Category Archives: BaseballJoe’s Blog
Moss resigns, Hansley retires
MAY 9 * Mike Moss has resigned as West Broward’s coach, and longtime Broward veteran Sonny Hansley has retired as coach at Western. Already, Pompano Beach is looking to fill its head coaching vacancy left by George Petik. This could be an interesting offseason in Broward as I suspect there will be many more announcements of [...]
Regional final analysis, predictions
MAY 9 * Here’s a breakdown of the regional finals Friday involving Broward teams:
Regional semifinal recap
MAY 7 * Flanagan, Archbishop McCarthy, North Broward Prep and Highlands Christian were the Broward teams that survived Friday’s regional semifinals and advance to regional finals next Friday. Here’s a snapshot of last night’s games across the region:
Regional semifinal notes, predictions
MAY 5 * There’s a strong sense of familiarity among the teams competing Friday in the regional semifinals. Five of the area matchups are rematches of the district finals. For the runner-ups, it’s a chance to get revenge and beat their district rival when it counts the most. Here’s a look at Friday’s matchups.
Regional quarterfinal roundup
MAY 4 * Tuesday’s regional quarterfinals went mostly as I expected them to, and there were few surprises. It was a bad night for a lot of Broward teams, including Deerfield Beach, which saw its magical run come to a crashing end at Jupiter as just about everyone probably thought it would. But that’s baseball! Here’s a rundown of how [...]
Regional quarterfinal notes, predictions
CLASS 6A Park Vista (20-7) at Coral Springs (17-5), 7 Park Vista lost 14-1 to Jupiter in the district final Friday, but don’t let that score fool you. Remember, Park Vista survived the 9-6A playoffs, and any team that does that is either darn lucky or pretty good and pretty lucky. I’d say the latter [...]
District title games recap
April 29: * There wasn’t much surprise last night looking at the list of the district baseball champions. The teams expected to win pretty much did. But what was surprising was how Fort Lauderdale held off McCarthy for four innings. The Flying L’s held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth when [...]
Deerfield bucks the trend
April 28 * Deerfield’s district tournament upsets (Coral Glades 4-2 Monday and Douglas 18-15 Tuesday) were their first district tournament wins since 2004 when they defeated Coral Springs for the title. Can history repeat itself and the Bucks’ incredible and improbable run continue? Find out tonight at Taravella High School. * Speaking of history, four [...]
Treat for the high school baseball fan
APRIL 18 * I was disappointed to not get to see Archbishop McCarthy and Florida Christian square off Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. The game was rained out but thankfully will be made up at 3:30 Monday. That matchup in that venue is a treat for the true high school baseball fan. If you’re not [...]
Coral Springs 10, Douglas 3
APRIL 8 * The magic finally ran out for Douglas as the Eagles lost to rival Coral Springs 10-3 on Friday night. The Colts built a 3-0 in the first and never looked back as they went on to rout the Eagles 10-3 before a standing-room-only crowd at Coral Springs High School. Aaron Maller led [...]