2023-2024 Florida SouthWestern Baseball News
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Burch's Gem Earns Him National Pitcher of the Week Honors
May 08, 2024After throwing six shutout innings to lead the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a win in the opening game of the Fort Myers Regional last week, FSW righthander Landen Burch has been named the NJCAA National Pitcher of the Week. -
Bucs Back In Top 20 In Time For State Final Four
May 06, 2024Following a series sweep of the Santa Fe Saints to open the 2024 postseason, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have re-entered the NJCAA Top 20 in the final poll of the year, checking in at #19 with a 37-19 record.
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Bucs Punch Ticket to Final Four, Complete Sweep of Saints
May 04, 2024Jordan Huskey threw seven solid innings and Jared Davis drove in the game winning run in the 8th inning as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers defeated the Santa Fe Saints 3-2 to sweep the Fort Myers Regional and advance to the FCSAA State Tournament Final Four for the first time since the 2021 season.
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All Bucs In Regional Opener Against Santa Fe
May 03, 2024Landen Burch fired six shutout innings and Victor Figueroa drove in three runs as the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers defeated the Santa Fe Saints 8-1 in the opening game of the Fort Myers Regional at Buccaneers Park on Friday.
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Seven Bucs Named All-Conference, Figueroa Player of the Year, Alvarez Defensive Player of the Year
May 02, 2024After a 35 win regular season, seven Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored by the Citrus Conference on Thursday as Victor Figueroa, Justin Thomas, and Nate Earley led the septet as 1st Team selections while Figueroa was named the Conference’s Player of the Year.
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Thomas Earns FCSAA Player of the Week Nod For Second Time
April 30, 2024Leading the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers to a Citrus Conference series win over Polk State to clinch a home series for the upcoming FCSAA State Tournament, Bucs sophomore Justin Thomas has been named the FCSAA State Player of the Week for the second time in the month of April.
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Pitching Dominates As FSW Sweeps Doubleheader From Polk to Close Regular Season
April 27, 2024Three Florida SouthWestern pitchers held the Polk State Eagles to runs in just 2 of 16 offensive innings Saturday afternoon in Winter Haven as the Buccaneers swept their old rivals 5-1 and 5-3 to wrap up the regular season and sew up a 2nd place finish in the inaugural Citrus Conference standings.
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Defensive Miscues Costly For Bucs in Series Opening Defeat
April 25, 2024The 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.
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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.
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Shorthanded Bucs Drop Pair of Close Ones Against Sharks
April 19, 2024Missing 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.
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#12 FSW Earns Key Victory to Open Series With Sharks
April 18, 2024The #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.
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Bucs Can't Hold Lead in Loss to Ducks
April 16, 2024The #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.
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Bucs Climb Four Spots To #12 In National Rankings
April 15, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Split Pair of Extra Inning Contests With Patriots
April 14, 2024The #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.
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Bucs Break Home Run Record in Route of Defending Champs
April 11, 2024The #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.
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Thomas Slugs Way to FCSAA Player of the Week Honors
April 09, 2024After 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.
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Bucs Run Past Panthers In Midweek Tilt
April 09, 2024The #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.
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Bucs Back In Top 20 After 3-1 Week
April 08, 2024The 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.
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Albarran's Gem Clinches Series WIn
April 06, 2024After 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.
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Bucs Bats Remain Hot In Series Opening Win Over Saints
April 04, 2024The 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.
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Earley Named FCSAA Player of the Week
April 02, 2024After 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.
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Figueroa's Record Tying Game Leads Bucs Past St. Pete
April 02, 2024Victor 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.
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Late Game Heroics Lead Bucs to Sweep of Daytona
March 30, 2024The 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.
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Burch Punches Out 11 For Bucs in Series Opening Win
March 28, 2024Landen 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.
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Bucs Drop Shootout With Pioneers
March 26, 202417 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.
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Bucs Trade Blowouts With Titans
March 23, 2024The 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.
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Comeback Bid Comes Up Short For FSW In Series Opener
March 21, 2024The 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.
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Bucs Tripped Up In Non-League Action
March 19, 2024The 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.
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Saturday Split Earns Bucs Series Win Against Seminole
March 16, 2024The #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.
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Ninth Inning Comeback Nets Bucs Extra Innings Win
March 14, 2024One 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.
