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6A DISTRICT 8

Q Quincy1,000+ posts
DISTRICT 8.....................RECORD............DISTRICT

Durant (Plant City).............14 - 3..............5 - 0
Sarasota...........................5 - 2..............2 - 0
Lakeland...........................2 - 2..............2 - 2
Plant City..........................4 -11..............1 - 2
Riverview...........................5 - 9..............0 - 3
Riverview (Sarasota)............3 - 1..............2- 1
East Bay (Gibsonton) – X......0 - 12..............0 - 4

MARCH 3

LAKELAND 12, SARASOTA 9

Durant at Sarasota Riverview;

East Bay at Riverview;


MARCH 1

GAITHER 13, PLANT CITY 7
Plant City 202 000 3 - 7 8 7
Gaither 116 302 x - 13 13 1

Gerbasi, Kip (3), Dell (3), Bochy (5) and Humphrey; Kelly, Gough (4) and Hamm, Graham (6). W-Kelly (1-0). L-Kip. 2B-Lewis, Malley (G). 3B-Hamm (G). HR-Starkey (PC); Malley (G). Records-PC 3-4, G 3-2.



SICKLES 11, RIVERVIEW 0

Riverview 000 00x x - 0 2 2
Sickles 107 3xx x - 11 9 2

Ferrara, Vasquez (3), Fairfax (3), Knott (4) and Clements; Anston and Wise. W-Anston (1-0). L-Ferrara (0-2). 2B-N. Garcia 2, Durant (S). Records- R 0-6, S 5-0.


ALONSO 2, DURANT 0
Durant 000 000 0 - 0 5 1
Alonso 000 200 x - 2 3 1

Polk, Garcia (4) and Savino; Freshcorn, Marks (7) and Fuentes. W-Freshcorn (1-0). L-Polk (0-1). Sv-Marks (1). 2B-Rangel (A). Records-D 6-1, A 4-0.



FEBRUARY 25 RESULTS

SARASOTA RIVERVIEW 5, EAST BAY 3

Sar. Riverview 030 110 0 - 5 4 3
East Bay....... 000 000 3 - 3 1 4

Meek, Clavelli (5), Hauvi (7), Burnside (7) and Miles; Menendez, Debore (6) and Norton. W-Meek (2-0). L-Menendez (0-2). 2B-Parker (SR). Records-SR 3-1, EB 0-5.

BLOOMINGDALE 7, RIVERVIEW 1

Bloomingdale 001 114 0 - 7 11 1
Riverview.... 010 000 0 - 1 3 3

K. Castellanos, Kemper (7) and Lancaster; Barbosa, Fairfax (6), Hike (6) and Clements. W-K. Castellanos (1-0). L-Barbosa (0-1). HR-C.Payne (B). Records-B 4-1; R 0-5.

ARMWOOD 10, PLANT CITY 4

Armwood 410 012 2 - 10 11 2
Plant City 103 000 0 - 4 7 5

Bolling, Spano (3), Cruz (5) and Jas. Chancey, Bolling (3), Jas. Chancey (5); Kip, Dell (1), Starkey (5) and Bochy. W-Spano (1-0). L-Kip (1-1). Sv-Cruz (1). 2B-Hickman, Wittcoff (A); Bochy, Morris (P). HR-Simon (A). Records-A 5-1; P 3-3.



FEBRUARY 24 RESULTS

DURANT 3, RIVERVIEW 2

Durant 101 001 0 - 3 4 1
Riverview 000 101 0 - 2 2 2


Giardina, Garcia (7) and Savino; Bullock, Fairfax (6) and Clements. W-Giardina (2-0). L-Bullock (0-2). 2B-Je. Wright (D). 3B-Yaquinto (R). HR-Giardina (D). Records-D 5-0, R 0-4

PLANT CITY 0, SARASOTA 10

EAST BAY 3, RIVERVIEW(SARASOTA) 5


FEBRUARY 21 RESULTS

LAKELAND 14, EAST BAY 1

Lakeland 073 40 - 14 7 0
East Bay 000 10 - 1 3 8

Lietmer and Rockhold; Pfeifer, Pierce (3), Debore (5) and Norton. W-Lietmer (1-1). L-Pfeifer (0-2). Records-L 1-2, EB 0-4.

DURANT 2, PLANT CITY 0

Durant 000 100 1 - 2 6 2
Plant City 000 000 0 - 0 2 2

Garcia and Savino; Derbasi and Humphrey. W-Garcia (2-0). L-Derbasi (N/A). 2B-Giardina, Savino (D). Records-D 4-0, PC 2-1.

CHARLOTTE 2, SARASOTA 1


FEBRUARY 18 RESULTS

DURANT 5, PLANT 3

Durant 200 120 0 - 5 10 1
Plant.. 101 001 0 - 3 6 2

Davis, Phillips (7) and Savino; Phillips, Fuddy (2), Kirkwood (5), Givens (7) and Fields. W-Davis (1-0). L- Kirkwood (0-1). Records-D 3-0, P 1-1.

KING 12, RIVERVIEW 10

Riverview 701 101 0 - 10 11 2
King....... 101 325 x - 12 11 1

Barbossa, Vasquez (4), Hike (4), Fairfax (4), Carlin (6), Easthan (6) and Yaquinto; Lavrusky, Tutko (4), Macbeth (5), Johnson (6) and Dougherty. W-Johnson (1-0). L- Carlin (0-1). Records-R 0-3, K 2-1.

ARMWOOD 12, EAST BAY 1

East Bay 100 00 - 1 1 6
Armwood 112 53 - 12 10 0

Shamblin, Pierce (4) and Amundsen; Cruz and J.S. Chancey. W-Cruz (1-0). L-Chamblin (0-1). 2B-Simon 2, Hickman (A). HR-Jackson (EB); Simon (A). Records-EB 0-3, A 3-0.

PLANT CITY W, TAMPA TECH L


FEBRUARY 17 RESULTS

SARASOTA 3, RIVERVIEW 2

Sarasota 200 100 0 - 3 7 0
Riverview 000 200 0 - 2 4 0

Erickson, Graybill (7) and Tignor; Bullock and Yaquinto. W-Erickson (1-0). L-Bullock (0-1). Sv-Graybill (1). 2B-Sobolewski (S). HR-Lacertosa, Sobolewski (S). Records-S 1-0; R 0-2.

DURANT 7, LAKELAND 1

Lakeland 001 000 0 - 1 2 3
Durant 100 600 x - 7 7 2

Phelan, Rex (4) and Norton; Giardina, Wright (7) and Savino. W-Giardina (1-0). L-Phelan (0-1). 2B-Fussell, Beeman (D). Records-L 0-2, D 2-0.

PLANT CITY W, EAST BAY L


FEBRUARY 14 RESULTS


DURANT 10, EAST BAY 0

East Bay 000 000 - 0 2 2
Durant 400 123 - 10 8 0

Pheifer, Gill (6) and Norton; Garcia and Savino. W-Garcia (1-0). L-Pheifer (0-1). 2B-Wright, Giardina (D). 3B-Giardina (D). Records-E 0-1, D 1-0.


PLANT CITY 4, LAKELAND 3

Plant City 000 210 1 - 4 10 2
Lakeland 101 000 1 - 3 7 2

Gerbasi, Starkey(7) and Humphrey; Sale, Darby(4), Mott(5) and Rorckhold. W-Gerbasi (1-0). L- Darby (0-1). 3B-Wilson 2 (L). Records- PC 1-0, L 0-1.

RIVERVIEW(SARASOTA) W, RVERVIEW L
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Q Quincy1,000+ posts
DURANT
CLASS: 6A, District 8

LAST SEASON: District runnerup; Finished 13-13 after losing 4-3 to Osceola in the regional quarterfinals.

SEASON OUTLOOK: Durant is probably the strongest team in East Hillsborough, due in part to the return of second team all-state pitcher/infielder Carmen Giardina.

"When he's on, there's nobody who can touch him," head coach Ron Fussell said.

Giardina was a Times all-county first team selection last season after going 5-1 with a 1.10 ERA. Rated the 23rd best high school prospect in the country by Perfect Game USA, Giardina committed to the University of Texas and could be a high pick in June's baseball draft.

Also returning for Durant is 12th-grader Chip Bowden. He's a 6-foot-2, 210-pound outfielder who was a Times second team all-county selection last season.

CURRENT RECORD: 4-0, including victories over Plant and Plant City.

NEXT GAME: Tonight at Riverview.

EAST BAY
CLASS: 6A, District 8

LAST SEASON: 6-17

SEASON OUTLOOK: Head coach Nelson Menendez took over a program that went 3-20 the year before he arrived and doubled its win total. He is in his second year and looking for continued progress this season.

"We're a little deeper this year, and we've had better pitching so far this season," Menendez said.

East Bay returns only three starters from last season. The Indians have as many ninth-graders in the starting lineup (two) as they do 12th-graders.

Of the five new players to East Bay's program, four of them played winter ball with the team, and three of them worked out with the team during the summer.

Twelfth-grade infielder Brandon Blake returns for the Indians as does 12th-grader outfielder Lamar Jackson. Both were all-county honorable mention selections by the Times last season.

CURRENT RECORD: 0-4, including a 6-2 loss to Plant City and a 10-0 loss to Durant.

NEXT GAME: Tonight against Sarasota-Riverview.

PLANT CITY
CLASS: 6A, District 8

LAST SEASON: 3-20; Lost 2-1 in district tournament to regional quarterfinalist Durant.

SEASON OUTLOOK: Plant City has turned some heads by starting out the season with three victories, two coming against district rivals East Bay and Lakeland.

"To start out 3-0 is definitely a good start," head coach Ken White said. "All-around, we're a better team this year."

Plant City is a relatively experienced team with 11th- and 12th-graders making up the majority of its starting lineup. Tenth-grader Aaron Gerbasi is the ace of the pitching staff, while 11th-grade transfer Aaron Starkey comes over from Florida's east coast as the No. 2 pitcher.

CURRENT RECORD: 3-1, already matching the team's wins from last season.

NEXT GAME: Tonight against Sarasota.

RIVERVIEW
CLASS: 6A, District 8

LAST SEASON: 17-7

SEASON OUTLOOK: Third-year Riverview coach Bill Leiby has some holes to fill after losing Times first team all-county players Garrett Maines and Tyler Nessmith to graduation.

Maines, a catcher, batted .424 with nine home runs last season to earn second team all-state honors. Now playing for the Auburn Tigers, Maines broke five school records as a senior.

Pitcher/infielder Tyler Nessmith batted .382 with five home runs and posted a 6-2 pitching record with a 2.48 ERA.

"We're young," Leiby said. "We don't have any seniors in our batting lineup."

If the Sharks are to match their 2005 success, 6-foot-6, 210-pound right-handed pitcher Billy Bullock will have to shoulder much of the load. Bullock broke his floating rib in a one-hit, 11-strikeout opening performance of his junior year and missed much of last season. He is a top 100 prospect and will pitch for the University of Florida next year.

CURRENT RECORD: 0-3, including a 12-10 loss to King and a 3-2 loss to Sarasota.

NEXT GAME: Tonight against Durant.
Q Quincy1,000+ posts
MARCH 4

ALONSO 6, PLANT CITY 4

Plant City 000 030 1 - 4 6 1
Alonso.... 230 001 x - 6 10 2

Varner, Starky (2) and Humphrey; Delphey, Marks (5), Ponteliodos (7) and Fuentes. Sv-Ponteliodos (A). W-Delphey (1-0). L-Varner (0-1). 2B-Freshcorn (A). 3B-Delphey (A). HR-Romero (PC). Records-PC 3-5, A 5-1.



HILLSBOROUGH 2, DURANT 1

Durant...... 000 000 1 - 1 6 1
Hillsborough 000 010 1 - 2 6 2

Davis, Bingham (7), Wright (7) and Savino; Schurig, Williams (7) and Ramirez. W-Williams (1-0). L-Davis (2-1). 2B-Acosta (H). Records-D 7-2, H 8-1.
Q Quincy1,000+ posts
Giardina tough, but Sarasota tops Durant
By ANTHONY GAGLIANO, Times Staff Writer
Published March 11, 2006

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DURANT - A pitching matchup pitting two Division I signees against each other didn't disappoint.

Durant's Carmine Giardina tossed a two-hitter, but was upstaged by Sarasota's Eric Erickson, who fired a no-hitter to lead the Sailors to a 2-0 victory Friday.

No fewer than 13 scouts were on hand to watch the top-rated left-handers. Erickson, who signed a scholarship with Miami, hit one batter and walked another, but his 12 strikeouts kept the host Cougars quiet. Giardina, a future member of the reigning national champion Texas Longhorns, was relegated to the hard-luck loser despite fanning 13.

"I had to go pitch-for-pitch with him, knowing that I had to step up to match him," Giardina said.

Erickson, who baffled the Cougars with an on-target array of curveballs, fastballs and changeups, might have had a motivational advantage after Sarasota coach Clyde Metcalf spent the entire week hyping Giardina to his team, which opened the year ranked No. 11 in the country by Baseball America.

"Eric was on a bit of a mission," Metcalf said. "He heard me talk about Carmine all week to our hitters and he had to prove that he could match him."

Erickson did better than that as no Cougar reached second base and only three balls cleared the infield. Giardina allowed two hits, but both resulted in runs.

After a leadoff walk to shortstop Mark Sobolewski, another Miami signee, in the fourth, Joe Terdoslavich slammed the first pitch he saw over the centerfielder's head to break the scoreless tie. Catcher Hampton Tignor singled off Giardina to open the seventh inning, stealing second and third before scoring on a wild pitch to ensure the Sailors (5-2) a victory.

"He's everything he's billed to be," Metcalf said of Giardina. "I hope he's as good as we see all season."

Sarasota assumed first place in Class 6A, District 8 and can lock up the top seed and a bye in the district tournament with a victory in its final district contest vs. East Bay on April 7. The Cougars (7-3) finished their district slate at 5-1, meaning they won't get another shot at the Sailors unless the two meet again in the district championship game.

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Q Quincy1,000+ posts
MARCH 11

DURANT 8, CHAMBERLAIN 6

Chamberlain 330 000 0 - 6 11 3
Durant....... 331 010 x - 8 7 0

Barzeal, Gordon (2), Eberly (6) and Marchese; Davis, Garcia (2) and Salvino. W-Garcia (3-0).. L-Barzeal. 2B-Salvino (D). 3B-Bladen (C). Records-D 8-3.


RIVERVIEW 4, JEFFERSON 2

Jefferson 001 100 0 - 2 4 0
Riverview 010 012 x - 4 7 1

Vidal and D. Regidor; Eastham, Fairfax (4), Carlin (6), Ferrara (7), and Clements. W- Carlin (1-1). L- Vidal (1-2). S-Ferrara. 2B- Carlin (R).

ROBINSON 14, EAST BAY 1

Robinson 815 00 - 14 10 1
East Bay 000 01 - 1 2 2

Borden and Fiallo, R. Montes (3); Pfeifer, Devore (3) and Norton. W-Borden (3-0). L-Pfeifer (0-3). 2B-Pipisci (R); Cameron (E). 3B-Garnett (R). Records-R 9-2; E 0-7.

SICKLES 8, PLANT CITY 4

Plant City 001 030 0 - 4 8 1
Sickles.... 242 000 x - 8 4 1

Vainer, Kip (4), Morris (5) and Bochy; Atkinson, Barker (6) and Wise. W-Atkinson (2-0). L-Vainer (0-1). S-Barker (1). 2B-Bochy (P); Whitlow (S). 3B-Bochy (P). HR-Wells (P); Wilson (S). Records-P 3-7; S 8-2.
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BASEBALL SCORES FROM TBO.COM

WHARTON 6, PLANT CITY 1

Wharton.. 006 000 0 - 6 7 1
Plant City 000 100 0 - 1 8 2

Carmody, Prieto (6) and Schueller; Gerbasi, Butler (3), Sierra (5), Dell (6) and Humphrey. W-Carmody (1-2). L-Gerbasi (1-3). 2B-Gonzalez, Capote, Candelaro (W); Humphrey, Morris (P). Records-W 6-6; P 3-8.


BLOOMINGDALE 7, EAST BAY 3

Bloomingdale 014 200 0 - 7 12 2
East Bay..... 100 001 1 - 3 6 2


Ginn, Brown (5), Payne (6), Kemper (7), and Castellano; Devore, Pfeifer (4), and Norton. W-Ginn (n/a). L- Devore (0-1). 2B- Reed, Payne, Latuf (B). HR-Latuf, Castellano (B). Records-B 7-5, EB 0-9.


DURANT 3, FREEDOM 2

Durant.. 000 021 0 - 3 8 2
Freedom 001 010 0 - 2 5 2

Garcia and Salvino; Campbell and DeTerlizzi. W-Garcia (5-0). L-Campbell (2-3). 2B-Russo (F). Records-D 9-3, F 5-6.

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