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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...

2024 Season Preview: Brooks DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Riverview, Tampa Bay Tech

Feb 17, 2024 | Baseball, Brooks DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Features, Preseason Baseball, Riverview, Tampa Bay Tech

2024 Season Preview: Brooks DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Riverview, Tampa Bay Tech With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season....

2024 Season Preview: Bell Creek, Brandon, SLAM, Sumner, Tampa Prep

Feb 16, 2024 | Baseball, Bell Creek, Brandon, Features, Preseason Baseball, Sports Leadership & Management, Sumner, Tampa Prep

2024 Season Preview: Bell Creek, Brandon, SLAM, Sumner, Tampa Prep With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season. We’ll release...

2024 Season Preview: Blake, Carrollwood Day, Foundation Christian, Leto, Middleton

Feb 15, 2024 | Baseball, Blake, Carrollwood Day, Features, Foundation Christian, Leto, Middleton

2024 Season Preview: Blake, Carrollwood Day, Foundation Christian, Leto, Middleton With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular...

2024 Season Preview: Cambridge Christian, Freedom, King, Robinson, Seffner Christian

Feb 14, 2024 | Baseball, Cambridge Christian, Features, Freedom, King, Preseason Baseball, Robinson, Seffner Christian

With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season. We’ll release previews on five teams a day leading up to our BIG 813Preps Top 15...

2024 Season Preview: Armwood, East Bay, Hillsborough, Plant City, Spoto

Feb 13, 2024 | Armwood, East Bay, Features, Hillsborough, Plant City, Preseason Baseball

With preseason games going on this week, we thought we would preview our Hillsborough County squads leading into the 2024 regular season. We'll release previews on five teams a day leading up to our BIG 813Preps Top 15...

813Preps 2024 Coaches’ Survey

Jan 22, 2024 | Baseball, Preseason Baseball

Coaches: We know this is a busy time of the year for you, but we would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this season's coaches' survey over the next week. While we always welcome hearing from...

Martin hired as head coach at Chamberlain

Dec 24, 2023 | Baseball, Chamberlain, Features

Martin hired as head coach at Chamberlain By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TAMPA – Chamberlain High has selected its next baseball coach as Stephen Martin will take over the Storm for the 2024 season. Martin, a Chamberlain...

Ortega departs Chamberlain after three seasons

Dec 21, 2023 | Baseball, Chamberlain

Ortega departs Chamberlain after three seasons https://813preps.smugmug.com/2022-813Preps-Baseball/32222-Tampa-Bay-Tech-at-Chamberlain/i-xXXDXTW/A Martin Ortega stepped down as head coach at Chamberlain High on...

Smith steps down at Riverview

Dec 20, 2023 | Baseball, Riverview

Smith steps down at Riverview By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor RIVERVIEW – Jason Smith informed 813Preps on Wednesday that he has stepped down as the head baseball coach at Riverview High. Smith has led the Sharks for three...

Newsome hosts Banana Ball Versus Breast Cancer event

Nov 12, 2023 | Baseball, Durant, East Bay, Events, Features, Newsome, Sumner

Newsome hosts Banana Ball Versus Breast Cancer event By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer LITHIA – For Newsome, East Bay, Durant and Sumner, Saturday’s games were months in the making. For two months, the athletes prepared...