A year ago, the home team won 19 of the 24 series played and the team that claimed the opener in the best-of-three went on to win the series 17 times.

No. 11 UF Baseball Downs Jacksonville, 7-4 (WCTV Tallahassee)

May 18, 2009

No. 11 Florida (36-17) knocked off Jacksonville (33-18), 7-4, on Tuesday night at McKethan Stadium to conclude the non-league portion of its schedule.