by JGuthrie | Jun 3, 2017 | Jesuit, State Baseball Tournament
By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – In a championship showdown against one of the state’s best, Jesuit got all it could have hoped for from closer/relief specialist extraordinaire, senior Jeff Hakanson, called to make his first-ever high school start. Unfortunately, the...
by JGuthrie | Jun 2, 2017 | King, State Baseball Tournament
King Lions – the FHSAA Class 7A state runner-up By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – Every new baseball season starts with anticipation, hopes, and high expectations. If you’re amongst the very best it ends in celebration on championship night, but for every other...
by JGuthrie | Jun 1, 2017 | Jesuit, State Baseball Tournament
By Jarrett Guthrie FORT MYERS – A speedster at the bottom of the order can be a huge weapon for a coach, creating the feel of having two leadoff-type guys once the lineup has turned over. Jesuit got to see this theory in action in Thursday’s Class 6A state semifinal...
by JGuthrie | Jun 1, 2017 | King, State Baseball Tournament
King senior pitcher Brian Lee. (file photo) FORT MYERS – Bri-an Le-e, clap, clap, clap-clap-clap. Again and again, the King faithful chanted the name of the little-lefty-who-could as the Lions came away with a 3-1, Class 7A state semifinal win over Naples Gulf Coast...