by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2024 | Baseball, Durant, Features
Flame-throwing pitching duo lead red-hot Durant By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – It’s almost hard to fathom in a tiny town the size of Plant City. Blaine Rowland and Chase Mobley grew up as two of the brightest prospects in this little nook of...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2024 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Bay Tech
Durant’s Mobley named ’24 FACA MVP; others honored Staff Report HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY – Durant senior Chase Mobley was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association District 15 Most Valuable Player by area coaches on Monday night. Mobley, a 6-foot-5,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2024 | Baseball, Blake, Features, Tampa Bay Tech
Blake rallies twice for 12-9 win off TBT Blake pitcher Ze’Kori Newton held TBT to two earned runs, as the senior kept the Yellow Jackets in the game with five innings and seven strikeouts. Newton also reached base five times, scoring twice and drove in a run as...
by JGuthrie | Apr 22, 2024 | Carrollwood Day, Durant, Gaither, Jesuit, Lennard, Newsome, Plant, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
The 8-1-3 List: Week 9 1. Durant (18-3) = Durant senior 2B/C Noah Morales. Running its win-streak to seven, Durant added a 17-0 win over Middleton (with 11 different players scoring runs) and a 3-2, walk-off win against district rival Strawberry Crest as Noah Morales...
by JGuthrie | Apr 20, 2024 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Jesuit, Plant, Riverview, Seffner Christian, Sports Leadership & Management, Tampa Prep
⚾ Friday, April 19 Scores ⚾ #6 Jesuit 2, Calvary Christian 1 Run-scoring singles by Zane Pestalozzi and Will Burke gave Jesuit just enough as the Tigers toppled its second MaxPreps Florida Top 10-ranked team of the week with a win on the road at Calvary Christian....
by JGuthrie | Apr 20, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Gaither, Lennard
Counts, Bird lead Longhorns win over Cowboys Lennard leadoff batter Mattie Counts (12) gets emotional after his second double of the game. Counts went 2-for-4 in the win, upping his team-leading average to .408, and now has six doubles. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff...