by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Carrollwood Day, East Bay, Foundation Christian, Gaither, Lennard, Leto, Sickles
#3 Sickles 4, #8 Alonso 2 Emilio Salgado doubled in a pair of early runs for Sickles, but the Gryphons saw Alonso answer with two runs in the fifth when Landon Nunez doubled in a run and a wild pitch tied the game. A wild pitch the other way allowed Sickles to take...
by JGuthrie | Feb 22, 2024 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Strawberry Crest
Nimmala walks it off in Crest’s season opener By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor DOVER – Wednesday night’s season opener for Strawberry Crest’s baseball team started with a pregame celebration of 2023 grad and Major League Baseball first rounder Arjun Nimmala (drafted...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Durant, Features, Sickles
Durant rewards Rowland with late-game win Story by Jarrett Guthrie, Editor Photos by Mike Camunas, Creative Director CITRUS PARK – Durant senior Blaine Rowland stormed off the mound at the end of the sixth, his third inning-ending punchout elicited a burst of...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Armwood, Baseball, Features, Steinbrenner
Hawks soar under new coach in Opening Day win By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer SEFFNER – A balk made the difference in an Opening Day pitchers’ duel for Armwood. The Hawks (1-0) picked up the first win of the season in a 1-0 victory over Steinbrenner (0-1), setting...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Alonso, Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, Blake, East Bay, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, King, Plant City, Spoto, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep
Blake 16, Brandon 9 After not fielding a team in 2023, the Blake Yellow Jackets battled it out at Brandon in its Welcome Back game, putting together a 11-run seventh inning to win its season opener. Junior catcher Marcus Smith tracked a ball behind the plate to...
by JGuthrie | Feb 19, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Videos
Sickles Seeks to “Run It Back” TAMPA – Sickles High’s baseball team went 30-2 en route to a 2023 FHSAA Class 6A state championship. This season, the goal hasn’t changed for a team that has reached the state semifinals in back-to-back...
