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Mon Mar 15/10 5:00pm:GAME VS. FLETCHER AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. THE GAME WILL BE MADE UP LATER THIS MONTH
JV rolls Wolfson 15-4, improves winning streak to 7 games!
Sandalwood strikes first, beats Mandarin 8-1
Sandalwood scored 4 in the first and it proved to be enough. The Mustangs will try and regroup before heading to The Baseball Grounds to play district rival Fletcher on Friday. Mandarin is 5-2 overall and 3-1 in district play.
JV Mustangs win 6th in a row!
The Mustangs (6-2) beat Fletcher 9-3 on Monday night to capture their 6th victory in a row. They will try to continue their winning streak against Wolfson on Wednesday.
Mandarin loses 2-1 to Wolfson
After a 12 run performance on Wednesday night the Mustangs (5-1) only managed to get one run against the Wolfpack (4-2). Will Olive led the Mustangs with a 7 inning performance where he stuck out 9 batters and held Wolfson to only two earned runs. The Mustangs threatened in the bottom of the 7th with the bases loaded and only one out, but could not get any runs across the plate. Next week Mandarin takes on district rivals Sandalwood and Fletcher.
BATS COME ALIVE WITH A 12 – 0 WIN OVER ORANGE PARK
Capped off by a Blake Berger walk off homerun, the Mustangs push 12 across the plate with 11 hits. Five players had multiple hits: Toby Moreno, Nelson Esser, Brian Mathews, Blake Berger, and Clint Tolbert. Anchored by another quality start, Tony Mollica goes the distance giving up only one hit with no walks and nine strikeouts. Sage Cree was the defensive stand out accounting for 6 plays that resulted in outs. As the team continues to gain momentum they look to tomorrow’s game vs. Wolfson.
JUNIOR VARSITY WINS 3rd IN A ROW
In the early game the Mandarin Junior Varsity starts the night off with hot 10 hits as they win over Bartram Trail 7 -5. Garret Collins earns his first win of the year striking out 5.
Mustangs off to a good start
With 4 wins and in the first two weeks 2 of them in district play the Mustangs are off and running. With quality pitching and some timely hits and senior leadership Mandarin heads into the third week of the season with two upcoming home games. District opponent Orange Park on Tuesday (6:00pm), and after a 3 year absence a regular season face off with Gateway Conference rival Wolfson on Thursday 6 pm
MANDARIN COMES AWAY WITH A VICTORY OVER RIVAL SANDALWOOD
On a cold night the Mustangs come up with their 4th win and 2nd District win on Friday night. Behind a strong pitching performance from Colby Sims and solid defense the Mustangs scored two runs on off a Sage Cree double to down the Saints 2 – 0. The Mandarin Bats are staying alive with 7 hits on the game although we only managed two runs. Right now the Mustangs look good in all aspects of the game
Mollica strikes out 12 in 2-0 victory over Paxon
In a cold, wet game the two run first inning turned out to be enough for the Mustangs. Tony Mollica struck out 12 batters in 5 innings of work to secure the Mandarin victory.
Varsity Heads to play Paxon Wednesday. Game time is 6pm.
The last meeting for the Mustangs against Paxon resulted in a no hit loss. Paxon was on the way to a third place finish in the gateway conference and a trip to the final four. This year’s game should prove to be exciting as Tony Mollica will take the mound against the eagles in the first of two match ups between the Paxon and Mandarin.
Mustangs beat rival Bears 4-2
Tony Mollica struck out 7 batters in 4 innings to start the game for the Mustangs. A Spencer Hermann walk led off a two run 6th inning to regain the lead for Mandarin. Will Olive held Bartram scoreless in relief and had an RBI single to secure the victory. The win moves Mandarin to 2-0 overall to complete the first week of the season.
Mandarin downs
First Coast 11-4, wins first district game! Colby Sims struck out 7 batters in four innings of work for his first win of the season. Blake Berger led the Mandarin offense by going 3 for 4 with 5 RBI and also scored 2 runs. The Mustangs are set to take on rival Bartram Trail Friday night.
Mustangs set to play 50 inning Marathon Fundraiser Game. Saturday February 6th, 9:00am.
Come out and enjoy a day of baseball and support the team.
Parent Meeting Monday the 25th, 5:30pm In the Auditorium
TRY-OUTS START MONDAY JANUARY 18
Baseball try-outs begin Monday, January 18, 2010 for 9th and 10th graders and any other new player to Mandarin High School. Students should arrive at the MHS baseball field before 8:45am on 1/18. Practice begins at 9:00am sharp and will run until 12:00pm. Players will be given an hour for lunch and then resume practice at 1:00pm with plans to end at 3:00pm.
11th and 12th graders should arrive to the baseball field no later than 12:40pm. Practice will begin at 1:00pm
and run until 3:00pm for session one. Session two will be from 3:30pm till 5:00pm.
Mandarin Baseball Signs 4 Players Early
Blake Berger (Tenessee), Colby Sims (Florida State), Tony Mollica (Jacksonville University), Sage Cree (Gulf Coast CC) All sign letters of intent to play college baseball.
For the first time in Mandarin Baseball history not one but four players commit early to play college baseball. These four players are part of one of the most talented classes to play at the school. Their hard work and dedication to baseball and the school have given them the chance to move on represent Mandarin High School at the next level. "Each one of these young men are highly talented. I am so proud of them it will be exciting to continue to follow their baseball career".In reacent years Mandarin has placed 6 players in college programs: Chase Anderson (UNF), Brian Joseph and Charles Thomas (Ed Waters), Casey Medlin (Lake City CC, Daytona Beach CC and now UNF), Antonio Clark (FCCJ and now Valdosta State), Derick Grimes (JU, Cowley County CC in Nebraska).