by JGuthrie | May 8, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Newsome
By Bob Bellone LITHIA – Newsome junior Cade Afeld was not about to let anyone interrupt his mad dash home Tuesday afternoon. No one did. Tied at 2 with rival Palm Harbor University in the home seventh of a Class 9A-District 8 semifinal, Afeld hit a two-out...
by JGuthrie | May 7, 2019 | Features, Lennard
His name is Yazael Nunez. That might be news to some of his Lennard High teammates, who have known the shortstop and pitcher simply as Yoyo. The origin of that moniker was the first thing our Bob Bellone wanted to know during a recent interview. Your nickname...
by JGuthrie | May 7, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
District Tournament Results 8A-District 6 at Plant City Durant senior Frankie Martinez earned his third win of the season, tossing five innings for the Cougars in a district tourney win against East Bay. Durant 5, East Bay 1 Coleton Brogden’s RBI single got...
by JGuthrie | May 6, 2019 | Jesuit
Jesuit junior catcher Bennett Lee will miss the remainder of the season after breaking two fingers. Staff Report TAMPA – Jesuit got hit with a bit of bad news heading into the district tournament week, learning that they will be without junior captain,...
by JGuthrie | May 6, 2019 | Weekly Rankings
* Our Week 10 rankings were voted on by 813Preps editor Jarrett Guthrie and 95.3WDAE’s Jay Recher. Follow Jay’s coverage of all things Tampa Bay sports at his blog by clicking here. * 1. Sickles (9-14) – It wasn’t quite bell to bell. But the Gryphons...
by JGuthrie | May 5, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Bloomingdale junior Brock Wilken finished the regular season in style, blasting his county-leading 10th home run on Friday night at Jefferson. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – There wasn’t much time to even appreciate its departure. Bloomingdale junior Brock...
by JGuthrie | May 4, 2019 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Jefferson
Bloomingdale head coach Kris Wilken congratulates his senior Kyle Merkle By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Bloomingdale got all it needed early as Antonio De Jesus made Colby Shelton’s double in the second hurt with his own RBI single, and Nico Saladino...
by JGuthrie | May 4, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Bloomingdale junior Antonio De Jesus dives into third after an error turned his first inning RBI single into a three-base gain. De Jesus was 3-for-4 in the Bulls win, with two runs scored. Bloomingdale 9, Jefferson 1 Check back Saturday morning for a...
by JGuthrie | May 4, 2019 | Durant, Gaither
Durant sophomore Alex Canney earned the save on the mound, and also had a key RBI bunt and run scored in the Cougars five-run, sixth inning. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener TAMPA – The last game of the regular season typically has a ho-hum...
by JGuthrie | May 3, 2019 | Features, Riverview
Riverview senior Dillon Besnier has been a leader for the Sharks and everything the USF committed senior does, he says is to honor his late mother, Tonya Miller. Editor’s Note: Over the final weeks of the high school baseball season, our staff will be...
