Friday, January 20, 2012

Prep baseball: Six area teams to compete in Sarasota Baseball Classic

(photo by John Lembo)

Dwayne Strong's Manatee Hurricanes are one of six area teams who will play in this year's Sarasota Baseball Classic, scheduled from March 12 through March 15.

The Elite Division is an eight-team field featuring Manatee and Lakewood Ranch. It will be broken up into Pool A and Pool B, with the top teams from each pool meeting March 15 for the title.

The Premier Division features Braden River, Cardinal Mooney, The Pendleton School at IMG and Palmetto. It is a 16-team bracket with first-round games scheduled to begin March 12.

Listed below are the area pairings, with sites and times of each game to be determined.


ELITE DIVISION

MONDAY, MARCH 12

Manatee vs. Flanagan; Lakewood Ranch vs. Montverde Academy

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

Manatee vs. Miami Sunset; Lakewood Ranch vs. Naples Barron Collier

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

Venice vs. Manatee; Sarasota vs. Lakewood Ranch

THURSDAY, MARCH 15

Championship and consolation games.


PREMIER DIVISION LOCAL FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

Cardinal Mooney vs. Martin County

Palmetto vs. Tampa Berkeley Prep

Braden River vs. Benjamin

IMG Academy vs. Island Coast

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