by JGuthrie | Feb 14, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, East Bay, Features, Jesuit, Lennard, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Robinson, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
Dark Horse Dozen: 2021 Sleepers and Breakouts The “Dark Horse” idiom came to prominence as a reference to horse racing, where a previously unknown horse would come out of nowhere to win. It has been used in years since for political candidates and human...
by JGuthrie | Feb 5, 2021 | Alonso, Brandon, Cambridge Christian, East Bay, Features, King, Preseason Baseball
Over the next week we will be bringing you quick looks, expectations and our projections for our area Hillsborough County baseball teams for the 2021 season. Make sure to check back regularly as our preseason coverage steps to the plate with a look at five area...
by JGuthrie | Oct 23, 2020 | Brandon, Features, Lennard, Photo Galleries
Our tour across the 813 has included a lot of great action out there from Fall Ball camps. We hope you are enjoying the BEST high school baseball coverage around here on 813Preps.com. We love what we do, but to cover as much as we do takes tons of effort. So if you...
by JGuthrie | Mar 31, 2020 | Alonso, Armwood, Bayshore Christian, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Blake, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Brooks DeBartolo, Cambridge Christian, Carrollwood Day, Chamberlain, Durant, East Bay, Events, Features, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, King, Lennard, Leto, Middleton, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Riverview, Robinson, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Spoto, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep, Wharton
Staff Report There are so many unanswered questions while we all adjust to the situations we now face due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic, and many more questions that haven’t even yet been asked. From our standpoint as a media outlet covering youth athletics, we have...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2020 | Brandon, Spoto
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor BRANDON – A season ago, under its new head coach John DiBenedetto, Brandon faced nearly a total rebuild and it went about as expected with the Eagles eking out a five-win season. A year later, the Eagles returned seven starters to the lineup...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2020 | Baseball Notebooks, Brandon, Chamberlain, Durant, Jesuit, Leto, Robinson, Sickles, Wharton
TAMPA – The 2019 Class 6A state champion Jesuit Tigers baseball team will be recognized on the field prior to Sunday’s game at George M. Steinbrenner Field as the New York Yankees host the Atlanta Braves. The Tigers claimed the title last June, defeating Dunedin 4-3...
