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Former Miami Champagnat ace Jurrangelo Cijntje was one of four players from the Sunshine State that were chosen in the opening round of the MLB Draft, that began with 74 picks on Sunday night…

St. John Country Day rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win, in a seesaw battle for the ages in Monday’s state semifinal at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

The Tigers claimed their seventh state championship while avenging last season’s finals loss by defeating the American Heritage Patriots at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers on Saturday…

The Tigers mauled the Wesley Chapel Wildcats for an 11-1 victory in Friday morning’s Class 5A state semifinal, advancing to Saturday’s championship against American Heritage…

The Bulls fell behind early and never recovered, to fall 12-0 to the Buchholz Bobcats in Thursday’s Class 6A state semifinal at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

The highly-respected, veteran skipper earned his career milestone in Wednesday’s 11-2 regional semifinal victory over The Master’s Academy Eagles…

The Warriors won 3-0 over the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders to claim the District 3A-6 championship, as Calvary begins its defense of last year’s state title…

The host Blue Streaks rode the strength of a five-run third to a 7-2 win over the Lake Wales Highlanders in Thursday’s district championship…

The Highlanders earned a 7-0 victory over the Bloodhounds in Tuesday’s district semifinal, to advance to Thursday’s final against the Sebring Blue Streaks…

The Viera Hawks served as excellent hosts at Space Coast Stadium, and the Kings also played at Vero Beach during their once-in-a-lifetime visit from the last frontier…

The Lions swept the weekend series of the Sunshine Conference Tournament this weekend, including a 19-14 shootout victory over Calvary Chapel in Saturday’s championship…

The Sailors overcame an early deficit by scoring all their runs in the top of the fifth inning to even the weekend series against the Conchs at Rex Weech Field in Key West…

A fifth-inning rally led to a 5-1 Jupiter victory on Wednesday, but the Eagles went 2-1 on their Spring Break road trip to Palm Beach County this week…

Sunday night marks the start of the 2022 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, with the first two rounds of selections kicking off the three-day event…

The Dragons came up on the wrong end of a 5-1 decision to the Mosley Dolphins in Tuesday’s Class 5A state semifinal at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers…

Fueled by their own passion and will to win, the Bulls were relentless in earning a 5-1 victory over the Fleming Island Eagles to win Saturday’s state championship at Hammond Stadium…

The Cougars fell 1-0 to the Hawks in eight innings in Friday’s Class 7A state semifinal at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers to fall one game shy of reaching the finals…

The Thunder came back for a 5-3 victory over the St. John’s Country Day Spartans in Thursday’s title game to win the program’s first state championship…

Senior Gavin Sissel signed to St. Petersburg College, while senior teammate Kris Sosnowski signed with the University of Central Florida, during a school ceremony celebrating four total signees on Wednesday…

The tournament hosts used a nine-run fourth inning for a 9-4, comeback victory over the Wildcats, to win the championship of the annual Dan Giannini Hawks Classic Spring Break tournament on Wednesday night…

Baseball programs are breaking from traditional norms with earlier celebrations to ensure they are held, while also providing unique & original new ways to honor their seniors during this difficult global pandemic…