SEBRING — Someone forgot to tell the Sebring baseball team that they weren't supposed to be here. The Streaks weren't supposed to put up much of a fight come district tournament time, yet they were one of two left standing. ...more

May 8, 2008

Palatka baseball coach Matt McCool believes his team has done well getting to the region finals, which start Friday, behind solid pitching and defense. ...more

May 8, 2008

The University of South Florida softball team won the school's first Big East regular-season title Sunday and the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament. ...more

May 5, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Central High grad finishing out his collegiate career pitching out of the bullpen for Florida Southern. ...more

May 3, 2008

AVON PARK –– Panther Field is a lot like Wrigley Field when the wind is blowing out –– you can expect a high-scoring game. The South Florida Community College baseball team took advantage of the windy conditions to pound out 21 base hits on its way to a 20-8 win over the Tampa University "B" team in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The second game was rained out. "We play in a small yard and when the conditions were like they were, the ball has a chance to travel a long ways," said Panther coach Rick Hitt. "We were fortunate to get some balls up in the air and they got out of the park." ...more

February 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Chaz Abeln showed Panther fans just what kind of stuff he had in his arsenal on Friday. The Sebring graduate hurled seven innings and struck out nine to lead the South Florida Community College baseball team to an 8-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Community College of Baltimore-Dundalk. "This is the best Chaz has pitched all season," said SFCC head coach Rick Hitt. "He looked sharp for most of the game and had good command. I think he can look at this game as a positive step." The Panthers broke loose with an eight-run second inning to give Abeln, a freshman, a cushion to work with to secure the sweep. ...more

February 23, 2008

WINTER HAVEN — A string of free passes came back to bite the Panthers yet again. The Polk Community College baseball team scored four runs off seven walks to defeat South Florida Community College 8-1 at Viking Field on Wednesday. "We were very undisciplined at the plate," said SFCC head coach Rick Hitt. "We never got it going on offense, and [Polk's] pitching staff did a great job against us." Austin Gaines scored the Panthers' only run in the first inning off a fielder's choice by Steven Levine and managed just six hits against the Vikings. ...more

February 21, 2008

AVON PARK — Carlos Falla is wondering where the team that played so well during fall ball disappeared to. The South Florida Community College softball coach watched his team commit 10 errors over two games and drop both games of a doubleheader — 3-0 and 9-1 — to Indian River CC on Tuesday at Panther Field. ...more

February 20, 2008

HERNANDO –– Steven Levine broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run homer and Wiggy Vazquez picked up the save as South Florida Community College edged Pasco-Hernando 10-9 on Sunday. Levine's blast made a winner of Jasper Brown as the Panthers improved to 10-9 overall. "We got solid production from our offense and played well in a good conference atmosphere," said SFCC coach Rick Hitt. "We battled the whole game, got some big hits and got just enough pitching to get a win." Brandon Decker contributed to the Panther attack by going 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. ...more

February 19, 2008

CLEARWATER – When your starting pitching puts nothing but zeroes on the scoreboard, your chances of winning go up exponentially. South Florida Community College used strong starting pitching and timely hitting to sweep a doubleheader from Clearwater Christian College by scores of 5-0 and 8-1 on Saturday. Sophomore Jeff Bloomer tossed a complete-game shutout to get the Panthers off on the right track, while freshman Chaz Abeln allowed one run and struck out seven in six innings of work to earn the win in game two. ...more

February 18, 2008