by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Leto players stand for the National Anthem prior to the Falcons game at Hillsborough on Tuesday. Tampa Prep 2, Calvary Chr 0 To take down a team that hadn’t lost a regular season game in more than two years, everything had to go right, and according to Tampa...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2019 | Plant, Sickles
Sickles senior pitcher Dylan Eskew delivers a pitch Tuesday evening vs. district rival Plant. Eskew allowed just one hit over six-plus innings of work while striking out 11 and giving up a late-game walk. (Photo by Mike Camunas) By Mike Camunas, correspondent...
by JGuthrie | Mar 13, 2019 | Hillsborough, Leto
Leto’s RJ Gutierrez connects on a double in the third inning. Gutierrez would finish 3-for-4, with two runs, an RBI and two stolen bases. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – Off the bat, Leto centerfielder Damien Breto broke straight back on a ball off...
by JGuthrie | Mar 12, 2019 | Bloomingdale, Wharton
Wharton’s Grady Maguire led the Wildcats’ comeback win against Bloomingdale with a three-run homer in the seventh inning. (File photo) By Nick Nahas, correspondent VALRICO – There wasn’t much going on for the Wharton Wildcats through the first...
by JGuthrie | Mar 12, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Plant City catcher Hunter Emerine knocked in the game winning run with a double as the Raiders defeated Newsome on Monday. (File photo) Plant City 6, Newsome 1 – Eight innings A Hunter Emerine RBI double broke the stalemate in the eighth inning, and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 11, 2019 | Weekly Rankings
* Our Week 2 rankings were voted on by 813Preps editor Jarrett Guthrie, staff writer Will Turner, and 95.3WDAE’s Jay Recher. Follow Jay’s coverage of all things Tampa Bay sports at his blog by clicking here. * 1. Jesuit (5-0) {3 first place votes} –...
by JGuthrie | Mar 10, 2019 | Leto, Photo Galleries, Plant
Plant’s Conley Strayer breaks for home in the Panthers’ 11-0 victory at Leto. Strayer picked up his first career hit in the game. Our own Mike Camunas brings us this great selection of photos from the game between Plant and Leto on Saturday morning. The...
by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Sickles senior Danny Bernstein was 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored in the Gryphons win over Plant City. Strawberry Crest 5, King 0 An Anthony Grasso RBI double in the second proved to be the difference as Strawberry Crest added some late insurance...
by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2019 | Plant City, Sickles
Sickles senior Justin Turk (No. 3) leaps into his cheering teammates after belting his first high school home run, keying a five-run third inning for the Gryphons. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor Plant City Cade Shissler heads for home after his leadoff home run...
by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Seffner Christian junior 1B Tommy Turkett waves off his pitcher after fielding a ground ball in the fourth inning and recording the out himself. The Crusaders claimed a 6-3 win over Bell Creek on Friday. Seffner Chr 6, Bell Creek 3 For our complete write-up of...
