by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Durant, Plant City, Riverview
By Nick Nahas Catcher Brock Wilken has been clutch for the Bloomingdale Bulls all season long, at the plate and behind the dish. Wilken added to his home run total hitting his county-leading 11th homer in a 8A-District 6 semifinal win against Riverview. Wilken...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Gaither, Hillsborough, King, Leto
Gaither sophomore RHP Austin Grause pitched 6 1/2 innings in relief, allowing just one run in the Cowboys’ 7-5 win over Hillsborough in the 7A-8 district semifinal on Tuesday night. (Photo by Mike Camunas) By Mike Camunas TAMPA — Gaither and Leto will...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Lennard sophomore Alek Mangual had a pair of RBI, including the game-ending RBI sac fly in the Longhorns district semifinal win over TBT. (913Preps file photo) By Will Turner TAMPA – Lennard and Braden River punched their tickets to the Class 7A-Region 2...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Sickles
Plant’s Matthew Ward barrel-rolled into home, beating Sickles catcher Danny Bernstein to the plate, scoring the deciding run as the Panthers defeated the Gryphons 1-0. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener LUTZ – District playoffs pit teams at...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs
Alonso junior Sam Drumheller carried a no-hitter into the sixth, allowing just one run on two hits and earning the win. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Two of the uglier blemishes on Alonso’s record this season came courtesy of district opponent Sarasota...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
By Brandon Wright DOVER – The last time Strawberry Crest and Freedom squared off in a district semifinal, the visiting Patriots handed a very young Charger squad a stinging, 2-0 defeat two season ago. Alex Marshall and his Crest teammates hadn’t forgot. Marshall was...
