Archives for HSBN Author - Rick Duteau

As the 2019 playoffs get underway, we are reminded to close with passion and play with inspiration for all those members of our baseball community that can no longer take the field…

All across the state, future college baseball players signed their letters-of-intent this week in ceremonies with family, teammates, coaches and friends…

The Patriots rode timely hitting to a 5-3 victory over the Falcons to advance to Thursday’s state championship against the Venice at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

The Sharks relentlessly stormed their way to a 4-0 victory over the Cowboys on Monday afternoon to win the state championship at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

The Saints stormed to a 13-5 victory over Mt. Dora Christian in Saturday’s 2A state semifinal, advancing the team to the state championship in its first year of state playoff eligibility…

The Cowboys enacted sweet revenge by defeating the two-time defending state champion Trenton Tigers 4-2 in a rematch of last year’s championship match up…

The Cougars stormed to a 6-1 victory over North Florida Christian in Thursday’s Class 3A state championship, becoming only the third Florida school to ever three-peat baseball titles…

A three-run home run from Carson Neal was the difference as the Eagles won 3-2 over Carrollwood Day to advance to Thursday’s title game at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

The Trojans defeated Hagerty 5-1 in Saturday’s 8A championship at Hammond Stadium to realize a long-awaited goal of becoming state champions…

Austin Pollack delivered another dominant performance on the mound to lead the Trojans to a 4-1 victory in Friday’s state semifinal to advance to Saturday’s championship game…

The Dolphins fell 5-3 to the defending 6A state champions, in another installment of a matchup that has become a regular affair over the last few year’s of the state tournament…

The undefeated Warriors led early and never looked back to complete a 30-0 season with an 11-1 win over the Crusaders in Saturday’s 4A title game…

The Cowboys finished the season as the Class 1A state runners-up after coming on the short end of an exciting 3-2 championship game against the Trenton Tigers on Thursday…

Tre Adams scored on an RBI single from Dilan Lawson in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the Cowboys to the state championship for the first time in school history…

A tough fourth inning helped break things open for Trenton to earn a 10-0 shutout victory over the Pirates in their first appearance in the state tournament in program history…

Zach Yeager threw a complete-game shutout to lead the Hornets to a 2-0 victory for their first state title in school history…

The left-hander went the distance for a 1-0 shutout over Coral Springs Christian Academy in a 3A state semifinal at jetBlue Park in Fort Myers on Wednesday…

The Crusaders held off North Broward Prep 8-7 in eight innings in a state semifinal game that was twice halted by weather and lasted over six hours…