by JGuthrie | Feb 11, 2020 | Alonso, Bloomingdale, Cambridge Christian, Durant, Jefferson, Jesuit, Plant, Preseason Baseball, Seffner Christian
Editor’s note: Our preseason coverage has changed up a bit this season as the FHSAA has realigned the district, making our normal district previews a little bit obsolete with so many out-of-county teams mixed in with our Hillsborough Co. programs. So instead, we have...
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 16, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Plant
Plant senior Matthew Coker stepped up in a big way for the Panthers, tossing a complete-game and holding one of the county’s most potent offenses to just a single run and helping his team to a region quarterfinal win. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA –...
by JGuthrie | May 9, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Steinbrenner
Plant players pile on after the final out is called, as the Panthers claimed a Class 8A-District 5 championship with a 4-0 victory over Steinbrenner. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor LUTZ – After coming away with a one-run win in the Class 8A-5 district semifinal...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Sickles
Plant’s Matthew Ward barrel-rolled into home, beating Sickles catcher Danny Bernstein to the plate, scoring the deciding run as the Panthers defeated the Gryphons 1-0. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener LUTZ – District playoffs pit teams at...
by JGuthrie | Apr 19, 2019 | Plant, Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner sophomore Brett Schoessler charges home on an error scoring the deciding run for the Warriors. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – A three-game high school baseball week late in the season is a test, doing it back-to-back-to-back is even tougher,...
