Archives for HSBN Author - Joey Capote

Columbus’ Mike Vinson and Hialeah’s Nestor Cortes battle it out pitch-for-pitch into extra innings to decide which team would advance to the state semifinals.

Battle of the titans comes down to the marquee match-up: Mike Vinson vs. Mandy Alvarez in the seventh inning with the bases loaded.

Gulliver faced St. Brendan for the fourth time this season and got another dominant day from Ivan Pelaez on the mound while Christian Santisteban leads the charge with the bat.

Coral Gables gets a no-hitter from Dillon Maya and timely hits from Kelvin Nuñez to get passed Hialeah Gardens in the first round of the regional playoffs.

A pitching duel between Gulliver’s Pelaez and Doral’s Hernandez highlighted Wednesday’s regional quarterfinal, but it was a big fifth inning from the Raiders that…

The Columbus Explorers jump out to a big early lead and get great pitching to shut out the Southwest Eagles for the 8A District 15 title Friday.

The Killian Cougars get great pitching from Becton and use aggressive base running to claim the district title against the Southridge Spartans.

The Doral Firedbirds edge past the LaSalle Royal Lions with great defense and a big hit from Danny Salomon to claim the school’s first district title.

Killian keeps its winning streak alive as starting pitcher McLean Becton does not allow a hit and the Cougars score eight runs to beat Columbus in the GMAC championship.

The Gulliver Raiders get great defense to end the game as they held off Westminster Christian in a tight, playoff-like ballgame that Gulliver won 6-5.

Ronald Reagan’s Paul Menendez and Joe Diaz combine for nine hits to help their team get past the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators in an emotional game for the Gladiators’ seniors.

Ferguson secured the top seed in 8A District 15 by beating Braddock 4-0 on Thursday. The win gave the Falcons momentum as they’re trying to win their third consecutive district title.

South Dade had a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to play in the new Marlins Park but was unable to get the bats going against outstanding pitching from American Heritage.

The Westwood Christian Warriors made a number of mistakes on defense but used their bats to come away with an 8-3 win over the Ronald Reagan Bison on Monday.

South Dade regains the lead in 8A District 16 after a big afternoon from David Lebron on the mound to beat the Palmetto Panthers 6-3.

The Miami Sunset Knights got an outstanding performance from pitcher Ryan Quintero and executed in the fifth to score just enough runs to beat the Braddock Bulldogs.

The Palmer Trinity Falcons relied on senior leaders to set the tone early and get a big 9-2 win over the Archbishop Curley Knights on Monday.

Southwest Miami put together a pair of big innings to jump out to a big lead and didn’t look back as Marcos Barrios shut down the Ferguson bats in a 14-3 win.

The St. Brendan Sabres got the bats going early to jump out to an early lead against Coral Shores, and then relied on pitcher Andres Hernandez to secure the win on the mound.

Westwood Christian relies on underclassmen and young pitching to rally back and beat Sheridan Hills Christian 4-3 with a walk-off double from Jose Suarez.

The American Heritage Patriots got great pitching and a spark from the bottom of the lineup to beat the Gulliver Raiders 6-1 at FIU on Saturday night.