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NEWS ALERT (Sun-Jun 14, 2026)
Congratulations to the following seniors who have committed to playing college baseball:
- Carter Cox (U Florida) - D1
- Randall Riley (Seminole State) - JrC1
- Jake Harper (U West Florida) - D2
- John Embury (New College of FL) - NAIA
NEWS ALERT (Sun-Jun 7, 2026)
The Alumni Stats have been updated (stats for college players). Stats are current through June 7. To view Alumni Stats (Click Here)
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NEWS ALERT (Thu-May 28, 2026)
Congratulations to Carter Cox (2026) who recently committed to play college baseball at University of Florida. The single season strikeout and career wins leader for Venice High School is headed to Gainesville.
NEWS ALERT (Sat-May 16, 2026)
The Final Standings for Top 30 Hitters and Pitchers in Manatee/Sarasota counties have been released. Venice have four ranked hitters and two ranked pitchers.
Hitters
#1 August Backman (BAvg: .485)
#3 Graham Houston (BAvg: .438)
#25 Beau Daniel (BAvg: .330)
#30 Jonathan Mauro (BAvg: .327)
Pitchers
#1 Cox Carter (ERA: 0.37)
#2 Kasen Poplin (ERA: 0.93)
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To view the Top 30 Pitchers (Click Here)
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STATE FINAL (Sat-May 16, 2026)
VENICE v STONEMAN DOUGLAS, 1-2
Venice Defeated in Championship Game by Stoneman Douglas, 2-1. (View Game Report)
- State-Final - Championship Game
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STATE SEMI-FINAL (Fri-May 15, 2026)
VENICE v VERO BEACH, 4-2
Venice Victorious Over Vero Beach Advancing to State-Final. (View Game Report)
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NEWS ALERT (Fri-May 15, 2026)
The Alumni Stats have been updated (stats for college players). Stats are current through May 15. To view Alumni Stats (Click Here)
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REGION'S FINAL - Game 2 (Sat-May 9, 2026)
VENICE v WINTER HAVEN, 6-0
(Win Series 2-0) in best of 3.
Venice Win Regions By Shutting Out Winter Haven in Final. (View Game Report)
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REGION'S FINAL - Game 1 (Fri-May 8, 2026)
VENICE v WINTER HAVEN, 4-0
(Lead Series 1-0) in best of 3.
Carter Cox Throws Shutout As Venice Defeat Winter Haven. (View Game Report)
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NEWS ALERT (Tue-May 5, 2026)
Congratulations to Jake Embury (2026) who has committed to play college baseball at New College of Florida. Jake becomes the 9th Venice player to commit to a college.
REGION'S SEMI-FINAL - Game 2 (Sat-May 2, 2026)
VENICE #1 v GEORGE JENKINS #4, 8-3
(Win Series 2-0) in best of 3.
Venice Advance To Region's Final With Victory Over George Jenkins. (View Game Report)
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REGION'S SEMI-FINAL - Game 1 (Fri-May 1, 2026)
VENICE #1 v GEORGE JENKINS #4, 7-0
(Lead Series 1-0) in best of 3.
Venice Defeat George Jenkins On Dominant Pitching By Carter Cox. (View Game Report)
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REGION'S QUARTER-FINAL (Fri-Apr. 24, 2026)
VENICE #1 v SUMNER #8, 6-0
Carter Cox Throws a No-Hitter In Region's Victory Over Sumner. (View Game Report)
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DISTRICT FINAL (Fri-Apr 17, 2026)
VENICE v SARASOTA, 12-0
Venice in First-Inning Blowout Over Sarasota in District Fin. (View Game Report)
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DISTRICT SEMI-FINAL (Wed-Apr 15, 2026)
VENICE v NORTH PORT, 16-1
Venice Take Early Lead And Never Look Back In Win Over North Port. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Apr 10, 2026)
VENICE v SARASOTA, 10-5
Venice Score Blowout Win In First Inning Victory Over Sarasota. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Thu-Apr 9, 2026)
VENICE v OUT-of-DOOR ACADEMY, 9-4
Venice Defeat Out-of-Door Academy With Late Inning Runs. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Apr 7, 2026)
VENICE @ BARRON COLLIER, 7-0
Venice Stifle Barron Collier in Shutout. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Apr 3, 2026)
VENICE @ BISHOP VEROT, 1-0
Pitcher Duels Dominate as Venice Shutout Bishop Verot in 11 Innings. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Mar 31, 2026)
VENICE v BARRON COLLIER, 6-2
Venice Celebrate Senior Night With a Victory Over Barron Collier. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Sat-Mar 28, 2026) - NHSI USA Final
VENICE v ORANGE LUTHERAN, 6-7
Venice Claw Back, But Fall Short Against Orange Lutheran (ranked #15 nationally) in the Championship Game. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Mar 27, 2026) - Semi-Final
VENICE v BAYLOR, 4-1
Venice Reach Final After Coming From Behind to Defeat Baylor (ranked #4 in Tennessee). (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Thu-Mar 26, 2026) - Qtr-Final
VENICE v HARVARD-WESTLAKE, 12-0
Graham Houston's Grand Slam Caps a Great Day for Venice defeating Harvard-Westlake (ranked #5 in California). (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Wed-Mar 25, 2026) - Final-16
VENICE v GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC, 10-0
Strong Pitching and Hitting As Venice Defeat Gloucester Catholic (ranked #14 nationally). (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Thu-Mar 19, 2026)
VENICE v PALMETTO, 9-1
Dominant Pitching Ensures Victory Over Palmetto in Tournament Final. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Wed-Mar 18, 2026)
VENICE v BRADEN RIVER, 8-5
Venice Varsity Defeat Braden River to Advance to Tournament Final. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Mar 17, 2026)
VENICE v TAMPA PREP, 5-2
Venice Varsity Triumph Over Tampa Prep, 5-2. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Mar 17, 2026)
VENICE v RIVERVIEW, 6-5
Venice Varsity Rally Late to Defeat Riverview Rams, 6-5. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Mar 13, 2026)
VENICE @ JESUIT, 6-3
Houston's HR and Cox's Pitching Propel Venice Past Jesuit (ranked #9 nationally). (View Game Report)
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NEWS ALERT (Fri-Mar 13, 2026)
Congratulations to Randall Riley (2026) who has committed to play college baseball at Seminole State. Randall becomes the 8th Venice player to commit to a college.
NEWS ALERT (Thu-Mar 12, 2026)
Congratulations to August Backman (2027) who has committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida. August is currently ranked the no. 1 hitter in Manatee and Sarasota counties hitting 17-29 for a Batting Average of .586 and on-base percentage of .667. August becomes the 7th Venice player to commit to a college.
2027 - August Backman, U Florida (D1)
2027 - Graham Houston, LSU (D1)
2027 - Jonathan Mauro, Columbia (D1)
2027 - Kasen Poplin, Liberty U (D1)
2027 - RJ Shields, Mississippi St (D1)
2026 - Cox Carter, FAU (D1)
2026 - Jake Hartter, U West Florida (D2)
GAME REPORT (Wed-Mar 11, 2026)
VENICE v PALM HARBOR, 5-0
Venice Pitchers Shut Out Palm Harbor in 5-0 Victory. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Mar 6, 2026)
VENICE v CALVARY CHRISTIAN, 13-0
Third-Inning Spurt Drives Venice Past Calvary Christian (ranked #22 in Florida). (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Mar 3, 2026)
VENICE @ SARASOTA, 14-1
Venice Take Lead Early and Never Look Back. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Feb 27, 2026)
VENICE @ NEUMANN, 7-2
Venice Pitchers Restrict Neumann to Two Hits in 7-2 Victory. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Feb,24 2026)
VENICE @ RIVERVIEW, 10-0
Venice Hitters on Fire Defeating Riverview in Five Innings. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Sat-Feb,21 2026)
VENICE v AUBURN, 1-0
Venice Combine Great Performances from 3 Pitchers to Defeat Auburn (ranked #14 in Alabama). (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Feb,20 2026)
VENICE v WEST ORANGE, 7-0
Venice Varsity Stifle West Orange in a Shutout. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Wed-Feb 18, 2026)
VENICE v CANTERBURY, 2-1
Venice Defeats Canterbury (ranked #10 in Florida) in a Pitcher's Duel. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Fri-Feb 13, 2026)
VENICE v CHILES, 2-0
Venice Defeat Chiles (ranked #11 in Florida) with Great Performances from 3 Pitchers. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Thu-Feb 12, 2026)
VENICE v PARRISH, 17-1
Venice Varsity Hitters Were On Fire in their 13-hit and 17-run Victory Over Parrish. (View Game Report)
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GAME REPORT (Tue-Feb 10, 2026)
VENICE v FORT MYERS, 11-0
Fourth-Inning Spurt Lead Venice Past Fort Myers in their Season Opener. (View Game Report)
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NEWS ALERT (Mon-Feb 9, 2026)
124 former Sarasota and Manatee County Student-Athletes are Still Playing Baseball (103 in College and 21 as Professional Athletes). To view report (Click Here)
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NEWS ARTICLE (Mon-Feb 9, 2026)
For those Student-Athletes who want to play College Baseball, it's worth reading what type of commitment you might be making. "College Baseball: The 16-hour day" is a very realistic description of your future college experience. To view article (Click Here)
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