by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Alonso, Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, Blake, East Bay, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, King, Plant City, Spoto, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep
Blake 16, Brandon 9 After not fielding a team in 2023, the Blake Yellow Jackets battled it out at Brandon in its Welcome Back game, putting together a 11-run seventh inning to win its season opener. Junior catcher Marcus Smith tracked a ball behind the plate to...
by JGuthrie | Feb 13, 2024 | Armwood, East Bay, Features, Hillsborough, Plant City, Preseason Baseball
With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season. We’ll release previews on five teams a day leading up to our BIG 813Preps Top 15 Preseason Rankings on Sunday. [Teams were...
by JGuthrie | Jul 7, 2023 | Alonso, Armwood, Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Features, Gaither, Hillsborough, Lennard, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Postseason Awards, Riverview, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech, Wharton
2023 All-813Preps Baseball Class 6A-7A Team Most Valuable Player – Caden McDonald, Sickles Sickles senior Caden McDonald posted two of the most incredible varsity seasons in the history of our website, and once again claims the Most Valuable Player Award for the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2023 | Baseball Round-Up, Bloomingdale, Hillsborough, Lennard, Leto, Sickles
⚾ #1 Sickles 9, #5 Durant 4 Senior Caden McDonald’s county-lead-tying seventh home run got Sickles going at Durant on Tuesday, but it was the Gryphons sending 13 to the plate in the second that pushed the game out of reach. Connor Vance (3-for-4, run, RBI), Luke...
by JGuthrie | Apr 18, 2023 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Hillsborough, Newsome, Plant City, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
⚾ Hillsborough 2, Freedom 1 Hillsborough scored a pair on a Kyler Martin sac fly and an RBI single by Jackson Cande in a comeback win against Freedom. Junior Antonio Davis pitched all seven, allowing one run on five hits and striking out four. In counter Dylan...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2023 | Baseball, Features, Hillsborough, Leto
Leto building for the future, but take district win in the now Story & photos by Chuck Frye, Staff Writer TAMPA — Throughout Saturday afternoon, J.J. Pizzio’s dialogue was pointed. “I’d like one guy to show up today” was a common...
