By: Nicholas Leo An early first-inning tie was blown out of the water by the fourth, as Florida State University (20-3) rolled past the University of Florida (14-10) 14-3 in the shortened contest. The ranked matchup at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville on Tuesday night…
By: Nicholas Leo The perfect script for the Inaugural Jax College Baseball Classic championship, as unbeaten Auburn and Virginia faced off in the final game of the tournament. Virginia (7-0) remained undefeated, trickling in enough runs to deal Auburn (6-1) their first loss of the…
By: Nicholas Leo 12 runs in the final four innings, the Shockers rallied around a collective bullpen effort and put runs on the board when it mattered on Sunday, Feb. 25. Iowa, unable to find home plate in the final stages of their contest with…
By Nick Leo Hawkeye starting pitcher Brody Brecht kept the ball after pitching coach Sean McGrath visited him on the mound in the sixth inning. He’d finish the inning, and then allow a one-run homer in the first at-bat he faced in the seventh as…
By Nicholas Leo A first-inning lead lasted a lifetime for Auburn in their game on Saturday, Feb. 24, against Wichita State in the Jax College Baseball Classic at Jacksonville’s 121 Financial Ballpark. The Tigers opened with a grand slam courtesy of Cooper McMurray on just…
By: Nicholas Leo An early six-run Hawkeye lead was not enough to withstand the Hoo’s late rally Saturday night. Once even with Iowa in the seventh, the teams traded runs before Virginia’s ninth-inning heroics were put on full display for the second day in a…
By: Nicholas Leo The Inaugural Jax College Baseball Classic opened with a game to remember. The Hoos’ and Shockers traded runs over Friday’s extended contest at Jacksonville’s 121 Financial Ballpark; Virginia walked it off in extras’ to remain undefeated. In the first-ever matchup between the…
By: Nicholas Leo Former Peach Belt Conference defensive player of the year Jalen Barr is currently averaging 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. Numbers that are good enough to rank him amongst the top 15 in the Peach Belt Conference in their respective categories;…
By: Nicholas Leo The Flagler Women’s basketball team opened the season 0-1 after a fight from behind fell short to Anderson University on Friday Afternoon. The Saints take on UVA Wise today at 1:30 p.m. to conclude the PBC/SAC Challenge.
By Nicholas Leo Winning 24-14 at halftime of the Super Bowl, I start another Eagles chant and down the rest of my beer. I’m surrounded by a sea of green at South-A-Philly in downtown St. Augustine, chest-bumping the owner and halfway through a cheesesteak. Two…