by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2024 | Baseball, Durant, Features, Plant
Rowland sets hit record, fans 14 as Durant beats Plant Durant senior Blaine Rowland squares up a letter-high pitch in the first inning, collecting the first of his three hits and setting a new, single-season hit mark (40) for the Cougars. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Jefferson, Wharton
Mallo, Marroquin help Dragons edge Wharton, 3-2 Jefferson starter Mikey Marroquin started hot, retiring nine of the first 10 batters he faced, and finished his five-inning effort with eight strikeouts while giving up just three hits. The win improved his pitching...
by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2024 | Baseball, Durant, Features
Flame-throwing pitching duo lead red-hot Durant By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – It’s almost hard to fathom in a tiny town the size of Plant City. Blaine Rowland and Chase Mobley grew up as two of the brightest prospects in this little nook of...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2024 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Bay Tech
Durant’s Mobley named ’24 FACA MVP; others honored Staff Report HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – Durant senior Chase Mobley was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 15 Most Valuable Player by area coaches on Monday night. Mobley, a 6-foot-5,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2024 | Baseball, Blake, Features, Tampa Bay Tech
Blake rallies twice for 12-9 win off TBT Blake pitcher Ze’Kori Newton held TBT to two earned runs, as the senior kept the Yellow Jackets in the game with five innings and seven strikeouts. Newton also reached base five times, scoring twice and drove in a run as...
by JGuthrie | Apr 23, 2024 | Baseball, Postseason Awards
2024 All-Western Conference Baseball Selections The All-Western Conference teams are selected each year by area public school baseball coaches, and are split into three divisions based on geographic area. American Division – Second Team C – James Leach – 12 – Plant P...