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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...

Yost walk off propels Sickles to 6A region semifinal win

May 16, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Lennard, Sickles

Yost walk off propels Sickles to 6A region semifinal win https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A-R3Semi-Lennard-at-Sickles-051523/i-pxrLbMg/A Sickles sophomore Jordan Yost jumps in...

Satin deals no-hitter as Plant defeats Lakewood Ranch

May 16, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant

Satin deals no-hitter as Plant defeats Lakewood Ranch https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/7A-R2Semi-Lakewood-Ranch-at-Plant-51523/i-sdjMSL4/A Senior Robert Satin struck out nine in...

Fernandez’ one-hit gem leads Gaither to Region Final

May 14, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Gaither

Fernandez' one-hit gem leads Gaither to Region Final https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A-R3Semi-Riverdale-at-Gaither-51323/i-sRFNVSv/A Michael Fernandez warms up as the scoreboard...

Sheffield blasts extra-inning homer as Jesuit tops Naples

May 13, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jesuit

Sheffield blasts extra-inning homer as Jesuit tops Naples https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/5A-R3Semi-Naples-at-Jesuit-51223/i-SjVFbs2/A Clutching Jesuit's home run jacket, Noah...

Crusaders pitching stymies Berkeley Prep

May 12, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features, Tampa Catholic

Crusaders pitching stymies Berkeley Prep By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer TAMPA – Even a lightning delay couldn’t dampen the Crusaders’ dominating victory in their 3A-Region 2 semifinals match up against Berkeley Prep....

Jefferson explodes for region semi win at McKeel

May 12, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Polk County

Jefferson explodes for region semi win at McKeel https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/4A-R3Semi-Jefferson-at-Lakeland-McKeel-Academy/i-ZLhMPXW/A Jefferson junior Alliuq Troupe sends an...

McDonald fans 17 as Sickles tops Plant City

May 11, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant City, Sickles

McDonald fans 17 as Sickles tops Plant City https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A-R3Qtr-Plant-City-at-Sickles-51023/i-d38QbZ4/A Sickles' Caden McDonald turns around a Plant City...

Rojas, Gaither overcome rough start in decisive win

May 11, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Gaither

Rojas, Gaither overcome rough start in decisive win https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/6A/i-nRn63CP/A Gaither senior Steven Rojas overcame a pair of unearned runs in the first,...

Durant nips Alonso on extra-inning miscue

May 11, 2023 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features

Durant nips Alonso on extra-inning miscue https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Lennard-at-Durant-32423/i-8NHrCzG/A Durant's Blaine Rowland allowed one run, and struck out 11 in his...

NAR Region Roundup 5/10/23

May 10, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Lennard, Plant

⚾ Class 6A-Region 3 ⚾ Lennard 11, Bloomingdale 0 Mikie Locke's RBI single in the first gave Lennard the run needed to avenge last week's district championship game, as Zack Bird (4ip, four hits, five K's) and Carter...