Louisiana State University head baseball coach Paul Mainieri clinched his fifth trip to the College World Series but lost to the University of Florida in the championship game last week. The Gators snapped the Tiger’s 17 game-winning streak, including victories over Alabama, Auburn, Florida State and Mississippi State. Mainieri, a St. Thomas University alumnus and former head coach for the Bobcats baseball program, was inducted into the...

Most of the athletic turf fields at Miami Lakes Optimist and Royal Oaks parks will be closed for annual maintenance, the Town of Miami Lakes announced. The fields will be closed from now through August 6. Residents and family members will have access to one area at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6425 Miami Lakeway North, north of the basketball courts for play in addition to the perimeter berm area for exercises. Residents may also take...

Florida International University catcher J.C. Escarra led a class of Panthers’ players who were taken in the 2017 MLB draft when the Baltimore Orioles took the Mater Academy graduate in the 15th round. With six selections in the 2017 MLB Draft, FIU had the most players taken from Conference USA teams. In addition, FIU had 13 players from its No. 1-ranked 2017 signing class taken in the draft.The six Panthers drafted tied for the...

Kevin Williams, Ivan Pelaez and Alex Valverde, three former Miami-Dade College players, were taken in the 2017 MBL draft, giving the Sharks 78 former players drafted to the Major Leagues.The Los Angeles Angels in the 13th round with the 385th overall pick drafted left fielder, Kevin Williams. As a sophomore, Williams played in 37 games with a batting average of .356. In addition, he had 23 RBIs, 21 runs, and 8 stolen bases. During his...

For the first time in program history, the Florida International University baseball team had three Panthers earn Freshman All-American honors in the same season.Javier Valdes, Nick MacDonald and Tyler Myrick were named to this year's Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Freshman All-America Team, the publication announced. The three selections tied FIU for the most by any team in the nation and were the most by any school in the state of...