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Bartlett Believes He'll Be Ready To Play Thursday
He doesn't expect to be quite back to full speed, but SS Jason Bartlett believes he will be ready to come off the disabled list when the Rays open a seven-game road trip Thursday at Kansas City. ...more
July 22, 2008
AP Walks Off With Thrilling Win
Garret Zeegers went from down to his last strike to the top of his teammates shoulders on Monday night. ...more
July 16, 2008
Pena Ready For Lineup Return
The Rays expect to get a big bat back in their lineup tonight, with 1B Carlos Pena slated to come off the disabled list and join the team in Pittsburgh. ...more
June 27, 2008
Not The Desired Finish
If Tampa Bay's sweep of the Cubs last week proved the Rays belonged in the conversation about the game's elite teams, an ensuing weekend series loss to the Astros proved that even the game's elite teams don't have it their way all the time. ...more
June 23, 2008
All-Hillsborough County Baseball
First Team
| Player, school | Year | Position | Comments |
| Gregg Cooke, Sickles | Jr. | Pitcher | Tossed five complete games and two no-hitters while going 6-2 with a 2.91 ERA |
| Aaron Gerbasi, Plant City | Sr. | Pitcher | Tampa signee went 6-2 with 1.22 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 512/3 innings |
| Mychal Givens, Plant | Jr. | Pitcher | Right-hander went 8-1 with 1.79 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 43 innings |
| Chase Sparkman, Brandon | Fr. | Pitcher | Standout reliever went 7-0 with four saves and a 2.77 ERA, striking out 32 |
| Jared Womack, Plant | Sr. | Catcher | High Point signee hit .514 with 11 doubles, five homers and 43 RBIs |
| Sean Buckley, King | Sr. | Infielder | USF signee hit .448 with eight doubles, six homers and 18 RBIs |
| Sherman Johnson, Alonso | Sr. | Infielder | A defensive standout, also hit .492 with nine doubles and 23 RBIs |
| Jamie Mallard, Middleton | Sr. | Infielder | UCF signee hit .574 with eight doubles, seven homers and 31 RBIs |
| Preston Tucker, Plant | Sr. | Infielder | Florida signee hit .456, led county in homers (nine) and RBIs (46) for second straight season |
| James Ramsay, Brandon | So. | Outfielder | Saladino Tournament MVP hit .467 with 30 RBIs and scored 35 runs |
| Jimmy Falla, Jesuit | Jr. | Outfielder | Hit .393 and led Tigers in homers (five), RBIs (31) and runs scored (26) |
| Kenny Wilson, Sickles | Sr. | Outfielder | Toronto's second-round pick hit .400, scored 37 runs and stole 26 bases |
| Anthony Ferrara, Riverview | Sr. | Utility | USF signee had 2.74 ERA with 81 strikeouts and hit .371 with four homers |
| Alex Panteliodis, Alonso | Sr. | Utility | Florida signee went 9-2 with 2.37 ERA and hit .382 with 16 RBIs |
June 8, 2008
Plant City All-Star Makes Pitch To Start
While some of his fellow all-stars were not ready to be the first to face a powerful Pinellas County lineup, Aaron Gerbasi practically begged for the ball. ...more
June 7, 2008
St. Louis Selects Ferrara In Round 7
It's safe to say things didn't go as Anthony Ferrara expected in the 2008 Major League Baseball amateur draft. Then again, Ferrara wasn't too disappointed in the final outcome. ...more
June 7, 2008
Schrader Slugged Way To The Top
In a season that produced a glut of pitching talent throughout Pasco County, it was a junior that slugged his way through most of them who separated himself from the pack. ...more
May 28, 2008
All-Hillsborough County Softball
First Team
| Name, School | Pos. | Yr. | Comments |
| Katelyn Molkenthin, Bloomingdale | Outfield | Sr. | S.C. Upstate-bound outfielder had 45 hits, 31 RBIs with a .529 batting average |
| Gina Kafalas, Chamberlain | Outfield | Sr. | USF signee had 31 hits, 30 runs and committed no errors in the outfield |
| Grace Slone-Collins, Plant | Outfield | Sr. | Helped Plant reach 5A region final with 43 hits, 33 runs and a .524 batting average |
| Samantha Holle, Chamberlain | Infield | Jr. | Florida recruit posted a .471 batting average with 33 hits, 35 RBIs and 35 runs |
| Kelsey Horton, Durant | Infield | Jr. | Horton, who has committed to Florida, helped lead Cougars to 6A final four with 31 hits, 20 RBIs and five home runs |
| Ali Grant, Freedom | Infield | Sr. | Grant, who signed with Michigan State, was second in the county with 21 stolen bases and had 29 hits and 23 runs |
| Hannah Ojeda, Plant | Infield | Sr. | N.C. State-bound infielder had 44 hits, 25 RBIs and batted .530 and added six stolen bases |
| Kendall Dawson, Plant City | Catcher | Sr. | Dawson, who has signed with Alabama, recorded 22 hits for a .440 batting average and 17 RBIs |
| Mary Kate Smith, Chamberlain | DH | Sr. | Able to play multiple positions, the Stanford-bound athlete had 34 hits, 21 RBIs, eight doubles and two HRs |
| Katie Forbes, Gaither | Utility | Sr. | Shortstop/pitcher owned a .432 average with 35 hits and was 6-2 on the mound with a 1.29 ERA |
| Morgan Grove, Gaither | Pitcher | Sr. | Senior was 11-3 on the mound with 98 K's to help Gaither reach 6A region quarterfinals |
| Kayla Suskauer, Plant | Pitcher | Jr. | Led Plant to 5A region final with 11-5 record, 0.94 ERA and 97 K's |
| Sara DeMuth, Durant | Pitcher | Sr. | Tribune Softball Athlete of the Year was 19-3 on the mound with a 0.34 ERA and led Durant to 6A state semifinals |
| Ashley Stubbs, Newsome | Pitcher | Sr. | Stubbs, who signed with Appalachian State, was 14-7 on the mound with 110 K's to lead Wolves to 5A region final |
May 25, 2008
Playing Hardball
There may be no crying in baseball, as the manager portrayed by Tom Hanks declared in the movie "A League of Their Own," but there is certainly still room for the girls. Tarpon Springs High softball standout Jen Hunter has proved throughout most of her young life that whether the ball is soft or hard, she is up to the task. ...more
February 25, 2008
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