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May 22, 2010 | Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks - 6, Tampa Jesuit - 1

May 22, 2010 - MAVERICKS ARE STATE 4A CHAMPS!

Mavericks' celebrate after a 6-1 victory over Tampa Jesuit in the Class 4A State Championship game.

Archbishop McCarthy clinched its first ever state 4A baseball championship with what Head Coach Richard Bielski called "a complete team victory" over Tampa Jesuit 6-1 on Saturday night at Port St. Lucie's Digital Domain Field. The Mavericks (27-5) blew open a 1-1 game in the 6th with aggressive base-running in a 4-run rally to overtake the Tigers (29-4) and seal the state title. Tampa Jesuit was ranked number 1 in the US by Baseball America heading into the final game but will finish their season as state of Florida 4A runner-up.

"I could not be more proud of this unselfish group of guys," said Bielski, after winning the third high school baseball state championship of his distinguished career.

Starter Johnny Cole and closer Jose Brizuela combined for the historic win with Brizuela striking out the heart of the order for Jesuit with the bases loaded in the 5th to stifle a potential Tiger rally. The Mavericks then responded with the four runs in the top of the 6th, highlighted by Cole's lead-off double off of Jesuit starter Daniel Gibson, who suffered his first loss of the season. Gibson (14-1) heads to the University of Florida Gators in the fall and had pitched a combined 8+ innings in both the Friday semi-final and the Saturday title game.

Mavericks' celebrate after a 6-1 victory over Tampa Jesuit in the Class 4A State Championship game.

The Mavericks had taken the early 1-0 lead on a third inning walk drawn by Brizuela followed by two infield hits by Nick Castellanos and David Vazquez.

After Jesuit tied it in the 4th at 1-1, pinch runner Danny Muniz scored what proved to be the game-winning run on a passed ball by catcher Bobby Eveld to break the tie. Jesuit sophomore shortstop Lance McCullers entered to relieve Gibson, and pinch runner Shane Wilder scored on the second passed ball of the inning to make the game 3-1. Then speedy designated hitter Ivan Santos scored on a sacrifice fly by Alexander Fernandez to increase the lead to 4-1. Brizuela scored on yet another Tiger miscue, this time a McCullers wild pitch, and Michael Carballo scored on a 7th inning passed ball to close out the Maverick scoring.

Mavericks' holding up the FHSAA Class 4A State Championship Trophy after a 6-1 victory over Tampa Jesuit.

"Opportunistic offense, team defense and spectacular pitching proved to be our post-season success formula this year," said Alex Fernandez, Mavericks Director of Baseball Operations during the post-game celebration. Pitchers Cole, Brizuela, Andre Martinez, Gable Maverick, Ryan Plasencia and Alexander Fernandez allowed only 10 runs in 7 post season wins including the championship game. Meanwhile the potent Maverick line-up produced 57 runs in their run to the title. According to Maverick Trainer Marshall Ho, "in 12 years of Maverick athletics, this is the hardest working and most focused team I have ever seen."

The Maverick Seniors head to their graduation ceremony on Monday with the thrill of winning a state championship, the first ever in a team sport in Archbishop McCarthy High School history. Special congratulations to senior leaders Nick Castellanos, Michael Carballo, Johnny Cole, Gable Maverick, Ryan Plasencia, David Vazquez and Nick Hernandez on their tremendous achievement.

May 21, 2010 - BRIZUELA AND MARTINEZ LIFT MAVERICKS TO 4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Mavericks' starter Andre Martinez pitched his second consecutive complete game of the 2010 season and led the Mavericks to a 4-1 victory over the Dunnellon Tigers in the Class 4A State Semifinal game.

Andre Martinez' second consecutive complete game of the season and Jose Brizuela's three hits and RBI were the star performances in Archbishop McCarthy's first-ever victory in a state final four game. The victory earned the Mavericks a berth in the 4A state championship game against Tampa Jesuit (29-3) on Saturday at 4PM at Digital Domain Field in Port St. Lucie. The 4-1 victory over the Dunnellon Tigers (now 24-6) also gives McCarthy their 26th season win, most ever in school history.

The visiting-team Mavericks (26-5) were opportunistic throughout the game, taking advantage of untimely errors by the Tiger defense and wild pitches by Tiger senior starter Micah Baly to post early runs. Nick Castellanos manufactured a run all by himself with a single, two stolen bases and a run scored on one of those Baly wild pitches. Garrett Kennedy also added an RBI single to extend the early Maverick advantage. Chris Thompson, Michael Carballo and Ivan Santos each scored runs.

Jose Brizuela collected 3 hits and an RBI in a 4-1 victory over the Dunnellon Tigers in the Class 4A State Semifinal game.

Martinez battled repeatedly and patiently to work out of three jams, including one in the 7th inning when the Maverick team defense committed two errors behind him to load the bases for the Tigers. But the sophomore ace Martinez was gutsy and cool under pressure, induced the final out, and charged his team into the championship game.

Brizuela's two singles and double raised his team-leading hit total to 52 for the year, a school record.

Tampa Jesuit won 19-0 over Ponte Vedra in the other semi-final as senior ace Daniel Gibson (14-0) pitched the first three innings, facing 10 batters ... the University of Florida-bound Gibson is expected to take the mound for Tampa Jesuit on Saturday again to face the Mavericks.

Championship game first pitch will be at 4PM.

May 14, 2010 - MARTINEZ LEADS MAVERICKS BACK TO PORT ST LUCIE FOR FINAL FOUR

(SAM WOLFE Correspondent - TCPalm.com) Gio Alfonzo, right, of Lincoln Park, slides safely back into first base during a pickoff attempt by Johnny Cole of Archbishop McCarthy during the Region 4-4A final on Friday in Fort Pierce. Archbishop McCarthy won 12-2.

The road to the state championship includes the Mavericks for the second straight year as Archbishop McCarthy (25-5) pounded the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds (20-8) and their vaunted pitching staff by a 12-2 score in the 4A southeast regional championship game in Fort Pierce. Sophomore phenom Andre Martinez (10-1) was magnificent yet again, posting his first complete game of the season with an efficient 88-pitch domination of LPA while piling up 8 strikeouts... Martinez finished with an exclamation point by striking out the side in the 7th.

The Mavericks are the only returning team from last year's final four, and will face Dunellon in the state semi-final on Friday night May 21st at 5PM at Tradition Field. Ponte Vedra will face Tampa Jesuit in the other semi-final. The winners advance to the state 4A championship game on Saturday May 22nd at 4PM.

The Maverick offense came out like a house-of-fire and struck for 14 hits off of Greyhound pitchers Kyle Davis and Brandon Lewis. The line-up batted around in the first inning staking Martinez to a 4-0 lead highlighted by Johnny Cole's two-run single and Garrett Kennedy's run-scoring two-out single. Kennedy was three for four with two RBIs including a sacrifice fly. Cole had three hits total.

Pile-up! Maverick's celebrate after recording the final out of the 12-2 Regional Final victory over Lincoln Park Academy. The Mavericks will now advance to the State Semifinals in Port. St. Lucie, FL.

Jose Brizuela also had a two-run single, Nick Castellanos had two singles, David Vazquez singled, doubled and reached base on all five of his at-bats with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Michael Carballo had two hits, including a bunt single which ignited a rally in the third. Alexander Fernandez' single in the first cranked the first inning rally.

Chris Thompson also drove home three runs on a bases-loaded walk in the first and a two-run single in the fifth... the latter extending the Maverick lead to a commanding 11-2 score.

Three busloads of Maverick fans made the two-hour trip to Fort Pierce including the "Maverick Zoo" which gave the team a real home-field push. The Mavericks saluted their fans after the game for the enthusiastic support and hope to see everyone in Port St. Lucie next Friday.

May 13, 2010 - Directions to LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY for Regional Final Game

MAVERICKS v LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY
REGIONAL FINAL PLAYOFF
WINNER OF REGION 4A TO BE DETERMINED
WINNER ADVANCES TO STATES FINAL FOUR
FRIDAY, MAY 14TH, 2010
7PM AT BOB GLADDEN COMPLEX
LAWNWOOD STADIUM IN FORT PIERCE
directions on this link starting from Davie

Driving Directions from 5800 Peppertree Cir W Davie, Florida to 1302 Virginia Ave Fort Pierce, Florida

Game at Bob Gladden Complex, next to Lawnwood Stadium. 7pm start, $6 admission.

May 7, 2010 - MAVERICKS KNOCK OUT GIBBONS WITH 14-RUN THIRD INNING

Designated hitter Ivan Santos tied a school record with five runs batted in during one inning and led the offensive charge as the Mavericks' overwhelmed the Chiefs 17-1 with an 18-batter, 14-run inning to advance to the "Elite Eight". The 4A regional final will feature the Mavericks (24-5) and Lincoln Park Academy from Fort Pierce who defeated Merritt Island 6-0 in the other 4A regional semi-final.

Nick Castellanos singled home two, and Alexander Fernandez doubled home three... also in the 3rd inning... to send Archbishop McCarthy to the next state playoff round. Johnny Cole cruised to his 11th win of the season, allowed only two hits in four innings of work, and helped his own cause with a two-run double which at the time extended the Maverick lead to 5-1.

It was hard, heads up base-running by David Vazquez and Jose Brizuela on a routine ground ball that got the Maverick offense kick-started in the first when Archbishop McCarthy jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Michael Carballo had two run producing singles in the Maverick attack. Chris Thompson had a sacrifice fly run batted in and scored twice.

The 14 runs set the record for most runs scored during a post-season game in one inning, and the 17 also set a record for most runs in a regional playoff game in Maverick history. The bases were loaded on four separate occasions during the third, and the inning lasted one hour and fourteen minutes including a 24-minute lightning delay.

Archbishop McCarthy ran its winning streak over Cardinal Gibbons to 8 dating back to 2007, and won their 3rd game this year, outscoring their district-rival Chiefs 35-5 in the 3 games in 2010.

Overall, the Mavericks complete their home season 17-2 this year and 34-3-1 over the last two years, a .908 win percentage.

The Mavericks will travel to Fort Pierce now for a 7PM game next Friday night, May 14th against Lincoln Park Academy in a one-game playoff... winner advances to the 4A state final four and gets the chance to compete for the state title.

May 4, 2010 - MARVELOUS MARTINEZ PITCHES GEM IN 5-1 PLAYOFF WIN

Maverick ace Andre Martinez struck out eleven Mater Academy Lions over six and one-third innings to vault Archbishop McCarthy into the 4A "Sweet 16" with a spectacular 5-1 victory on Tuesday night. Martinez dominated six of the first nine Lion batters he faced with strikeouts, allowed only three hits and secured his 9th win of the season.

The Mavericks (23-5) will now host a Region semi-final playoff game at home on Friday night, May 7th at 7pm against Cardinal Gibbons (16-8)... a re-match of the district championship game... who defeated Belen Jesuit 6-0 to advance to Friday's game. The winner will advance to the "Elite Eight" in the 4A classification and the Region championship game on Friday May 14th.

David Vazquez' first inning RBI triple and Garrett Kennedy's surprise suicide squeeze bunt single with the bases loaded proved to be the decisive clutch hits of the game. Head Coach Rich Bielski called for the suicide squeeze in the 6th inning with the Mavericks clinging to a 1-0 lead and Kennedy executed the play perfectly off of hard-luck Lion starter Danny Torres. Both Chris Thompson and Michael Carballo scored on the bunt. Ivan Santos added a sacrifice fly for an RBI in the 4-run sixth scoring pinch runner Brandon Roberts.

Jose Brizuela's hot streak continued with two doubles and an RBI single scoring Adam Duarte as the 5th run.... Brizuela also came into the game in his closer role to secure the final two outs in the 7th with the bases loaded and record the save.

The Mavericks continued to play outstanding team defense and committed no errors.

Mater Academy finishes their season with a record of 16-11.

April 29, 2010 - MAVERICKS THREE-PEAT AS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Junior closer Jose Brizuela struck out the last 6 Cardinal Gibbons batters and Garrett Kennedy homered to capture the third straight district championship for the Mavericks in a 5-3 victory over runner-up Cardinal Gibbons.

It was the Mavericks' seventh consecutive win over the district-rival Chiefs dating back to 2007 and their fourth district title in school history.

After pitching and defense ruled in the first three innings as Maverick starter Johnny Cole matched energy with Gibbons starter Shane Sibley, both offenses got on track the second time through the order. Alexander Fernandez singled and scored as did Nick Castellanos on two Chief errors. Then trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Archbishop McCarthy took the lead on a bases-loaded walk to Fernandez and a towering RBI sacrifice fly to deep center by Castellanos. Ivan Santos singled twice to ignite Maverick rallies.

Kennedy's solo home run was all the insurance Brizuela would need to lock up the district trophy. Cole got his 10th win of the season.

The Mavericks (22-5) will now host a regional quarterfinal playoff game at home on tuesday night, May 4th at 7pm against southern region runner-up Mater Academy. Cardinal Gibbons (15-8) will travel to play Belen Jesuit in the other region quarterfinal.

April 28, 2010 - MAVERICKS ELIMINATE JAGUARS 8-1; ADVANCE TO DISTRICT TITLE GAME

Big-game pitcher Andre Martinez (7-2) did it again and stifled the Pembroke Pines Charter line-up, allowing only four hits and striking out seven over six innings in a dramatic district semi-final victory over the Jaguars. The win puts the #1 seeded Mavericks (21-5) into the championship game on thursday night against the #3 seed Cardinal Gibbons at AMHS and secures a spot for Archbishop McCarthy in the regional quarterfinal playoffs next week. In a tense first inning, Michael Carballo drove a first-pitch fastball over the rightfield fence for a grand slam to erase a 1-0 deficit and the Mavericks never looked back. Chris Thompson doubled and tripled to set off two run-scoring rallies, and Jose Brizuela stayed red hot going 2-for-4 with two opposite field doubles. Alexander Fernandez singled for an RBI, and when Nick Castellanos finally got pitches to hit... he was walked intentionally twice... he delivered on a sacrifice fly for an RBI. Jaguar starting pitcher Carlos Lopez had control problems in the 4th and the Mavericks capitalized, scoring three runs on only one hit. The defeat ends the Pines Charter Jaguar season at 14-7. In the early game, an expected pitchers' duel never materialized as the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs' lineup struck for 7 runs on 7 hits in the first four innings against Olympic Heights Lions ace Corey Stern. The Chiefs' starting pitcher Thomas Woodrey was 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs to help himself in the win. Gibbons (15-7) played stellar team defense in the 7-3 win over the Lions and also captured a berth in the district championship game and in the regional quarterfinal playoffs next week.

April 23, 2010 - SENIOR STARS SHINE BRIGHT ON SENIOR NIGHT

Magical memories always happen on Maverick senior night and friday night's 15-5 win over the Somerset Academy Panthers was another one for the ages. Senior Nick Hernandez was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs and fellow senior Nick Castellanos clouted a 3-run homer to lead the Mavericks to the regular season-ending victory. Hernandez singled twice in the same inning to spark the 7-run Maverick rally in the 4th.

Seniors Michael Carballo and David Vazquez both had run-producing doubles.

Maverick Senior pitchers Johnny Cole, John Suarez, Ryan Plasencia and Gable Maverick combined for the win.

Andre Martinez and Jose Brizuela pitched the 5th and 6th in mop-up duty.

Alexander Fernandez had a two-run single and Brizuela added two hits, including the game-clinching RBI single scoring Chris Guzman with the mercy-rule 15th run in the 6th.

The young Somerset Academy Panther lineup struck early for a 4-0 lead.... and had the game tied at 5, but could not hold down the potent Maverick bats.

The Mavericks head into post-season play with a 20-5 record, the first 20-win regular season and most wins in a regular season in school history.

The district playoff schedule is as follows and starts monday:

Monday, April 27th: 4PM...... #4 Pines Charter v #5 Fort Lauderdale
Monday, April 27th: 7PM....... #3 Cardinal Gibbons v #6 Hallandale
Tuesday, April 28th: 4PM...... #2 Olympic Heights v winner of #3/#6
Tuesday, April 28th: 7PM...... #1 MAVERICKS v winner of #4/#5
Thursday, April 29th: 7PM..... DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (both teams advance to Regionals)

GATE ENTRANCE FOR ALL DISTRICT PLAYOFF GAMES WILL BE $6.... PROCEEDS GO TO FHSAA.

April 20, 2010 - MAVERICKS FALL SHORT 10-8 IN COMEBACK BID TO WOLVERINES

The Belen Jesuit Wolverines, inspired by a loud home crowd, quickly erased a 4-0 Maverick lead in the first inning with a 5-run rally of their own and never again trailed in their 10-8 rain-shortened win over McCarthy. The Mavericks rallied back from a 9-4 deficit to close the gap to 10-8 and had the potential tying run in David Vazquez at the plate with Nick Castellanos at 2nd base when the rains came and ended the game and the comeback bid.

The Maverick offense was sparked by Jose Brizuela who was four-for-four with two singles, a double and a triple. Brizuela was a home run short from hitting for the cycle for the second time in a week. Michael Carballo belted a three-run homer in the first and Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double in the sixth to get the Mavericks in position to come all the way back.

The Mavericks' record goes to 19-5 and the Belen Jesuit improves to 17-5. Both teams could potentially square off again down the road in post-season playoffs.

The final Maverick regular season home game is set for friday night, April 23rd, against Somerset Academy. The Maverick Seniors and their families will be honored during a special pre-game Senior Night ceremony.

April 16, 2010 - MAVERICKS JUMP ON LIONS 6-2 FOR 19TH WIN

The Maverick offense made the most of its six hits with solo homers from Alexander Fernandez and Garrett Kennedy, a three-run triple by Nick Castellanos and an RBI single by Jose Brizuela to defeat the Chaminade-Madonna Lions 6-2 at Chaminade on friday afternoon.

Johnny Cole posted his ninth win of the season and went five innings. Middle reliever Ryan Plasencia stopped a Lions' 5th inning rally, then Gable Maverick was dominant as the closer for the save. Maverick struck out four of the seven outs he recorded and only allowed one baserunner.

The game was tight until the fifth when Brizuela broke a 1-1 tie with a lined single to centerfield scoring Adam Duarte off of Lions starter Jordan Suarez, then Castellanos welcomed the Lions' reliever Andrew Archer by hammering his triple into the corner in left that cleared the bases scoring Kennedy, Brizuela and Fernandez.

The Mavericks advance to 19-4 and the Lions drop to 13-9.

The last regular season road game is against the Belen Jesuit Wolverines next tuesday also at 4PM at Belen.

The final home game is set for friday of next week on Senior Night, April 23rd, against Somerset Academy.

April 15, 2010 - PATRIOTS EDGE MAVERICKS, 2-1

Senior Bryan Radziewski went six and two-thirds innings to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win for the Florida Christian Patriots over the Mavericks on thursday night. Radziewski, the Patriot ace headed for the University of Miami Hurricanes in the fall, threw 118 pitches and struck out 13 in the non-district battle of top-5 teams.

The Mavericks mustered up 5 hits, highlighted by a two-hit game by Chris Thompson and an RBI single by Brandon Roberts, in the defeat. Andre Martinez once again pitched brilliantly for Archbishop McCarthy in his five innings, allowing one earned run and repeatedly working out of jams.

Early on, Maverick right-fielder David Vazquez threw out Patriot Anthony Gonzalez at the plate in the first inning for an assist as Garrett Kennedy applied the tag in what seemed at the time to be a crucial defensive stop after the Patriots had taken a 1-0 lead.

Both Radziewski and Martinez then dueled until the 5th, when Roberts tied it at 1-1 with his hit. The Patriots answered in the 6th with an RBI single by Erik Serra to take a 2-1 lead. Patriot Reliever Juan Espinosa induced Ivan Santos to line out to right-field for the final out. Santos, who had singled earlier, was up with baserunners Chris Thompson and Jason Morozowski who had reached on walks.

The Mavericks are now 18-4 and the Patriots advance to 19-2.

Earlier this week, the Mavericks defeated Hallandale to clinch the #1 seed in the upcoming district playoffs. Last saturday, Archbishop McCarthy beat the Flying L's of Fort Lauderdale 15-4. The two wins gave McCarthy a 6-0 mark in district play. District playoffs are set to start on monday, April 27th.

Next up for the Mavericks are two road games at Chaminade-Madonna Lions on friday at 345PM and at Belen Jesuit Wolverines next tuesday also at 345PM.

The final home game is set for friday of next week on Senior Night, April 23rd, against Somerset Academy.

April 10, 2010 - MAVERICKS OVERPOWER FLYING L'S, 15-4

First inning homers by Alexander Fernandez and David Vazquez quickly erased a 3-0 Fort Lauderdale HS lead and sent the Mavericks to their 17th win of the season on saturday night. The Maverick offense generated 12 hits, and Johnny Cole, Gable Maverick and Fernandez pitched for the district win.

The Maverick offense was led by lead-off man Jose Brizuela who singled, doubled and tripled in the mercy-rule victory.

Archbishop McCarthy (17-3 overall) clinched the #1 seed for district standings heading into district playoffs, which start on April 26th. Current district standings as we head into the last two weeks of the regular season are as follows:

1: MAVERICKS
2: Olympic Heights
3: Cardinal Gibbons
4: Pines Charter
5: Fort Lauderdale
6: Hallandale or Stranahan This week, the Mavericks play at 4PM on tuesday at Hallandale, then play the highly-ranked Florida Christian Patriots at home on thursday at 7PM. Florida Christian defeated Columbus this past week 3-0.

April 9, 2010 - CASTELLANOS, BRIZUELA AND MARTINEZ STAR IN WIN OVER EXPLORERS, 4-3

In the most anticipated game of the year, Nick Castellanos blasted a two-run home run to set the early tone off of Explorer ace and UM-bound Andy Suarez, and Jose Brizuela got the game-winning RBI single scoring pinch-runner Shane Wilder in the fourth to lead the Mavericks to a signature 4-3 win over top-ranked Columbus HS. Sophomore Maverick ace Andre Martinez went five and one-third innings to secure his 5th win of the season, and Brizuela got the last five outs in relief to earn the save.

"A pulsating game from beginning to end between two outstanding teams," said Head Maverick Coach Rich Bielski. "Michael Carballo's defensive play in the 6th to throw out the tagging runner at home on that fly ball was probably the best defensive play of the year so far." Catcher Garrett Kennedy put the tag on Columbus third-baseman Tyler Filliben in a "bang-bang play at the plate" to complete the double play and end the Explorer threat.

The Mavericks offense produced 10 hits off of Suarez, who suffered his first loss of the season. The double-digit hit total included three from Castellanos, two singles from Brizuela including the game-winner, and a two-out RBI single by Chris Thompson scoring David Vazquez who had doubled in the three-run first.

The fast-paced, electric game was played with over 400 fans in attendance, including a number of professional scouts.

The Miami Herald's High School Baseball rankings had the Christopher Columbus HS Explorers at #1 in South Florida... the Explorers now fall to 16-4.

Our 4th-ranked Mavericks advance to 16-3 with the friday nights win.

The Mavericks come right back on Saturday night April 10th to play Fort Lauderdale High School at 6PM at home.

April 8, 2010 - MAVERICKS VARSITY NEWS THIS WEEK

First of all, congratulations to JOSE BRIZUELA for being named to the Sarasota Baseball Classic "All-Tournament Team" on his fantastic performance in the games against Lexington Catholic, Chiles, Venice and Coral Glades last week.

For all the tourney results, visit sarasotabaseballclassic.com.

This coming Friday night's game features Columbus HS Explorers (15-2 and #1 in Miami Herald HS rankings in Miami-Dade/Broward) versus our Mavericks (15-3 and #4 in Miami Herald HS ranks). Should be a game with lots of media and scouts in attendance.

Be there early... we are expecting a full house.

The Miami Herald high school baseball rankings this week coming out of spring break are as follows:
1 Columbus (Mavericks play on Apr 9th)
2 American Heritage (Mavericks defeated Patriots 3-2 on February 9th in pre-season clash)
3 Gulliver (Mavericks lost 7-6 to Raiders on February 11th in pre-season)
4 ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY MAVERICKS
5 Flanagan (14-2)
6 Douglas (14-2)
7 Florida Christian (16-2, Mavericks play FC at home on Thurs April 15th 7PM)
8 Nova (14-2)
9 Palmetto (13-3)
10 South Dade (12-4)

Honorable mention:
University School (13-4)... Mavericks defeated 9-8 on Feb 23rd
Chaminade (11-5)... Mavericks play at Chaminade on April 16th

April 1, 2010 - MAVERICKS EXPLODE WITH 12-RUN FIRST INNING, WIN 15-1

The Mavericks' offense exploded with twelve runs on eleven hits in the first inning against the Coral Glades Jaguars to cruise to a 15-1 victory in the closing game of the Sarasota Baseball Classic. McCarthy batted around the order and sent 16 batters to the plate in the season-best inning.

McCarthy was 2-2 in the tournament, and comes home with a 15-3 overall record entering the stretch run of the season. The Mavericks will now prepare for the Friday night April 9th match-up against Christopher Columbus HS (15-2 record) and district opponent Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night April 10th. Both games are at home at 7PM.

Home runs by Jose Brizuela, Michael Carballo and Nick Castellanos were the exclamation points on a great hitting outburst by the Mavericks.

Maverick pitchers Brizuela, John Suarez, Eric White, Ryan Castellanos and Michael Gonzalez controlled the Jaguar offense to only 3 hits on the day.

Coral Glades dropped to a record of 9-6 overall.

March 31, 2010 - VENICE INDIANS DEFEAT MAVERICKS, 6-4

Venice High School senior James Browning belted two homers to lead the home-team Indians to a 6-4 defeat of the Mavericks.

McCarthy lost their second consecutive game and is now 14-3... the Mavericks had not lost back-to-back games since early March of 2009. The Mavericks will now close out their road trip to the Sarasota Baseball Classic with a Thursday 1PM game against Coral Glades at the Sarasota High School baseball complex.

Adam Duarte and Alexander Fernandez each had two hits, and Chris Thompson and Garrett Kennedy also posted hits in the loss.

Ryan Plasencia pitched two scoreless innings to close out the game and keep the Mavericks close.

For the second game in a row, a late rally by the Mavericks with the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position was shut down by the opposition. On Tuesday night, it was in the 7th... today the furious rally was in the 6th. McCarthy left 9 runners on base and struggled to get the clutch RBI-producing play. Check out all the score results from the nationally-acclaimed tournament in Sarasota on www.sarasotabaseballclassic.com

March 30, 2010 - TALLAHASSEE CHILES SQUEAKS PAST MAVERICKS, 4-3

Tallahassee Chiles HS junior ace Will Finley held the Maverick offense in check allowing only two hits in six innings pitched and striking out eight at the Sarasota Baseball Classic as the Timberwolves (11-4) edged the Mavericks 4-3. Closer Miles Detelich got through a rocky 7th inning to get the save for Chiles.

Jose Brizuela doubled twice, scored twice and drove in a run in the tournament loss for McCarthy, now 14-2. Alexander Fernandez and Chris Thompson got the other two hits as the Mavericks generated only four total.

Brizuela's double in the bottom of the 7th put the tying and winning runs in scoring position and scored the 3rd run cutting the deficit to 1, but the Mavericks stranded those runners giving Chiles the win.

Gable Maverick pitched brilliantly for McCarthy.

March 29, 2010 - MAVERICKS OPEN SARASOTA BASEBALL CLASSIC WITH 9-1 VICTORY

On a full-moon and chilly night at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota, Maverick Alexander Fernandez celebrated his birthday early with a four-for-four performance to give Archbishop McCarthy (14-1) a resounding 9-1 tournament victory over the defending state champs from Kentucky, the Lexington Catholic HS Knights (3-1).

Starting pitcher Andre Martinez notched the win with a 2-hit, 6-strikeout outing over his five innings pitched. Ryan Plasencia and Steve Martin closed out the 6th and 7th in relief. Martinez later doubled and scored in his one at-bat.

Nick Castellanos tripled, scored two runs and drove home two more in a three-hit game, and Michael Carballo also had two hits including a two-run single to propel the Mavericks.

Archbishop McCarthy took a commanding 4-0 lead with four consecutive singles to start the 3rd inning by Jose Brizuela, Fernandez, Castellanos and David Vazquez. Brizuela later added a two-run double in the 6th inning to expand the Maverick lead, scoring Chris Thompson and Brandon Roberts, who had both singled to start the inning.

The Knights' pitchers Taylor Martin, Colton Cleary and Kyle Coffman did record eight strikeouts of Maverick hitters, but could not hold down the potent McCarthy offense as the Mavericks made the most of their 15 hits in registering their fourth win at the Sarasota Baseball Classic over the last two years in 5 games.

Next up for the Mavericks: the winner of Riverview/Tallahassee Chiles game on tuesday night at 8:30PM at Riverview HS field at Twin Lakes Park.

March 27, 2010 - MAVERICKS GO TO 13-1 WITH ROUT OF MIAMI KILLIAN

Six Maverick Pitchers scattered six hits while Jose Brizuela, Michael Carballo and Nick Castellanos led the offensive attack as the Mavericks (13-1) defeated the Miami Killian Cougars 10-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Starting pitcher Johnny Cole got his 6th win, and then the efficient bullpen combination of Andre Martinez, Gable Maverick, John Suarez, Alexander Fernandez and Eric White controlled the Cougars in the final tune-up before the Sarasota Baseball Classic.

Jose Brizuela's two-run homer and Michael Carballo's two-run single were the big Maverick hits of the day.

After a single and run-scored in the 1st, Castellanos was walked intentionally then beat out what seemed like a routine force play for the Cougar middle infield at second base which lengthened the second inning and allowed the Mavericks to rally for three more runs.

David Vazquez, Garrett Kennedy and Cole added singles in the victory.

The Mavericks now go on the road to the Sarasota Baseball Classic to play in the annual spring break tournament and face Lexington Catholic HS from Kentucky in a 7PM Monday night opener at Riverview HS baseball field.

Maverick game recaps from Sarasota will be posted each morning right here on maverickbaseball.net.

The next home game for the Mavericks after Easter will come against national powerhouse and top-ranked Christopher Columbus HS (13-1) of Miami on Friday night April 9th at 7PM. It will be a capacity crowd so plan to arrive early.

March 23, 2010 - MAVERICKS OUTHIT EAGLES IN 9-3 LOSS

The Eagles of North Broward Prep (7-5) came out swinging and jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st inning, then survived 15 hits by the Mavericks to hand Archbishop McCarthy (12-1) their first regular season loss of 2010 by the final score of 9-3.

The Mavericks had eight of nine Players in the starting line-up pile up the 15 hits during the game, including a 2nd inning solo homer by David Vazquez, but could not bunch them up to rally for runs. Home runs by Eagles' Mike Vigliarolo and Kevin Fagan set the tone allowing North Broward Prep to control the game. It was only the 2nd Maverick loss at home in their last 28 home games dating back to last season (now 25-2-1 in that stretch).

Multi-hit games by Michael Carballo (3 hits), Alexander Fernandez, Adam Duarte, Garrett Kennedy, Chris Thompson and David Vazquez (each with 2 hits) were thwarted by the Eagles' defense and starter Jose Vega who repeatedly got key outs to stifle run production for the Mavericks.

The Mavericks amassed their 15 hits to the Eagles' 13.

The Maverick schedule remains challenging in the games ahead...

... Next up for McCarthy is another out-of-district game against Miami Killian High School on Friday at 7PM at home to close out the March homestand.

Then next week the Mavericks head to the Sarasota Baseball Classic to play in the annual spring break tournament and face Lexington Catholic HS (from Kentucky) in a 7PM monday night opener at Riverview HS baseball field in Sarasota, FL.

The next home game for the Mavericks after Easter will come against national powerhouse and top-ranked Christopher Columbus HS of Miami on Friday night April 9th at 7PM.

March 18, 2010 - BRIZUELA BEATS 'BIRDS, 11-10... MAVERICKS NOW 12-0

Jose Brizuela stroked a single down the left field line scoring Chris Thompson with the game-winning run to finally overcome the pesky Doral Academy Firebirds (8-5) on Thursday night 11-10. Brizuela first had to battle through a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 7th as the Mavericks' fifth pitcher of the night to keep the deficit to one run... this set the stage for his dramatic RBI that climaxed the Maverick two-run, walk-off rally.

Archbishop McCarthy (12-0) posted the third last-at-bat win of the season.

After Johnny Cole started a late rally for the second consecutive night with a single to begin the home 7th, Thompson put down a clutch bunt single that advanced pinch-runner Shane Wilder all the way to third base. Wilder came in to score the tying run on pinch-hitter Brandon Roberts' sacrifice fly.

Early on, Ivan Santos blasted a two-run homer, Nick Castellanos singled twice and stole three bases and Alexander Fernandez had two RBIs to give the Mavericks what seemed like a comfortable 6-1 lead. Michael Carballo also belted a two-run home run in the Maverick attack.

But the Firebirds continuously answered with rallies of their own, scoring in 5 of the 7 innings. Doral out-homered the Mavericks with three by Angel Lara, Danny Salomon and David Rodriguez to come all the way back and take a late 10-9 lead into the 7th. Doral had 11 base hits, the highest total allowed by Maverick pitching in one game this year. The Doral Academy team took the game to the brink.

Then Brizuela took control, shut down a would-be Firebird rally and won the game with an opposite field hit... all in a day's work for the Maverick starting third baseman and lead-off hitter.

Thursday's Maverick highlights included an Andre Martinez run-scoring double which followed up his brilliant pitching performance wednesday night.

McCarthy plays two home games next week to wrap up the current nine-game homestand, on Tuesday against North Broward Prep and on Friday against Killian. Both games are at 7PM.

Then the Mavericks go on a four-game road trip for the Sarasota High School Spring Break Classic March 29th through April 1st.

March 17, 2010 - MARTINEZ WINS SOPHOMORE DUEL, 8-1

Sophomore ace Andre Martinez won a classic pitchers' duel against Pines Charter sophomore Carlos Lopez to keep the Mavericks (11-0) unbeaten. "I knew it was just a matter of time before our hitters would get going... I just had to keep us in it. I am glad our team won the game," said Martinez after a complete game 2-hit masterpiece over cross-town rival and district opponent Pines Charter (7-2).

Johnny Cole drove home Chris Thompson with the game-winning RBI to break a 1-1- tie in the bottom of the sixth, and sparked a 7-run Maverick rally to break open the game for the 8-1 victory.

Jose Brizuela, Alexander Fernandez, Nick Castellanos and Ivan Santos all had RBI-producing hits in the 6th after Lopez exited with 2 outs, with Fernandez (triple) and Santos (double) each driving home two on extra-base hits. Lopez had battled out of jams repeatedly leaving Maverick base-runners stranded, including a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the 3rd. Jaguar reliever Daniel Navia came in and struggled to get the third out as Maverick hitters took control of the game.

Martinez matched energy with quick innings after yielding a first inning home run to Jaguar center-fielder Casey Dart. It was the first earned run allowed by Martinez in 23 innings pitched this year. He struck out 8 Jaguars in the superlative outing to get his 4th victory to go with one save this season.

The Mavericks play their third home game of the week on thursday night at 7PM in a re-scheduled game against Doral Academy

March 15, 2010 - SWEET HOME WIN FOR MAVERICKS OVER ALABAMA, 9-1

The nationally-ranked Russell County Alabama High School Warriors visited Archbishop McCarthy on a rare Monday night game and got a taste of "Sweet Home Maverick Baseball" as Johnny Cole and the white-hot offense cruised to a 9-1 victory. Cole is 5-0 on the season and the Mavericks are 10-0 overall. The RCHS Warriors' ace Jay Shaw took the loss. Cole pitched a brilliant six innings, allowing only one hit and no walks, while striking out 4 Warriors. Ryan Plasencia closed the game out in the 7th.

The Mavericks are now 24-1-1 in their last 26 home games dating back to last season and 7-0 this year.

Nick Castellanos started a trademark 2-out rally in the first to get the Mavericks on the board with a left-field line double, and Ivan Santos singled him home. Castellanos had three hits in the game, scored twice and had two RBIs.

Michael Carballo and Jose Brizuela each tacked on two hits, with Brizuela's booming home run to right-center the decisive blow in the 4th to make it 5-0 with Brandon Roberts scoring ahead of him. Carballo's stand-up triple in the 3rd started a 2-run rally. The Mavericks rounded out their 10 hits in the game with singles from Alexander Fernandez and Garrett Kennedy.

Russell County/Alabama -- always among the top national teams as ranked by the CBS Sportsline website MaxPreps.com -- committed 4 uncharacteristic errors that opened the floodgates for the Maverick offense. Warrior Tyler Andujar's solo home run broke up the shutout.

Next up for the Mavericks are the Pines Charter Jaguars (6-3) on Wednesday night, St. Patrick's Day March 17th.

March 11, 2010 - MAVERICKS TAME LIONS, 6-5

The Mavericks passed their toughest district test of the year, hanging on to a 6-5 win over the Olympic Heights Lions (3-4) in what was a see-saw game. McCarthy's early 3-0 lead evaporated when the Lions struck for 4 in the 5th, but the Mavericks quickly answered with a 3-run bottom-of-the-5th to retake control of the game.

Gable Maverick and Andre Martinez pitched the 6th and 7th to preserve the precious victory. Johnny Cole got to the 6th before giving way to the bullpen and got the win to go 4-0. The Lions' ace Corey Stern went the distance and took the loss. The Mavericks are now 9-0 and 3-0 in district 15-4A.

McCarthy mustered up consistent offense off of Stern: Alexander Fernandez tripled twice for three RBIs, including the game-tying run in the 5th, and David Vazquez continued his great clutch hitting pace with a key RBI single to give the Mavericks a 5-4 lead. Nick Castellanos gave the Mavericks the comeback spark when he drew a two-out walk, stole second on the first pitch and crossed the plate on the Vazquez lined single to center. Chris Thompson beat out a roller to Lions' first baseman Dallan Vecchio that scored Adam Duarte with what turned out to be the decisive run.

Michael Carballo, Jose Brizuela and Ivan Santos added key hits for McCarthy to build the 3-0 early cushion.

The March homestand continues with upcoming games on Friday against Doral Academy, on Monday March 15th against Alabama-Russell County, and the next district test against Pines Charter on Wednesday March 17th. All gametimes are 7PM.

March 6, 2010 - MARTINEZ AND MAVERICK OFFENSE CONQUER CHIEFS, 13-1

In a long anticipated district battle, the Mavericks went to Cardinal Gibbons High School today and absolutely dominated the Chiefs 13-1. Sophomore ace Andre Martinez battled through early bases-loaded jams, went on to pitch 5 shutout innings and got full support from the red-hot Maverick offense. Martinez has been spectacular in all of his 2010 outings, and is now 3-0.

Archbishop McCarthy (now 8-0) banged out 16 hits including home runs by Chris Thompson, Michael Carballo and Nick Castellanos, and had a four-hit game from David Vazquez to take commanding control of the district standings.

The Mavericks have outscored their opponents 63-5 in their last five games including today's victory at Cardinal Gibbons.

Jose Brizuela and Alexander Fernandez had multi-hit games, and together set the table for the opportunistic middle-of-the-order. Johnny Cole, Ivan Santos and Garrett Kennedy rounded out the hit barrage for McCarthy.

Gabe Maverick and Brizuela closed out the last two innings to put away the Chiefs.

The win extended the current winning streak over the Chiefs to six, including 5 wins in the last 3 years.

After three consecutive gamedays, the Mavericks now gear up for their wednesday night district matchup with upstart Olympic Heights... who is 6-1 with an 8-2 win last week over district power Pines Charter.

March 5, 2010 - MAVERICKS 11-RUN 5TH BLOWS OUT GATORS, 14-2

A tight, 3-2 nail-biter of a game on Friday night quickly turned into a Maverick blowout rout over the Barbara Goleman HS Gators, 14-2 with an 11-run 5th inning. This was the Mavericks consecutive fourth game scoring over 10 runs... McCarthy has outscored its opponents 50-4 in that stretch. The Mavericks also avenged their only home defeat in the last two years which came to Goleman last year.

Nick Castellanos delivered the decisive blow with a walk-off 3-run home run to rightfield to make it 11 runs in the 5th inning off of the Gator bullpen. Castellanos stayed hot in the game with three more hits.

Starting pitcher Alexander Fernandez went the distance for the win. Three double plays by the Maverick defense stifled early Gator rallies. Jose Brizuela and David Vazquez continued their hot streaks with multiple hit games. Michael Carballo and Chris Thompson both had clutch two-run singles in the explosive 5th. Johnny Cole tripled home Ivan Santos for to tie the game early and the Mavericks took control from there. Garrett Kennedy also had an infield single in the 13-hit performance by the Mavericks.

On Saturday, the Mavericks (7-0) will travel to Cardinal Gibbons (5-2) for a key district showdown at 2PM.

March 4, 2010 - CASTELLANOS LEADS MAVERICK 14-HIT ATTACK

Nick Castellanos cranked up the Maverick offense with a two-out single, none-on single in the first and went on to three RBIs and a two-hit night in the 16-2 McCarthy victorious rout of The Sagemont School Lions. The Mavericks posted their best single game hit total of the season by piling up 14 hits and advance their record to 6-0.

David Vazquez doubled and Andre Martinez tripled off the center field fence during two Maverick rallies to put the game away early. The top of the order was very productive tonight: Jose Brizuela was three-for-four with three singles. Alexander Fernandez had two RBI singles. Michael Carballo, Adam Duarte and Johnny Cole each had RBI singles and Cole was the game-winning pitcher.

Head Coach Rich Bielski involved all the Maverick reserves during the game, including Brandon Roberts and Chris Thompson as pinch hitters, and Danny Muniz and Ryan Plasencia as pinch runners. Michael Hernandez had a pinch RBI single.

Pitchers Cole, Martinez, Steve Martin and Gabe Maverick combined for the win. The lone offensive highlight for Sagemont was a 2-run homer by Blake Martinez. Martin struck out Lions for five of the six outs he recorded in two innings of relief.

The Mavericks come right back to play their 7th home game this year on Friday night in an out-of-district game against a tough opponent in the Barbara Goleman High School Gators. Goleman is the only high school to defeat the Mavericks at home over the last two seasons during regular or post-season... the Mavericks are 21-1 in that span. It was a 10-9 defeat on March 17th, 2009.

February 26, 2010 - CARBALLO LEADS MAVERICKS TO BACK-TO-BACK 10-0 WINS

Mavericks celebrated 3 wins this week as the now move to 5-0 on the season. Next week your Mavericks will be taking on Cardinal Gibbons in a district showdown.

Michael Carballo pounded out four hits and drove in four runs to give the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks their second consecutive 10-0 win this week, this time over the Dade Christian Crusaders. Carballo's two-run double in the 6th ended the game by the mercy rule.

Johnny Cole and Gabe Maverick combined for the two-hit blanking of the Crusaders, and both pitchers got excellent defense in an error-free game.

David Vazquez hammered a two-run homer in the 5th inning to deep left-center to put the exclamation point on the Maverick offense, which was explosive throughout the game.

Nick Castellanos delivered two run-producing singles, with Alexander Fernandez and Ivan Santos also contributing RBI singles.

Chris Thompson started the game-ending, mercy-rule rally in the 6th with a single... Freshman Michael Hernandez got his first varsity start as the Maverick catcher.

The Mavericks (5-0) now move forward to their district showdown game against Cardinal Gibbons on tuesday at 3:45PM before coming back home for a nine-game homestand starting with 7PM games next thursday and friday against Sagemont and Goleman.

February 23, 2010 - MAVERICKS' MARTINEZ SHINES AGAIN IN SHUTOUT

Andre Martinez made his third start of the season and once again dominated the opposing line-up... this time striking out 9 of the 14 batters he faced en route to a 10-0 shutout win over the Coral Springs Christian Crusaders on thursday night.

Reliever Eric White struck out the side in the fifth to close out the mercy rule win for Archbishop McCarthy, now 4-0.

Michael Carballo's lead-off homer in the 2nd inning followed by a two-out, three-run, bases-clearing double by Alexander Fernandez off Crusader starter Nick Kiolczyk was all the offense Martinez would need to put the Crusaders (2-2) away.

The Mavericks also got run-producing hits from Ivan Santos and a perfectly-executed suicide bunt single by Chris Thompson to pull away in the victory.

Jose Brizuela continued his hot hitting with a lead-off single to start the game... Brizuela was 4 for 4 and two walks in his first six plate appearances this week going back to the University School game tuesday.

David Vazquez boomed a double to straight-away centerfield to start the third-inning 3-run rally and Nick Castellanos added two hits of his own, the second hit igniting a 3-run rally in the 4th inning.

The Mavericks come right back to play Dade Christian on friday night at home at 7PM.
Be there early for good parking and good seats!

February 23, 2010 - MAVERICKS STAVE OFF SUNS LATE RALLY, WIN 9-8

Another night... another heart-stopping one-run victory for the Mavericks, this time over the upstart University School Suns by the score of 9-8. Including the pre-season tournament, it was the Mavericks third one-run victory decided in the last inning of the game.

Six Maverick pitchers figured in the decision, including game-winner Alexander Fernandez and closer Jose Brizuela who got the save with a two-out, full count strikeout of Suns' star shortstop Tyler Palmer. The Suns scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning after trailing 9-1 and left pitcher/infielder phenom Alex Freeman as the tying run at second base when their furious rally fell short.

The Maverick offense efficiently produced early runs off of Sun starter Freeman and reliever Jordan Budwig that held up for the win: Brizuela was 3 for 4 and scored three runs, Michael Carballo tripled and singled and scored twice, Ivan Santos and David Vazquez each had RBI singles, and Nick Castellanos doubled home two runs to give the Mavericks what seemed to be a comfortable margin on the road at the Nova Southeastern University baseball field.

That's when the Suns started shining in their rally... a two-run triple by Esteban Puerta and two-run homer by Zach Collins ignited the big Sun comeback bid.

For the Mavericks, relievers John Suarez and Eric White pitched 3 and 1/3 scoreless innings, with Suarez posting four strikeouts in his second outing of the season.

The Mavericks (3-0) head back home now for two games later this week, Thursday against Coral Springs Christian and Friday against Dade Christian.... both games are at 7PM.

February 19, 2010 - MAVERICKS' THOMPSON CAPS COMEBACK RALLY

The Mavericks' home opener, a "Friday Night Lights" game against local Miami-Dade County's American High School, was an instant classic.... it took a three-run rally in the extra inning bottom of the 8th to overcome a 6-4 Patriots lead and give the Mavericks their second season win, 7-6.

Chris Thompson capped the come-back rally with a lined single down the left field line, scoring Ivan Santos from second base for the game-winning run. Santos had just lined a clutch double down the right field line to score Nick Castellanos and David Vazquez on a hit-and-run play to tie the game at 6.

The Mavericks had taken a 4-0 lead into the 6th inning on the strength of dominant pitching by sophomore ace Andre Martinez and were cruising when the Patriots struck quickly to tie the game at 4. Untimely Maverick defensive errors and a three-run home run by Javier Marticonera brought the Patriots back into the game. Then American took the eighth inning lead on two manufactured runs putting the Mavericks in a come-from-behind hole. That's when Santos and Thompson stepped up and led the rally.

Closer Jose Brizuela stopped a would-be Patriot rally in the 7th, allowed the two unearned runs in the 8th, but got the win in relief. Gable Maverick and Ryan Plasencia also pitched in middle relief for Archbishop McCarthy. Johnny Cole and Thompson had sacrifice fly runs-batted-in earlier in the game.

This was the Mavericks second walk-off home win of the young season including last week's 3-2 eight-inning victory over American Heritage.

Next up for the Mavericks, a road game at Nova Southeastern University against University School next Tuesday February 23rd at 6:30PM. University School defeated Belen Jesuit 11-9 yesterday in their season opener.

February 17, 2010 - Mavericks Blow Out Stranahan 25-0

The Mavericks opened their 2010 regular season on the road with a resounding boom as five Players belted seven home runs in a 25-0 shutout win over district opponent Stranahan on Wednesday February 17th.

Johnny Cole and Alexander Fernandez were both four-for-five at the plate with two home runs each, and Nick Castellanos, Ivan Santos and David Vazquez also homered in the runaway victory.

Pitchers Cole, Fernandez, Ryan Plasencia, Eric White and John Suarez combined for the shutout win.

The Mavericks will now gear up for their home opener on Friday night at 7PM against American High School.

Reserved seats are just about sold out for the friday game, and to get good open seating and good parking, Maverick fans are encouraged to arrive early.

February 12, 2010 - Mavericks JV Team Kicks Off Tuesday; Varsity Opens Season at Stranahan

Just a reminder that the week is full of Maverick season opener games:

JV v Pines Charter at 3:30PM on Tuesday at home
Freshmen v Somerset at 3:30PM on Wednesday at home
Varsity @ Stranahan on wednesday at 3:30PM at Stranahan High School
Varsity v American High School at 7PM Friday Night at Home

Also want you all to know that I will of course be at the Tuesday and Friday home games to collect remaining checks, paperwork and ads from you. Please make plans to complete this fundraising drive this week. We are 80% of the way there. Let's cross the finish line this week.

I would like to see everything completed by each Player/Family by Friday February 19th's Varsity Game.

Let's get it done and move on to production and fulfilling banners/team magazine for our cherished sponsors.

February 12, 2010 - Mavericks Fall to Late Run by Raiders 7-6

In the closing game of the Mavericks Pre-Season Invitational, the Gulliver Prep Academy Raiders won a see-saw battle over the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks tonite 7-6 in a game that featured four lead changes.

Back-to-back doubles in the first inning by Alexander Fernandez and Nick Castellanos gave the Mavericks the early 2-0 advantage, and Johnny Cole bombed a home run to right field to extend the lead to 3-0 after two.

But the Raiders mounted a 4-run comeback rally of their own in the 3rd, highlighted by Chris Chinea's three-run double to the gap in left.

An RBI double by Chris Thompson and a booming home run off of the scoreboard by Garrett Kennedy allowed the Mavericks to re-take a 6-4 lead heading into the 5th. But the hard-fighting Raiders answered with two manufactured runs of their own to notch it at 6 after 5 innings.

The last three innings of the game actually turned into a pitchers' duel between the Mavericks' Fernandez and the Raiders' Randy Boza, and the decisive run was driven in on sac fly by Raider pinch-hitter Zach San Roman that held up when a Maverick rally in the bottom of the 7th was cut off by clutch pitching by Boza.

The Mavericks will now prepare to open up the regular season at district opponent Stranahan High School at 3:30PM next Wednesday February 17th and then host their home opener against American High on Friday the 19th at 7PM.

February 11, 2010 - American Heritage 14 Chaminade-Madonna 4

On a cold and windy night, the American Heritage Patriots' offense exploded for 14 runs on nine hits en route to a 14-4 blowout victory over the Lions of Chaminade-Madonna.

The Lions struggled defensively and the Patriots capitalized on those untimely errors to jump out to an early 3-1 lead. The Patriots then posted 11 runs late during the 6th and 7th innings, highlighted by a three-run homer run by pinch hitter Derrick Fritz to put the game out of reach. Brandon Sedell had three hits in the Heritage attack.

The Mavericks Pre-Season Invitational ends tonight with the two tuesday night winners matching up in a 7PM game: Mavericks versus Gulliver Prep Raiders.

Dress warm..... it's going to be chilly, but rest assured, hot chocolate will be on sale!

February 9, 2010 - MAVERICKS PRE-SEASON TOURNEY KICKS OFF WITH WALK-OFF WIN

Over 500 high school baseball fans eager for the season to start jammed into Archbishop McCarthy High School tonight to see four state championship contenders square off to kick off the season.

In the early game, Gulliver Academy scored two late unearned runs in the 6th to pull away from Chaminade-Madonna and win 4-1. The Lions overcame 5 errors to keep it close, but could not hold down a bases-loaded jam that pushed across the insurance runs for the Raiders.

In the late game with a record-setting crowd, the defending regional 4A champion Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks defeated the defending regional 3A champion American Heritage Patriots 3-2 in 8 innings with a walk-off bases-loaded single by Michael Carballo. Carballo also was the offensive star for the Mavericks tonite when earlier he homered off Patriot ace starter Jim Nesselt to give the Mavericks a 2-1 lead in the 4th.

Maverick sophomore starter Andre Martinez held the powerhouse Heritage offense to one run in 4 innings, striking out 6 and leaving runners stranded at 2nd and 3rd with no outs in the 2nd inning. Gabe Maverick was sharp in relief but allowed one unearned run in the 7th that allowed Heritage to tie the score and extend the game. Game-winner Jose Brizuela struck out a Heritage batter to choke off the 7th inning rally and pitched a quick 8th to position the Mavericks for the game-winning rally.

The Mavericks Pre-Season Invitational continues Wednesday night with American Heritage facing Chaminade and wraps up thursday night with the Mavericks matching up with the Gulliver Academy Raiders. Both games are at 7PM.

January 24, 2010 - MAVERICK BASEBALL KICK-OFF MEETING INFO!

MAVERICK BASEBALL KICK-OFF MEETING
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
6:30PM
Archbishop McCarthy High School Student Center

All newly named and returning 2010 Maverick Players and Parents are invited to the official season kick-off meeting and dinner at the School Student Center on Tuesday night, January 26th at 6:30PM.

Carlos Guzman, Director of the Mavericks Baseball Foundation and GameDay Announcer for Mavericks Baseball, will host this special event. Head Varsity Coach Rich Bielski will be reviewing expectations for Players and the teams for the upcoming season.

All Players and Coaches will be formally introduced and the presentation will also include the big plans for this year and our fund-raising initiatives.

This is a mandatory meeting and the cost for dinner is $10 per person payable in cash at the door for Parents and Guests.

Plan on being there to officially kick off the 2010 season!

November 20, 2009 - Mavericks Win FIU Tourny
The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks defeated the Miami Gulliver Raiders 3-1 in the Turtle Thomas Fall Classic held at FIU Baseball Stadium. The Mavericks reached the championship game by defeating Doral Academy 11-3, Miami Brito 6-2, Miami Killian 8-1, and Gulliver 3-1. The 8-team tournament also included Coral Gables, South Dade and Archbishop Carroll.

Juniors Ivan Santos and Alexander Fernandez led the Mavericks offensively collecting 8 hits each. Fernandez kept his torrid hitting streak alive collecting a homerun and two doubles, while Santos consistently set the table while knocking in the game tying run with 2 strikes and 2 outs in the championship game.

Seniors Nick Castellanos, Michael Carballo and David Vazquez provided the power for the Mavericks while playing great defense and Garrett Kennedy was flawless behind the plate. Chris Thompson opened a lot of eyes collecting 6 hits in the tournament including 3 clutch hits counting the one to give the Mavericks the lead in the bottom of the sixth of the championship game after a Johnny Cole single.

Senior Johnny Cole was masterful in his pitching performance against Killian. Cole threw a complete game and allowed only 2 hits and one run which sent the Mavericks to the championship game. It was here that Alex Fernandez threw 5 strong innings against the strong Gulliver lineup, striking out 5 and walking none. Junior Jose Brizuela with his fastball topping out at 90mph, struck out 4 in the final two innings to seal the win. It was a great finish for the Mavericks fall season. They will now continue to condition hard in preparation for the 2010 spring season which will begin in mid January.

May 22, 2009 - Mavericks' Glorious Season Ends in Port St Lucie

The all-time-best-ever Mavericks baseball season ended friday night at the hands of the Naples High Golden Eagles (32-1) by a 7-3 score in the 4A State Semi-Final at Port St. Lucie's Tradition Field.

Naples struck for 3 runs in the top of the first and never trailed in the game, holding off Maverick rallies three times to advance to the championship game against Bishop Moore of Orlando.

The Mavericks and the Golden Eagles played twice this year, once in the Sarasota Spring Break Tourney Final (Naples won 6-5) and at Tradition Field on Friday. Naples (SW Region Champion) and Archbishop McCarthy (SE Region Champion) are clearly two of the elite programs in the FHSAA this year and will no doubt face each other in future final fours at states.

The Mavericks baseball season ranks as the best ever in school history at 25-5-2, and it was the toughest regular schedule and post season schedule played among Florida high schools.... opponents winning percentage was near .700. Two of the five losses came against Naples, who is odds-on favorite to clinch the state title today.

Congratulations to all of the Seniors who now move forward to the next step of their lives with this great experience and last memory.

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May 15, 2009 - MAVERICKS DOMINATE ROCKLEDGE TO GO TO 4A STATE FINAL FOUR

The Mavericks emphatically punched their ticket into the 4A State Final Four at Port St. Lucie next week with the rare back-to-back no-hitters by pitchers senior Dane Williams and junior Johnny Cole over the Rockledge Raiders in the Regional Finals today at Archbishop McCarthy High School.

McCarthy (25-4-2) mercy-ruled the Raiders in game 1 by the score of 13-0 and overwhelmed Rockledge again in game 2, 4-0.

The Raiders (26-6) could not muster up any offensive threat against either Williams or Cole, and both pitchers had stellar defense behind them. Michael Delucia was the first catcher in Maverick history to catch consecutive no-hitters. Alexander Fernandez tracked down a deep fly ball in the left field corner to put away a would-be hit in game 1 and Chad Cabrera made a saving play on a blooper to rightfield in game 2 to preserve the no-no for Cole. Andre Martinez played a lock-down first base in game 2 to prevent a potential infield hit. Chris Riopedre made numerous stops at second base to seal the precious outs.

It was certainly the first time in Broward County regional baseball playoff history (and most likely in Florida high school baseball history) that a regional series sweep was decided by two no-hit performances.

Williams and Cole each struck out 7 Raiders in their efforts.... Williams went 5 innings and Cole went the distance to 7 innings to make history for the Mavericks.

Nick Castellanos' three-run home run in game 1 was the big blast that put the game away, after a 2-run single by Riopedre had opened up a 5-1 lead. Riopedre also had an RBI double in game 1.

Chad Cabrera homered in game 2 off the rightfield scoreboard to continue the Maverick offensive firepower. The Mavericks manufactured runs in 4 of the first 5 innings to give Cole all the cushion he would need.

Jose Brizuela and Michael Carballo also piled up four hits in the two games to lead the highly productive offense.... the Mavericks pounded 12 hits in game 1 and chased the Rockledge ace starter with 8 hits in game 2. Jordan Stampler and Delucia each had three hits in the twin-bill sweep.

The win secures many record-setting "bests" and "firsts" for Maverick Baseball:

-- best record in school history (25-4-2)
-- best home record ever (17-1-1)
-- most shutouts by Maverick pitchers in one season in school history (12)
-- first Regional championship ever (second trip to Regional Finals - other year was 2004) to go with district championship
-- first back-to-back no hitters ever (Williams and Cole)
-- first trip ever to the State Final Four.

The FHSAA State Championship semi-final games will take place next weekend: The Mavericks will play on Friday morning May 22nd at 10AM against the regional winner of Lake Wales and Naples (still to be decided) in the semi-final and the state 4A championship game is set for 4PM on Saturday May 23rd. Both games will be played at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie.

Spirit buses are already being planned to have the Maverick fans and boosters' convoy head up to Port St. Lucie next Friday.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAVERICKS AND GOOD LUCK IN STATES!

WE STILL HAVE TWO GAMES LEFT TO PLAY!

May 8, 2009 - Mavericks Earn Elite Eight with 7-5 Win Over Pines Charter

First there were 32 and now there are 8.... the Elite Eight for State and the Mavericks are right in the thick of it. The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks (23-4-2) will host a Regional Final starting next friday with games 1 and 2 at 4PM and 7PM at home against the Rockledge High School Raiders (25-4) with today's pulsating 7-5 victory over the Pines Charter Jaguars.

Game-winning pitcher Andre Martinez was sensational in 6 innings.... he came into game in the 2nd inning and got stronger as the game progressed, only allowing two earned runs, striking out 7 and keeping the Mavericks in the game while the offense got clicking.

The Mavericks overcame an early 1-0 deficit with a 5-run outburst in the 3rd off Jaguar seniors starter Alex Miranda and reliever John Hollnagel. Jordan Stampler ignited the rally with an infield hit and a head-first slide into first. Nick Castellanos followed with a single to left, and after walks to Chad Cabrera and Michael Delucia, Johnny Cole reached on a wild throw to give the Mavericks a 2-1 lead. Alexander Fernandez' perfect suicide squeeze bunt opened the lead to 3-1 and Michael Carballo tripled to the left field gap to make it 5-1. Cabrera and Cole later added RBI singles to increase the lead to 7-3 in the 5th, answering back after the Jaguars had posted two runs.

With the win, the Mavericks have advanced to the Regional Finals for only the second time in school history and hope to take the next step to Port St. Lucie. The winner of next weekend best-of-three series will earn a spot in the FHSAA 4A Final Four.

Congratulations to the Maverick Coaches and Players!!!!

Let's pack the house on friday night and protect our home field, where the Mavericks are 15-1-1 this year.

May 5, 2009 - Williams Dominates as Mavericks Advances to Semifinals with 5-0 victory over Key West

Dane Williams went the distance striking out 10 Conchs en route to a 5-0 shutout victory, advancing Archbishop McCarthy Baseball to the Regional Semifinals.

After last year's Regional Quaterfinal loss, this year they were not to be denied... a first-inning home run by Nick Castellanos proved to be the game-winning hit, as that is all that Williams needed to vault the Mavericks into the Regional semi-final game on friday night. Castellanos added another RBI later in the game to make it 2-0 and was 2 for 3 overall.

Chris Riopedre was 3 for 3 on the night with two runs scored and a critical two-run single to center-field that opened the Maverick lead to 4-0 in the 5th. Riopedre also robbed a hit from the Conchs with a brilliant defensive play up the middle in the top of the 5th.

Jose Brizuela was 2 for 3 with a two-out RBI single that punctuated the Maverick scoring. Michael Delucia also added a hit to give the Mavericks 8 hits overall against Conch pitching aces Rivera and Ratcliff.

Johnny Cole's great defensive step-and-throw double play at first base in the 6th wiped out a would-be Conch rally.

Williams' box score was a brilliant one for the senior pitcher.... a 0 runs allowed- 4 scattered hits- 10 Ks - complete game shutout performance. Williams is now 6-0 since returning to the rotation for the Mavericks.

In the other regional quarter-final, the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars defeated the Belen Jesuit Wolverines in a three and a half hour slugfest, 15-13, and will now return to play the Mavericks at AMHS on friday night for the opportunity to play in next week's super regional best two-out-of-three. Winner advances. Gametime is set for 4:30PM.

COME CHEER THE MAVERICKS ON IN THEIR NEXT PLAYOFF GAME AT HOME ON FRIDAY NIGHT. PACK THE HOUSE. WE ARE THE HOME TEAM AND THIS IS OUR HOME GAME!

AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD-SETTING CROWD OF 352 THAT WERE ON HAND TUESDAY NIGHT... THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MAVERICKS BASEBALL.

(Injury update: Adam Duarte did severely hurt his left hand on a sliding play at the plate in the 4th and was being treated at Memorial West Hospital. Let's keep Adam in our prayers for a speedy recovery.)

May 1, 2009 - Mavericks Repeat as District Champs!

It was close game early on, but the Maverick offense exploded with two big innings, a 3-run 4th and a 4-run 5th, to pull away and win their second consecutive district 15-4A title with a mercy-rule 11-1 victory over the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars.

Both teams will advance to Regional Playoffs by virtue of making to the district championship game.

Lefty pitchers Johnny Cole and Andre Martinez and a rock-solid defense behind them -- led by Alexander Fernandez and Chris Riopedre -- stifled the vaunted Jaguar offense who just two days ago had pounded out 16 hits against the Cardinal Gibbons aces to win their semifinal 7-2.

Michael Carballo blasted a 2-run homer in the 5th inning into the hard westerly wind in left to extend the Maverick lead at a time when the momentum of the game had started to shift toward the Jaguars (17-10).

Top-of-the-order hitters Jose Brizuela, Jordan Stampler, Nick Castellanos, Chad Cabrera, Michael Delucia and Cole were too much for the Jaguar starter Tyler Redding to handle... the top 6 in the order produced 12 of the 16 Maverick hits in the game. Vince Batista and Mike Melendez added pinch hit singles during the late rallies and Melendez scored the clinching run.

The Mavericks (21-4-2) advance to the regional playoffs and host the Key West Conchs in a re-match of last year's regional quarterfinal at home on tuesday night at 7PM gametime. The Mavericks hope to avenge last year's 6-5 loss to the Conchs which ended their post-season run.

LET'S PACK THE HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT!

CONGRATULATIONS MAVERICKS!

April 23, 2009 - Senior Night - Mavs defeat Somerset; News and Notes on District 15-4A Tournament

It was a great night last night for the Seniors and their families who were celebrated for their commitment, contributions and accomplishments to Maverick Baseball. The new Maverick Team Program 2009 was unveiled and distributed (Coach Fernandez does have copies for Players not in attendance) and we will have it posted on our Maverick website as an "Online Magazine" soon so that you can refer sponsors there to see their ads. Extra printed copies are also available for the full page sponsors. The "Maverick Online Magazine" is a new thing we are doing to make the team program accessible on the net.

With the season-ending win over Somerset Academy by the score of 9-0 on Senior Night, the Mavericks have now posted their finest regular season record in Maverick history at 19-4-2. McCarthy played one of the toughest schedules among Florida high schools..... the Mavericks played 9 of the top 11 teams in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties and their opponents� overall win percentage is .646... including the games played at the Sarasota Spring Break Classic. The team was 3-1 overall and among the top 2 out of 16 teams at the recent Sarasota Spring Break Classic, playing in the championship game against Naples High.

Next week, the Mavericks will defend their district title at home when Archbishop McCarthy High School hosts District 15-4A Playoffs for the first time ever. The team enters district playoffs as the #1 seed by virtue of the tie-breaker of "most road wins" in district play... breaking the one-loss tie with Gibbons and Charter who were also 6-1 in district.

Here are the seeds and the schedule:

1 - MAVERICKS
2 - Cardinal Gibbons
3 - Pines Charter
4 - West Broward
5 - Fort Lauderdale
6 - Olympic Heights

Tuesday April 28th 4PM: #4 v #5
Tuesday April 28th 7PM: #3 v #6
Wednesday April 29th 4PM: #2 v winner of 3 v 6
Wednesday April 29th 7PM: #1 MAVERICKS v winner of 4 v 5
Friday May 1st 7PM (tentative... may move to 4PM): District 15-4A Championship Game -- Winners of Wednesday Games

Admission to all games will be $6 per person as per Florida High School Athletic Association requirements and rules for ALL fans.

The Chairback sponsors will need to pay the $6 also as per the FHSAA rules, but can sit in their reserved seats for Maverick games.

The concession stand will be open during all of the games.... volunteers are needed, please see Mr. Sefarian.

April 17, 2009 - Mavericks defeat Belen Jesiut Wolverines 7-1

Another first for Maverick baseball..... the first ever 'Friday Night Lights' game featured another solid 7-1 win over the Belen Jesuit Wolverines who came into the game at 17-6.

Winning pitcher freshman Andre Martinez was superb in 5 innings, with 1 earned run and 4 hits allowed. Martinez struck out 6 in his effort. Jose Brizuela struck out 3 in his one inning and Alexander Fernandez closed out with a scoreless 7th.

Solo home run shots by Jordan Stampler and Johnny Cole started the scoring.... The second night home game in a row that both Players homered and Cole's fourth game in a row with a round trippper.

Stampler was 3 for 4 overall, Cole 2 for 3, and Chad Cabrera doubled in a 13-hit Maverick attack.

Freshman Adam Duarte made his varsity home debut on the bases, showing his exemplary speed by going first-to-third on a left-field single and second-to-home on infield groundout.

The Mavericks advance to 17-4-2 overall as the final week of the regular season approaches.

NOTE: THE UPCOMING GAMES ARE ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 Versus Doral AND THURSDAY APRIL 23 versus Somerset, both 7pm game times.

THE THURSDAY GAME IS ALSO SENIOR NIGHT WITH A SPECIAL CEREMONY STARTING AT 6:00pm to honor the class of 2009 Seniors and their Parents.

Special congratulations to the graduating seniors Jordan Stampler, Chad Cabrera, Chris Angel, Jorge Charbonier, Michael Delucia, JJ Garcia, Joey Cole, Alex Lopez, Alex Mesa and Dane Williams.

Tuesday night's game vs. North Broward Prep marked the first ever night game in Archbishop McCarthy Baseball History. The Mavericks defeated North Broward Prep 11-1.

April 14, 2009 - Under the Lights: Mavs defeat Eagles 11-1

The first night home game ever at Archbishop McCarthy High School under the newly installed lights on the baseball field was a resounding victory for the Mavericks..... an 11-1 mercy rule win over the visiting North Broward Prep Eagles.

Jordan Stampler homered in the 1st off the right-center field score board to get the first night hit in team history. Stampler was 2 for 3 overall.

Johnny Cole also homered and was the game-winning pitcher.... Cole went 5 innings for a complete game, scattering 5 hits and striking out 7.

Nick Castellanos had 3 hits and 3 runs batted in. Leadoff man Jose Brizuela also added two hits and scored twice.

Chris Riopedre homered in the 5th to put the game away.... A walk-off that bounced off the top of the right field fence to give the Mavericks the ten run cushion and the win.

Over 180 fans attended the opening night of the Baseball Field lights, a surprisingly large crowd for a spring break night.

The Mavericks are now 15-4-2 going into the final stretch of the regular season in upcoming games versus Olympic Heights, Belen Jesuit, Doral Academy and Somerset.

The Mavericks are now 5-1 in district play and finished 3-1 at the Sarasota Spring Break Classic by advancing to the Championship game against Naples High School.

April 9, 2009 - Mavericks defeat Taravella 8-5

The Mavericks came all the way back from an early 8-0 deficit, a 10-2 seventh inning deficit, a hit-batsman of senior Jordan Stampler which knocked the Maverick second baseman and leader out of the game, and poor defense with 7 errors in the first 3 innings of the game to DEFEAT the Taravella High School Trojans 13 to 10.

It was an all-night chilly battle between two Broward County foes who do not face each other this year in district or schedule play.

It was the largest come-from-behind seventh inning deficit ever erased by a Maverick varsity team in school history, with the Mavericks erupting for 11 runs in the 7th.

The game was won in dramatic fashion by junior third-baseman Nick Castellanos who hit a walk-off grand slam with 2 outs in the seventh to complete the comeback.

The offense had been stymied all night long until McCarthy chipped away in the 7th. That set the stage for Castellanos' homer which left the Trojans in total disbelief on the field. It was his second home run in two days for the Mavericks.

McCarthy is 3-0 at the Sarasota tournament and advances to Thursday's championship game.

GO MAVERICKS!

April 7, 2009 - Mavericks defeat Sailors 8-5

The Mavericks continued their Spring Break road trip with a resounding 8-5 victory over the Mighty Sailors of Sarasota High, 8-5, at the Sailors' home field.

Sarasota, a perennial state champion contender, two-time national champion and the host of the Sarasota Spring Break Classic, was shut down by yet another combination of Maverick pitchers who were outstamding as a unit: Dane Williams started and gave way to Mike Melendez in the 4th... Melendez was brilliant in 3 and 1/3 innings. Alex Mesa closed the game out and got the save.

Run-producing base hits by Michael Carballo and Jordan Stampler gave the Mavericks the lead but only after Nick Castellanos had opened the scoring with a towering 400ft+ home run to right-center field.

The Mavericks now face Broward County rival Taravella High School in the semi-final tonight in Sarasota.

Director of Baseball Ops Alex Fernandez called it a "quality win" over a formidable opponent with a great track record of high school baseball success going back to 1955.

Fernandez also confirmed that next Tuesday's home game versus North Broward Prep is "on track" to be the first ever night game in Archbishop McCarthy High School baseball history. Gametime is now tentatively set for 7PM, barring any installation setbacks.

April 6, 2009 - Mavericks 8 Pine Forest 7

On a chilly and blustery night in Sarasota, the Mavericks held on to win a hotly contested close game over the feisty Pine Forest High School Varsity team 8 to 7. It was the Mavericks first-ever game in the famed Sarasota High School Spring Break Classic Tournament .

Home runs by Johnny Cole, Chad Cabrera and Jose Brizuela headlined the offense. Pitchers Andre Martinez, Danny Muniz, Gabe Maverick and Alexander Fernandez teamed up to secure the win over Pine Forest who out-hit the Mavericks.

Tonight's second game versus the host Sarasota High School will feature the first start for Maverick Dane Williams.

March 31, 2009 - Mavericks 11 Chargers 0

Maverick pitchers posted yet another shutout with five different hurlers holding the Chargers to 2 hits in a mercy rule 14-0 district win.

Alex Mesa, Dane Williams, JJ Garcia, Michael Melendez and Alexander Fernandez all contributed an inning and were sharp and efficient.

Williams made his first Maverick appearance in relief and was the winning pitcher when the Mavericks scored 6 in the bottom of the second inning.

Michael Carballo provided the offensive fireworks with a bunt single in the 2nd inning that sparked a rally and later stroked a rare inside-the-park grand slam to left field in the 4th inning.

The Mavericks advance to 11-2-2 overall and 5-1 in district play.

March 27, 2009 - Maverick Updates this week

The Monday game scheduled for Varsity AT Olympic Heights has been postponed to a 4PM game on Wednesday, April 15th (week of spring break).

Please make a note in your calendars.

Congratulations on the Varsity 11-0 shut-out win tonite!... Ft Lauderdale High on a friday night is always a tough place to play. Just ask Senior Chad Cabrera... he can tell you some stories about the "Flying L" fans in right field from last year's tougher 4-0 win.

Good luck to JV at Westminster Christian double-header on Saturday and also good luck to the Freshmen team at home against Christopher Columbus High School also in a double-header.

March 20, 2009 - Pines Charter Jaguars 5 Mavericks 1

The cross-town and district rival Pines Charter Jaguars shut down the vaunted Mavericks offense as JC Hollnagel scattered 6 hits to defeat McCarthy 6-1.

After a top-of-the-first inning RBI single by Chad Cabrera to score Jose Brizuela, the Mavericks allowed 3 runs to the Jaguars and could not answer as the game unfolded.

The Mavericks are now 7-2-2 and are now in a three-way tie for first place in the district with Pines Charter and Cardinal Gibbons as they enter the second half of the season.

March 17, 2009 - Mavericks fall to Gators 10-9

The Gators scored early and often jumping out to 4-0 and 8-2 leads. The Gator lineup produced 8 runs on 6 hits in the first two innings.

But the Mavericks came back with a furious trademark rally of their own led by two home runs from Michael Carballo, the first a solo shot in the 2nd and the second a three-run blast in the 3rd that brought them back and made it a one-run game at 8-7. Nick Castellanos then singled home Alexander Fernandez with 2 out in the 3rd to tie it up at 8.

Chris Angel held the Gators in check with two and a third innings of scoreless relief allowing no earned runs and Mike Melendez shut down a would-be Gator rally in the 6th. Jose Brizuela pitched a 1-2-3 seventh.

After the Gators scored two unearned runs in the 5th, and stranded 2 runners in the 6th, the Mavericks responded with an RBI ground-out by Michael Delucia to make it 10-9 after six.

The Mavericks could not respond late and now go to 7-1-2.

March 12, 2009 - Mavericks 11 Lions 1

Chris RioPedre had a season-best four RBI day on three hits to lead the Maverick offense to an 11-1 mercy rule win over the Chaminade-Madonna Lions on Thursday at Archbishop McCarthy High School . Nick Castellanos homered, Jordan Stampler doubled home a run and Michael Carballo contributed a 2-out, two-run single to make what was a close game early into a Maverick rout of the Lions. McCarthy scored 4 runs in each of the 5th and 6th innings to pull away with the comfortable victory.

The Mavericks are now 7-0-2 and 2-0 in district play.

Danny Muniz was the winning pitcher, going the first three innings. Michael Melendez and John Suarez held the Lions scoreless in their outings, and Michael DeLucia continued his hot hitting with two hits and another terrific defensive performance behind the plate.

Next week, the Mavericks face another test against two formidable opponents - Barbara Goleman and Pines Charter.

March 10, 2009 - Cole shutsdown Gibbons 1-0; Fernandez ends it in the 9th

Johnny Cole pitched a masterpiece game for the Mavericks, striking out 10 Cardinal Gibbons batters over 8 and a third innings to dominate the undefeated Chiefs in a district 15-4A game. Gibbons had only 2 hits in the game.

Cole was matched by Eric Whaley, the Chiefs starter, who pitched 7 scoreless innings of his own, but was hit hard all game. The Mavericks had 9 hits in the contest.

In a tense 9th inning, after reliever Gabe Maverick stranded the bases loaded in the top of the inning, the Mavericks scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the inning. With 2 strikes and 2 outs, Alexander Fernandez hit a bases-loaded grounder to Chief second baseman Eric Whaley (who had moved to second base after pitching) who misplayed the ball, opening the door for the winning run and Nick Castellanos to cross the plate. Thomas Woodrey took the loss for Gibbons.

The Mavericks' last three opponents' record had been 21-0..... McCarthy went 1-0-2 against those teams (Nova, Westminster Christian and Cardinal Gibbons) and 2-0 in district play.

The Mavericks remain undefeated at 6-0-2 overall and play the Chaminade-Madonna Lions at 4PM on Thursday at home.

March 7, 2009 - Clutch hits lead to 10-10 tie vs. Westminster Christian

In yet another battle of undefeated teams -- the second in a week for McCarthy-- the Mavericks came back from 4-0, 9-6 and 10-8 deficits to forge a 10-10 tie with the visiting Westminster Christian Warriors.

The Mavericks pushed across two runs with two outs in the bottom of the 6th to force the tie on clutch two-out run scoring singles by Michael DeLucia and Alexander Fernandez.

It was the second tie in 5 days for the Mavericks.

Westminster players Flores, Thompson and Iglesias each stroked home runs in the game, but the Mavericks were able to overcome the big Warrior blasts with repeated clutch and situational base hits, piling up 14 hits overall.

The game was called at 6:39pm due to darkness with the Warriors batting in the top of the 7th.

Maverick pitchers-by-committee Mesa, Maverick, Angel, Suarez, Joey Cole, Muniz and Brizuela teamed up to lock up the tie game and keep the Mavericks undefeated at 5-0-2 for the season.

Westminster Christian went to 5-0-1 on the year.

The Mavericks face the Chiefs of Cardinal Gibbons at home on Tuesday at 4pm in a district game showdown.

March 3, 2009 - Fit to be Tied, Mavericks 6 Titans 6

In a non-district battle of two undefeated teams, the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks and the Nova Titans fittingly played to a see-saw 6-6 tie on Tuesday night at Nova. The game was called because no new inning can be started after 10PM on a school night.

The Mavericks dug out of an early 2-0 deficit when Chris RioPedre scored from second on a two-out single by Jose Brizuela in the 3rd inning.

In the 4th, Alexander Fernandez lined a two-run single to right, scoring Chad Cabrera and Johnny Cole to tie it at 3-3. Fernandez then advanced on two errors to 3rd and stole home on a missed suicide squeeze play -Fernandez forced a missed tag by the Titan catcher on a very acrobatic play to get the Maverick crowd into the game and give the Mavericks their first lead of the game at 4-3.

A bases loaded hit-by-pitch to Jordan Stampler made it 5-3.

The Titans answered back with timely offense of their own and took a 6-5 lead into 7th which was erased when Nick Castellanos singled home Stampler to knot it at 6.... the fourth time in the game that a lead had been given up.

Danny Muniz pitched two and two-thirds innings of scoreless relief striking out 5 Titans, walking one and allowing only one hit to secure the tie game.

"This was a match-up between two really good teams, it's a shame that we had to end in a tie, " said Maverick Head Coach Rich Bielski. "Nova has a strong club, they are the best team we've seen this year and we were hoping to steal a win at their place. It's the little things that can make a difference in tight games like this, and both teams had their chances. We are going to keep working, keep learning and keep improving so that when we get those opportunities again, we will execute and come out on top."

Mavericks are now 5-0-1 and face Westminster Christian at home Saturday March 7th at 3PM.

February 26, 2009 - Mavs shutout Hialeah 8-0

Your Mavericks defeated the Hialeah High T-Breds by a score of 8-0. The Maverick offense exploded as they collected 8 runs on 11 hits. The offense was good, but the Maverick pitching was even better as your Maverick pitchers held the T-Bred offense to just 2 hits in the game. Although starter Johnny Cole allowed 5 baserunners via base on balls, Cole threw 4 strong innings only allowing 1 hit and striking out 3. Gabe Maverick went 2 innings for scoreless relief only allowing 1 hit while striking out 2 T-Bred hitters. Freshman Andre Martinez finished off the win for your Mavericks as he threw a scoreless 7th inning, 3 up, 3 down.

The Maverick offense got on the board quickly in the 1st inning as senior shortstop Jordan Stampler singled through the left side, and moved to second on a wild pitch. Next hitter Junior thirdbaseman Nick Castellanos hit a monstrous 2-run home run to center field. Castellanos finished the night going 2-4 with a homerun and a double, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Senior Right fielder Chad Cabrera went 1-1 with 3 walks, and 1 run scored. Leftfielder Alex Fernandez also had 2 RBI's has he went 1-3 with 1 run scored and he also drew a walk. Second baseman Chris Riopedre, Centerfielder Michael Carballo, Catcher Michael Delucia and Designated Hitter Jose Brizuela also had 1 RBI a piece.

Your Mavericks are now 5-0 and will be back in action on Tuesday March 3rd, as they will travel to Davie , to take on a strong Nova Titans club. The game will be held at Pat McQuaid Field at Nova High School , and will start at 7:00pm.

February 25, 2009 - Mavericks Beat University School 10-0

The Mavericks played very well in all aspects of the game in defeating University School in their home game Tuesday. The Mavericks rallied for 8 runs in the first inning with two outs and nobody on base and never looked back. The big blast in the first was a 3-run home run by catcher Michael Carballo. Jose Brizuela led the offensive attack going 3-3 with a rocket homerun over the McCarthy scoreboard in the 5th inning and a triple in the right-centerfield gap. Chris RioPedre and Ivan Santos had 2 hits a piece and Santos was a terror on the bases, scoring 2 runs. John Suarez pitched well coming off his hamstring injury to pick up the win. Sophomores Mike Melendez and Jose Brizuela also contributed shutout innings in relief. The Mavs are now 4-0.

February 24, 2009 - Mavericks Win Ugly 7-5

The Varsity Mavericks battled the West Broward Bobcats in the first district season game to a 7-5 win despite two early home runs and a late rally by the Bobcats. After giving up 2 runs in the first inning the Mavericks responded by scoring 3 of their own in their bottom half of the frame.

Senior Alex Mesa shut down the Bobcats in the 7th inning with the bases loaded to earn the save and preserve the victory. Winning pitcher Danny Muniz pitched four and two-thirds innings to post his first win this season. Gabe Maverick came in and got the Mavericks out of a jam in the 5th and then held the Bobcats in his middle relief appearance.

Offensive leaders for the Mavericks were senior clean-up hitter Chad Cabrera with 2 hits, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored and fellow senior Michael Delucia with 2 run-scoring singles. Nick Castellanos scored twice and doubled off the wall into the teeth of the wind.

Sophomore Chris RioPedre made some outstanding acrobatic defensive plays at second base.

The Mavericks are now 3-0, 1-0 in district 15 and play at home again today, Wednesday, February 25th as they take on University School at 3:30PM. Junior John Suarez will make his first start of the year.

Thursday the Mavericks will travel to Hialeah's Alex Fernandez Field for a 7:00PM contest.

February 23, 2009 - News from the Maverick Booster Club - Mavericks This Week

HEAVY GAME SCHEDULE THIS WEEK-- MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE EARLY.... ENJOY FREE ADMISSION UNTIL LIGHTS GO UP!

Tues Varsity HOMEv West Broward 3:30PM -- Mavs start District play
Wed Varsity HOME v University School 3:45PM
Wed Freshmen v University School AT University School 4PM
Thurs Varsity v Hialeah AT Hialeah 7PM
Fri JV HOME v Pines Charter 3:30PM
Sat JV HOME v Hialeah 10AM and 12:30PM

MAVERICK CHAIR-BACK-SEATING ASSIGNMENTS

Please sit in your assigned chairback seats. They will each have a RESERVED decal on them starting this week.

Please do not sit in the chairback seats if you have not sponsored a seat (s).

Thank you for supporting the Mavericks by purchasing/sponsoring chairbacks!

Garces - Home Plate, Seats 3-4 in row 4
Claude Delucia - Home Plate, Seat 1 in row 4
Mesa - Home Plate, Seats 1-3 in row 1
Hill - Home Plate, Seats 1-4, row 2
C Garcia - Home Plate, Seat 5, row 2
Stampler - Home Plate, Seats 11 and 12 in row 1 and seats 9 and 10 in row 2
Angel - Home Plate, Seats 9 and 10 in row 1
Cole - Home Plate, Seats 1 and 2 in row 3
D Delucia - Back Row Home Side, Seats 10 and 11
Guzman - Home Plate, Seat 4 in row 1
Morozowski - Home Plate, Seats 5 and 6 in row 1
Kennedy - Front Row Home Side, seats 8-12
Pinto - Front Row Home Side, seats 5 and 6
Castellanos - Back Row Home Side, seats 12-15
Fernandez - Back Row Home Side, seats 1-4
Flores - Home Plate, Seats 5 and, row 4
Sefarian - Home Plate, Seats 3-6, row 3
Sanchez - Front Row Home Side, seats 1 and 2
Thompson - Back Row Home Side, seats 6-9

MAVERICK FUND-RAISING DEADLINE -- SATURDAY, FEB 28TH

Please submit sponsor forms, checks and hard-copy or disk artwork to me or to Coach Alex Fernandez by this Saturday, February 28th. Deadline extended one day.

I will be at all home games this week (Tues and Wed = Varsity, and Fri and Sat = JV) to collect materials. Thank you to those who have already submitted their sponsor dollars and their forms to give us a head start ahead of the deadline.... keep in mind that team funds have already been outlayed for uniforms etc. and we need to reimburse and build the team account for the seasons.

A helpful tool from Mr. Kennedy to share with everyone... thank you Mr. Kennedy! He wanted to pass along to you the attached marketing script that Garrett and he developed last year (modified a little for this year) as a way to help and encourage some of the boys and their parents in their baseball fundraising efforts. Here it is attached.

(Click to download: Archbishop McCarthy Baseball Program Fundraising 2009 .DOC FILE)

MAVERICK PHOTO WEBSITES

There was a photographer taking pictures at the JV games on Saturday.
The photos are on:
www.miamiactionshots.com

Also, our own Mr. Camacho has compiled a photo gallery and it is posted on:
http://airplanesusa.com/sports.php

Email me with any questions you may have.

THE MAVERICKS ARE OFF AND RUNNING.

February 19, 2009 - Mavericks Explode on the Bulldogs

The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks pounded out 14 hits in rout to their second victory of the season with their win over Archbishop Carroll of Miami by a score of 20-2 .

Junior Johnny Cole belted 2 home runs and had 4 RBI's. Nick Castellanos added a 2-run homer and 5 RBI's to lead the offensive explosion. Sophomore Chris RioPedre drove in 4 runs on two hits and Senior Jordan Stampler tripled home 2 in the mercy rule win. Mike Melendez scored three times and Alex Fernandez was 2 for 4.

The Mavericks put the game away after scoring 11 runs in the 3rd inning.

Freshman Andre Martinez won his first high school start as pitcher and recorded 3 strikeouts in three innings. Gabe Maverick and Alex Fernandez threw a scoreless inning a piece. The Mavericks will begin district play next Tuesday at home at 3:30 against West Broward.

February 17, 2009 - Maverick pitchers combine for shutout vs. Dade Christian

The defending district champion Mavericks opened their regular season at home Monday by shutting out the Crusaders 11-0 in 6 innings.

Starting pitcher Johnny Cole was the winner with three scoreless innings and added an RBI double at the plate.

Danny Muniz, Alex Mesa and Jose Brizuela each pitched an inning to hold the shutout victory.

Jordan Stampler and Nick Castellanos each scored three times and Jose Brizuela led the 12-hit Maverick offense with three hits. Chad Cabrera knocked in two runs and scored another.

Other News: Thursday's game will be on a special day for the Mavericks: game-time start is 3:30PM versus Archbishop Carroll: at 3:15PM there will be a dedication of a special plaque that was presented to Alex Fernandez at last year's baseball banquet on a special concrete podium that will sit behind the home plate seats.

All Maverick fans are invited to attend this special dedication and ceremony, so please be there as we thank Alex and his family for their generous contributions to the build-out and improvements of the Mavericks Baseball Facilities.

The Spectator Area will be named the "Alex Fernandez Strike Zone" at Archbishop McCarthy High School during this dedication. See wording on the bronze plaqure posted below:

The Archbishop McCarthy Baseball Family of 2008 wishes to thank Alex Fernandez and for his kind generosity and beautiful gift of the new Mavericks Baseball Field. The field was blessed by Father Brendan Dalton on Tuesday, February 20th, 2008.

Fernandez is a hometown baseball hero born in Miami Beach, Florida on
August 13, 1969. He was a Starting Pitcher in his Major League Baseball
career for the Chicago White Sox (1990-96) and the Florida Marlins
(1997-2000), and won a World Series Championship with the Marlins in 1997.
In 1990, Fernandez won the Dick Howser Trophy for National College Baseball
Player of the Year while pitching at Miami-Dade Community College. He also
attended the University of Miami and played for the 'Canes before entering
Major League Baseball.As a Youth Player, Alex played for the Hialeah
Athletic Association (HAA) where he fine tuned his skills as a pitcher.
Alex played for his father, Angel, who was his coach.

Today in honor of Alex Fernandez, this spectator area is dedicated and named...

"Alex Fernandez Strike Zone" at
Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Catholic High School.
Sunday, the 1st of June, 2008

February 10, 2009 - Mavs Beat Pace 6-3, Brizuela Sets Tone with 1st Inning HR

The McCarthy Mavericks season began with a blast, literally, off the bat of Jose Brizuela who took a 3-2 pitch deep into the night as the first hitter of the game and the first batter of the 2009 season. Later in the same inning, Junior Johnny Cole knocked in third baseman Nick Castellanos who had singled. In the third inning, Castellanos had an RBI sac fly making the score 3-0. Johnny Cole was the Maverick starter and also pitched 3 innings, surrendering 1 run on 2 hits, while striking out 1 and not allowing a single walk.

The Mavericks would score 3 more in the 6th inning as Jordan Stampler, Nick Castellanos, and Chad Cabrera all crossed the dish on a single by Alex Fernandez and a sacrifice fly by Mike Melendez making the score 6-1. The Spartans would not go quietly, however scoring 2 runs of their own in the 6th on two singles and a balk. Gabe Maverick relieved Alex Mesa in the seventh and induced a double play ball and game ending strikeout for a fine varsity debut.

The Maverick's defense was exceptional and proved to be the difference as Alex Fernandez and Michael Carballo both made ESPN "Top 10" caliber diving catches to steal extra base hits mid game. Nick Castellanos put on a defensive show himself beginning 2 clutch double plays to end Spartan threats. "I'm very proud of our effort tonight," said Head Coach Rich Bielski, "I keep telling our players that 'defense wins championships' and defense certainly helped us win this game tonight. Pace is a good team and we are happy with the win, but we're not satisfied, we have a lot of things to work on and need to make several corrections and improvements and get better."

Come out and support the Mavericks as they take on another tough club Wednesday night at 7PM when they match up with Gulliver in their second game of the Monsignor Pace Spartan Preseason Tournament at Alex Fernandez Field.

February 5, 2009 - Lineup Set for Pre-Season Opener

The Mavericks will begin their 2009 game schedule Monday night at 7PM versus Monsignor Pace in a clash of two outstanding teams. The Maverick players and coaches have been working hard over the past few weeks to prepare for a loaded regular season schedule. Seniors Jordan Stampler, Chad Cabrera, and Mike Delucia have shown the leadership that every good team must have to be successful. The team is ready to compete and will enjoy their first pregame meal Monday after school before heading down to Opa-Locka home of the Spartans.

On a side note: The Maverick and Spartan players know each other well and so do their coaching staffs: Maverick Coach Alex Fernandez is a Pace graduate and played ball with Pace coaches Tom Duffin, Fausto Tejero, Miguel Soto and Tony Lazo. Maverick Head Coach Rich Bielski and Spartan Head Coach Tom Duffin both wear #19 jersey and are former roommates from when they played in the minor leagues together.

Projected Maverick Starting Lineup vs. Pace:

�	#	Name	Pos
1	53	Brizuela	DH
2	8	Stampler	SS
3	18	Castellanos	3B
4	24	Cabrera	RF
5	25	Cole, Jn	1B
6	32	Fernandez	LF
7	13	Delucia	C
8	0	Carballo	CF
9	2	RioPedre	2B

January 27, 2009 - Pre-Season Parent Night Dinner a Success

Monday night the Maverick parents and players were introduced to the 2009 coaching staff and the Maverick Baseball Foundation Director Carlos Guzman. The 2009 Varsity, JV, and Freshmen players were introduce and treated to a Power Point Presentation highlighting the programs past accomplishments and future plans. The presentation also highlighted last year's District Championship Team and fundraising goals for the upcoming season. Coach Bielski outlined the baseball program's policies and Director of Baseball Operations, Alex Fernandez addressed the lighting of all the Archbishop McCarthy athletic fields and thanked parents for their continued support. The food was outstanding and a good time was had by all. During the next two weeks the coaches and players will be busy preparing for the Pre-Season tournament beginning February 9th hosted by Monsignor Pace High School .

Click here to view 2009 Maverick Baseball rosters

January 13, 2009 - Meet the Mavericks: Director of Baseball Operations, Alex Fernandez

Alex Fernandez brings a massive amount of experience to the Maverick Baseball Team, and lots of success at the High School level as he pitched on two state Championship teams while at Monsignor Edward Pace High School.

Since being named the Director of Baseball Operations, Alex Fernandez has initiated massive improvements to the Maverick Baseball Program both on and off the field. Extensive renovations have been done to the Maverick Baseball Complex making it one of the finest places to play and watch high school baseball in the state of Florida. Coach Fernandez has also overseen the hiring of highly qualified, experienced coaches to lead the talented Maverick ballplayers. Most recently, Coach Fernandez has been instrumental in working with the town of Sunshine Ranches to assure that the McCarthy athletic fields will have a "bright future" by adding lights in 2009! With the young Maverick Baseball Program in the hands of Coach Fernandez, you can rest assured the best is yet to come.

As an extremely talented and determined ballplayer, Alex Fernandez played for the Hialeah Athletic Association (HAA) where he fine-tuned his hitting and pitching skills under the direction of Alex's father, Angel who was his team's coach. As a dominating high school player, Fernandez won 2 State Championships at Monsignor Edward Pace High School after which he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign. In college, Alex Fernandez won the Dick Howser Trophy for National College Baseball player of the year while pitching at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). He also won the coveted Golden Spikes Awardin 1990 which is the Heisman Trophy of Amateur Baseball given to the TOP baseball player in the entire country. Past winners of the award include Jason Varitek, Pat Burrell and J.D. Drew. Fernandez previously played at the University of Miami before transferring to MDCC to be eligible to enter the Baseball Major League Draft. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (4th pick) and quickly began his professional career reaching the big leagues at only 20 years of age.

Alex Fernandez' Major League Baseball stats and accomplishments are numerous and can be found on every major sports website. They include a career 107-87 record, 3.74 ERA and 1,252 strikeouts. Fernandez won the NL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1999 and twice won 18 games in a season. He was a dominating starting pitcher on the 1997 Florida Marlins World Series Championship Team. Most recently, Alex Fernandez was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame on September 13, 2008. The induction took place during a pregame ceremony before a Florida Marlins vs. Washington Nationals game at Dolphin Stadium.

Alex Fernandez is a dedicated family man, a fierce competitor, and very passionate about the game of baseball. With his new responsibilities as Director of Baseball Operations and through his community involvement, Coach Fernandez will have created the "Field of Dreams" and a nationally recognized baseball program for all McCarthy students to enjoy, forever leaving his fingerprint on the school and the Maverick Athletic Department. His relentless drive for success will continue to propel Archbishop McCarthy to new heights as a school and an athletic force on the state and national level.

January 8, 2009 - 2009 Maverick Baseball Tryout Schedule

The Archbishop McCarthy Maverick Baseball Program will like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. As we embark on a new year, the high school baseball season is right around the corner, and the 2009 Maverick Baseball tryouts are the first order of business in 2009. Please read below for the 2009 Tryout Schedule.

Tuesday, January 13th - 3:15PM - JV/Freshman 60 yard Dash - Player Meeting

Tuesday, January 13th - 4:15PM - Varsity 60 yard Dash - Player Meeting

Wednesday, January 14th - 7:00PM Parent Meeting in the Chapel at least one Parent MUST attend.

Monday, January 19th - Day 1 JV & Freshman Team Tryouts 10:00AM - ??

Tuesday, January 20th - Day 1 Varsity Tryouts 3:00PM

Tuesday, January 20th - JV & Freshman Cut List #1 will be posted 2:30PM

Wednesday, January 21st - Day 2 JV & Freshman Team Tryouts 3:00PM

Wednesday, January 21st - Varsity Cut List #1 will be posted 2:30PM

Thursday, January 22nd - Day 2 Varsity Tryouts 3:00PM

Friday, January 23rd - FINAL JV and Freshman Team Rosters Posted 2:30PM

Friday, January 23rd - Varsity Selections during Individual Meetings

Monday - January 26th - 6:30pm, All Teams' and Parents' Dinner - Archbishop McCarthy High student center

December 8, 2008 - MAVS CAPTURE 2008 WOOD BAT CHAMPIONSHIP!

The Mavericks finished their fall season by capturing the 2008 Selective Recruiting Wood Bat Tournament Championship last night at FIU Baseball Stadium. The Mavs won 3-1 behind the strong pitching performance by starter John Suarez who scattered 4 hits, struck out 2 and walked only 1. Great tournament play by Catcher Mike Delucia who took charge of the 5 Maverick pitchers that threw in the championship game including Senior Alex Mesa who recorded the save as the bases were loaded in the 7th inning.

Sophomore Jose Brizuela led the Maverick offense going 3 for 3 including a textbook drag bunt that led to Alex Fernandez's clutch 2 strike hit that scored Chad Cabrera in the 4th inning. Michael Carballo was 1 for 2 with a deep sac fly RBI. Jordan Stampler led off the 5th with a single and later scored on Brizuela's 2 out single for an insurance run. Stampler and Sophomore Chris RioPedre played tight defense up the middle all week turning a number of key double plays. Chad Cabrera and Nick Castellanos hit the ball hard all tournament with Castellanos making several fine defensive plays to end scoring threats.

"It's always great to win games against quality teams," said Coach Richard Bielski, "I'm very proud of the way we played throughout the tournament, especially in the championship game. We have a great bunch of players who are dedicating themselves to doing what's necessary for us to win as a team. I'm really looking forward to a successful spring season as well."

With the 2008 Wood Bat Championship under their belt, the Maverick Baseball Program will now begin preparations for the highly anticipated 2009 High School Season. Tryouts for the spring team will be taking place in January.

December 5, 2008 - Meet the Mavericks: Head Coach Richard Bielski

On the first installment of Meet the Mavericks we will be getting to know a little bit more about your Mavericks head coach Richard Bielski. After being named the new head coach for your mavericks at the conclusion of the 2008 season, Bielski brought a new life and lots of energy to the Maverick Baseball Program. As 10-year Head Coach of the Hialeah High Baseball team, Coach Bielski has helped mold the T-Breds into one of the most successful baseball programs in the state of Florida. With Bielski as head coach, the Hialeah T-Breds captured 2 state championships, 2 regional titles and 7 district titles. The 2001 and 2002 state baseball titles were the first in recent memory, the first dating back 32 years ago to 1969. In 1993 and 2002, Bielski was named "Coach of the Year" by his fellow Miami-Dade Coaches and coached the high school state all-star team � South Squad in Sebring Florida. In 2001, Coach Bielski was named the high school "Coach-of-the-Year" for all male sports in Miami-Dade County by the Miami Herald. In ten years as the Hialeah High Head coach, Coach Bielski tallied a 220-86 (.719) overall mark, averaging 22 wins per year. His 2001 state championship team set a school record for wins with 27. As a player, Coach Bielski was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers and then the New York Yankees while playing at Miami Dade North Community College. He also played in the NCAA Division 1 College World Series with the University of Georgia where his name still appears on the homerun record list. Coach Bielski also played in the prestigious Cape Cod Summer Collegiate League and minor league professional baseball with the Salt Lake City Trappers. Coach Bielski is in his 19th year of teaching high school, has a B.S.Ed. in Mathematics, a M.S. in Computer Education, and is Certified in Guidance and Counseling for grades K-12. He was also named "Teacher of the Year" at Hialeah High for the 2001-2002 school year. Coach Bielski stresses the importance of leadership, respect, strong academics and proper conduct. His goal is to help produce young men who are self-confident achievers who desire to better themselves through baseball and a post-secondary education. Players who accomplish this goal will become assets to society, their community as well as a success story for their families.

November 30, 2008 - Bielski takes over as Head Coach in 2009

Richard Bielski brings lots of experience with him as he led the Hialeah T-Breds to the 2001, and 2002 State Championship. Bielski hopes to do the same for the young, exciting, and talented Mavericks in 2009.

With the news that former Archbishop McCarthy Head Coach, Steve DeMatties would not be back at the head coaching position in 2009, the Maverick Baseball Program would need to look for another leader for their Varsity Team. As it would happen, they didn't have to look very far as a coach on the remaining Varsity staff had been there before. That man's name is Richard Bielski. Bielski, the Dean of Students at Hialeah High School , knows a thing or two about being a head coach himself. Bielski, a former Miami-Dade North Falcon and a University of Georgia Bulldog , was drafted by both the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees. Seven years ago, Bielski lead the Hialeah T-Breds to its first state title in 32 years. Not only was he and his T-Breds crowned with the Class 6A State Title in 2001, Bielski came back the following year in 2002, and led the T-Breds to another state title. At the completion of the 2002, with both his 2001 and 2002 state championship rings on his fingers, Bielski decided to call it a career to spend more time with his young family. After a 10-year career as the T-Breds Head Coach, Bielski became an Administrative Assistant at Hialeah High.

Coach Bielski joined the Archbishop McCarthy coaching staff in 2008, as an Assistant Coach for the Mavericks. Bielski will bring along former Hialeah High Assistant Coach Ric Butner, who was apart of the Hialeah Coaching Staff that went to states in 2006. Butner will join an already experienced coaching staff which includes former Chicago White Sox, and Florida Marlins pitcher Alex Fernandez, who is also the Director of Baseball Operations for the Mavericks, and Nelson Santovenia, a Miami Southridge alumnus, who played 13 years in the Major Leagues. Six and a half years removed from when he last coached in the State Championship game for the Hialeah T-Breds, Bielski will saddled up in 2009 as the leader for the Mavericks in hopes of bringing this very young, and talented Maverick Baseball Program to compete for the Class 4A State Championship in Port St.Lucie, Florida in late May.