by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
Scolaro and son: A Durant legacy, three times over By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – It’s a common theme preached by coaching staffs of most successful teams, but for Durant head baseball coach Butch Valdes it’s as true for this current group of Cougars players...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features
Berkeley Prep can’t overcome big inning in region loss By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — There’s no denying that, put simply, this is how the game works. “Only one team gets to lose their last game, right?” asked Berkeley Prep coach...
by JGuthrie | May 20, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson
Montada’s stick leads Dragons to region final win By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – In the final days of March, Jefferson junior Alejandro Montada thought his season had come to an abrupt end as the Dragons starting catcher went down to an ulnar collateral...
by JGuthrie | May 16, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features, Seffner Christian
Bloomingdale 4 Naples Gulf Coast 3 The top of Bloomingdale’s order went 6-for-12, with an RBI single from Drake Harman and a two-run hit for Gabe Garrett pushing the Bulls to an early lead in the 6A-Region 3 final at Naples Gulf Coast. The Bulls held off Gulf...
by JGuthrie | May 15, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Dylan LaPointe said he was unsure how much of his fourth inning flyball he got, but Durant head coach Butch Valdes never had a doubt. “Absolutely, my hand went straight into the air,” Valdes said. “There wasn’t a doubt, (I was)...
by JGuthrie | May 13, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Durant, Pasco County
Durant 7 Sarasota Riverview 0 After making his season debut from an ankle injury in Durant’s district final loss to Sarasota Riverview, pitching two scoreless innings of relief, Alex Canney had his number called for the bounce-back attempt in Wednesday’s...
