Highlights, Scores and Recaps for Thursday, March 17th, 2016

It was a “7 letter game.” There was only one outcome for Pompano Beach: A must win. Pine Crest made that tough, however, by building a seemingly insurmountable lead. Against the odds, the Tornadoes spun through the adversity and battled back from a nine-run deficit to win 11-10 on Thursday in a pivotal game in 5A-14.

The win puts Pompano (8-5, 5-4) in third place in the district with Pine Crest (6-6, 5-5) right behind at number four.

Down 9-0 going to fifth inning, Vinnie Costello hit a two-out grand slam to make it 9-4. After Pine Crest scored on an error to go up 10-4, Pompano added two runs in the sixth to narrow the deficit to 10-6. Conrad Schlegel, who got the win, came in and pitched a scoreless sixth to hold things down.

Pompano scored five in the top of the seventh on the strength of a three-run home run by Max Stein, who finished 3-for-4 with five RBIs. Trevor Kniskern came in for the save.

“[Stein] started the season as our leadoff hitter, has not hit well early on but has walked a lot,” Tornadoes Manager Joe Giummule said. “His OBP is good considering his average. We decided to move him up to the two hole, so he sees some fastballs and he is able to bunt well, hit and run, and so he got three hits tonight, none bigger than the three-run homer. Max plays center and every position on the field. He is our most gifted athlete on the team.”

Guimmule said Costello has made adjustments to improve his offense.

“We been working on Vinnie letting the ball get deep and to use all the field,” he said. “We have made him choke up on the bat and have stressed not to try and do to much. It worked out on a opposite-field, grand-slam blast.”

Giummule said “the unsung hero is Peyton Trautman, who came on in relief and stopped the bleeding. It was close to being a 10-run rule.”

Bobby Aseere went 4-for-5 with a run and RBI, and Nick Marcantonio added two hits and scored for the Tornadoes.

Michael Rothenberg went 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBIs to lead the Pine Crest offense. Cam Andre went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Jordan Schulefand went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs. Those three had consecutive hits to key a five-run fourth inning for the Panthers.

Final Score	R	H	E
Coral Springs Christian 10-17	5	0	0
Harmony	3	0	0
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Trinity Christian Warriors 22-6	7	0	0
South Fork	8	0	0
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Gulf Coast	12	14	3
West Broward Bobcats 14-8	5	11	3
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Coral Springs Colts 18-7	0	6	0
Douglas Eagles 27-2	2	6	2
WP - Brandon Kaminer  LP -  S - Brady Norris View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Douglas: Colton Welker 2-3

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Chaminade Madonna Lions 13-12	1	6	5
Calvary Christian Academy 21-9	9	7	1
WP - Christian Scott  LP - Michael Callari View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Calvary: Tommy Orr 3-4, 3 2B, 3RBIs Noah Yager 2-2, HR, 2RBIs, BB Christian Scott 5IP, 1R, 4Ks, BB Chaminade: Nick DiRoberto 2-3 Chris Vickers 2-4

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South Plantation Paladins 9-15	12	0	0
Hollywood Hills Spartans 1-16	3	0	0
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Somerset Canyons Cougars 0-7	2	2	5
Berean Christian Bulldogs 12-10	11	9	0
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Sagemont Lions 15-7	7	0	0
Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs 18-8	0	0	0
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Dade Christian Crusaders 7-16	2	0	0
Hialeah Educational Academy 13-14	10	0	0
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Pompano Beach 20-9	11	13	0
Pine Crest Panthers 13-10	10	12	0
WP - Conrad Schlegel  LP - Maxx Estrin  S - Trevor Kniskern View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Pompano: Bobby Asere 4-5, RBI, R Max Stein 3-4, 4RBIs, GW 3RHR Vinnie Costello Grand Slam

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Highlands Christian 7-12	7	10	4
West Boca	13	9	3
WP -  LP - Christen Lasten View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Highlands: Daniel Malay 3-4, 3RBIs

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North Broward Prep 12-14	7	0	0
Flanagan Falcons 17-5-1	12	0	0
WP - Nicholas MacDonald  LP - Matt Johnson View Game Stats Recap/Standouts

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Monarch Knights 10-14-1	2	0	0
South Broward Bulldogs 13-14	0	0	0
WP - Matt Rumpf  LP - View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Monarch: Matt Rumpf CG, Shutout, 11Ks, 2-3, RBI

Final Score	R	H	E
Deerfield Beach Bucks 7-17	2	0	0
Taravella Trojans 13-10	12	0	0
WP - Preston Clark  LP - View Game Stats Recap/Standouts Taravella: Preston Clark CG

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Atlantic Eagles 17-7	3	6	0
Park Vista	0	3	1
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Miami Country Day 9-15	3	3	0
University Sharks 20-8	11	13	0
WP - Brendan Tuttle  LP -  S - Jake Kubiliun View Game Stats Recap/Standouts University: Josh Laprest 3-3, 5RBIs

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Somerset Academy 24-5	15	11	0
Cooper City Cowboys 14-11	3	5	1
WP - Angel Perez  LP - Angel Almonte View Game Stats Recap/Standouts

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SLAM Academy 20-9	16	0	0
Westminster Academy Lions 15-11	9	0	0
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Spanish River Sharks 6-17	0	2	0
Boca Raton Bobcats	2	6	4
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