by JGuthrie | Mar 9, 2019 | Bell Creek, Seffner Christian
Seffner Christian junior Daniel Tomasello steps on home plate and is greeted by Spencer Boynton after his second inning solo home run. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor SEFFNER – Daniel Tomasello had waited 10 long days to take a cut that meant something at the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Durant, Plant City
By Bob Bellone, correspondent PLANT CITY – Plant City ace Parker Messick may have been a bit too good for his own good in a 7-0 whitewashing of Class 8A-District 6 rival Durant on Thursday night. Messick struck out 11 batters and worked himself into, and out of some...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Wharton
Wharton starting pitcher Carson Caso (No. 11) and Brian Baughman, who closed the game out with a 1-2-3 inning celebrate the Wildcats win. (Photo by Andy Warrener) By Andy Warrener, correspondent TAMPA – In a tight-fisted contest between the host Wharton...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Alonso, Newsome
Alonso junior Sehjin Daley lets out a yell after putting his team on the board with a two-out, two-run single in the seventh. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor LITHIA – After a pair of pitchers on each side battled through six scoreless innings, Alonso made the most...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Armwood, Lennard
Longhorns senior Yazael Nunez struck out a career-best 14 Armwood hitters as Lennard defeated the Hawks, 6-1 on Thursday. (Photo by Will Turner) By Will Turner, staff writer RUSKIN – The pitching was phenomenal. The offense came a little unconventionally....
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Berkeley Prep, Tampa Prep
By Kip Kerrick, correspondent TAMPA – On a chilly Spring night at Berkeley Prep the Buccaneers held off the Tampa Prep for a 4-1 victory. Tampa Prep was on the board in the top of the first starting off with a single by Lucas Harman, who scored the only run for...
by JGuthrie | Mar 8, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
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by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2019 | Brandon, King
Brandon junior Marcos Herrand tossed five innings and earned the win on the mound for the Eagles. By Jarrett Guthrie, editor TAMPA – It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t clean, but it was a win. And that’s a start for an almost completely inexperienced Brandon Eagles...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2019 | Bloomingdale, Strawberry Crest
Bloomingdale pitcher Myles Caba earned the win on the mound. (Photo by Will Turner) By Will Turner, staff writer DOVER – Myles Caba dueled with Armwood’s Trevor Finan in Bloomingdale’s season opener in his first start of his senior year, ultimately getting a...
by JGuthrie | Mar 7, 2019 | Baseball Round-Up
Robinson 7, East Bay 0 Junior lefty Kenny Keller worked a complete-game on the mound for the nights, allowing just three hits and striking out seven as Robinson claimed its first win of the season. Senior Michael Swanson (one RBI) and sophomore Ben Kim (double,...
