‘Canes baseball pick up win, loss in recent games

Coral Shores pitcher Dylan Bloom pitches against South Dade during their game at Founder's Park Friday April 9, 2021. DOUG FINGER/Keys Weekly

Coming off a 7-0 win at Pinecrest Prep on April 6, the Coral Shores varsity baseball team returned home to face an offensive power in the South Dade Buccaneers on April 9.

The Bucs’ bats put up 20 runs to the ’Canes 5 at Founders Park. Freshman catcher Steel Mientkiewicz went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs. Sophomore Dylan Bloom and junior Kevin Mendoza each drove in an RBI. With a 8-10 record, the team is on the road to face Westminster Christian on Friday, April 16 at 4 p.m.

The ‘Canes close out the season with home games against Keys Gate on Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. and Gulliver Prep for Senior Night on Friday, April 23 at 7 p.m. 

Jim McCarthy is one of the many Western New Yorkers who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures for warm living by the water. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 4-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. “One of my college professors would always preach to be curious,” he said. “Behind every person is a story that’s unique to them, and one worth telling. As writers, we are the ones who paint the pictures in the readers minds of the emotions, the struggles and the triumphs.” Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club, which is composed of energetic members who serve the community’s youth and older populations. Jim is a sports fanatic who loves to watch football, hockey, mixed martial arts and golf. He also enjoys time with family and his new baby boy, Lucas, who arrived Oct. 4, 2022.