When the bottom of the third inning began, things looked bright for West Pasco in this opening round game of the Ponytails (ages 11-12) All-Stars District 4 Tournament. ...more

June 21, 2008

Sitting and watching is not James Shields' thing. His teammates call him Big-Game James, but at this point the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander would settle for any game, big or small. ...more

June 19, 2008

It wasn't readily apparent in the first two games of the Citrus Series that the most prolific home run-hitting team in baseball was visiting Tropicana Field. Florida went consecutive games without a long ball for the first time this season Friday and Saturday and, probably not coincidentally, the Rays notched a couple of wins. ...more

June 16, 2008

In terms of preparation, James Shields did his best to make Tuesday just another start on his season-long docket. ...more

June 11, 2008

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The sizzling temperatures in upstate New York didn't do much to heat up the Sebring 12-and-under team's bats in their opening games, but the Streaks have since caught fire in three straight victories at the Cooperstown Dreams Park National Invitational Tournament at Cooperstown Dreams Park. ...more

June 10, 2008

Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his already amazing list of accomplishments. ...more

May 20, 2008

Pasco thought it had enough highlights to win the decisive Game 3 of the Class 4A-Region 3 baseball final series at Palatka, but too many lowlights gave Palatka (24-9) a 9-6 win and its first berth in the state tourney since 1986. ...more

May 11, 2008

The celebratory scrum at Tropicana Field slid like a single, living entity from home plate to the pitcher's mound, with rookie Evan Longoria lost in a joyful heap of bouncing Rays. ...more

May 10, 2008

The District 11 champion Riverdale baseball team wasn't about to be swept on its home field. The Raiders strung together 13 hits and knocked around five Sebring pitchers to earn a 10-2 victory over the Blue Streaks in the second game of a Class 4A Regional final series on Friday night at Riverdale High School. The series now shifts to a do-or-die third game, which will decide who moves on to the state final four next week in Sarasota. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and complete coverage will appear in Monday's Highlands Today. ...more

May 9, 2008

The Sebring baseball team moved one step closer to a return trip to the state final four on Friday night. Senior Adam Simmons struck out four in a gutsy complete-game performance to lead the Blue Streaks to a 3-2 victory over Riverdale in the opening game of a Class 4A regional final series at Riverdale High School. ...more

May 9, 2008