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Gators outlast Sickles on marathon day for first state tourney berth

Binder, Walters spark wins as Berkeley Prep takes region title

Jesuit takes two, earns fifth-straight final four spot

Mid-game rally earns Crusaders Game 1 win at Berkeley

Gators nab first-ever region final win over Sickles

Osceola soph’s Alvarado, Dubiel lead Warriors Game 1 win

Greco keys offense, Waechter stifles Seminole in Game 1

Martin County takes Game 1 against Bulls in region semi

Dragons stay energized, handle Naples Rogers 10-0

Mustangs jump out early, strand Lancers on the bases

Mitzel drives in six as Berkeley Prep blasts First Baptist

Crusaders offense steadily produces in region win over Terrapins

Gators’ extra-inning edge of Plant gives Baisley 700th career win

Gaither well-rounded in quarterfinal win over Parrish

Osting fans 15 as Bloomingdale defeats Durant

Heights Meat Market The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 10

CCC squeezes in 14th-inning run to top Tampa Prep, 1-0 in final

Handville steals home to seal Freedom’s first district title

Unselfish Farrar, confident Parmer lead Berkeley Prep to title

Taylor dazzles, Durda delivers as Sickles wins back-to-back titles

Plant walks of semifinal win in extra innings

Panthers tough out district semi win over Crusaders

Heights Meat Market The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 9

Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week:
Chargers maintain composure, pull away from Jefferson

Lockler leads senior arms as Gaither tops Durant

Heights Meat Market The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 8

Mayer hurls plant to shut win against East Bay

Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week – Week 8
Andersen, Jesuit ring up Tampa Catholic, even season series

The Hitting Academy of Brandon Coach’s Box, Ep. 2
– Gaither head coach Nelson North –

Steinbrenner handles Riverview for fifth-straight win

Wagner dominant in second-straight one-hitter

Heights Meat Market presents The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 7

MItzel, Herrmann homer as Buccaneers wins 12th-straight

Madueno homers, doubles twice as Alonso tops Plant City

Deak homers, Altman deals as Gaither blanks Sickles

Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week: 
Long hooks Stingrays, as Bulls beat Sumner

Heights Meat Market presents The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 6

Perez, Osting deal Bulls to second-straight Saladino title

Tampa Catholic books Saladino Final spot with comeback

Navas-Hoyer 10-K gem moves Bulls to Saladino Final

Bitman, Brown go deep as Crusaders rally on Chargers

Spotted early lead, Fraga, Crusaders hold off Raiders

Gaither bounces back, takes pool with win over Jefferson

Cappucci blasts two as Chargers down Wharton 11-0

Heights Meat Market presents The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 5

Tampa Catholic edges Wharton in a “game of inches”

Taylor’s complete-game effort leads Sickles by Alonso

Walton, Bole key Wolves win in Saladino debut

Price homer keys Lancers late win in Saladino opener

Heights Meat Market presents The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 4

Branham’s homer helps Altman, Cowboys to win

Crusaders stay unbeaten, best rival Jesuit 6-2

Antalek, Anello lead Wildcats to 8-2 win over Chargers

Farrar plates six as Berkeley Prep buries Sickles

2026 Saladino Tournament Announcement

Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week:
Savinon, Cherry pace Dragons win at Durant

Gaither stays hot with 3-1 win over Plant City

Lockdown relief extends game, sundown ends it

The Hitting Academy of Brandon’s “Coach’s Box”
Ep. 1 – Jesuit HC Miguel Menendez

Sickles wins wild one against Alonso, 24-14

Storm rally, hold off Hillsborough for 10-9 win

Heights Meat Market presents: The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 2

Mohammed seals Jesuit’s win over Plant

Water Genius of Tampa GotW:
Spano cruises, Freedom offense clicks in 9-1 win

Dragons stretch lead late, defeat Alonso, 7-1

Meier, Cooperman drive in six as Patriots blank Bell Creek

Heights Meat Market presents The 8-1-3 Top 10 – Week 1

Water Genius of Tampa GotW:
Andersen, Waechter blank Bucs under Steinbrenner lights

Crusaders roll to second win defeating Tampa Prep, 6-1

Osting deals 12 K’s, drives in two as Bulls beat Indians

Chargers punch Plant early, Hicks delivers CG gem

Durant fends off late Sumner rally in 4-3, opening win

Knights focus on approach and results in opening win

2026 813Preps Preseason Top 15 Rankings

Caglianone’s No. 14 enshrined in Plant’s baseball history

Riverview alum Yates named new Sharks head coach

Leto stays in the family – names Bobby Pizzio head coach

Newsome names Ohme its next head coach

Rohrberg resigns at Newsome after 11 seasons

Jesuit’s Waechter named to USA 18U National Team

Tony Saladino, teacher, coach & local baseball icon, dies at 89

2025 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team

2025 All-813Preps Class 1A-5A Team

Hillsborough pitching shuts out Pinellas in Senior All-Star Game

Accolades abound, but Kurland desires signature senior moment

Legacy Teammate: DeCarlo set for fourth state semi

Alonso workhorse Diaz ready to come alive in state semis

Trips Aces: Bulls righties lead return trip to Final Four

Weird Cats: Wharton dreams of first baseball state title

Plant’s four-year standout Strayer eyes third run at Ft Myers

Sickles’ humble Hit King Yost looks to lead on last hurrah

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 9

Super Dinzeo!

King fighting to extend season, tops TBT 11-1

Long stops no-no with game-winning double as Bulls top Wolves

The Hitting Academy – Brandon Game of the Week
Mirza, Linares lift Gaither to comeback win at Sickles

Townley and Plant’s defense blank Jesuit

Gaither takes Round 1 against Sickles, 3-1

Simpkins wins fifth as Freedom defeats Brandon

Roberts, Parral lead Hillsborough to win at TBT

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 8

Futch ends 12-inning marathon with walk-off dinger

At last Durant’s Franklin gets seven-frame, complete-game win

The Hitting Academy – Brandon Game of the Week
Wharton crosses off “circled” game with win over Chargers

THE 813Preps List ’25: Week 7

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 6

Bloomingdale’s Navas-Hoyer spins Saladino Final shutout

Patriots ace Riedel delivers shutout against Sickles

Plant pitching stays stellar as Panthers blank Durant

Benton delivers in Jefferson’s “wake up” win over Bulls 

THE 8-1-3List: Week 5

Durant rides two big innings for Saladino opening win

Jefferson takes Saladino nail-biter over East Bay

Big inning puts Bulls over Gaither in Saladino opener

Milestone win puts Berkeley’s Warren in elite club

Kurland, Bucs edge Nguyen, Wesley Chapel in lefty duel

The Hitting Academy – Brandon Game of the Week
Crusaders jump out big, then fend off late Panthers rally

Gavigan’s grand slam leads East Bay to late victory

Ross, Sickles pour it on late in decisive win at Jefferson

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 4

Bell, Osborne power Steinbrenner to 9-5 victory

The Hitting Academy – Brandon Game of the Week
Anderson goes the distance, Tigers edge TC 1-0

Clarke drives in four as CDS tops Tampa Prep, 4-1

Durant’s Junttila has three-hit showing in win over Sumner

Campos walks off Alonso win against Gaither

Smith, Rodriguez shutout Wolves in Raiders win

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 3

Blake finds calm while fending off Middleton rally

The Hitting Academy Game of the Week
Crest’s Tweedy sticks to game plan, blanks Sickles

Duno, Meadows lead Wharton over Robinson, 1-0


East Bay opportunistic in mercy-shortened win at Hillsborough

Smythe walks it off as TC escapes Tampa Prep’s challenge

Ravens offense snowballs in rally win at Jefferson

THE 813List: Week 2

The Hitting Academy Game of the Week
Osting poised in start, Porter locks down Bulls’ win

Sickles bats sizzle in 6-2 win at Durant

Elder finds groove as Brandon rallies on Spoto

Riedel fans 14 as CDS blanks Steinbrenner

THE 813List: Week 1

Jansen, Listerman set the pace in Lansers win

Calvary Christian exploits Jesuit errors for 3-1 win

Warriors embracing change, find Week 1 success
First pitch: the first of many goals for Wharton’s Turer

The Hitting Academy Game of the Week
Backstop Bitman helps TC sink the Buccaneers

Wharton rallies past Lennard; earns Markle first win

Crest’s Tweedy nips Sumner in pitching showcase

Linares, Gaither beat Durant in slugfest opener

Duran K’s nine as Leto holds off East Bay in opener

Preseason All-813Preps Watchlist: Pitchers

813Preps 2025 Preseason Top 15

Preseason All-813Preps Watchlist: Outfielders

Preseason All-813Preps Watchlist: Infielders

Preseason All-813Preps Watchlist: Catchers

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Saladino Tourney brackets set for 44th edition

Jesuit’s Noah Sheffield named Saladino Award winner

2024 All-813Preps Baseball Class 6A-7A Team

2024 All-813Preps Baseball Class 2A-5A Team

Pinellas tops Hillsborough 2-1 in Sr. All-Star Game

Total-team effort leads Jesuit to 5A State Title

Class 5A State Semi: State-seasoned Jesuit too much for Wesley Chapel

Flame-throwing duo lead red-hot Durant

Plant City’s Hehn finding his way after epilepsy diagnosis

Early offense pushes Jesuit to second-straight Saladino Title


Saladino Day1: Troupe goes yard as Dragons defeat Plant

Giardina, Highsmith reach 100th win at Seffner Christian

GotW – Wk1: Durant rewards Rowland with late-game win

VIDEO: Sickles Seeks to “Run It Back”

2024 813Preps Preseason Rankings

Click Here: for all our 2024 Preseason Coverage

Wilken, Nimmala hear names called in First Round

2023 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team

2023 All-813Preps Class 2A-5A Team

The 813 dominates in Rays’ Hillsborough-Pinellas Senior
All-Star Classic

Rays Hillsborough-Pinellas All-Star Game set for Monday

Yost, McDonald homer to power Sickles back to final four

Rojas, Gaither overcome rough start in decisive win

Mallo’s single in extras give Dragons edge over Knights

Jesuit stretches rivalry win-streak to 10 games v TC

Rojas allows two hits in shutout win vs Steinbrenner

Corinti channels past loss, deals against Berkeley

Long’s first complete game leads Wharton over Armwood

Photo Gallery: Tampa Prep at Tampa Catholic (3/23/23)

Photo Gallery: Saladino Final Sickles v Jesuit (3/16/23)

Armwood tops Spoto 7-3 for Bronze Division Title

Photo Gallery: Riverview at Robinson (3/2/23)

Photo Gallery: Tampa Catholic at Jesuit (3/3/23)

Sophomore hurlers battle as Berkeley beats River Ridge

Bert Kreischer “delivers” in BP session at Jesuit

Photo Gallery: Leto at Jefferson (2/23/23)

Photo Gallery: Brooks DeBartolo at Carrollwood Day (2/23/23)

Early run gives McDonald the edge as Sickles tops Crest

Photo Gallery: Preseason Plant at Jesuit (2/14/23)

Photo Gallery: Preseason Winter Haven v Newsome (2/14/23)

Photo Gallery: Preseason King at Gaither (2/13/23)

Photo Gallery: Preseason Wharton v Alonso (2/13/23)

Football coverage kicks off for 813Preps

Dream come true summer trip to the Cape

All-813Preps Baseball Team – Class 2A-5A

All-813Preps Baseball Team – Class 6A-7A

2022 All-813Preps Defend10 Team

2022 Hillsborough County Batting Avg Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County Wins Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County Home Run Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County Strikeout Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County RBI Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County Saves Leaders

Photo Gallery: Rays HS Hillsborough-Pinellas Classic

2022 Hillsborough County Runs Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County ERA Leaders

2022 Hillsborough County Stolen Base Leaders


Jesuit tops Naples in 5A State Semifinal

Photo Gallery: 5/17/22 6A-2 RegFinal – Crest at Sickles

Photo Gallery: 5/16/22 5A-2 Final – Hollins at Jesuit

Photo Gallery: 5/13/22 7A-2 Qtr – East Lake at Plant

Photo Gallery: 5/12/22 5A-2 Qtr – Seminole at Jesuit

Photo Gallery: 5/12/22 3A-2 Qtr – Bishop Verot at Tampa Prep

Kurland, Owens, Pizzio lead ’22 FACA honorees

Photo Gallery: 4/20/22 Plant City at Durant

Photo Essay: Jim Macaluso Field dedication 4/23/22

Photo Gallery: 4/22/22 Calvary Christian at Berkeley Prep

Perfect game for Bell Creek’s Tyler Fritsch

Photo Gallery: Acad. at the Lakes at Carrollwood Day

Photo Gallery: 4/14/22 Sickles at Plant City

Photo Gallery: 4/12/22 Alonso at Jefferson

Photo Gallery: 4/11/22 Armwood at Robinson

Photo Gallery: Bloomingdale at Straw Crest 4/4 & 4/6/22

Photo Gallery: Newsome at Hillsborough 4/5/22 (J. Zanca)

Steady pitching and McIntyre’s patience key Middleton win

Photo Gallery: 3/28/22 Jefferson at Freedom

Photo Gallery: 3/28/22 Gaither at Alonso (photos J. Zanca)

Photo Gallery: 3/28/22 Foundation Chr at Grace Chr

Harman’s blast powers Bulls over Plant

Motivated Bucs walk-off win over Jesuit

Sunday Slideshow – Saladino Edition

Plant punches back as Panthers top Sickles for Saladino title

Sickles advances to Saladino final with 1-0 win over Jesuit

Click here for Day 1 – Saladino Tourney action

Saladino Tournament kicks off 41st edition Saturday

Smith fans 10 as Brandon holds off East Bay

813Preps ’22 Sunday Slideshow – Week 1(ish)

41st edition of Saladino Tournament sets its brackets

Inaugural 813Preps Bay Bash to start area season in grand slam fashion

McDonald, Gryphons top Jesuit in Steinbrenner Classic final

Gallery: Fall Ball – Lennard at Newsome 10/4/21

Sickles’ senior AJ Sawmiller needs our help after on-field injury

Gallery: Fall Ball – Freedom at Sumner 9/27/21

Gallery: Fall Ball – Steinbrenner at Sickles 9/16/21

2021 All-813Preps Most Valuable Player

2021 All-813Preps Hitter of the Year

2021 All-813Preps Pitcher of the Year

2021 All-813Preps Coach of the Year

All-813Preps 2021 Defend10 Team

Gallery: FACA Senior All-Star game Sunday 6/6/21

It’s No Bull: Bloomingdale Claims State Title

Despite Hermann’s best, Durant falls in 7A semifinal

State Preview: One Thing at a Time for Bloomingdale’s Bowen

State Preview: Scolaro & Son: A Durant legacy, three times over

813Prep Sunday Slideshow – Week 10
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Sosnowski delivers gem, offense just delivers as Tigers top Bucs
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Plant rallies to earn Braun 300th coaching win
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Sunday Slideshow – Week 8
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Sunday Slideshow – Saladino & Week 4
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Corscadden cruises, Martin sparks 4th-straight for Phoenix

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813Preps Sunday Slideshow – Week 3

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Week 2 Sunday Slideshow

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813Preps Sunday Slideshow – Week 1

2021 Preseason On the Bubble Rankings (Nos. 11-15)

Dark Horse Dozen:
2021 Sleepers and Breakouts

2021 Preseason Team Preview: Armwood, Carollwood Day, Spoto & Tampa Prep

2021 Preseason Team Preview: Brooks DeBartolo, Lennard, Middleton & Tampa Catholic

The BIG 15: 813Preps’ Top Returning Players

2021 Preseason Team Previews: Bell Creek, Chamberlain, Jefferson, Robinson & Sumner


2021 Preseason Team Preview: Blake, Freedom, Hillsborough, Riverview & Tampa Bay Tech

2021 Preseason Team Preview: Alonso, Brandon, Cambridge Christian, East Bay & King

Fall Ball – Mojica, Myles lead Bishop McLaughlin to Steinbrenner Classic crown

Photo Gallery: Week 2 GMS Wood Bat Classic Pool-Play

Fall Ball – Jesuit claims its second-straight Steinbrenner Classic crown

Photo Gallery: Steinbrenner Wood Bat Classic A – Pool Play action
Photo Gallery: 813Preps Fall Ball Tour – Brandon at Lennard (10/16/20)

Photo Gallery: 813Preps Fall Ball Tour – Jefferson Blue & Gold scrimmage (10/15/20)

Photo Gallery: 813Preps Fall Ball Tour – Bloomingdale at Newsome (10/14/20)

Photo Gallery: 813Preps Fall Ball Tour East Bay at Durant (10/13/20)

Photo gallery: Fall Ball – Berkeley Prep v King; Strawberry Crest v Bloomingdale

Riverview has promoted Jason Smith as Sharks new HC

Photo Gallery: 813Preps Exposure Showcase

Dugout Debates: Coaches sound off on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 3-0 grand slam

813Preps partners with Prospect Wire on Exposure Showcase

Gallery: Hillsborough Wiffle Brawl Days 1-5

 

Sign up for the Hillsborough Wiffle Brawl ’20 tournament in Plant City. More info here…

Lennard’s Duran tapped to launch baseball team at Sumner High

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Newsome’s Cade Afeld

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Steinbrenner’s Ryan Lowder

Tampa’s baseball legacy has dimmed with the passing of Frank Permuy

95.3 WDAE to host senior shout out on Monday

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Wharton’s Carson Caso

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Newsome’s Sawyer Smith

7th Inning Stretch – Q&A with Berkeley’s Alex Haire and his father Dr. Stephen Haire (Part Two)

7th Inning Stretch – Q&A with Berkeley Prep CF Alex Haire and his father Dr. Stephen Haire

7th Inning Stretch – Chamberlain’s Brennan Hyde

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Bloomingdale’s Jackson Hobbs

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Plant City’s Cole Cothren

7th Inning Stretch – A Q&A with Berkeley Prep’s Ian Brown

Our Wk 1 Notebook w/ an in-depth look at Berkeley’s Davis Childers

Friday’s cold, windy BP pays off for Hillsborough at Plant

Steinbrenner rallies, walks it off against Bloomingdale 

Video: Jesuit Justifying Legacy

813Preps is the new home to coaches-run track coverage

Plant welcomes ROY Alonso to retired jersey tradition

Gaither alum Mercado honored with jersey retirement

Larkins has a half-century of love for the game…

Big changes set for 40th Saladino Tournament