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Tony Saladino, teacher, coach & local baseball icon, dies at 89

Tony Saladino, teacher, coach & local baseball icon, dies at 89 By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor BRANDON – Life is a bunt – a sacrifice. This simple sentence perfectly encapsulates...

Longtime Leto skipper JJ Pizzio resigns after 19 seasons

Longtime Leto skipper JJ Pizzio resigns after 19 seasons The 2018 All-813Preps Coach of the Year and three-time state semifinalist has accepted a teaching position at Plant City...

2025 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team

2025 All-813Preps Class 6A-7A Team 2025 Most Valuable Player (6A-7A) Jordan Yost produced his entire four-year career for the Gryphons, but saved his best for his senior season,...

2025 All-813Preps Class 1A-5A Team

2025 All-813Preps Class 1A-5A Team 2025 Most Valuable Player (1A-5A) Helping Jesuit to another district and region title, and his third-straight (Jesuit's fourth) final four...

Saladino named new head coach at Armwood

Saladino named new head coach at Armwood https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A-State-Semi-Bloomingdale-v-Buchholz-51624/i-ZjqnXH2/A Noah...

813Preps Nightly Roundup, March 7, 2024

Mar 7, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Jefferson, King, Newsome, Plant City, Wharton

#3 Jefferson 9, Chamberlain 4 Alliuq Troupe led off the home-first with a triple and scored to start off a four-run first inning as two Chamberlain errors put the Storm in a hole. Dragons senior Cameron Mallo struck...

Panthers pounce on Longhorns in 6-2 win

Mar 7, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Lennard, Plant

Panthers pounce on Longhorns in 6-2 win https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Lennard-at-Plant-3624/i-7w2tCTb/A Panther cleanup hitter Jackson Cucchi slides home with the game's first...

813Preps Nightly Roundup, March 6, 2024

Mar 6, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Bloomingdale, Carrollwood Day, East Bay, Plant City, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Bay Tech

#6 Strawberry Crest 6, Hillsborough 4 The Chargers put up five runs in the fourth as a trio of walks, a hit batter, and an error put the game out of reach of Hillsborough's rally attempt. Chase Conti singled and...

Giardina, Highsmith reach 100th win at Seffner Christian

Mar 6, 2024 | Features, Seffner Christian

Giardina, Highsmith reach 100th win at Seffner Christian https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/IMG-Silver-at-Seffner-Christian/i-SRkpkGS/A Seffner Christian head coach Sal Giardina...

Scott’s first-inning homer sparks Seffner Christian in win

Mar 6, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Seffner Christian

Scott's first-inning homer sparks Seffner Christian in win Seffner Christian senior Addy Scott connects on a three-run home run in the first inning, putting the Crusaders ahead quickly. Scott is pacing Hillsborough...

813Preps Nightly Roundup, March 5, 2024

Mar 6, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Jefferson, Jesuit, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Sickles, Sumner, Tampa Catholic, Wharton

#4 Sickles 3, #1 Gaither 0 Sickles' Jaden Nazar singled and scored on a steal of home in the second inning to give two pitchers all the support needed to take down previously unbeaten Gaither in a battle of two of our...

813Preps Nightly Roundup, March 2 & 4, 2024

Mar 4, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Carrollwood Day, Leto, Robinson, Tampa Prep

Monday, March 4, 2024 Games Tampa Prep 7, Atlanta (Ga) Lovett 6 Tampa Prep dug itself out of a hole with a five-run fifth inning to earn a win against Georgia's Lovett. Langston Sallis singled in one, before Will...

The 8-1-3 List: Week 2

Mar 4, 2024 | Alonso, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Lennard, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings

1. Gaither (5-0) = https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Gaither-at-Bloomingdale-22924/i-GMB3MFT/A Gaither senior Michael Fernandez After Week 1’s three-win start, the Cowboys rallied...

CDS exploits mistakes, go to 5-0 with win vs Wharton

Mar 2, 2024 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Features, Wharton

CDS exploits mistakes, go to 5-0 with win vs Wharton https://813preps.smugmug.com/2024-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Wharton-at-Carrollwood-Day-030124/i-7DLMmCj/A Carrollwood Day's Nick Bonollo celebrates after...

Youthful Spoto applies steady pressure in win at Blake

Mar 2, 2024 | Baseball, Blake, Features, Spoto

Youthful Spoto applies steady pressure in win at Blake By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Six of Spoto’s starters on Friday were underclassmen, and there were some moments where that youth and inexperience showed,...