by JGuthrie | May 10, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Strawberry Crest
By Bob Bellone DOVER – Strawberry Crest has made a habit of getting the best of rival Wiregrass Ranch, but the victories never come easy. At least not until Thursday night. Kade Manderscheid and a group of fellow seniors were never threatened while leading the...
by JGuthrie | May 9, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Steinbrenner
Plant players pile on after the final out is called, as the Panthers claimed a Class 8A-District 5 championship with a 4-0 victory over Steinbrenner. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor LUTZ – After coming away with a one-run win in the Class 8A-5 district semifinal...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Durant, Plant City, Riverview
By Nick Nahas Catcher Brock Wilken has been clutch for the Bloomingdale Bulls all season long, at the plate and behind the dish. Wilken added to his home run total hitting his county-leading 11th homer in a 8A-District 6 semifinal win against Riverview. Wilken...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Lennard sophomore Alek Mangual had a pair of RBI, including the game-ending RBI sac fly in the Longhorns district semifinal win over TBT. (913Preps file photo) By Will Turner TAMPA – Lennard and Braden River punched their tickets to the Class 7A-Region 2...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Sickles
Plant’s Matthew Ward barrel-rolled into home, beating Sickles catcher Danny Bernstein to the plate, scoring the deciding run as the Panthers defeated the Gryphons 1-0. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener LUTZ – District playoffs pit teams at...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
By Brandon Wright DOVER – The last time Strawberry Crest and Freedom squared off in a district semifinal, the visiting Patriots handed a very young Charger squad a stinging, 2-0 defeat two season ago. Alex Marshall and his Crest teammates hadn’t forgot. Marshall was...
