by JGuthrie | Apr 16, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Class 1A-District 9 Championship ⚾ Cambridge Christian 17 Foundation Christian 0 – four innings Cambridge Christian 17 Foundation Christian 0@Hazard_ous1 (3 IP 8 K’s) and @willsnider444 (1 IP 2 K’s) combine to throw a no hitter. @IanJansen23 goes 3-3 with 2 HR...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Class 7A-District 7 Semifinal ⚾ #8 Sumner 5 Newsome 0 Sumner senior Ethan DeJesus tossed a complete-game no-hitter with a career-best 15 strikeouts to put the Stingrays into Friday’s district championship game against top-seed Strawberry Crest. DeJesus, who is...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Plant, Steinbrenner
Plant walks off semifinal win in extra innings With the throw taking Steinbrenner catcher James Alikbarian up the third-base line, Plant’s Jackson Kravitz slides in safely on Gio Benitez’s single with the district semifinal-winning run. By Chuck Frye,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Foundation Christian, Seffner Christian
Panthers tough out district semi win over Crusaders Foundation Christian junior Henry Salter homered on this swing as the Panthers rallied to tie Tuesday’s district semifinal against Seffner Christian, then gave his team the lead for good with an RBI single the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Class 1A-District 9 Semifinal ⚾ Cambridge Christian 12 Lakeland Victory Christian 2 – six innings Cambridge Christian broke open a tie game in the fourth inning as Ian Jansen (2-for-4, two runs, three RBI) drove home a pair with a single to give the Lancers a...
by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2026 | Postseason Awards
2026 All-Western Conference Baseball Selections The All-Western Conference teams are selected each year by area public school baseball coaches, and are split into three divisions based on geographic area. American Division Alonso, Gaither, Jefferson, Leto, Plant,...
by JGuthrie | Apr 13, 2026 | Baseball, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, East Bay, Gaither, Jesuit, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
Heights Meat Market presents: 1. Jesuit (19-5) Jesuit junior Brady Marshall Back where we started at the beginning of the year, Jesuit finishes the regular season by reclaiming the No. 1 spot – winning three games last week against two Ohio teams (St. Ignatius and...
by JGuthrie | Apr 9, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ #5 Gaither 1 Sumner 0 A game between Hillsborough’s strikeout leader and the county wins leader did not disappoint, as a Ryan Deak doubled in the fourth, stole third and scored the deciding run on a throwing error. Sumner senior Ethan DeJesus struck out 13 (94...
by JGuthrie | Apr 8, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Jefferson, Strawberry Crest
Water Genius of Tampa Game of the Week: Chargers maintain composure, pull away from Jefferson Strawberry Crest senior Josh Cespedes lines a two-run single into right to give the Chargers the lead in the third inning. Cespedes would later add a bases loaded walk, and...
by JGuthrie | Apr 8, 2026 | Baseball, Durant, Features, Gaither
Lockler leads senior arms as Gaither tops Durant Noah Lockler was honored to draw the mound start on Senior Night, saying, “On a night like this, the game is bigger than us. It’s for the coaches, our families … I take a lot of pride in this team and...
