Max Charmin is one of South Florida’s own. He grew up in South Florida and attended Delray Atlantic Community High School, playing at Little Fenway at Miller Park. He is now playing his seventh season for the Delray Beach Lightning, more than any player in South Florida Collegiate Baseball League history, and still gets to play some of his games at Little Fenway.

Tonight was opening day for the SFCBL, and while it started with a 15-minute lightning delay, it ended up being a great night for baseball. It also ended up being a great night for the Charnin family. Max’s parents, Deborah and Randy were on hand to see Max become the first player in SFCBL history to have his number retired.

After high school, Max started his collegiate career at Palm Beach State, where he redshirted his freshman year and then appeared in 8 games, with a 2-0 record and a 1.66 ERA as a redshirt freshman. He then transferred to South Eastern in Iowa, where he was, unfortunately, unable to play due to the COVID pandemic. Next, Charnin transferred to Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City, where he took another red-shirt year. He finally transferred to Florida Memorial University where he ultimately graduated this past May. During his time as a Lion, he appeared in 18 games, pitching 74.2 innings with 62 strikeouts.

Charnin was also part of the World Black College Series Championship team, and was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher and the ‘ace of the staff’. The right-handed pitcher was also First-Team Black College Nines in the Small School Division.

Charnin started the Lightning’s opening day game versus the Boca Raton Blazers at Little Fenway. He pitched 4 strong innings, scattering 4 hits, one walk, and collected 3 strikeouts. It was an important start as the Lightning ended up coming out on top, 5-3.

It was a great night for baseball, a nice start to the season for Charnin and the defending SFCBL Champion Lightning, and Charnin’s number 35 became the first jersey to ever be retired in South Florida Collegiate Baseball League history.

Max does not know what the future holds for him yet, but his father Randy said, “He has options,” including a few professional tryouts. We wish Max the best of luck with everything in the future and thank him for being a part of our SFCBL family for the past 7 years.