by JGuthrie | Feb 9, 2026 | Alonso, Baseball, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Wharton
1. Jesuit Wilson Andersen Samir Mohammed Christian Sheffield This is a loaded Tigers squad with a high-octane pitching staff featuring a trio of mid-to-upper 90s fastball pitchers in senior and 2025 All-813Preps Most Valuable Player Wilson Andersen, senior righty...
by JGuthrie | Apr 18, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Newsome, Plant City
Glassford stands tall, Wolves think small in title win By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor LITHIA – Small ball execution proved pivotal as Newsome’s precision squaring up the baseball scratched out a pair of runs, while senior JP Glassford was dominant from the hill pitching a...
by JGuthrie | Apr 2, 2025 | Baseball, Durant, Features, Plant City
At last Durant’s Franklin gets seven-frame, complete-game win By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – Owen Franklin had been waiting for this moment all season. But with his pitch count rising, it looked like it may be another missed opportunity. With...
by JGuthrie | Mar 5, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Newsome, Plant City
Smith, Rodriguez shutout Wolves in Raiders’ win By Brandon Wright, Features Writer PLANT CITY – The world-famous Strawberry Festival descends upon Plant City this time every year. The lights of the midway pop in the night sky, music acts fill the main stage and...
by JGuthrie | Feb 17, 2025 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Gaither, Jesuit, Plant, Plant City, Robinson, Spoto, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Tampa Catholic (3-0) Tampa Catholic SS Cal Johnson The Crusaders are #1 after Week 1 after defeating preseason Top 10 teams Carrollwood Day and Berkeley Prep, along with Seffner Christian. Cole Bitman (3 doubles, 1 triple), Jose Carrero (3 doubles, 3 RBI) and Cal...
by JGuthrie | Feb 10, 2025 | Baseball, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Carrollwood Day, Features, Jesuit, Leto, Plant City, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Catholic
Preseason All-813Preps Watchlist: Pitchers As part of our preseason interactions with head coaches in our yearly survey, we asked each coach for one player from their team and any from outside their program for our preseason All-813Preps watchlist. Any player that...
