by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2020 | Armwood, Plant City
By Brandon Wright SEFFNER – As temperatures clipped the forties last night, Tyler Dowdy toed the rubber in the bullpen and tried to find the grip on his signature wipeout curveball. No dice. “I told my catcher that I just couldn’t get my grip on my curve in warm-ups...
by JGuthrie | Feb 24, 2020 | Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant City, Robinson, Steinbrenner, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our Weekly Rankings are selected by editor Jarrett Guthrie, with input from members of the 813Preps staff. 1. Jesuit (2-0) The Tigers put up mercy-rule wins against Blake and Tampa Catholic in the first week and stay at the top of our poll. Senior Jalen Niles had a...
by JGuthrie | Feb 19, 2020 | Armwood, East Bay
By Jarrett Guthrie SEFFNER – Armwood made East Bay pay for early errors. taking the lead and holding off a late Indians rally as the Hawks pulled off a 6-4, opening night win at home. Senior righty Cameron Oliu shook off a pair of walks to start the game and buckled...
by JGuthrie | Feb 16, 2020 | Armwood, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Riverview, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest
Editor’s note: Our preseason coverage has changed up a bit this season as the FHSAA has realigned the district, making our normal district previews a little bit obsolete with so many out-of-county teams mixed in with our Hillsborough Co. programs. So instead, we have...
by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2020 | Alonso, Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jefferson, Leto, Plant, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Tampa Catholic
Editor’s note: Our preseason coverage has changed up a bit this season as the FHSAA has realigned the district, making our normal district previews a little bit obsolete with so many out-of-county teams mixed in with our Hillsborough Co. programs. So instead, we have...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Lennard sophomore Alek Mangual had a pair of RBI, including the game-ending RBI sac fly in the Longhorns district semifinal win over TBT. (913Preps file photo) By Will Turner TAMPA – Lennard and Braden River punched their tickets to the Class 7A-Region 2...
