by JGuthrie | May 1, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant, Wharton
Cucchi homers, Strayer sets scoring record as Plant tops Wharton Plant cleanup batter Jackson Cucchi (27) is greeted at the plate by Urban Ellis (19), A.J. Ford (8), and Danny Cerelli (22) after delivering a three-run homer, the key blow in an eight-run third inning....
by JGuthrie | May 1, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features
Porter dominant in Bloomingdale’s semifinal opening win Bloomingdale senior Hayden Porter pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing four hits and striking out 10 as the Bulls defeated Lake Minneola in the Class 3A-Region 2 semifinal series opening game. By...
by JGuthrie | Apr 30, 2025 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
⚾ 6A-Region 2 ⚾ Bloomingdale leads series 1-0 Bloomingdale 7 Lake Minneola 0 Porter dominant in Bloomingdale’s semifinal opening win. L 000|000|0 – |0|4|1 B 202|003|x – |7|5|2 W – Porter (8-1); L – B. Montrowl 2B – Pierre (L); Johnson (B). Records –...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2025 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
⚾ 1A-Region 3 ⚾ Neumann wins series 2-0 Naples Neumann 6 Cambridge Christian 4 Cambridge Christian fell in the region semifinals to Naples Neumann, closing a 19-win season. The Lancers answered a first-inning Neumann run, but fell behind in the home-second and Celtics...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Carrollwood Day, Features
Berkeley’s Kurland holds CDS hitless in region semi opener Berkeley Prep senior Rivers Kurland reacts after finishing his 99-pitch complete-game no-hitter against Carrollwood Day in Game 1 of the Class 2A-Region 3 semifinals. Mike Camunas, Creative Director...
by JGuthrie | Apr 29, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jesuit, Pinellas County
Jesuit offense thunders, lightning forces early end to Game 1 By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Countryside held Jesuit’s offense in check for three innings of the opening game of the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals, but the Tigers’ bats thundered to life in the fourth,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 27, 2025 | Alonso, Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features
Llanes’ walk-off double puts Alonso in region semis Raymond Llanes flexes while being held up by jubilant teammate Daniel Despaine after his three-run double earned Alonso a berth in the Class 7A region semifinals. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – For...
by JGuthrie | Apr 26, 2025 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Class 5A-Region 3 ⚾ Manatee wins series 2-1 Manatee 15 East Bay 14 – 10 innings A wild four-hour game didn’t go East Bay’s way as a pair of bases-loaded hit batters pushed across two Manatee runs in the 10th inning and stopped the Indians first...
by JGuthrie | Apr 25, 2025 | Baseball, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Wharton
Wharton powers its way to quarterfinal sweep of Parrish Wharton players gather outside the home dugout as senior Antonio Fawcett trots down the third base line after putting the Wildcats up with a two-run home run in the third inning. Mike Camunas, Creative Director...
by JGuthrie | Apr 24, 2025 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Class 2A-Region 3 ⚾ Bishop McLaughlin wins series 2-1 Bishop McLaughlin 5 Tampa Catholic 3 Tampa Catholic took a first-inning lead on a two-run single by Jack Smythe, but saw Bishop McLaughlin erase it in the home-half and push out a significant lead as the...