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Being a first year league, the organization was built from a simple idea into reality, and though we are ending the inaugural season prematurely, we now see the commitment and organization needed by our staff in order to be successful long term. We acknowledge that start-up growing pains are real and sometimes overwhelming, but that has only strengthened our resolve. We will be recapitalizing the Company to better accommodate the financial requirements to operate the league more effectively in the future.

We thank our management company, the Global Scouting Bureau, for its organization, work ethic, and overall professionalism and look forward to restructuring our agreement with them for the future endeavors of the FWBL organization.

Some of the positives we displayed included a brand of baseball not seen in many years. Specifically, we had affiliated and independent players playing together with affiliated managers leading the way. The baseball scouting community took notice as well, and this was evidenced with viewership of our online broadcasting of games as well as the number of manager reports being reviewed.

In the coming weeks, we are ensuring that we do not leave anyone unaddressed, as all obligations of the Company have been or will be met, including those to our employees, players, season ticket holders and our corporate sponsors.

We are deeply saddened that we are unable to complete the inaugural season and regret the inconvenience we may have caused.

On behalf of the Florida Winter Baseball League,

Mickey Filippucci
President and CEO

Smith’s 3 Run Blast Not Enough

SANFORD, FL - After falling behind 4-0, the Space Coast Surge rallied to make it 4-3 against the Seminole County Naturals, but were unable to complete the comeback.

Down 4-0 in the top of the seventh, Stantrel Smith (pictured) put the Surge right back in the game with one swing of the bat and belted a three-run home run, his second of the year, to make it a one run game. But Space Coast was unable to plate another run and fell in the series finale to Seminole County.

Jimmy Mojica went 2-for-4 with a double, his sixth of the season, which leads the Florida Winter Baseball League.

Baron Short went six innings on the hill for Space Coast and allowed four runs and struck out three. Matt Jernstad relieved Short and was able to keep it a one run game as he threw two perfect innings and struck out two.

Following an off day, the Space Coast Surge will travel to Miami to take on the Miami Diamantes in a three game series starting on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

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Victor Ferrante led the Surge at the plate as he went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

Steve Pearson went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and two runs scored. Jimmy Mojica also had a two-bagger, his fifth of the season.

Stantrel Smith and Steven Wright also drove in runs for Space Coast.

Surge starting pitcher Jake Laber went six innings and allowed three runs on four hits and struck out two Seminole County hitters.

Space Coast will close out their series in Sanford against Seminole County on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

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Bryan Frichter and Steve Pearson scored the two runs for the Surge, as both were unearned due to two errors by the Naturals.

Frichter, Pearson, Stantrel Smith and Steven Wright each had a hit for Space Coast, as they totaled four on the night. Smith also stole his sixth base of the season and is now leading the Florida Winter Baseball League in stolen bases.

Chris Bodishbaugh started on the mound for Space Coast and went seven innings and gave up four runs (three earned), allowed five hits and walked just one. Bodishbaugh struck out eight Seminole County hitters and is now the league leader in strikeouts with 22 on the season.

Space Coast and Seminole County will play the second game of the three-game series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium.

MIAMI, FL - The Space Coast Surge dropped the series finale of a three-game set to the Miami Diamantes, 5-2 in Miami on Thursday night.

Victor Ferrante and Josh Horn both went 2-for-4 on the night, with Ferrante driving in a run. Gerard Haran also had an RBI.

Kevin Cooper started for the Surge and went five innings and allowed five runs. Mike Koons and Matt Jernstad combined to allow just two hits in three innings in relief of Cooper.

Space Coast will continue their road trip as they travel back up to Sanford to take on the Seminole County Naturals in a three-game set, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday night.

MIAMI, FL - The Space Coast Surge’s winning streak was snapped by the Miami Diamantes as Space Coast fell 4-2 on Wednesday night in Miami.

Stantrel Smith led the game off with a home run and Josh Horn drove in a run in the fourth to make it 2-0 in favor of the Surge.

But Miami was able to plate two runs in the bottom of the fourth and the bottom of the seven off of Surge starting pitcher Jake Leonhardt.

Despite the loss, Leonhardt struck out seven hitters. Leohardt has now fanned 15 batters this season, which is second best in the Florida Winter Basseball League.

Space Coast will finish their three-game series with Miami on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Short, Mojica Lead Surge to Win

COCOA, FL - Jimmy Mojica went 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI as the Space Coast Surge pounded out 16 hits, en route to a 12-2 victory over the Miami Diamantes in Miami on Tuesday night.

Mojica’s stellar night at the plate propelled his season batting average to .395, which is tops in the Florida Winter Baseball League.

Gerald Haran also had three RBI as he went 2-for-4 with a home run. Victor Ferrante had two hits, with one of them being a homer and drove in two runs.

Josh Horn went 3-for-5 with a run scored and Nick Mahan had two hits and scored a run.

Baron Short had a fantastic start on the hill for the Surge as he went eight innings and allowed just two runs on five hits, while striking out nine Miami hitters. Mike Koons threw a perfect inning of relief in the ninth and struck out two.

Space Coast will now look to build on their current two-game winning streak as they continue their three-game series against the Miami Diamantes in Miami on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

Starting pitcher Jake Laber earned the win as he threw six scoreless innings. Nick Conway allowed one hit and struck out two in his 1 2/3 innings of relief to set-up Matt Jernstad as he threw 1 1/3 perfect innings to earn the save and complete the shutout for the Surge.

The top two spots in the line-up led the way for the Surge as center fielder Stantrel Smith and shortstop Jimmy Mojica each had two hits. Mojica raised his batting average to a team leading .333 on the season.

Nick Mahin, Bryan Frichter and Josh Horn each drove in a run for Space Coast.

Space Coast will continue their road trip as they will travel to Miami for a three-game series against the Miami Diamantes beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

Shortstop Jimmy Mojica and designated hitter Nick Mahin each drove in a run for the Surge. Mojica raised his batting average on the season to .310.

Space Coast third baseman Bryan Frichter had the only multi-hit game on the day for the Surge as he went 2-for-4.

Surge starting pitcher Chris Bodishbaugh went seven innings and allowed four runs on five hits, while striking out ten. The ten strikeouts by Bodishbaugh are a single-game high for any Space Coast pitcher this season.

Space Coast will close out their series with Seminole County on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Sanford.