The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made three errors, costing them five unearned runs in an 8-4 loss to the Polk State Eagles Thursday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers. The defeat puts the Bucs hopes for a Citrus Conference Championship on life support, but on the positive side, a Miami Dade loss to Eastern Florida locks up no worse than a second place finish for the Purple and Aqua with two games left to go.
For the second time during the 2024 regular season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Indian River Pioneers collided in an NJCAA Top 5 matchup Tuesday afternoon in Fort Pierce and for the second time the showdown ended in a split as #4 Indian River took game one 8-5 before #3 FSW captured game two 7-3 for their 50th win of the season. The Bucs reach the 50 win mark for the seventh time in eight complete seasons since their inception in 2016.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers wrapped up their non-conference schedule with a 10-6 win over the visiting State College of Florida Manatees Tuesday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, getting home runs from Justin Thomas, Evan Kircher, and Cooper Clapp to improve to 33-18 on the year.
For the second time this season, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Sydney McCray has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week after hitting .667 across four Buccaneer games last week.
After hurling 11 scoreless innings in a pair of FSW wins last week, righthander Esmee Ames has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season as announced by the state on Tuesday.
After leading the Florida SouthWestern Men’s Basketball program for the past six seasons, Eric Murphy has stepped down as the Bucs Head Coach to take an Assistant position at the NCAA Division I level with Western Kentucky University.
The red hot Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers remained at #3 in the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday, marking the 85th consecutive week the Bucs have garnered a top five nod.
It was a tale of two games for the #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Saturday at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as FSW dominated the visiting Eastern Florida State Titans 11-0 in a five inning run rule in game one of the doubleheader before being forced to hang on late for a 6-5 win in game two to finish off the sweep and run their winning streak to 11 games.
Missing a pair of key bats in the middle of their order, the #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers dropped a pair of two run contests to the Miami Dade Sharks Friday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, losing a pitcher's dual 4-2 in game one before their comeback came up short 7-5 in game two as they fell out of first place in the Citrus Conference standings for the first time this season.
The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers earned a key Citrus Conference victory on the road in Miami Thursday afternoon, using a four run 5th and a lights out effort from Nate Ward out of the bullpen for a 6-2 win over Miami Dade to begin the two teams three game series.
The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their late season run on Tuesday, making the trip to Tampa and sweeping the Hillsborough Hawks by scores of 6-1 and 10-2 to run their winning streak to nine and inch closer to clinching the Citrus Conference crown.
The #12 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers suffered a disappointing loss Tuesday afternoon at home against TNXL Academy as they were unable to protect a 7-3 sixth inning lead and didn't score for the final five innings in a 10-7 extra innings loss to the Ducks to fall to 31-16 on the year.
For the first time in her Buccaneer career, Florida SouthWestern righthander Emily Allegood has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week as announced by the state on Tuesday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers climbed four spots in the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday, moving to their highest spot of the 2024 season at #12 in the week eight poll.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved back into the #3 spot in the NJCAA National rankings on Monday after going 6-0 overall and 4-0 against Top 15 ranked opponents last week.
With the calendar just two weeks away from flipping to May, the #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are getting hot at the right time as they swept the #14 Santa Fe Saints 6-2 and 8-1 Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers to give them 15 wins in their past 16 games and to push them to 45-5 on the season.
The #16 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went the distance and then some Saturday afternoon in Ocala, winning a back and forth 11-9 extra innings thriller in game one against Central Florida before falling 7-6 in walk off fashion in another extra innings contest in game two to split the doubleheader and win the series from the Patriots 2-1.
Three Florida SouthWestern pitchers shut down the top offense in the state on Thursday at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as Lea Chevrier, Esmee Ames, and Leah Meyer combined to allow just two runs on the afternoon as the 4th ranked Bucs swept the 8th ranked Central Florida Patriots by scores of 8-1 and 4-1 to take over the top spot in the Citrus Conference standings with 10 games left to go.
The #16 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers launched a pair of home runs in a 15 hit attack to break the program single season team record with 70 long balls on the season in an 11-3 route of the defending National Champion Central Florida Patriots at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers on Thursday.
The #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were tested in game one of their doubleheader against the State College of Florida Manatees, sneaking past their Citrus Conference rivals 4-2 before dominating game two of the twinbill in a 12-0 five inning run rule to top the 40 win mark for the eighth consecutive season.
The #16 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of business Tuesday afternoon at home at Buccaneers Park, jumping out to an early lead and cruising to an 8-3 win over the visiting South Florida State Panthers to improve to 29-14 on the year.
After continuing to swing his red hot bat last week in four FSW contests, Bucs sophomore slugger Justin Thomas has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week as announced in a state release on Tuesday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers dropped one spot in the NJCAA Top 20 Rankings on Monday, but continued their streak of remaining in the top five as they checked in at #4 in the week seven poll.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved back into the NJCAA Top 20 on Monday, checking in at #16 after going 3-1 on the week and being ranked the #1 team in the FCSAA Coaches Poll this week.
After dropping game one of their Citrus Conference doubleheader 5-4 Saturday afternoon against the Santa Fe Saints, Florida SouthWestern freshman dialed up the best performance of his rookie season with the Bucs, throwing a one hit shutout in a 10-0 five inning run rule shortened contest to win the series from the Saints 2-1 and remain in first place in the conference standings with nine games left to go.
The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers trip to the Fun Coast was not so fun on Saturday as the Bucs were shocked by the Daytona State Falcons 5-2 in game one of their Citrus Conference doubleheader before bouncing back for a 9-3 win in game two to salvage the split.
The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their dominance in the circle on Thursday, allowing just one unearned run in 14 innings of action, sweeping the visiting Seminole State Raiders 7-0 and 3-1 to make it eight straight games of two runs or less for their opponents.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers bats continued their onslaught of Citrus Conference pitching, ripping eight extra base hits, including four home runs, two from Nate Earley, to blow past the Santa Fe Saints 16-10 in game one of their three game conference set Thursday in Gainesville.
Victor Figueroa hit a pair of home runs and tied the Florida SouthWestern single game record with nine RBIs to lead the Buccaneers over the St. Petersburg Titans 19-7 in non-conference action Tuesday night in Clearwater.
The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went on the road and made short work of the St. Petersburg Titans on Tuesday, sweeping a Citrus Conference doubleheader by scores of 10-1 and 7-0 to improve to 36-4 on the season.