Berkeley standout Sidney Brown commits to Stanford
Berkeley Prep rising senior Sidney Brown, the top returning volleyball player in the bay area and one of the nation’s most coveted recruits, announced Wednesday that she has given an oral commitment...
View ArticleMLB draft: Despite down season, Gaither's Mercado knows his target audience
TAMPA — Maybe the towering expectations and pressure to play like a first-round draft pick was overwhelming for Oscar Mercado. Maybe there was no pressure at all, and his disappointing senior season...
View ArticleMLB draft notebook: Danish's delivery casts doubt for many scouts
TAMPA — Headlining Tyler Danish’s resume are numbers that rank him among the nation’s top five high school pitchers: 94 innings on the mound, 156 strikeouts, and an ERA of 0.00. And that’s still not...
View ArticleRicky Giles returns to coaching...at Zephyrhills
Ricky Giles will return to the dugouts of Pasco County. A year after his controversial exit from Pasco, Giles has been hired as the head baseball coach at Zephyrhills, Bulldogs athletic director Bruce...
View ArticleNCT's Chris Lake commits to Flagler
Nature Coast junior Chris Lake has orally committed to play baseball at Flagler, his father, Chris, said Thursday afternoon. Lake, a 5-foot-10 athlete, is a right-hander for the Sharks and also plays...
View ArticlePCAC softball teams selected
The Pinellas County Athletic Conference softball teams, selected by public school coaches:North CountyFirst team: P – Alyssa Queen-, Jr., Countryside; Aubrey Ehlers, So., Dunedin; C – Hailee Keisling,...
View ArticleCountryside's Tyler Serpo commits to Jacksonville
Countryside defensive back Tyler Serpo committed to Jacksonville this week, Cougars coach Jared Davis said. Serpo, a first-team, all-county selection, had 33 tackles, three interceptions and two...
View ArticleHernando's Christian Arroyo makes history as Giants' first-round pick
Tampa Bay’s rich tradition of elite prep baseball prospects stretched all the way to Brooksville on Thursday night. Hernando shortstop Christian Arroyo became the first high school player in Hernando...
View ArticleThree Hillsborough players drafted on Day 1
Durant’s Tyler Danish had a funky sidearm delivery that scared off many major-league clubs. Gaither’s Oscar Mercado closed his high school career with an underwhelming senior season. And Wharton’s...
View ArticleClearwater lineman Roman Roberts commits to Emory & Henry College
Clearwater offensive and defensive lineman Roman Roberts has committed to play at Division III Emory & Henry College in Virginia, according to former head coach Tom Bostic. That brings the number...
View ArticleIRC outfielder Cody Tibbetts commits to Clearwater Christian College
Indian Rocks Christian outfielder Cody Tibbitts will continue his baseball career at Clearwater Christian College. As a senior, Tibbitts hit .250 with eight RBIs and three doubles. He helped lead the...
View ArticleCarrollwood Day's Adonis Welch transfers to Oldsmar Christian
Carrollwood Day two-sport standout Adonis Welch, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound senior whose presence at defensive end and left tackle opened eyes at spring practice in May, has transferred to Oldsmar...
View ArticleSpring fling: Football players, teams that caught our attention
It’s foresight from here, baby. For the remainder of the summer, we’ll peek at the 2013 season, project on it and pontificate about it — at length. But before that, let’s reflect once more on what we...
View ArticleMLB Draft: Locals make the cut on Day 2
On Thursday, four bay area players were taken on Day 1 of the MLB first-year player draft.In addition to Hernando SS Christian Arroyo’s historic first-round selection, Durant RHP Tyler Danish, Gaither...
View ArticleIRC outfielder Cody Tibbitts commits to Clearwater Christian College
Indian Rocks Christian outfielder Cody Tibbitts will continue his baseball career at Clearwater Christian College. As a senior, Tibbitts hit .250 with eight RBIs and three doubles. He helped lead the...
View ArticleMLB draft notebook: Phone call from Cardinals calms Mercado's nerves
The night and the first two rounds of the draft were simultaneously coming to an end, and Oscar Mercado was finally starting to get nervous. Mercado, a slick-fielding shortstop from Gaither, had been...
View ArticlePlant City's Sedrick King, Landon Galloway commit to UCF
Plant City DE Sedrick King and ATH Landon Galloway, projected as the Raiders' starting quarterback this fall, committed to UCF while on the Knights' campus earlier today, Plant City defensive...
View ArticleBaseball: Times' all-North Suncoast team
Pitcher of the year: Brandon Lawson, Sr., HernandoWhy we picked him: Lawson had a statistically dominant season on the North Suncoast’s top team to edge Mitchell’s Cobi Johnson and a loaded group of...
View ArticleBaseball: Times' all-Pinellas County team
Player of the year: Corey Baptist, Sr., SeminoleWhy we picked him: Seminole was loaded with hitters and usually got every opponent’s ace, but Baptist still stood out. He hit third most of the season...
View ArticleBaseball: Times' all-Hillsborough teams
Pitcher of the Year: Brett Morales, Sr., KingWhy we picked him: Morales spent his first two seasons at King as an infielder, earning a reputation – and attention from college coaches – with his bat and...
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