by JGuthrie | May 23, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant City
Plant City senior Parker Messick celebrates coming off of the mound after he struck out the side in the Raiders’ 3-0, region final win at Seminole. Messick allowed just one hit, one walk and struck out eight in the win, his 10th of the year. By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | May 19, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Plant City
Plant City junior Jarod Wingo allowed just one hit in the final three innings of his complete-game win in the Class 8A region semifinals. Wingo improves to 5-0 on the year and had six strikeouts in the game. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor PLANT CITY – The easy...
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 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 | Apr 26, 2019 | Lennard, Plant City
Plant City senior Parker Messick struck out 17, and also hit a double and a home run as the Raiders defeated Lennard. (813Preps file photo) By Bob Bellone RUSKIN – It was all about going the distance for Plant City senior Parker Messick on Thursday night. First...
by JGuthrie | Apr 17, 2019 | Bloomingdale, Plant City
After working five solid innings on the mound, Plant City junior Jarod Wingo tied the game with his bat in the seventh and scored the eventual deciding run. (813Preps file photo) By Nick Nahas VALRICO – Jarod Wingo has been a key to the Plant City Raiders...
