DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MAJORS SH National holds off Wesley Chapel, 8-2. ...more

June 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Christian Crews may have been fatigued from a two-day rest, but he still hurled five solid innings and smacked a game-changing three-run home run in the third to lift the Okeechobee All-Stars to an 11-4 victory over the Avon Park All-Stars during the Dixie Youth Majors District 8 tournament at Durrah Martin Recreational Complex on Sunday morning. "I was a little tired but I just came out and tried to throw strikes," Crews said. "My fastball was working, and on the home run, I was just able to take advantage of a pitch up in the strike zone." Okeechobee assistant coach Neal Crawford has seen Crews put up performances such as this all season long and had all the trust in the world for his hurler. "Christian is deadly with his fastball," Crawford said. "He had one bad pitch when he hung one up there and [Fauthree] made him pay with the homer. I'm just really proud of these kids. I wouldn't have cared if we had won by one run. We're just happy with a win." ...more

June 22, 2008

Chad Flack's monster two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning kept North Carolina alive in the College World Series with a 4-3 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night. ...more

June 22, 2008

The Rays might look back on these three days in June and remember them fondly as the moment a franchise collectively became one of fortune's favorites. Only with the perspective that comes at the end of a 162-game season will they know for sure. ...more

June 20, 2008

Two games into their showdown against the team with the best record in baseball, the Rays have collected a pair of hard-fought wins. ...more

June 19, 2008

Dixie Youth League Baseball AAA Minors District 6 Tournament ...more

June 17, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AAA MINORS Ridge Manor eliminated by 13-0 decision while HYL moves on in loser's bracket. ...more

June 17, 2008

Give the man credit. Mike Martin still had his sense of humor late Saturday afternoon, even after witnessing a ninth inning that should make a coach cry. ...more

June 15, 2008

DH Cliff Floyd was absent from the Rays' starting lineup for the fourth consecutive game Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BASEBALL AA ROOKIES Solid all-around effort paces Spring Hill American to easy loser's bracket victory over Sumter, 14-3. ...more

June 10, 2008