by JGuthrie | May 12, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features
Carlson drives in five as Bucs play Top Dog against Vikings By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — There’s a lot of ways to call what happened on the sprawling campus of Berkeley Prep, with its baseball complex nestled towards the back. Call it a fluke. Call...
by JGuthrie | May 12, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Jesuit
Fifth time’s the charm as Dragons advance vs rival Jesuit By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Never play a team five times in a year, that’s the old high school baseball adage, right? Jefferson came into Hyer Family Park for the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal on...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Strawberry Crest
Vastine powers and pitches Bartow to win over Crest By Jarrett Guthrie Editor DOVER – It took two pitches for Bartow senior Jonathan Vastine to put his team on the path to victory as he smashed a fastball up and over the centerfield fence. The rest of Vastine’s...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features, Wharton
By Mike Camunas Creative Director NEW TAMPA — Durant has an aptly named mascot. The Cougars. A fierce animal that knows when to pounce. And the team from Plant City knew when to, as well – resulting in a 8-3 win over Wharton in the first round of the Class 7A regional...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features, Gaither
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer VALRICO – Bloomingdale fans patiently waited as the Gaither team bus crept through a rush-hour mess that delayed the start of their Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinal Friday night by 43 minutes. Seemingly longer was the third inning,...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Plant City, Sickles
⚾ 6A-Region 2 Quarterfinal ⚾ Winter Haven 3 Plant City 2 – eight innings Winter Haven junior Dylan Bowen hit a solo home run to tie the game at two in the fifth inning, then walked off the win for the Blue Devils with an RBI triple in the eighth. Raiders junior...
