Plant honors alum Kyle Tucker with retired number

Houston Astros OF Kyle Tucker (dark blue shirt) stands between his brother Preston (left) and Corey Brown, as Plant baseball coach Dennis Braun highlights his high school career at a ceremony retiring Tucker’s No. 30 jersey. By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA –...

’19 District Preview – Class 8A-District 4

Teams: Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton, Wiregrass Ranch Reigning district champion: Strawberry Crest Freedom Coach: Tripp Merrell, 1st season Record last season: 6-16 Notable Returners: Jeremy Carrick, Sr., SS; Kevin Kirby, Jr., 1B/RHP; Mitchell Leroy, Sr., RHP;...

’19 District Preview – Class 7A-District 8

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: “ca-pub-4669923380710005”, enable_page_level_ads: true }); Teams: Chamberlain, Gaither, Hillsborough, King and Leto Reigning district champion: Leto District Thought: It’s hard to argue with...

Gonzalez belts first collegiate homer in USF opener

University of South Florida freshman Nick Gonzalez, an Alonso High graduate, heads for home after hitting a 3-run home run in his first collegiate at-bat. (Photo by Will Turner) By Will Turner  Staff Writer  TAMPA – Alonso High alum SS Nick Gonzalez was penciled into...

’19 District Preview – Class 8A-District 5

Teams: Plant, Sickles and Steinbrenner Reigning district champion: Sickles Plant Coach: Dennis Braun, 14th season Record last season: 23-6, district runner-up, region finalist Notable Returners: Matt Coker, Sr., P/MIF; Leo Oshinski, Sr., LHP; Gabe Rincones, Sr., OF;...