by JGuthrie | May 16, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Newsome
Newsome junior pitcher Cole Stallings pitched 5 2/3 innings in Wolves win. (813Preps file photo) By Bob Bellone LITHIA – It was a long ride from Port St. Lucie for the Treasure Coast Titans on Wednesday. The trip home must have seemed even longer after a 3-1...
by JGuthrie | May 16, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Plant
Plant senior Matthew Coker stepped up in a big way for the Panthers, tossing a complete-game and holding one of the county’s most potent offenses to just a single run and helping his team to a region quarterfinal win. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA –...
by JGuthrie | May 15, 2019 | Features, Strawberry Crest
By Bob Bellone DOVER – There will be seniors galore around the Strawberry Crest baseball field tonight, when the Chargers open defense of their regional crown against Lake Minneola. Most of them will be positioned behind the backstop. Among the eight players...
by JGuthrie | May 11, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Plant City
Plant City captain Cade Shissler points skyward as the Raiders start to dog pile after claiming the Class 8A-District 6 championship on Saturday. By Bob Bellone PLANT CITY – As if a half-century wasn’t long enough to wait for another district crown, top-seeded...
by JGuthrie | May 11, 2019 | Features, Sickles
By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — Despite Sickles’ team colors being green and white, catcher Danny Bernstein’s collar is, essentially, blue. “I call him a blue-collar player,” Gryphons coach Eric Luksis said. “He’s the workhorse on this team behind the plate....
by JGuthrie | May 10, 2019 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Newsome
Newsome junior RHP Zack DeVito pitched a complete-game shutout in the Wolves 4-0 win over Alonso in the Class 9A-8 district championship on Thursday evening. DeVito struck out six and allowed three hits. Story and photos Mike Camunas TAMPA — It’s been a long...
