Quick glance at the Tritons and Titans

By Joe Smith
Published March 8, 2007

At Eckerd College and St. Petersburg College, spring sports are in full swing. Times staff writer Joe Smith breaks down the teams.

Eckerd College

2 Aces for the Tritons softball team; Missy Flint, a transfer from Monroe CC in New York, where she won NJCCAA national title last season and freshman MacKenzie Dawson

1 Dawson won her first start, hit a home run in her first at-bat.

.968 Fielding percentage for the baseball team

3.25 Grade point average of returning Eckerd baseball players.

85 Combined RBIs last season for sluggers Grant Massie Seminole and Alfredo Cabale (Jefferson)

6 Freshmen on the women's tennis team

8 Where Eckerd men's golf team placed in last month's Matlock Golf Classic, which included nine of top 15 programs in the country

St. Petersburg College

20 Freshmen on the Titans softball team, which is "the fastest group I've ever had," coach Lance Lamport said

10 Conference titles in the past 20 years for SPC softball

52 SPC baseball players who have signed professional contracts since 1998

10 School records held by former shortstop Alfredo Amezaga (Orioles)

2005 Year SPC baseball won state championship

7 Former Pinellas County standouts on SPC baseball team

Joe Smith can be reached at joesmith@sptimes.com or at (727) 893-8129.

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