A recent graduate of Florida International University, Robert Garcia will play professional baseball in his home country.Garcia, a right-handed pitcher who led the Panthers’ pitching staff with 81 strikeouts and held opponents to a .235 batting average, was drafted in the first round by the Hermosillo Naranjeros of the Mexican Pacific League.Garcia’s stock rose following a game against Bethune-Cookman University when he pitched a...

Freshman Vanessa Rodriguez was awarded Mater Lakes Academy’s (MLA) Girls Soccer MVP. Rodriguez scored 17 goals playing against the likes of Miami Country Day, Somerset Academy, Chaminade-Madonna, Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart, Mast Academy, Monsignor Pace, LaSalle, Archbishop McCarthy, Westminster Christian, and Ransom Everglades, to name a few.These schools made it one of the most competitive districts (2A District 15) in South...

Florida International University’s Clarissa Cutliff earned her second All-America honor of the year, sharing the 12th place spot in the high jump finals in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Cutliff, who equaled her own school-record during the event, finished the championship earning Second Team All-American honors following her finish.Her performance...

Melissa King, who served as an assistant coach for St. Thomas University’s softball team, was named the head coach replacing Jeff Norman who’s retiring after 15 years at the helm.Laura Courtley-Todd, STU director of athletics, made the announcement last week during a press conference when she introduced King as the new Bobcats head coach.“Coach King is the ideal individual to succeed Coach Norman and guide the Bobcats for...

Former Miami Dade College baseball player Victor Caratini got the call of his career last week when the World Series Champions Chicago Cubs called him up to the big leagues as a catcher against the Milwaukee Brewers. According to the Cubs’ media guide, Caratini, 23, will back up Willson Contreras for the remainder of the season.Although Caratini’s role is primarily a catcher, he has played first and third base in the minors.With...