by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features
Bulls win scrappy battle to claim 6A-10 district crown By Rick Cantor Staff Writer LARGO – Making a deep run in the Florida high school baseball playoffs requires more than big bats and fireballers on the mound. It requires mental toughness, resiliency, and grit....
by JGuthrie | Apr 28, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Brooks DeBartolo, Seffner Christian, Steinbrenner, Tampa Catholic
⚾⚾ 2A-8 Semifinal ⚾⚾ (8) Seffner Christian 7 Lakeland Victory Christian 0 Senior Joey Jensen struck out nine, scattering four hits in 6 1/3 shutout innings leading the Crusaders to a semifinal win over Victory Christian. Clay Odiorne went 3-for-3, with two doubles,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Gaither, Jesuit, Plant City, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Jesuit (23-2) Banner-to-banner, the Tigers have owned our rankings this season. Yes, Jesuit dropped a tough 4-2 game to National Top 5 program IMG last week, but save for a pair of one-run battles with Wharton and Hillsborough (though the pairs’ first meeting was...
by JGuthrie | Apr 23, 2021 | Alonso, Bloomingdale, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor VALRICO – Nothing seemed to get to Sammy Seplowe on Thursday night. Not big pressure moments, not a the mostly good-natured jeers of the opposing Bloomingdale crowd, and not most of all, not the Bulls hitters as the junior reliever mowed...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Middleton, Plant City, Spoto, Wharton
Jefferson 8 Freedom 5 Dragons senior Jaiden Duarte belted two home runs, driving in three as the Dragons held off a late comeback attempt from Freedom. Senior Javier James had an RBI single and double in the win, Carson Moore picked up his seventh victory on the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 19, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Gaither, Jesuit, Plant City, Seffner Christian, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Jesuit (21-1) Make it 17-in-a-row for the Tigers, outscoring Jefferson, Calvary Christian and Berkeley Prep by a combine 28-3 last week. Jesuit’s pitching staff struck out 33 last week, with senior Dominic Castellano striking out 15 against Calvary Christian....
