by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Freedom, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
By Brandon Wright DOVER – The last time Strawberry Crest and Freedom squared off in a district semifinal, the visiting Patriots handed a very young Charger squad a stinging, 2-0 defeat two season ago. Alex Marshall and his Crest teammates hadn’t forgot. Marshall was...
by JGuthrie | Apr 17, 2019 | Steinbrenner, Wharton
Steinbrenner senior pitcher Chris Reynolds worked 4 2/3 innings to earn the win in relief as the Warriors battled back three time to defeat Wharton at home. (Photo by Will Turner) By Will Turner LUTZ – In a battle of two top-six teams in the 813Preps Weekly...
by JGuthrie | Mar 29, 2019 | Strawberry Crest, Wharton
Wharton junior Steven Hotinski cleared the bases with this triple down the right field line. Hotinski, who also drove in the games first run, finished with four RBI to lead the Wildcats to a district win at Strawberry Crest. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor DOVER –...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2019 | Alonso, Saladino, Wharton
Wharton senior pitcher Brian Baughman tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out nine. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor BRANDON – As with most great pitcher’s duels, the deciding factor usually comes down to which team blinks first....
by JGuthrie | Mar 12, 2019 | Bloomingdale, Wharton
Wharton’s Grady Maguire led the Wildcats’ comeback win against Bloomingdale with a three-run homer in the seventh inning. (File photo) By Nick Nahas, correspondent VALRICO – There wasn’t much going on for the Wharton Wildcats through the first...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Wharton
Wharton starting pitcher Carson Caso (No. 11) and Brian Baughman, who closed the game out with a 1-2-3 inning celebrate the Wildcats win. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener, correspondent TAMPA – In a tight-fisted contest between the host Wharton...