by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2019 | Plant City, Riverview, Saladino
Raiders senior Hunter Emerine belts a double over the centerfielder in the seventh to walk it off for Plant City in the Saladino Quarterfinal win over Riverview. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor BRANDON – With the game on the line, the chance to advance to the first...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2019 | Plant, Plant City, Saladino
Plant City senior LHP Parker Messick improved to 3-0 on the season working six innings and striking out nine. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Plant City came out swinging against No. 2 Plant in each team’s Saladino Tournament pool-play opener at the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2019 | Plant City, Sickles
Sickles senior Justin Turk (No. 3) leaps into his cheering teammates after belting his first high school home run, keying a five-run third inning for the Gryphons. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor Plant City Cade Shissler heads for home after his leadoff home run...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Durant, Plant City
By Bob Bellone, correspondent PLANT CITY – Plant City ace Parker Messick may have been a bit too good for his own good in a 7-0 whitewashing of Class 8A-District 6 rival Durant on Thursday night. Messick struck out 11 batters and worked himself into, and out of some...
by JGuthrie | Feb 28, 2019 | Jefferson, Plant City
Raiders senior Cade Shissler is greeted at home by fellow captain Parker Messick after his third-inning solo home run plated the game’s first run. Shissler finished the game 3-for-4, with two RBI. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor PLANT CITY – Cade Shissler led...
by JGuthrie | Apr 12, 2018 | Bloomingdale, Plant City
Bloomingdale junior Nico Saladino worked three shutout innings to start the game for the Bulls, then came up with a seventh-inning single and eventually scored the decider on a wild pitch. By Jarrett Guthrie PLANT CITY – Bloomingdale needed a step-up game on the mound...