by JGuthrie | Apr 8, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King
Macaluso Family bonded by literal lifetime of baseball From fall to spring at King High, to summers on the Little League, AAU or Legion Fields, to family vacations to MLB parks or Cooperstown – baseball was forever a constant for the Macaluso Family. And the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 7, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King
King to celebrate Macaluso as 50th & final season nears end By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TEMPLE TERRACE – There are at least three more days of a routine so engrained in Jim Macaluso’s soul he probably goes to it now without even thinking about it. Like generations...
by JGuthrie | Apr 5, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Jesuit, Plant
Townley and Plant’s defense blank Jesuit Plant junior Nick Townley tossed a complete-game shutout at Jesuit on Friday needing just 77 pitches to put away the Tigers and earn his fifth win of the season. By Mike Camunas, Creative Director TAMPA — Nick Townley...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Gaither, Sickles
Gaither takes Round 1 against Sickles, 6-3 His Cowboys teammates wait to celebrate him as senior David Pina (#22) steps on the plate after his two-run home run in the sixth added some insurance to Gaither’s lead in a 6-3 win against rival Sickles. By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball, Brandon, Features, Freedom
Simpkins wins fifth as Freedom defeats Brandon Patriots’ starter David Simpkins wraps up a strong six-inning stint, striking out nine in six innings. He allowed one unearned run on just three hits and two walks, earning his fifth win of the season. By Chuck...
by JGuthrie | Apr 2, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Jesuit
Waechter returns for Jesuit’s late-season run By Brandon Wright, Features Writer TAMPA – Kaden Waechter started the at bat like all the ones before. Dug in, practice cut, just like all the ones before. The thousands he had taken before. But it turned out to be...
