{"id":24241,"date":"2021-01-26T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=24241"},"modified":"2021-04-29T14:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T18:29:33","slug":"lady-sharks-banking-on-freshman-romaguera-from-coral-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-banking-on-freshman-romaguera-from-coral-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Banking On Freshman From Coral Reef To Provide Stability On The Mound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pitching wasn\u2019t a strength for the Miami Dade College softball team last season. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 29 games, the Lady Sharks allowed 208 hits, 175 runs and posted a 5.34 team earned run average. All of that contributed to a lackluster 10-19 record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the team will count on 5-foot-5-inch freshman <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/sball\/2020-21\/bios\/romaguera_brianna_bxnk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Brianna Romaguera<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Coral Reef Senior High School to turn their fortunes on the mound around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romaguera won 11 games as a junior for the Barracudas. She only pitched in 8.2 innings last year, due to an abbreviated COVID-19 high school schedule, but flashed an impressive 2.42 ERA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24240\" style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera_crop-web.jpg\" alt=\"Brianna Romaguera\" width=\"382\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera_crop-web.jpg 763w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera_crop-web-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ROMAGUERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s a different game from high school to college. It&#8217;s a lot more innings. You\u2019re facing different competition,\u201d said Lady Sharks\u2019 Head Coach Gina De Ag\u00fcero. \u201cBut I think with her work ethic, she&#8217;ll come out and do well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 18-year old, who also plays outfield, was born and raised in Miami to Cuban parents. Growing up, she enjoyed dancing and figure skating, but fell in love with softball after watching her mother, Arlene, play at a co-ed league at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park in 2010.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When she was eight, Romaguera played softball in the recreational league at Palmetto Bay Park but switched to the Miami Stingrays\u2014a travel ball team at the facility\u2014a year later. She played with the Stingrays for seven years before joining another travel team, the Diamond Dusters, in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to travel ball, Romaguera also practiced the sport at Arvida Middle School in Kendall for three years before playing on the varsity team at Coral Reef from 2016-2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romaguera earned the team\u2019s Pitcher of the Year award twice and was named First-Team and Second-team All-Dade in 2018 and 2019. In her junior campaign, she posted a .379 batting average and won 11 games as a pitcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She committed to MDC in December of 2019, three months before the Lady Shark\u2019s season was canceled due to the pandemic. The right-hander, who is majoring in nursing, will be counted on to provide solid pitching and bring a positive mentality as the team attempts to <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/lady-sharks-softball-team-counting-on-experienced-squad-this-season\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">qualify for the State Tournament for the first time since 2017<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously her pitching is very good, but she&#8217;s also gonna bring fun. She&#8217;s gonna make sure that energy stays high,\u201d said Lady Sharks\u2019 infielder Lindsey Arana, who played travel ball with Romaguera for more than five years before joining her at MDC. \u201cShe&#8217;s a very energetic person and she brings it onto the field every time she&#8217;s out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks begin their season on Jan. 29 at the JUCO-Kick-Off Tournament in Clearwater versus Louisburg College<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at 12:30 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24243\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera-17-web-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera-17-web-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera-17-web-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Brianna-Romaguera-17-web-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Letting Loose: Brianna Romaguera launches a pitch during a recent practice at Kendall Campus. Romaguera won 11 games as a pitcher at Coral Reef Senior High School two years ago. AMANDA ESPOSITO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pitching wasn\u2019t a strength for the Miami Dade College softball team last season. In 29 games, the Lady Sharks allowed 208 hits, 175 runs and posted a 5.34 team earned run average. 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