Baseball

By Pietra Romano For more than 25 years, Steve Hertz made history as a head baseball coach at Miami Dade College.  The baseball savant accumulated more than 900 victories and helped launch the Major League Baseball careers of...
The Miami Dade College baseball team is putting growth over results after opening the year with a 3–4 record, thanks in large part to a pitching staff that has struggled. Combined, the Sharks have a 6.02 team...

Sharks Resurgent Season Ends in Panama City

The Miami Dade College baseball team’s season ended after they dropped two of three games in a best-of-three series versus Gulf Coast State College...

Petite Selected To Citrus Conference First-Team

Michael Petite, an outfielder for the Miami Dade College baseball team, was selected to the Citrus Conference First-Team by the Florida College System Athletic...

Sophomore Spearheading Sharks’ Offensive Attack

Miami Dade College’s baseball team has won 17 of their last 23 games, rebounding from a 9-11 start. The winning spree pushed the Sharks record...

North Campus Celebrates Baseball Legend Demie Mainieri With Plaque

North Campus continues to cement the legacy of Demie Mainieri, the first junior college baseball coach to win 1,000 games.  On Jan. 10, the campus...

Kendall Campus To Host Baseball Tryouts

The Miami Dade College baseball team is hosting open tryouts at 9 a.m. on Sept. 1 at the Kendall Campus baseball field, 11011 S.W....

Sharks’ Little Papi Drafted By Red Sox In 19th Round Of 2024 MLB Draft

By Pietra Romano Ortiz. What baseball fanatic doesn’t recognize that name?   David Ortiz, better known as Big Papi, is a baseball Hall of Famer who helped...

Sharks’ Fernandez Earns Citrus Conference First-Team Honors

Miami Dade College sophomore Juan Miguel Fernandez was tabbed to the Citrus Conference First-Team by the Florida College System Athletic Association. The right-hander posted a...

Chipola College Ends Sharks’ Baseball Season

The Miami Dade College baseball season came to an abrupt end after they lost the first two games of the Marianna Regional versus Chipola...

How Writing Sports Stories Reconnected Me With My Grandpa

I’ve never had a passion for sports.  But baseball, it’s in my blood—I’m Cuban.  My grandpa, Francisco “Pipo” Valiente, was a baseball fanatic who played second-base...

Juan Miguel Fernandez Anchoring Sharks Pitching Staff

Juan Miguel Fernandez is having a breakout season for the Miami Dade College baseball team. The sophomore is the crown jewel of the Sharks starting...

Architect Of Baseball Program At Kendall Campus Dies At 94

Baseball holds a special place in the hearts of South Floridians; it's a symbol of national pride and community. At Kendall Campus, the baseball diamond...