Archives for HSBN Author - Joe Luciano

Coral Springs Charter rode an effective pitching performance from Nick Scahill and took advantage of its opportunities to defeat Pine Crest 4-0 on Thursday for the 4A-13 title.

Flanagan needed to rally to beat Everglades and advance to the District 12-8A championship where it will meet West Broward on Friday.

West Broward pounded out 11 hits en route to an 11-3 win over Cypress Bay on Wednesday, allowing the Bobcats a third chance to beat Flanagan’s Jose Mesa, Jr.

Nova beat renewed district rival Cooper City 6-0 behind Trent Monaghan’s no-hitter in the District 7A-16 semifinals Tuesday night.

St. Thomas defeated Plantation 8-2 in a hard-fought game Tuesday. St. Thomas advances to the district final to face longtime nemesis St. Thomas on Thursday.

Deerfield Beach took advantage of a couple of errors by Coconut Creek to defeat the Cougars 2-1 on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The legendary coach reached the milestone at Nova Southeastern University among family and friends as well as former players and coaches.

Touki Toussaint struck out nine and allowed one hit in five innings, and Coral Springs Christian showed patience at the plate to down rival Westminster Academy 9-3 on Thursday.

Calvary Christian locked up the top seed in District 3A-14 with an 11-0 win over Westminster Academy on Thursday, getting a strong pitching performance from senior Austin Sovay.

Trent Monaghan pitched well and hit a two-run home run to pace Nova in a district victory over South Broward on Thursday. The win kept Nova alone in first place in the district.

Colton Rogers threw a complete-game four-hitter, and Christian Khawly had three hits as Coral Springs Charter remained at the top of District 4A-13 with a win over University.

McCarthy gets three-hit performances from Nick Basto and Jason Morozowski to complement a strong pitching performance from Andre Martinez in a win over Pines Charter.

Coral Glades took advantage of its opportunities and plated four runs in the ninth to secure a key win in District 8A-11, defeating Coral Springs on its home turf.

Cypress Bay used a six-run third inning to help overcome a 4-0 deficit en route to a 10-9 win Tuesday night that put the Lightning into a tie for third in District 8A-12.

Somerset Academy gave Charlotte Christian a run for its money and battled all seven innings Friday night, eventually falling 7-5 in the championship of the Hall of Fame Sunshine Classic.

Evan Leyva’s squeeze bunt brought in Derek Fritz for the winning run to lift the Eagles past the Patriots in the Selective Recruiting Invitational on Wednesday.

The Westminster Academy Spring Break Invitational began Monday night with a barbecue and home-run derby won by Coral Springs Charter’s Trevor Kane.

Mark Mendez pitched well in his first career start as the Bobcats got back in the win column with a 2-1 win over Reagan in the first round of the Titan Classic.

Former Major League Baseball player Jeff Juden enlivens the opening festivities of South Broward’s Spring Break Tournament. Play begins Saturday and concludes Tuesday.

Nova ace Troy Massaro handcuffed the Raiders and also had two hits and drove in two runs to power the Titans to the win Tuesday. Nova improved to 5-0 in the district.

The Chiefs surrendered five runs in the seventh after keeping the Raiders mostly in check during a pitchers’ duel Saturday. It was the third consecutive loss for Gibbons.