by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2021 | Alonso, Features, Sickles
By Dylan Rudolph Correspondent TAMPA – Alonso has been a late-game team so far this season. In its first six games this season, seven of the team’s 28 runs came in the sixth or seventh inning. So, when facing an early deficit against Sickles, there was little doubt...
by JGuthrie | Mar 5, 2021 | Durant, Features, Riverview
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor RIVERVIEW – After being sidelined for 10 days due to Covid-19 contact-tracing, Durant ace Sean Hermann eased back into play on Tuesday, tossing nine pitches to earn the save against Middleton. Friday night, it was time to let the lanky righty...
by JGuthrie | Mar 5, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Bloomingdale, Brooks DeBartolo, Cambridge Christian, East Bay, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
Tampa Prep 1 Boca Ciega 0 Tampa Prep senior Jose Pena doubled in the home-seventh and scored the winning run on a steal of home. The Terrapins got three solid pitching performances with junior Alex Lacy striking out four in four innings, Roger Haughey pitching two...
by JGuthrie | Mar 5, 2021 | Features, Gaither, Steinbrenner
By Mike Camunas Creative Director LUTZ — Steinbrenner, as in every game and with every team, got 21 outs — chances, really — but only needed 20 of them. Making the most of a two-out situation, the Warriors rallied for a 4-3, walk-off win over the Cowboys on Thursday...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Baseball Notebooks, Features, Foundation Christian, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Leto, Middleton, Plant City, Sumner
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – After just a handful of games in the first two-plus weeks of the spring season, players across the county are settling into their roles and the rhythm of the season has started to find its pace. And though the 813 is littered with...
by JGuthrie | Mar 3, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Brooks DeBartolo, Durant, Foundation Christian, Jefferson, Riverview, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
Jefferson 12 Countryside 1 – five innings An emotional start to the evening where Jefferson honored the legacy of longtime area coach Pat Nunez, whose sons Spencer (head coach) and Casey (assistant coach) are in their first seasons leading the Dragons, led to a...
