2023 Florida SouthWestern Baseball News
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Bucs Backstop Headed to Hilltoppers
August 03, 2023After starting 42 games behind the plate for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers this season, catcher Anthony Westbrook is headed to the Bluegrass State where he will suit up for the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University next season. -
Serrano Headed Home To Wagner
July 26, 2023Following an All-Conference season with the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, outfielder Albert Serrano is headed home to New York after signing with the Seahawks of Wagner College earlier this week.
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Brodeur Signs With Bulldogs
July 25, 2023Florida SouthWestern reliever Colin Brodeur is headed to the Division I level after signing with the Bulldogs of Bryant University on Tuesday.
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Bucs Fireman Joins Eagles
July 22, 2023After proving himself as one of the top pitchers in the state of Florida in 2023, Florida SouthWestern closer Lucas Hartman will remain in Fort Myers for a couple more years, as the Bucs fireman is headed across I-75 to pitch for the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University after signing with the Green and Blue on Wednesday.
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Bucs Slugger Signs With Shockers
July 19, 2023Florida SouthWestern Slugger Derek Williams is headed back to the Midwest after signing his National Letter of Intent with the Wichita State Shockers on Monday.
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Hoover Inks With Wingate
July 17, 2023Florida SouthWestern righthander Kelan Hoover is headed North to the Tar Heel State after signing his National Letter of Intent with Wingate University.
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Hardie Signs With High Point
July 14, 2023After throwing 18 games out of the Florida SouthWestern bullpen during the 2023 season, sidewinder Henry Hardie has signed his National Letter of Intent at the Division I level, inking with High Point University.
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Bucs Gair Picked By Phillies in MLB Draft
July 11, 2023Florida SouthWestern righthander Marty Gair has been selected in the 13th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Shaver Drafted, Will Join Gair With Phils
July 11, 2023The Philadelphia Phillies must have liked what they saw in Fort Myers this season as after the Phils selected FSW pitcher Marty Gair in the 13th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft, the 2008 World Champs doubled down, taking the Bucs AJ Shaver in the 17th round of the draft.
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From Buc to Bucco, Tyler Kennedy Drafted by Pirates
July 11, 2023Florida SouthWestern righthander Tyler Kennedy has been selected in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving FSW three draftees, the most of any junior college program in the country this season.
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Shaver Signs With Trojans of Troy
June 30, 2023After putting together the best single offensive season in program history this Spring, Florida SouthWestern sophomore AJ Shaver has signed at Troy University to continue his career next season.
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Bucs Fireballer Set to Make Cross Town Move Next Season
June 30, 2023Florida SouthWestern Baseball fans won’t have to go far to keep track of 2023 ace Marty Gair next season as the big righthander has signed to play at Florida Gulf Coast University for the 2023-2024 campaign.
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Diaz Inks With Knights
June 29, 2023Florida SouthWestern sophomore and Fort Myers native Yariel Diaz is headed North next season after signing with the Knights of Middle Georgia State.
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Shaver Becomes First FSW Hitter to Earn All-American Honors
June 12, 2023Florida SouthWestern State slugger AJ Shaver was rewarded for the best single offensive season in Buccaneer history on Monday as the Clermont, Florida native was named a 2nd Team NJCAA All-American as released by the National Office. He is the first FSW hitter in program history to earn All-American accolades.
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Shaver/Williams Named FCSAA All-State
May 12, 2023A pair of Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were named to the FCSAA All-State Team released Thursday at the State Tournament banquet in Lakeland as outfielder AJ Shaver was named a 1st Team All-State selection while fellow slugger Derek Williams was a 2nd Team pick.
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Bucs End Season With State Tournament Loss
May 06, 2023In game one of the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers' three game FCSAA State Tournament series with #3 Central Florida, it was the big innings from the Patriots that did the Purple and Aqua in. Saturday it was the opposite as the Patriots scored in eight of nine innings, answering every FSW push with their own as the Bucs season came to a close with a 12-6 win by Central Florida to sweep the series 2-0.
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Big Innings Doom Bucs In Loss to Patriots
May 05, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers held the #3 Central Florida Patriots to runs in just two innings in Friday's FCSAA State Tournament opener in Ocala, but unfortunately for the Bucs, those two innings were a six run 3rd and a five run 8th to give the Patriots an 11-3 run rule win in game one of a best of three series between the two.
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Shaver Player of the Year, Eight Bucs All-Conference
May 02, 2023AJ Shaver was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year and Lucas Hartman was named the league's Fireman of the Year, leading eight Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on the Southern Conference All-Conference Team released on Tuesday.
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Bucs Win Regular Season Finale
April 28, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of business in their regular season finale Friday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, dispatching of the visiting A3 Academy Trojans by a count of 6-3 to close the regular season at 31-20.
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Bucs Drop Conference Finale to Eastern
April 26, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were tripped up Wednesday afternoon in their Southern Conference finale against the Eastern Florida State Titans, falling behind 5-0 early and never catching up as the Titans took the game 7-6 to win the season series 4-3 against the Bucs.
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Tyler Kennedy Earns FCSAA Pitcher of the Week Nod
April 25, 2023Firing six no-hit innings through a pair of appearances last week, Florida SouthWestern righthander Tyler Kennedy has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week in a state release on Tuesday.
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Shaver's Big Week Earns Him FCSAA Player of the Week Honors
April 25, 2023Florida SouthWestern sophomore AJ Shaver continued to make history this week, after extending upon his Bucs single season home run record with four long balls, Shaver became the first player in program history to earn FCSAA Player of the Week honors three times in a season after being announced as the week eight winner by the state on Tuesday.
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Bucs Punch Postseason Ticket Behind Lopez's Two Home Run Game
April 22, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are headed back to the postseason. Johnnie Lopez cranked a pair of home runs and Kelan Hoover threw six solid innings on the mound as the Bucs beat the visiting Eastern Florida State Titans 8-2 to seal up second place in the Southern Conference standings and punch their ticket to the 2023 NJCAA Region VIII Tournament.
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Kennedy Fires Five No-Hit Innings, Shaver Homers Twice in Big Bucs Win
April 21, 2023Tyler Kennedy threw five innings of no-hit baseball while AJ Shaver homered twice and drove in seven as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers claimed a big 7-1 Southern Conference victory over the #20 Miami Dade Sharks Friday afternoon in Miami.
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Williams & Shaver Homer, But Bucs Suffer Walk Off Loss to Indian River
April 19, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers suffered their second straight Southern Conference walk off defeat on Wednesday afternoon in Fort Pierce, battling back late just to see Indian River push across a 9th inning run for a key 5-4 conference win to begin the final week of the 2023 regular season.
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Bucs Take Out Frustrations On Lions
April 17, 2023The Inspiration Academy Lions were in the wrong place at the wrong time Monday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as an angry Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers squad put a beating on the prep squad, banging out 16 hits and 24 runs in a 24-0 blowout in non-conference action.
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FSW Suffers Extra Innings Defeat at Eastern
April 15, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers suffered a gut-wrenching extra innings loss Saturday at Bruce Bochy Field in Melbourne, scoring a 12th inning run against Eastern Florida to take a 2-1 lead, just to see the Titans come back and score two in the bottom of the inning for a 3-2 walk off win to sweep the quick two game set on the Space Coast.
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Bucs Can't Hold Late Lead, Drop Series Opener to Titans
April 14, 2023The formula has worked all season long for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, grab a lead in the middle innings and hand it over to your bullpen to finish it off. Unfortunately for the Purple and Aqua, that formula was foiled by a five run 8th inning comeback by Eastern Florida on Friday as the Titans stormed back late to erase a 5-3 Buccaneer lead to win it 8-5 in the two teams series opener.
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Bucs and Titans Series Opener Washed Out
April 12, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers Southern Conference series opener Wednesday against the Eastern Florida State Titans has been rained out. The two teams will get the series underway on Friday and Saturday in Melbourne with the makeup game yet to be announced. Stay tuned to FSWBucs.com and @FSWBucs on social media for further updates.
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Williams' Slam Caps Big Comeback Win For Bucs
April 08, 2023The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got a huge Southern Conference win Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, using six scoreless innings out of the bullpen from Lucas Hartman and an 8th inning grand slam from Derek Williams to come back from 7-4 down for a 9-7 win to snap a three game losing streak and get back to within one game of the conference lead with six games left to go.
