Space Coast Baseball

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Cy Young Award winner Mike Marshall on the state of professional baseball
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February 7, 2010 — Watch an interview with Florida Tech Panthers head coach Greg Berkemeier.

January 23, 2010 — Watch an interview with 1974 National League Cy Young Award winner (and Zephyrhills resident) Mike Marshall.

January 16, 2010 — Watch highlights from the BCABA tryout at Cocoa Beach High School.

January 16, 2010 — Watch an interview with Brevard County Adult Baseball Association president Jeremy Hart.

January 16, 2010 — Watch an interview with Brevard County Adult Baseball Association vice-president Evan Proctor.

November 19, 2009 — Watch SpaceCoastBaseball.com publisher Stephen C. Smith interviewed about the FWBL collapse on Central Florida News 13.

News

FloridaTechSports.com
Florida Tech Panthers Complete Sweep with 5-2 Win over Belmont Abbey

FloridaTechSports.com
Florida Tech Panthers Win 21-9 over Belmont Abbey

Florida Today
Daytona State No-Hits BCC Titans, 1-0

FloridaTechSports.com
Florida Tech Panthers Win Season Opener 5-0 over Valdosta State

Washington Post
Nationals Sign Adam Kennedy

MLB.com
Nats Bring A.K. to D.C.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Prince Fielder Keeps His Focus on Baseball

Florida Today
Tim Wakefield Charity Tournament in Palm Bay

Florida Today
BCC Titans Lose Season Opener, 11-1 to Polk State

ManateesBaseball.com
Single-Game Tickets Go On Sale February 1

Washington Post
Front Office Overhaul Gives Nationals New Respect

Washington Post
The Nationals' New and Improved Front Office

MLB.com
Gammons: Florida May Not Be Major League

Florida Today
Clint Hurdle Pitches Life First

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Brewers Invite Manatees Alumni to Major League Spring Training Camp

Florida Today
Brevard County Little Leagues Get Set for 2010

Florida Today
Space Coast's Adult Baseball Leagues Prepare for New Season

Need to Know

The Brevard Community College Titans play at home at 3 PM today to make up a game against Daytona Beach that was rained out on February 1.
The Florida Tech Panthers play their next home game on Wednesday February 10 at 2 PM against Embry-Riddle.
The Washington Nationals have released their 2010 spring training schedule. The Nats' spring training complex is in Viera.
Tryouts are over, but you can still sign up for the Brevard County Amateur Baseball Association. Visit the BCABA web site for more information.

Features

Root, Root, Root ...

By Stephen C. Smith
Publisher
January 30, 2010

In my last column, I lamented the lack of interest Brevard County seems to show towards baseball relative to other parts of the nation I've witnessed.

The Brevard County Manatees were seventh in attendance last year in the twelve-team Florida State League.

Almost no one was on hand to witness the Viera Nationals win the Gulf Coast League pennant last September.

The Space Coast Surge folded in October along with the rest of the Florida Winter Baseball League after three weeks.

I posed the question, “So what will it take to get the Space Coast excited again about a home town team?”

I then wrote, “I wish I had the answer.”

Well, let's see if we can find some answers.