by JGuthrie | Feb 26, 2020 | Alonso, Wharton
By Mike Camunas NEW TAMPA — Wharton didn’t need much, while Alonso could’ve used more. The Wildcats (3-0) eked out a 3-2 rainy win over the Ravens (0-3) on Tuesday evening in a game that had plenty of chances to be broken wide open, as the teams combined...
by JGuthrie | Feb 26, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
PLANT 3, STEINBRENNER 2 Plant got the better of Steinbrenner in district play as a wild pitch and a two-run error gave the Panthers the edge. Brayden Heidel struck out 11 in five innings and Camden Boyer struck out four in the loss, despite the Warriors duo not...
by JGuthrie | Feb 26, 2020 | Newsome, Riverview
By Jarrett Guthrie VALRICO – Newsome’s Zach DeVito wasn’t untouchable on Tuesday night against literal down-the-road rival Riverview, but in the biggest moments, with the pressure on, the Wolves righty bit down on his mouthpiece and delivered. For six innings,...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2020 | Baseball Notebooks, Berkeley Prep, Hillsborough, King, Leto, Plant City, Wharton
TAMPA – A debilitating back injury not only took Berkeley Prep’s Davis Childers off the baseball field, at one point the ailment even forced him from the classroom. But there was one thing the injury couldn’t take from Childers – his spirit. Childers and his family...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up, Jefferson, Seffner Christian, Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner 7, Jefferson 1 Steinbrenner picked up its second win of the season as Donovan Garcia started the scoring with an RBI single in the third, and Tyler Reynolds solo home run led off the home fourth and proved the difference in the win. Cameron Kenny pitched...
by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2020 | Brooks DeBartolo, Middleton
By Jarrett Guthrie TAMPA – Called upon to try and get Middleton out of an early, bases loaded jam, Tigers sophomore Ricardo Garcia moved from first base to the mound with no outs in the third. Garcia’s second pitch was driven into the dirt by Brooks DeBartolo’s Jace...
by JGuthrie | Feb 24, 2020 | Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant City, Robinson, Steinbrenner, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our Weekly Rankings are selected by editor Jarrett Guthrie, with input from members of the 813Preps staff. 1. Jesuit (2-0) The Tigers put up mercy-rule wins against Blake and Tampa Catholic in the first week and stay at the top of our poll. Senior Jalen Niles had a...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2020 | Hillsborough, Plant
By Jarrett Guthrie TAMPA – First-year Hillsborough head coach Bryan Burgess said after playing a pair of games earlier in the week, he considered not having a varsity practice Friday in chilly, windy conditions with an afternoon game at Plant the following...
by JGuthrie | Feb 22, 2020 | Baseball Round-Up
Bell Creek 20, Clearwater Lakeside Christian 0 – three innings Senior Brendon Gerena-Lee’s RBI single in the first plated a pair and the Panthers never looked back in a lopsided, three-inning victory at Lakeside Christian. Sophomore Caleb had an RBI...
by JGuthrie | Feb 22, 2020 | Berkeley Prep, Tampa Catholic
By Jarrett Guthrie TAMPA – Berkeley Prep’s Alex Haire tried to stretch a double in Thursday’s win over Lakewood Ranch, but was tagged out sliding into third. So, in his third at-bat of Friday’s game at Tampa Catholic, when Haire saw the Crusaders centerfielder first...
