By Jarrett Guthrie
Editor

TAMPA – It would be hard to find a hotter team in the county than the Hillsborough Terriers.

Behind an explosive first two innings and solid combined efforts on the mound Hillsborough reeled off its 13th straight
victory defeating Berkeley Prep 12-2.

The Terriers jumped on the Buccaneers early as Nick Romano and Terrance Doston singled in a pair each in a six-run opening frame for Hillsborough (18-4). Doston also scored in the second and had two stolen bases.

The offense wasn’t quite done adding three more in the second, highlighted by a two-run shot by Ole Miss signee Tim Elko to left and an RBI single by Bryce Blanco. The home run was Elko’s second in as many nights and he added an RBI sac fly in the next inning.

A homer in his second-straight and @TimElko is heating up at the right time for @BIG_REDBASEBALL. 3 RBI and 2 innings of relief w 4K’s too. pic.twitter.com/ycDmjtX2HV

— Jarrett Guthrie (@JGuthrieTampa) April 28, 2017

Senior and Santa Fe State College commit Jarrod Cande worked three innings on the mound to pick up the win. Cande, who also went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored, struck out three on the mound and allowed one run.

Hillsborough SP Jarrod Cande.

 

Romano added a double at the plate in the third, and brother Ryan Romano had a single, two runs scored and an RBI.

Nathan Gustafson worked two innings on the mound in relief for the Terriers allowing one run, and striking out three.

The run, which came on a RBI double by Myers staved off the mercy-rule ending for the Buccaneers.* If you like what you have seen from us and are a local business owner, why not click on the “Support Us” button in the top menu to see if you’d be interested in joining the 813Preps team.