Baseball: Season Ends With Regional Semifinal Loss to Jesuit
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
May 3, 2016
On some nights, everything goes right. On others, nothing falls into place. For Robinson (17-10), Tuesday night fell into the latter category as its season unceremoniously ended with a 5-0 loss to Jesuit (24-5) in the regional semifinals. "Again, some of [Jesuit's] runs came after mistakes by us,"...
Spring Sports Update: 4/25-4/29
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 29, 2016
Baseball The Knights (17-9) advanced to next Tuesday's regional semifinal with a 9-0 victory at Zephyrhills (14-14) on Wednesday night. Killian McCray ('17) led the way with three hits and two runs scored while Michael Tini ('16) threw five shutout innings on the mound. Robinson will head to Jes...
Baseball: Quick Start Key for Knights in Quarterfinal Win
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 27, 2016
One year after winning its first regional championship since 1977, Robinson (17-9) is two wins away from doing it again. The Knights rode a four-run first inning to a 9-0 road win over Zephyrhills (14-14) in Wednesday night's regional quarterfinal. "I love the way we came out," Robinson head coach...
Spring Sports Update: 4/18-4/22
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 23, 2016
Baseball Robinson escaped a Jefferson comeback in Tuesday's district semifinal, coming away with a 6-3 victory. Michael Tini ('16) pitched a complete game, allowing three runs on six hits. Matthew Steckel ('16) picked up two hits and Mitchell Tozian ('16) came through in the fifth inning with a clutch...
Baseball: Rally Falls Short As Knights Drop District Final
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 21, 2016
Recent history between Robinson (15-9) and Jesuit (22-5) has been filled with close games decided in the late innings. Thursday night provided more of the same as the Knights fell to Jesuit by a score of 3-2 in the 6A-8 district final. The Tigers held off a late Robinson rally to capture their fifth...
Baseball: Season Still Alive After Knights Hold Off Jefferson
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 19, 2016
After two tight regular season games with Jefferson (10-14), Robinson (15-8) expected another in Tuesday's 6A-8 district semifinal. Expectation became reality as the Knights fended off a 7th-inning comeback on their way to a 6-3 win that clinched a spot in Thursday's district final. With the Knights...
Spring Sports Update: 4/11-4/15
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 15, 2016
Baseball The Knights (14-8) started the last week of the regular season with a 3-0 loss on Tuesday at Riverview, with two home runs by the Sharks proving to be the difference. Robinson will wrap up the regular season on Friday at Newsome. Softball Robinson (16-9) routed Blake on Tuesday night by ...
Steckel Named Area’s 6A Player of the Year
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 12, 2016
One day before starting his last week of regular season high school baseball, Matthew Steckel ('16) was named the area's 2016 6A Player of the Year by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. A journey that started at the age of six is nearing its end after nearly 12 years, including four years on varsity ...
Spring Sports Update: 4/4-4/8
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 8, 2016
Baseball Robinson (14-7) couldn't overcome an early deficit on Tuesday night, losing 11-4 at Jesuit. The Tigers scored 11 runs in the first two innings before Riley Shackowsky ('17) took the mound to throw four shutout innings while allowing just one hit and one walk. The team bounced back on Thursday...
Baseball: Knights Walk Off With Win on Senior Night
Bailey Adams, Sports Editor
April 8, 2016
Fireworks filled the sky at Lou Garcia Field at 10:06 p.m. on Thursday, but the road to the celebration wasn't an easy one. Robinson (14-7) overcame an early 3-0 deficit to tie the game at three before beating Hillsborough (12-6) 4-3 in 10 innings on senior night. Joey Scionti ('17) delivered a game-winning...
