by JGuthrie | Jul 19, 2017 | Community Stories, Features
Longtime Gaither baseball coach Frank Permuy to be enshrined in the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in January. (Photo from 2014 by Jarrett Guthrie) By Jarrett Guthrie TAMPA – Since the mid-1970s longtime Gaither baseball coach Frank Permuy...
by JGuthrie | Jul 17, 2017 | Community Stories, Features
Silverman (in uniform at right), with former Gaither teammate Rick Permuy and his kids Brayden and Taylor. (Photo provided) By Jarrett Guthrie ST. PETERSBURG – A young kid’s dream of someday making the “Big Leagues” isn’t a rare one, but actually seeing it come...
by JGuthrie | Jun 16, 2017 | Features, Postseason Awards
2017 All-813Preps High School Baseball Team Most Valuable Player – Jordan Butler, Alonso The Ravens leader on the mound and at the plate, Butler was one of the county’s best his entire high school career. In his senior campaign, the lefty led the county with 122...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2017 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Features
Get Defensive – County Baseball District Primer By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – If the adage is to be believed, winning in the postseason comes down to pitching and defense. The regular season in Hillsborough County has seen plenty of the former...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2017 | Carrollwood Day, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor Keep pushing. Never stop. Those have been the thoughts constantly rolling through the brain of Carrollwood Day baseball player Leandro Alvarez for the last 16 months. Last year, Alvarez took to a field of green where a white full-size,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2017 | Carrollwood Day, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Carrollwood Day’s Frank Furey wore a pitch in the bottom of the first inning in Friday night’s win against Tampa Prep. He eventually came around to score the first run of the game. Three more at-bats resulted in a fly out to the...
