Enrique Garcia allowed just two hits in eight innings as Miami beat Virginia Tech 9-2 in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.
BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Goleman found itself in an unfamiliar position Saturday afternoon, celebrating a state semifinal berth. The Gators clinched their first trip to the 6A baseball state semifinals by sweeping the Southridge Spartans in back-to-back games in the Region 4-6A championship series at the Monsignor Pace baseball complex.
As manager of the Nationals, Manny Acta gets to see Marlins' shortstop Hanley Ramirez more than he would like. Ramirez, who came into Saturday's game hitting .343 with 10 home runs and 22 RBI in 42 career games against the Nationals, is should see plenty of Washington pitching over the years once he signs his new six-year contract with Florida.
TOPIC: IS IT FAIR TO CRITICIZE PRINCE FIELDER? Prince Fielder asks for just one thing: Please be clever. If baseball fans want to give him a hard time, take your best shot, Fielder said. Just make it entertaining.
Thank you, Greg Cote, for your commentary in Wednesday's Miami Herald (PETA insists on kicking a dead horse, May 7). As the daughter of thoroughbred racehorse trainers and a racing publicist for the last 16 years, my life's commitment has been to the sport, its horses and its people. I know firsthand the dedication to the horses of owners, trainers, grooms, hotwalkers, veterinarians and all those behind the scenes at racetracks across the country and right here in South Florida.
IN MY OPINION
Amazing things are swirling around the local baseball franchise. Miami began to behave like a major-league city by finally approving funding for a new stadium after years of starts, stalls and stops.
Ricky Nolasco was off to an outstanding start for the Marlins on Friday night, but with two outs in the fourth, the wheels came dangerously close to flying off.
GOLF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone's hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.
UF FOOTBALL
University of Florida football player Jamar Hornsby was arrested Friday morning in Alachua County for allegedly using the credit card of a person who has been dead for almost seven months.
While diver David Boudia dazzled in his group during Friday's men platform semifinal, teammate Thomas Finchum cheered him on from the stands at Fort Lauderdale's International Swimming Hall of Fame pool.
COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP
Junior center fielder Blake Tekotte tied a school record with three home runs and Miami hit five home runs in a game for the third time this season as the top-ranked Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech 12-4 on Friday night in Blacksburg, Va.
BASEBALL
USA Today ranks them No. 2. Rivals.com has them fifth and MaxPreps.com sixth. And Baseball America and RISE Magazine? No lower than No. 1 in the nation -- right where they should be, if you ask American-Heritage first baseman/pitcher Eric Hosmer.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
s to state Brito senior David Vidal, a career second baseman, told his coach Pedro Guerra twice this season to trust him to deliver a victory from the pitching mound.
SOFTBALL
Lauren Guzman jumped up and down at second base, her arms flailing about in celebration. Seconds earlier, Guzman had laced a double to right-center to score two runs, including the game-winner, to give Miami Palmetto a 5-4 victory over Jacksonville Mandarin in Friday's Class 6A FHSAA state semifinals at Plant City Stadium.
JUDO | PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
In the judo world, an ippon is the equivalent of a game-point. The match-ending score is executed by flipping your opponent, leaving them defenseless and off their feet. It is the desired result, a symbol of domination over an adversary.
SOFTBALL
PLANT CITY -- The impetus for Pembroke Pines Charter was on finishing quickly and getting out of Plant City Stadium as early as possible.
First baseman Mike Jacobs was out of the Florida lineup for the second consecutive game with tightness in his left quadriceps, an injury that came during Wednesday's game against Milwaukee.
BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
Since boys' volleyball began in Florida in 2003, Southwest always has been a team that was feared and revered. After an undefeated regular season, the Eagles swept all three of their opponents in the inaugural state championship. Since then, the Eagles have been unable to reach the finals.
BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
Cardinal Gibbons' slogan ''Play for Keeps'' was emblazoned across the chests of the volleyball team all season on their warmup shirts. But Friday, ''keep'' was scribbled out, and ''Nick'' was written in its place.
UM BASEBALL | RYAN JACKSON
From the moment Ryan Jackson's uncle gave him a T-Ball set when he was 3, his father, Leonard, knew something had clicked. ''He opened that thing up and there was a twinkle in his eye,'' said Leonard Jackson, a pilot for United Airlines. ``From then on, that was it -- baseball everyday. He did a bit of football at Miami Springs Optimists when he was about 8, a good little quarterback, but he missed baseball.''
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