by JGuthrie | May 13, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Garrett sparks Bulls in one-run semifinal battle with Mitchell By Jarrett Guthrie Editor VALRICO – From the start on Wednesday, Bloomingdale looked flat in its Class 6A-Region 3 semifinal game with Mitchell. The fire was not quite sparked for the Bulls. A walk issued...
by JGuthrie | May 12, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features
Carlson drives in five as Bucs play Top Dog against Vikings By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — There’s a lot of ways to call what happened on the sprawling campus of Berkeley Prep, with its baseball complex nestled towards the back. Call it a fluke. Call...
by JGuthrie | May 12, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Jesuit
Fifth time’s the charm as Dragons advance vs rival Jesuit By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Never play a team five times in a year, that’s the old high school baseball adage, right? Jefferson came into Hyer Family Park for the Class 5A-Region 2 semifinal on...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features, Wharton
By Mike Camunas Creative Director NEW TAMPA — Durant has an aptly named mascot. The Cougars. A fierce animal that knows when to pounce. And the team from Plant City knew when to, as well – resulting in a 8-3 win over Wharton in the first round of the Class 7A regional...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features, Gaither
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer VALRICO – Bloomingdale fans patiently waited as the Gaither team bus crept through a rush-hour mess that delayed the start of their Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinal Friday night by 43 minutes. Seemingly longer was the third inning,...
by JGuthrie | May 7, 2021 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep
Berkeley Prep 10 Tampa Prep 0 – six innings HR tonight vs D1 commit sitting mid-90s. Great team win tonight! @BPBucBaseball @rawarrenjr @Mazarooski @rocco_iervasi @MikeCamunas @813Preps @CBU_FL @Baseball_Univ pic.twitter.com/zi2ltBpmr0 — Anthony Castillo...