Softball Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/category/softball/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:10:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://mdcthereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R_reporter_logo-1-125x125.png Softball Archives - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/category/softball/ 32 32 Softball Season Ends In Wild Card Round https://mdcthereporter.com/softball-season-ends-in-wild-card-round/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:10:09 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39722 The Lady Sharks softball season ended in dramatic fashion—a 1-0 loss to Gulf Coast State College in the wild card round of the Florida College System Athletic Association Division I softball championship on May 6. 
A solo homerun in the top of the seventh inning by Lady Commodores outfielder… Read the rest at our website.

Softball Season Ends In Wild Card Round

]]> MDC Softball Players Tabbed First-Team All-Conference https://mdcthereporter.com/mdc-softball-players-tabbed-first-team-all-conference/ Fri, 23 May 2025 23:24:28 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39699 Two Miami Dade College softball players—Caroline Mito and Carina Amarilla—were selected to the Citrus Conference First-Team by the Florida College System Athletic Association. 
Mito, a shortstop, was also named the Citrus Conference Player of the Year. 
The freshman led the Lady Sharks offense with a .450 batting average, seven… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Softball Players Tabbed First-Team All-Conference

]]> Mito Powering Lady Sharks Offense During Team’s Resurgent Season https://mdcthereporter.com/mito-powering-lady-sharks-offense-during-teams-resurgent-season/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:31:51 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=39137 The Miami Dade College softball program is in the midst of a resurgent season.
A year after losing 31 games, the Lady Sharks are showing some bite with a 26-10 record, including a 16-10 mark in conference play.
The biggest contributor has been freshman Caroline Mito, who leads the… Read the rest at our website.

Mito Powering Lady Sharks Offense During Team’s Resurgent Season

]]> Four Lady Sharks Selected To Citrus Conference Second-Team https://mdcthereporter.com/four-lady-sharks-selected-to-citrus-conference-second-team/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:46:14 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=37279 Miami Dade College softball players Alexis Ortega, Gabriela Luz, Carina Amarilla and Ty Marie Cervantes were selected to the Citrus Conference Second-Team by the Florida College System Athletic Association.
Ortega, an infielder, posted a .279 batting average with four home runs and 28 RBI; Luz, a catcher, had a… Read the rest at our website.

Four Lady Sharks Selected To Citrus Conference Second-Team

]]> How Writing Sports Stories Reconnected Me With My Grandpa https://mdcthereporter.com/how-writing-sports-stories-reconnected-me-with-my-grandpa/ Wed, 01 May 2024 18:51:42 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=37036 I’ve never had a passion for sports. 
But baseball, it’s in my blood—I’m Cuban. 
My grandpa, Francisco “Pipo” Valiente, was a baseball fanatic who played second-base in neighborhood ball games in Cuba.
When he was in his 80s, Pipo’s blood pressure would spike when he watched his favorite teams,… Read the rest at our website.

How Writing Sports Stories Reconnected Me With My Grandpa

]]>