In the Florida Collegiate Summer League title game last week at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs wrapped up an impressive season with a 1-0 win over the Leesburg Lightning in front of 639 fans. Pitcher Nick Goody was named most valuable player.
Two teams are leaving the FCSL pack behind with less than a month left to be played. The Sanford River Rats (21-8) currently hold a half-game lead on the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (20-8). Wednesday’s all-star game starts at 7 p.m. in Sanford.
When the College World Series ended late Tuesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium, Apopka High School alum Robert Beary bottled up handfuls of infield dirt from the historic site after his first season at South Carolina was capped off with a national championship win.
Good news has a funny way of finding you. Even more unpredictable is what comes of it once it’s had the chance to settle in. Plenty has changed for Justin Nicolino since being drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Later this week the College World Series begins, on Saturday, June 19. And while area teams such as UCF and Stetson will not be taking part, it doesn’t mean Central Florida players have been left out. Florida and Florida State have a combined eight locals on baseball rosters.
For the young ballplayers who recently accepted their high school diplomas, the decision is now whether to start collegiate playing careers or join minor league baseball teams. For current underclassmen hailing from nearby, the decision is a similar one to make.
Three student-athletes are poised to compete at the track and field championships this week… A former men’s soccer goalkeeper made his pro debut last month… The baseball squad had five selected to C-USA postseason teams while the softball team landed six…
In the next 24 hours, a dream will become a reality for Oviedo pitcher A.J. Cole. “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this day. It’s a dream come true… when I was little I said I wanted to play professional baseball and tomorrow I find out if I get to go or not,” he said.
A Kissimmee native leads the hometown arena football team… A former FCSL player becomes the first to get a call from the majors… A former Bishop Moore lax standout plays for a title in his last game… and several student-athletes signed college papers last week.
The season came to an abrupt end for the Timber Creek baseball team as they dropped an 8-4 decision to Pembroke Pines Flanagan at the state semifinals in Port St. Lucie on Friday night. The Wolves were outhit 14-9 and trailed 5-0 after five innings.