by JGuthrie | May 10, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Gaither, Leto
Leto junior first baseman Mikey Camacho slide into the bag for a putout in the sixth inning. Camacho also got the Falcons offensive night started with a single and a run scored in the third. Stories and photos by Andy Warrener The Falcons might have come into...
by JGuthrie | May 9, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep
Berkeley Prep junior Ian Brown tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Buccaneers to a 4A-4 district semifinal win over CCC. (813Preps file photo) Staff Report Berkeley Prep bested Clearwater Central Catholic 9-0, in the two team’s rubber-match on the...
by JGuthrie | May 9, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Steinbrenner
Plant players pile on after the final out is called, as the Panthers claimed a Class 8A-District 5 championship with a 4-0 victory over Steinbrenner. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor LUTZ – After coming away with a one-run win in the Class 8A-5 district semifinal...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
6A-District 8 at Jefferson Jesuit 15, Middleton 0 – four innings Jimmy Clifford had a pair of hits and two RBI, while Cole Russo went 2-for-3 driving in four and scoring three times in Jesuit’s four-inning win over Middleton. M 000 000 0 — | 0 | 3 | 2...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Durant, Plant City, Riverview
By Nick Nahas Catcher Brock Wilken has been clutch for the Bloomingdale Bulls all season long, at the plate and behind the dish. Wilken added to his home run total hitting his county-leading 11th homer in a 8A-District 6 semifinal win against Riverview. Wilken...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Gaither, Hillsborough, King, Leto
Gaither sophomore RHP Austin Grause pitched 6 1/2 innings in relief, allowing just one run in the Cowboys’ 7-5 win over Hillsborough in the 7A-8 district semifinal on Tuesday night. (Photo by Mike Camunas) By Mike Camunas TAMPA — Gaither and Leto will...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Lennard, Tampa Bay Tech
Lennard sophomore Alek Mangual had a pair of RBI, including the game-ending RBI sac fly in the Longhorns district semifinal win over TBT. (913Preps file photo) By Will Turner TAMPA – Lennard and Braden River punched their tickets to the Class 7A-Region 2...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Plant, Sickles
Plant’s Matthew Ward barrel-rolled into home, beating Sickles catcher Danny Bernstein to the plate, scoring the deciding run as the Panthers defeated the Gryphons 1-0. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener LUTZ – District playoffs pit teams at...
by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs
Alonso junior Sam Drumheller carried a no-hitter into the sixth, allowing just one run on two hits and earning the win. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Two of the uglier blemishes on Alonso’s record this season came courtesy of district opponent Sarasota...
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...
