by JGuthrie | Mar 10, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Cambridge Christian, Jesuit, Sickles, Strawberry Crest
Bell Creek 5 Carrollwood Day 1 Xavier Talbot worked five strong on the mound for Bell Creek, allowing one unearned run and striking out five, before Caleb Rodriguez slammed the door with a pair of innings and four strikeouts. The Panthers answered a second inning CDS...
by JGuthrie | Mar 10, 2021 | Chamberlain, Features, Freedom
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Freedom’s offense came to play against district foe Chamberlain on Tuesday and was unrelenting to the very end as the Patriots put up 13 hits, drew eight walks and swiped 12 bags to come away with a 9-3 victory. With the game tied at...
by JGuthrie | Mar 10, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features, Leto
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer VALRICO – Something had to give when Bloomingdale and Leto collided Tuesday night. The host Bulls entered the non-district clash unbeaten in five home games. The Falcons were perfect through four on the road. No. 3 Bloomingdale (8-1)...
by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2021 | Features, Wharton
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor Last week’s 15-strikeout performance for Wharton’s Ryan Fry netted the junior righty a win as he went 5 1/3 in a 5-3 win at Alonso. Tuesday night, it took Fry (3-0, 0.67 ERA) seven innings to get to the 15-K mark, but he made them count...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2021 | Brooks DeBartolo, Features
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Twelve days ago, Brooks DeBartolo hung with Berkeley Prep for five-plus innings before errors allowed the Buccaneers to pull away and take a victory. Since that loss, the Phoenix have been reborn ablaze, winning four-straight...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Leto, Plant City, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
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. Our 813Preps Week 3 Rankings sponsor spotlight this week is the Tony and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2021 | Berkeley Prep, Durant, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Leto, Photo Galleries, Plant, Plant City, Riverview, Steinbrenner, Tampa Prep, Wharton
New to the site this year, we’ll be posting our “813Preps Sunday Slideshow” presented by our sponsors, the Culpepper Kurland Firm, to cap off each week of our coverage. If you think of yourself as a bit of a shutterbug, are attending area games in...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, East Bay, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit
Hillsborough 6 Middleton 0 Sophomore Branson Angel spun six scoreless innings on the mound and struck out eight as the Terriers defeated Middleton at home on Saturday. Senior Brady Burgess was 3-for-4 with his first homer of the season, driving in three in the game;...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, King, Leto, Plant City, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic
⚾⚾⚾⚾ Bloomingdale 1 Plant City 5 Sophomore Adan Longoria turned in his second outstanding start of the season, striking out nine and allowing just one solo home run as Plant City stopped Bloomingdale’s undefeated streak at seven. The Raiders offense was paced by...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2021 | Alonso, Features, Sickles
By Dylan Rudolph Correspondent TAMPA – Alonso has been a late-game team so far this season. In its first six games this season, seven of the team’s 28 runs came in the sixth or seventh inning. So, when facing an early deficit against Sickles, there was little doubt...