by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2021 | Blake, Chamberlain, Features
By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Forced to quarantine due to covid protocols at the beginning of the season, head coach Martin Ortega had a message for his young Chamberlain squad. “We’ve harped on the fundamentals of this game,” Ortega said. “We...
by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Features, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our weekly rankings this season have been generously sponsored by an anonymous donor, who has asked 813Preps to pick some local charities and non-profits to highlight throughout the season. This week, our Week 5 rankings spotlight sponsor is Buddy Baseball. Buddy...
by JGuthrie | Mar 21, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Saladino, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
2021 Saladino All-Tournament Team The 40th edition of the Saladino Baseball Tournament came to an end with the Jesuit Tigers claiming the program’s third championship (previously winning in 1986 and 2017) by defeating Durant, 10-2. The 16-team, 32-game Gold...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Durant, Features, Jesuit, Saladino
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – In any other setting the word immaculate means perfectly clean, tidy, or neat. In the Catholic faith, however the word means free from sin. In Wednesday’s 40th championship final in the history of the Tony & Bertha Saladino...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, Saladino
Burgess good as gold as Hillsborough earns silver crown By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer BRANDON – Hillsborough right-hander Brady Burgess pitched six strong innings, and his bat produced as many hits as his arm allowed in an 8-1 championship victory against Freedom...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features, Jesuit, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep, Wharton
With the Saladino Tournament in full-swing, our 813Preps Weekly Notebooks will return with Week 5, but we didn’t want Wednesday to slip by without recognizing our top performers for their Week 4 play. We made our Week 4 POTW pick, don’t forget to check out...
