by JGuthrie | Jul 10, 2026 | Baseball, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, East Bay, Features, Freedom, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Plant City, Postseason Awards, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep, Wharton
Most Valuable Player – Wilson Andersen, Jesuit For the second-straight season, our All-813Preps Most Valuable Player award goes to Jesuit’s Wilson Andersen. The Tigers right-hander won 11 games, including 6 1/3 shutout innings in Jesuit’s 9-0 Class...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2026 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson
Dragons stay energized, handles Rogers 10-0 Jefferson sophomore Elijah Benton tosses his helmet preparing to jump into his gathered teammates after blasting his first high school home run over the scoreboard in leftfield. Benton was 2-for-3, adding an RBI single to...
by JGuthrie | Apr 8, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Jefferson, Strawberry Crest
Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week: Chargers maintain composure, pull away from Jefferson Strawberry Crest senior Josh Cespedes lines a two-run single into right to give the Chargers the lead in the third inning. Cespedes would later add a bases loaded walk, and...
by JGuthrie | Apr 6, 2026 | Baseball, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
Heights Meat Market presents: 1. Bloomingdale (19-2) Bulls sophomore JJ Santiago The Bulls won two against Plant last week, then mercy-ruled Wharton stretching Bloomingdale’s win streak to 12 games, as JJ Santiago went off at the plate going 6-for-10 with eight RBI....
by JGuthrie | Mar 30, 2026 | Baseball, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Heights Meat Market presents: 1. Bloomingdale (16-2) Bloomingdale senior RHP Luke Long Luke Long struck out seven across five-plus scoreless innings as Bloomingdale defeated Sumner to start the week, then Izzy Perez helped spark a comeback win against Plant City with...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Saladino
Gaither bounces back, takes pool with win over Jefferson Second baseman Yenier Chirinos throws over a sliding A.J. Cruz to complete a first-inning double play. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – That was one heck of a bounce-back. A series of poor pitching...
