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.
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 #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.
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 #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.
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.
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 #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.
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 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.
After leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a Citrus Conference sweep of the Daytona State Falcons, sophomore slugger Nate Earley has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week in a state release on Tuesday.
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 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers kept a big crowd on the edge of their seats Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, coming from behind in both ends of a Citrus Conference doubleheader with three runs in the 5th inning of a 4-2 game one win and a walk off single from Justin Thomas in the bottom of the 9th in a 10-9 win in game two over the visiting Daytona State Falcons.
Landen Burch struck out 11 and Cooper Clapp homered as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers earned a 9-3 win over the Daytona State Falcons in the two team's Citrus Conference series opener Thursday afternoon on the Surf Coast.
17 hits and four home runs weren't enough for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Tuesday as the Indian River State Pioneers scored in eight of nine innings in a 16-12 shootout win at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and Eastern Florida State Titans traded a pair of blowouts Saturday afternoon in Melbourne with Eastern taking a 9-1 decision in game one before FSW answered with a 15-6 run rule win in game two of the doubleheader to salvage the split.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers suffered a 5-4 loss to the Eastern Florida State Titans Thursday afternoon at home at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, fighting back from a 5-1 deficit to make it a one run game late, but couldn't come up with the equalizer as they fell to 20-12 on the year.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers allowed just three hits Tuesday night on the road at State College of Florida, but 11 walks, three hit batters, and a pair of errors allowed the Manatees to come away with a 7-2 win over the Bucs in non-conference action at Wynn Field in Bradenton.
The #18 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers didn't make it easy Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, but they did enough to earn a doubleheader split against the visiting Seminole State Raiders to win their Citrus Conference series 2-1 to remain in first place in the conference standings at the midway point of the conference schedule.
One thing the #18 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers fans have learned this season is, never leave the ballpark early. That was the case once again on Thursday as down to their last out in the 9th inning against Seminole State, the Bucs got a game tying RBI single from Michael McAloose to send the game to extras where a two run single from Nate Earley won it in 10 as FSW took the series opener 8-5 over the Raiders to remain in first place in the Citrus Conference standings.
Nate Earley homered twice and drove in three, but it wasn't enough for the #18 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers as Bucs pitching allowed 13 hits and walked 10 in a 15-6 run rule loss to Indian River State in non-conference action Tuesday in Fort Pierce.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved down one spot, but remained in the NJCAA Top 20 on Monday, checking in at #18 in the week three National Poll.
The #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers launched six home runs in their Saturday doubleheader with the State College of Florida Manatees but it was only good enough for a split as the Bucs took game one 11-5 before seeing the Manatees storm back with a seven run 7th in game two to win the game 13-7 and take the series 2-1.
The #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers' five game winning streak came to an empathic end Thursday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as the State College of Florida Manatees came in and hammered the Bucs 11-3 in an eight inning run rule to start a big three game Citrus Conference series between the two.
After a big week at the plate for the #17 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, sophomore slugger Victor Figueroa has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week in a state release on Tuesday.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rode their five game winning streak right back into the NJCAA National Rankings this week, checking in at #17 in the week two poll.
An expected wet afternoon across the Florida Peninsula has forced more changes to the Florida SouthWestern athletic schedule on Tuesday. The Bucs scheduled Baseball game against Indian River on the road in Fort Pierce Tuesday has been postponed.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went into this weekend tied for first place in the Citrus Conference standings with the Hillsborough Hawks. After a three home run day from Victor Figueroa and six hits from Justin Thomas to lead the Bucs to a Saturday sweep of the Hawks, FSW leaves the weekend with both a three game lead in the conference standings on Hillsborough as well as six other teams tied for second at 5-4 in conference play after three weekends of action.
Bucs Homer Three Times In Win Over Manatees
April 23, 2024The 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.
