by JGuthrie | Feb 24, 2021 | Baseball Notebooks, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Plant, Seffner Christian, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa Catholic
813Preps Week 1 ⚾ Notebook: First things first for Sumner By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer GIBSONTON – Nate Jackson works off the mound for East Bay High School, but his introductory pitch of the season Feb. 17 was more significant for the visitors camped along the...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features, Plant
Owens shines in milestone victory for Bloomingdale coach By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer VALRICO – Bloomingdale right-hander Jack Owens notched a career-high 11 strikeouts while going the distance in a 2-0 gem against Plant on Friday night. The non-district triumph...
by JGuthrie | Feb 16, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Editor’s Note: Our weekly rankings this season have been generously sponsored by an anonymous donor, who has asked 813Preps to pick some local charities and non-profits to highlight throughout the season. This week, our Preseason Rankings are brought to you by...
by JGuthrie | Feb 12, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Preseason Baseball, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
BIG 15: Top 813Preps Returning Players Big Boys, Big Buzz: There is no better place to kick off this list than with a pair of the most talked about “pro prospect” returners to the field in the 813 this season. One, a big bat, labeled by his coach as a “professional...
by JGuthrie | Dec 14, 2020 | Community Stories, Hillsborough, In Memoriam, Jefferson, Plant, Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa Catholic
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – A conversation nearly 20 years ago between a father and his two sons resonates loudest for brothers Casey and Spencer Nunez today. The two remembered clearly watching with their father, Pat Nunez, on a Monday in December 2003 as Pat’s...
by JGuthrie | Jul 30, 2020 | Features, Plant
Staff Report Plant baseball coach Dennis Braun informed 813Preps that right-handed pitcher Jake Woodford has been called up by the St. Louis Cardinals and could make his MLB debut on the mound as early as Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Woodford, a 2015...
