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South Philly Review 700 wins and counting for Coach Tropiano Sam Tropiano, who grew up in South Philly, recently became the first high school baseball coach to win 700 games in South Jersey. Tropiano, a St. John Neumann High School grad, is the longtime coach at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken. Photo/Mark Zimmaro Becoming a legendary baseball coach was never part of the plan for Sam Tropiano. A lifelong teacher, first and foremost, and a soccer player when he attended St. Joh...

Anthony Vilar bats during Miamis game against Duke on April 3 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Alex Carnochan The Hurricanes got off to an encouraging 4-0 start Sunday afternoon versus the Pittsburgh Panthers, but they ultimately fell 12-5 in a blowout loss, resulting in a weekend series sweep. Miami came into the contest with a vengeance, looking to pounce on the Panthers after dropping Friday and Saturday’s games. In the top half of the second, the Canes did just that and cracked the sco...

Victor Mederos pitches against Duke on April 3 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Alex Carnochan Miami freshman pitcher Victor Mederos took the mound in Pittsburgh on Saturday looking to help Miami even the three-game series, but after a one-two-three first inning, the right-hander failed to maintain momentum in the second and No. 17 Pittsburgh held off No. 20 Miami 6-4 Charles L. Cost Field. Mederos (1-3) was lifted after only two innings, allowing four earned runs and walking two batters, as ...

A last-minute pitching scratch put the Miami Hurricanes in a bind early at Pittsburgh. With Alejandro Rosario set to make his first start Friday in two weeks after recovering from an oblique strain, No. 18 Miami replaced Rosario at the 11th hour and used Jake Garland on the mound instead. Per Christopher Stock of InsideTheU, Rosario was unavailable due to an illness. It may have been an omen. No. 24 Pittsburgh pulled away after a grand slam Friday, beating the Canes 12-6 in Game 1 of the three-...