by JGuthrie | Mar 21, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Saladino, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
2021 Saladino All-Tournament Team The 40th edition of the Saladino Baseball Tournament came to an end with the Jesuit Tigers claiming the program’s third championship (previously winning in 1986 and 2017) by defeating Durant, 10-2. The 16-team, 32-game Gold...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Durant, Features, Jesuit, Saladino
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – In any other setting the word immaculate means perfectly clean, tidy, or neat. In the Catholic faith, however the word means free from sin. In Wednesday’s 40th championship final in the history of the Tony & Bertha Saladino...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2021 | Durant, Features, Saladino, Strawberry Crest
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Austin Sewell said he channeled Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game Four hero Brett Phillips as he jetted into the outfield, arms spread wide, and avoided a dogpile for a solid :30 count. “I was trying to do my inner-Brett Phillips...
by JGuthrie | Mar 15, 2021 | Durant, Features, Lennard, Saladino
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Given new life as a skied pop fly off the bat of Luke Scolaro skipped off the glove of Lennard’s third baseman, Durant’s Dean Hotz charged down the line with everything he had in the next at-bat as two runners in motion crossed...
by JGuthrie | Mar 15, 2021 | Alonso, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Plant City, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our weekly rankings this season have been generously sponsored by an anonymous donor, who has asked 813Preps to pick some local charities and non-profits to highlight throughout the season. Once again, Our 813Preps Rankings sponsor spotlight this week is the Tony and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 14, 2021 | Durant, Features, Saladino, Steinbrenner
Durant edges Steinbrenner before home crowd By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer PLANT CITY – Durant ace Sean Hermann had 15 strikeouts and went the distance in a 2-1 home victory against Steinbrenner in the opening round of the 16-team Saladino Gold Division Tournament...