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Contrasting homers, same pain for Tigers
By BRANDON WRIGHT
Published May 20, 2006
Senior centerfielder Ryan Lockwood said Jesuit wasn't shocked by the back-to-back home runs Miami Monsignor Pace hit in the top of the first inning Friday, but it would be hard to imagine things starting off much worse for the Tigers.
Shortstop Adrian Cardenas, the third batter, got one up in the gusty winds and it carried over the left-centerfield wall for a two-run, opposite-field home run.
"I knew it was deep, but I didn't think it would carry that far at all," starter Sam Dyson said.
The second homer, however, was a different story. Third baseman Chris Marerro hit a screaming liner into the right-centerfield gap that tipped off the top of the wall and over.
"The second one would have killed somebody if it would have hit them," Dyson said. "It might have blew a car up."
NOT THE TIGERS' DAY: It was only one of 21 outs the Tigers had, but it appeared a sign of things to come. After the four-run Monsignor Pace first, Tigers' leadoff hitter Justin Menedez hit one down the rightfield line. Danny Enright sprinted full speed toward the line and made a diving catch right on the chalk.
"It just seems like we couldn't get a break," Menedez said. "We haven't gotten a break in four years."
THE SUPER SIX:
Jesuit wasn't particularly sharp Friday, but Monsignor Pace was no slouch. The Spartans' roster boasts an impressive six players signed to play Division I ball next season: Jose Jimenez (Georgia), Franco Valdes and Brian Adams (Florida International), Alex Koronis and Marerro (Miami) and Cardenas (Florida).
ONE AND DONE:
In three out of the past four Jesuit semifinal losses, the Tigers have scored just one run. The only time during that stretch Jesuit scored more was in last season's 6-3 loss to Orlando Bishop Moore.
HOMETOWN COOKING:
Sarasota received the royal treatment Friday night, getting a police escort from the high school to Ed Smith Stadium. The crowd for the Sailors' game against Deland was estimated at 4,500.
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