by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Steinbrenner, Wharton
Hessemyer, Fowler lead Warriors to first win Steinbrenner starter Cayden Hessemyer, who threw five innings of one-hit ball with nine strikeouts By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer LUTZ – What’s the best way for a team to recover from a tough loss? Come out the...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Newsome, Plant City
Walton cooks, Cozart cleans up (at the plate) in Wolves win Newsome senior Wade Walton struck out 13, allowing one run on one hit as the Wolves defeated Plant City 9-1 on the road. By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor PLANT CITY – Newsome senior Wade Walton said he’d been...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2024 | Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Carrollwood Day, East Bay, Foundation Christian, Gaither, Lennard, Leto, Sickles
#3 Sickles 4, #8 Alonso 2 Emilio Salgado doubled in a pair of early runs for Sickles, but the Gryphons saw Alonso answer with two runs in the fifth when Landon Nunez doubled in a run and a wild pitch tied the game. A wild pitch the other way allowed Sickles to take...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Hillsborough, King
Morales, Martin combine for Terriers no-no at King By Lily Belcher, Staff writer TAMPA – A combined no-hitter and 19 strikeouts proved the difference in a storied county baseball showdown, as Hillsborough defeated King 5-1 Thursday night. Starting pitcher senior...
by JGuthrie | Feb 22, 2024 | Baseball, Bloomingdale, Features, Strawberry Crest
Nimmala walks it off in Crest’s season opener By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor DOVER – Wednesday night’s season opener for Strawberry Crest’s baseball team started with a pregame celebration of 2023 grad and Major League Baseball first rounder Arjun Nimmala (drafted...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Durant, Features, Sickles
Durant rewards Rowland with late-game win Story by Jarrett Guthrie, Editor Photos by Mike Camunas, Creative Director CITRUS PARK – Durant senior Blaine Rowland stormed off the mound at the end of the sixth, his third inning-ending punchout elicited a burst of...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Armwood, Baseball, Features, Steinbrenner
Hawks soar under new coach in Opening Day win By Lily Belcher, Staff Writer SEFFNER – A balk made the difference in an Opening Day pitchers’ duel for Armwood. The Hawks (1-0) picked up the first win of the season in a 1-0 victory over Steinbrenner (0-1), setting...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2024 | Alonso, Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, Blake, East Bay, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, King, Plant City, Spoto, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Prep
Blake 16, Brandon 9 After not fielding a team in 2023, the Blake Yellow Jackets battled it out at Brandon in its Welcome Back game, putting together a 11-run seventh inning to win its season opener. Junior catcher Marcus Smith tracked a ball behind the plate to...
by JGuthrie | Feb 19, 2024 | Baseball, Features, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Videos
Sickles Seeks to “Run It Back” TAMPA – Sickles High’s baseball team went 30-2 en route to a 2023 FHSAA Class 6A state championship. This season, the goal hasn’t changed for a team that has reached the state semifinals in back-to-back...
by JGuthrie | Feb 17, 2024 | Alonso, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Lennard, Newsome, Plant, Preseason Baseball, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Wharton
Love it. Hate it. Put it on the bulletin board. Prove us wrong! We absolutely can’t wait to be out there with you guys this season. Let’s Go! 1. Jesuit 2023 Record: 27-5 (Class 5A state runner-up) Season Opener: Tuesday, vs Cypress Creek, 7pm Outlook: No...
