by JGuthrie | May 11, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant City, Sickles
McDonald fans 17 as Sickles tops Plant City Sickles’ Caden McDonald turns around a Plant City fastball for a sixth-inning, three-run home run that wrapped up the Gryphons’ region quarterfinal win against Plant City. By Chuck Frye, Staff Writer TAMPA – Make...
by JGuthrie | May 11, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Gaither
Rojas, Gaither overcome rough start in decisive win Gaither senior Steven Rojas overcame a pair of unearned runs in the first, pitching five innings and striking out five as the Cowboys stormed back with eight unanswered runs for a Region Quarterfinal win. By Mike...
by JGuthrie | May 11, 2023 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features
Durant nips Alonso on extra-inning miscue Durant’s Blaine Rowland allowed one run, and struck out 11 in his eight innings on the mound (813Preps file photo). By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – The deeper teams progress through the playoffs,...
by JGuthrie | May 10, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Robinson
Mallo hits walk-off single as Dragons edge Knights in extras Jefferson junior Cameron Mallo is swarmed by his teammates after driving in the winning run in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s Region Quarterfinal game against Robinson. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA...
by JGuthrie | May 9, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jesuit
Mendes hits for the cycle as Jesuit tops North Fort Myers Jesuit senior Wes Mendes hit for the cycle, driving in six as the Tigers defeated North Fort Myers in the Class 5A Region Quarterfinal (813Preps file photo). By Lily Belcher, Correspondent TAMPA – Wes Mendes...
by JGuthrie | May 5, 2023 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant
Ravens battle for late lead and win at Plant Alonso senior pitcher B.J. Rivera (second from left) celebrates a Class 7A-7 district title with his teammates. By Chuck Frye, Staff Writer TAMPA — By all rights, Alonso shouldn’t have even been close. In a...
