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27th annual Saladino Tournament
By JOEY KNIGHT
Published March 13, 2007
Pairings and schedules have been released for the largest Saladino Tournament ever (28 teams), which begins Saturday at five Hillsborough County sites.
The record field - 25 county public schools and three local private schools - will be divided into seven four-team pools. Pool play will be held at Brandon, Chamberlain, Newsome, Riverview and Middleton starting Saturday and ending March 20.
The pool champions, and one wild-card team, advance to quarterfinal action at Brandon on March 21. The semifinals (March 22, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.) and title game (March 23, 7:30 p.m.) also will be held at Brandon, official tournament headquarters.
The annual Old-Timers Day Luncheon, an invitation-only event for local ex-major and minor-leaguers and semi-pro players, will be March 21 at noon at Brandon. The "Tiny Tots" trailer, an adult-supervised game room for children 8 and under, also will be set up at Brandon throughout the tournament.
Pools
Atlantic Brandon, Oldsmar Christian, Wharton, Gaither
Pacific Middleton, Leto, Jefferson, Cambridge
Indian Chamberlain, East Bay, Alonso, Tampa Catholic
Eastern Hillsborough, Durant, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Western Spoto, Freedom, Plant, Sickles
Northern Newsome, Robinson, Bloomingdale, Plant City
Southern Riverview, King, Blake, Armwood
Saturday's Games
At Brandon Spoto vs. Freedom, 10:30 a.m. Oldsmar Christian vs. Wharton, 1:30 p.m. Plant vs. Sickles, 4:30 Gaither vs. Brandon, 7:30
At Chamberlain Tampa Catholic vs. Alonso, 1:30 p.m. East Bay vs. Tampa Catholic, 4:30 Alonso vs. Chamberlain, 7:30
At Newsome Bloomingdale vs. Plant City, 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Tech vs. Lennard, 4:30 Robinson vs. Newsome, 7:30
At Riverview Hillsborough vs. Durant, 1:30 p.m. King vs. Blake, 4:30 Armwood vs. Riverview, 7:30
At Middleton Cambridge vs. Leto, 1:30 p.m. Jefferson vs. Cambridge, 4:30 Middleton vs. Leto, 7:30
March 19-20: Pool play continues at all five sites
March 21: Quarterfinals (10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30, 7:30) at Brandon
March 22: Semifinals (4:30 p.m., 7:30) at Brandon
March 23: Title game (7:30 p.m.) at Brandon
[Last modified March 13, 2007, 00:13:45]
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by Charles
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03/15/07 12:24 PM
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TC's Kelly did pitch well, as did BPS's Matt Rykman who has 17 K's and 5 walks in two games against TC so far this year. Rykman is 2nd at BPS in K's so far, and BPS's 6 pitchers have a combined ERA of 1.38. Looking forward to a spirited rematch.
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by elmoron
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03/14/07 02:51 PM
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TC and Jesuit tied in TC's opening game which was called because of darkness. Joe Kelly pitched extremely well against in that game too. I think TC and Berkeley are pretty evenly matched and have provided the most thrilling contests of the season.
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by elmoron
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03/14/07 02:48 PM
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TC's Joe Kelly pitched one heck of a game against Berkely with 7 K's & only 1 BB. He was impressive.
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by Charles
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03/13/07 03:58 PM
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Joy, I wasn't looking to take anything away from TC. TC beat BPS 3-2 earlier in the year, and BPS beat TC 3-2 more recently. But, BPS did beat CCC 3-2, while CCC beat TC 7-3.The matchups at Districts btw. those 3 teams should be exciting close.
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by Joy
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03/13/07 11:33 AM
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I guess you have forgotten that TC beat BPS 3-2 on Feb 27 last couple of w were games were by 1 run. don't take away from the other teams where any of those games could of gone against BPS. All are great teams!
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by Charles
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03/13/07 09:04 AM
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It's too bad Berkeley Prep (10-3)isn't in the field. BPS has beaten Tampa Catholic, Clearwater Central Catholic and Jesuit this year, and could go a long way with 5 strong Senior pitchers. BPS is, however, going to a very strong tourney in FTL.
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