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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...

Mallo hits walk-off single as Dragons edge Knights in extras

May 10, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jefferson, Robinson

Mallo hits walk-off single as Dragons edge Knights in extras https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/4A-R3-QTR-Robinson-at-Jefferson-51023/i-xQRcQcW/A Jefferson junior Cameron Mallo is...

Mendes hits for the cycle as Jesuit tops North Fort Myers

May 9, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Jesuit

Mendes hits for the cycle as Jesuit tops North Fort Myers https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Jesuit-at-Tampa-Catholic-041423/i-whVDPDV/A Jesuit senior Wes Mendes hit for the...

NAR Region Roundup 5/9/23

May 9, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Jefferson, Jesuit, Pinellas County, Tampa Catholic

⚾ 2A-Region 3 Quarterfinal ⚾ Sarasota Out-of-Door 7, Seffner Christian 4 Seffner Christian took a short-lived lead in the top of the sixth, before Out-of-Door Academy took advantage of a sloppy inning to score six runs...

Ravens battle for late lead and win at Plant

May 5, 2023 | Alonso, Baseball Playoffs, Features, Plant

Ravens battle for late lead and win at Plant https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/7A-D7-Final-Alonso-at-Plant-050423/i-TzxRxGS/A Alonso senior pitcher B.J. Rivera (second from left)...

Kurland slices through TC in complete game win

May 5, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Berkeley Prep, Features, Tampa Catholic

Kurland slices through TC in complete game win https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/3A-D5-Final-Berkeley-Prep-v-Tampa-Catholic-5423/i-NG78zJS/A Berkeley Prep sophomore Rivers Kurland...

Bloomingdale holds off Lennard for 6A-11 crown

May 5, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Bloomingdale, Features, Lennard

Bloomingdale holds off Lennard for 6A-11 crown By Bob Bellone, Senior Staff Writer RUSKIN – Bloomingdale right-hander Jacob Magadan took a four-run advantage into the bottom of the seventh inning of the Class...

Morales escapes the yard to push Durant over Newsome

May 5, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Durant, Features, Newsome

Morales escapes the yard to push Durant over Newsome https://813preps.smugmug.com/2023-813Preps-High-School-Baseball-Season/Lennard-at-Durant-32423/i-QT8NC5k/A Durant's Noah Morales' home run in the sixth gave the...

Sickles wins second-straight title in battle with East Lake

May 4, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Features, Pinellas County, Sickles

Sickles wins second-straight title in battle with East Lake By Lily Belcher, Correspondent CITRUS PARK - Senior Caden McDonald stepped up to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the fifth for Sickles. Tied with...

NAR District Roundup 5/4/23

May 4, 2023 | Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Jefferson, Jesuit, Seffner Christian

⚾ 2A-10 Final ⚾ #5 Seffner Christian 4, Carrollwood Day 0 Seffner Christian's Ethan Duncan pitched a complete game shutout, with four strikeouts and allowed just three hits as the Crusaders defeated Carrollwood Day to...

NAR District Roundup 5/3/23

May 3, 2023 | Armwood, Baseball Playoffs, Baseball Round-Up, Gaither, Jefferson, Robinson

⚾ 4A-10 Semifinal ⚾ Robinson 8, Chamberlain 1 Robinson senior Russell Sandefer struck out nine in his 6 2/3 innings on the mound, earning the win, while allowing one unearned run on two hits. Tucker Wehrman's RBI sac...