by JGuthrie | Mar 25, 2025 | Baseball Round-Up
#9 Sickles 8 #8 Alonso 7 – eight innings Sickles got a walk-off win courtesy of Emilio Salgado’s RBI single as the Gryphons and Alonso battled into extra innings on Tuesday. The Ravens opened with a five-run inning keyed by a bases-clearing triple...
by JGuthrie | Mar 24, 2025 | Alonso, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Bloomingdale (13-3) Last Week: Loss, 6-4 v Jefferson; Win, 3-2 v East Bay; Win, 10-1 Carrollwood Day; Win, 3-0 v Strawberry Crest The 2025 Saladino Gold Division Champions bounced back from a Monday loss to Jefferson to win its pool, then handled business in a big...
by JGuthrie | Mar 21, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Saladino, Strawberry Crest
Bloomingdale’s Navas-Hoyer spins Saladino Final shutout Saladino Tournament Co-MVP Javier Navas-Hoyer pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball, allowing one hit and striking out a dozen. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor Photos by Mike Camunas, Creative Director TAMPA...
by JGuthrie | Mar 20, 2025 | Baseball, Features, Plant, Saladino, Strawberry Crest
Chargers rally for Saladino semi win over Plant By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – It was unnoticed by many, but not by Eric Beattie. The Strawberry Crest head coach saw starting pitcher Dillon Knight get lit up by the top of Plant’s batting order to...
by JGuthrie | Mar 20, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Carrollwood Day, Features, Saladino
Long goes the distance, Perez goes yard twice in Bulls win Bloomingdale junior Isaiah Perez hit a grand slam and two-run homer, while scoring three times as the Bulls defeated Carrollwood Day, 10-1 in the Saladino Tournament semifinal (813Preps file photo). By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | Mar 19, 2025 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Features, Saladino, Sickles
Patriots ace Riedel delivers shutout against Sickles Patriots senior Nick Riedel pitched his third complete-game shutout, dealing a decision against Sickles on Tuesday afternoon to book Carrollwood Day a spot in the Saladino Gold Division semifinals. By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2025 | Baseball, Durant, Features, Plant, Saladino
Plant pitching stays stellar as Panthers blank Durant Plant junior Nick Townley struck out five, working into the sixth inning as the Panthers defeated Durant 8-0. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor PLANT CITY – During fall scrimmages longtime Plant head coach Dennis Braun...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2025 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Jefferson, Saladino
Benton delivers in Jefferson’s “wake up” win over Bulls Shaking off a slow start, lefty Ja’Marques Benton retired 10-straight Bloomingdale batters at one point for a comeback victory. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – Jefferson got...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2025 | Baseball Round-Up, Saladino
⚾ Gold Division Tournament ⚾ Strawberry Crest senior RHP Brisen Tweedy #8 Strawberry Crest 6 #11 Alonso 0 Brisen Tweedy pitched a no-hitter with six strikeouts, issuing just one walk and hitting one batter as the Strawberry Crest picked up its second win of the...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2025 | Baseball, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
1. Plant (11-2) Plant sophomore RHP Rhett Dixson Last Week: Win, 8-0 v Armwood; Win, 4-0 Strawberry Crest; Win, 5-0 King Plant makes the big leap from the No. 5 spot a week ago after pitching three shutouts last week, stretching a shutout streak to five games. The...
