by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2019 | Plant, Plant City, Saladino
Plant City senior LHP Parker Messick improved to 3-0 on the season working six innings and striking out nine. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Plant City came out swinging against No. 2 Plant in each team’s Saladino Tournament pool-play opener at the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2019 | Gaither, Riverview, Saladino
Riverview’s Ty Correa delivers a pitch Saturday afternoon during the Shark’s 6-4 win over Gaither at the University of Tampa. (Photo by Mike Camunas) By Mike Camunas TAMPA — Riverview had one game in mind at the start of the Sharks’ appearance...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2019 | Cambridge Christian, Newsome, Saladino
Tyler McKenna trots home on a bases loaded walk that lifted Newsome to a 2-1 triumph against Carrollwood Day in Saladino pool-play at Lennard High. (Photo by Bob Bellone) By Bob Bellone RUSKIN – A pitcher’s duel nearly developed into the real thing before No. 8...
by JGuthrie | Mar 16, 2019 | Leto, Saladino, Steinbrenner
Leto senior Bryan Perez crushes a solo home run to left field in the third inning to put the game out of reach. Perez finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the game. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – With just a handful of at-bats this...
by JGuthrie | Mar 16, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Cambridge Christian 9 Oasis Christian 6 Dawson Nores earned his first career win on the mound and Duane Drummond earned the save, both firsts at the varsity level. In between, Eli Rydell pitched four innings of relief, striking out five. Drummond also had a double and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 15, 2019 | Saladino
The 39th Annual Saladino Baseball Tournament – A Primer (Graphic designed by Kavier Nunez) For our money, the baseball season isn’t quite in its groove until the Saladino Tournament rolls around. It’s taxing, tiring and often grueling. But...
by JGuthrie | Mar 15, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
A close play at the plate went Lennard’s way as catcher Levi Montero applies the tag on Jefferson runner Tyson Mickie in the fourth inning. Lennard 6, Jefferson 5 For our complete coverage of this game, click here. L 102 002 1 — | 6 | 4 | 7 J 100 120 1 —...
by JGuthrie | Mar 15, 2019 | Jefferson, Lennard
Lennard senior Yazael “Yoyo” Nunez finished the game off with three, bases loaded strikeouts as the Longhorns held on to win 6-5 at Jefferson. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – There were points in Thursday’s game where it looked like nobody quite...
by JGuthrie | Mar 14, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Riverview 7, Durant 3 To view our coverage of this game, click here. R 003 013 0 — | 7 | 9 | 3 D 001 002 0 — | 3 | 4 | 1 W – Herrick (2-1). L – Hermann. 2B – Correa, Besnier, Vigh (R). HR – Correa (R). Records – R 4-2, 2-0 in Class 8A-6; D 2-3, 0-2 in 8A-6....
by JGuthrie | Mar 14, 2019 | Durant, Riverview
Riverview seniors Ty Correa (No. 14) and Brendan Herrick (No. 2) prior to the start of the fourth inning, after Correa’s three-run home run broke the game open and swung momentum in the Sharks favor. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor PLANT CITY – After a being...