by JGuthrie | Apr 7, 2025 | Baseball, Features, King
King to celebrate Macaluso as 50th & final season nears end By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TEMPLE TERRACE – There are at least three more days of a routine so engrained in Jim Macaluso’s soul he probably goes to it now without even thinking about it. Like generations...
by JGuthrie | Apr 7, 2025 | Bloomingdale, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Bloomingdale (19-3) Bloomingdale junior Isaiah Perez Last Week: Win, 8-1 v Spoto; Win, 8-0 at Armwood; Win, 10-0 v Leto The Bulls ran its current win streak up to nine with a trio of dubs last week, but business picks up considerably closing out the regular season...
by JGuthrie | Apr 5, 2025 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Sunshine State Athletic Association ⚾ State Bracket Championship Cambridge Christian 10 Pensacola Lighthouse Christian 0 – six innings @ccs_lancers are the @SSAAAthletics state champions! I went 3/8 with 4 rbis and 2 doubles. Cambridge is one a 5 game win...
by JGuthrie | Apr 5, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Jesuit, Plant
Townley and Plant’s defense blank Jesuit Plant junior Nick Townley tossed a complete-game shutout at Jesuit on Friday needing just 77 pitches to put away the Tigers and earn his fifth win of the season. By Mike Camunas, Creative Director TAMPA — Nick Townley...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Cambridge Christian 16 Sarasota Christian 3 – five innings Cambridge Christian defeated Sarasota Christian for the third time this season and earned a spot in the Sunshine State Athletic Association State Championship (1A-4A) on Saturday. Will Snider held the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Gaither, Sickles
Gaither takes Round 1 against Sickles, 6-3 His Cowboys teammates wait to celebrate him as senior David Pina (#22) steps on the plate after his two-run home run in the sixth added some insurance to Gaither’s lead in a 6-3 win against rival Sickles. By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball, Brandon, Features, Freedom
Simpkins wins fifth as Freedom defeats Brandon Patriots’ starter David Simpkins wraps up a strong six-inning stint, striking out nine in six innings. He allowed one unearned run on just three hits and two walks, earning his fifth win of the season. By Chuck...
by JGuthrie | Apr 4, 2025 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ King 2 T-#2 Newsome 1 A dropped third strike with two outs allowed King’s Xavier Gori (single) to rush home and break a tie giving the Lions the lead at home in the fourth inning and junior starting pitcher Owen Leever (Win; 5.2ip, 1 R, 3 H, 6K) would work...
by JGuthrie | Apr 2, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Jesuit
Waechter returns for Jesuit’s late-season run By Brandon Wright, Features Writer TAMPA – Kaden Waechter started the at bat like all the ones before. Dug in, practice cut, just like all the ones before. The thousands he had taken before. But it turned out to be...
by JGuthrie | Apr 2, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Hillsborough, Tampa Bay Tech
Roberts, Parral lead Hillsborough to win at TBT Hillsborough senior Curtis Roberts dives home scoring after a pickoff attempt at third base. Roberts was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three stolen bases. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – With a struggle of a...
