Baseball

Sophomore Catcher Providing Leadership And Offense For Sharks

After a freshman season that saw him post a paltry .167 batting average, Geremy Garcia knew he had to make a change. So this summer,...

Kendall Campus Hosts First-Ever On-Campus Night Baseball Game

When Rudy Arias was a catcher for the Kendall Campus baseball team in the late 1970s, he never played a home night game because...

North Campus Reopens Demie Mainieri Field After 28 Years

Nick Belmonte still remembers the words that nearly snatched his baseball dreams away more than 50 years ago.   After struggling through fall ball, Belmonte was...

Sharks Add Two Assistant Coaches To Baseball Staff

Nelson Santovenia, a catcher who spent six years in the Major Leagues, and Andrew Cabezas, who pitched in the Minnesota Twins minor league system,...

Sharks Select Former Brewers And Marlins Scout As New Baseball Coach

Miami Dade College athletics started a new era, hiring veteran scout Lazaro Llanes, who was in the Milwaukee Brewers organization for the past six...

Demie Mainieri Field Getting $2.5 Million Facelift After Being Dormant For 28 Years

Paul Mainieri’s love for baseball blossomed in 1961 in the muggy dugout at Dade County Junior College as his dad Demie Mainieri coached the...

Miami Dade College Duo Selected In 2023 Major League Baseball Draft

Wooyeoul Shin’s dream to play Major League Baseball was born in 2008 when he watched his countrymen from South Korea win a gold medal...

MDC Baseball Team To Hold Open Tryouts On August 12

The Miami Dade College baseball team is hosting open tryouts on August 12 at 10 a.m. at the Kendall Campus baseball field, 11011 S.W....

Sharks’ Morales Tabbed Southern Conference Coach Of The Year

Miami Dade College head baseball coach Adrian Morales was selected as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. This is the second straight year Morales...

Two Sharks Garner First-Team All-State Honors

Miami Dade College pitcher Herick Hernandez and right fielder Wooyeol Shin were selected to the Florida College System Athletic Association First-Team.  Shin led the Sharks...

Sharks Lose Two Of Three Games At State Tournament In Lakeland

The Miami Dade College baseball team’s journey for a national title ended at the State Tournament in Lakeland. After winning their first game—4-3—versus State College...

Converted Outfielder Leading Sharks Pitching Staff

After switching from the outfield to the pitching mound last year, Herick Hernandez found his path to the top of the rotation at Miami...