SEBRING — The Sebring Nationals scored two runs in the first and never looked back on Friday during a 5-2 victory over Avon Park in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Pitching Machine District 8 All-Star Tournament at Max Long Recreational Complex. Sebring head coach Andrew Bible was pleased with the hard work showed on the field by his team. "All these kids were the best on their respective teams," Bible said. "The hardest part is getting them to play with each other after playing against each other all season. ...more

June 7, 2008

Cliff Floyd has been down this road before. Minutes after the fourth walk-off home run of his career gave the Rays a 2-1 triumph against the White Sox, Floyd was sitting for a television interview when B.J. Upton attempted a stealthy approach with a towel full of shaving cream. ...more

May 31, 2008

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is set to take a big step in his rehabilitation program for a sore right shoulder Thursday when he is scheduled to resume throwing to the bases in an extended spring training game. ...more

May 28, 2008

King High's Sean Buckley was 2-for-2 with two RBIs in the late innings Friday to lift the West squad to a 5-1 victory and into the final of the 30th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Classic at Firemen's Field. ...more

May 24, 2008

SEBRING — Ryan Davidson had three hits, including a mammoth home run, to lead Elks past Highlands Today 14-3 in Dixie Youth Majors "O" Zone league play on Monday night at Max Long Complex. ...more

May 20, 2008

Before University of South Florida pitcher Randy Fontanez took the mound for Friday's critical baseball game against Notre Dame, Coach Lelo Prado offered some heartfelt words of encouragement. ...more

May 20, 2008

University of Tampa third baseman Nolan Brannon smacked a baseball over the right-center field fence in the first inning Saturday, and for the third consecutive day UT was on its way to an uncharacteristic power surge. ...more

May 18, 2008

FORT MYERS — The Sebring baseball team was up by six runs with six outs to go, but a furious Riverdale rally vaulted the Raiders into the state final four with a thrilling 11-10 victory in the third and deciding game of a Class 4A regional series on Saturday at Riverdale High School. ...more

May 10, 2008

It all comes down to this! Click below for inning-by-inning updates from the Class 4A regional final tiebreaker from Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. From pregame to the final out, we'll have live updates from the ballpark. ...more

May 10, 2008

SEBRING — With the wind blowing out, the hitters had a definite advantage in Thursday night's Dixie Majors (ages 10-12) baseball league action. Joey Staffieri went 2 for 3 — including a solo home run — to lead Rotary past Elks by a score of 6-3 at Max Long Recreational Complex. The win improved Rotary to 7-2 on the season, and into sole possession of second place behind undefeated Pool Paradise. "We've been swinging the bats pretty well all season," said Rotary assistant manager Juan Acevedo. "Our pitching is coming around and when we play solid defense, we're a good team. "We've got a fairly young squad with four kids that are 10 years old, but they've got a lot of ability and they get better with every game they play." ...more

May 9, 2008