by JGuthrie | 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 eventually stole home for the game’s first...
by JGuthrie | Mar 6, 2024 | Features, Seffner Christian
Giardina, Highsmith reach 100th win at Seffner Christian Seffner Christian head coach Sal Giardina proudly wears a postgame water bath after his Crusaders picked up a 5-2 win on Tuesday, marking the 100th win at the school. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor SEFFNER – Seffner...
by JGuthrie | 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 County with four home runs now. By Jarrett...
by JGuthrie | 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 Top 3 teams. Carter LeBlanc earned the win,...
by JGuthrie | 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 Jennewein (3-for-4, two runs) and Ignacio...
by JGuthrie | Mar 4, 2024 | Alonso, Carrollwood Day, Durant, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Lennard, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings
1. Gaither (5-0) = Gaither senior Michael Fernandez After Week 1’s three-win start, the Cowboys rallied late to pick up a 4-2 win against Leto, and Michael Fernandez spun a one-hitter in a 7-0 win at Bloomingdale to keep Gaither undefeated heading to Week 3. Nico...
by JGuthrie | Mar 2, 2024 | Baseball, Carrollwood Day, Features, Wharton
CDS exploits mistakes, go to 5-0 with win vs Wharton Carrollwood Day’s Nick Bonollo celebrates after his sixth-inning two-run triple. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – During an explosive start to its season, Carrollwood Day is taking special pleasure...
by JGuthrie | 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, mostly by way of a trio of errors allowing three...
by JGuthrie | Mar 2, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Robinson
#3 Jesuit 2, #7 Tampa Catholic 1 Jesuit’s McCall Biemiller struck out a dozen, allowing just one run on one hit, with four walks to earn the victory against Tampa Catholic. Antonio Fawcett got the Tigers on the board with an RBI double, and Jacob Lozano provided...
by JGuthrie | Mar 1, 2024 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Gaither
Mirza spots Fernandez early lead as Gaither drop Bulls Gaither senior Michael Fernandez (center in blue jacket) is fired up, greeting teammate Jackson Mirza (No. 11) after the junior sent the first pitch of the game out for a homer to center. By Jarrett Guthrie,...