by JGuthrie | Jul 1, 2022 | Features, Freedom, Pasco County
Merrell departs Freedom for Wesley Chapel; Moore named Pats new HC Tripp Merrell (left) has stepped down as the head baseball coach at Freedom to accept the same position at Wesley Chapel. The school has selected assistant coach Dane Moore (right), a 2010 Patriots...
by JGuthrie | Jun 29, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Leto, Plant, Postseason Awards, Sickles, Tampa Prep
All-813Preps 2022 Defend10 Team Our 2022 All-813 Defend10 Team recognizes some of the top defenders across Hillsborough County, who kept things close with the hustle play, the diving snag, putting their body in front of the ball and gunning out runners this...
by JGuthrie | Jun 22, 2022 | Alonso, Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Durant, Foundation Christian, Postseason Awards, Robinson, Seffner Christian
2022 Hillsborough County Batting Average Leaders Every week we checked in expecting to see a slump or the number to dip, but Sickles junior Caden McDonald never really had a hiccup as he set a torrid pace at the plate this season – including a 20-game hitting...
by JGuthrie | Jun 21, 2022 | Bell Creek, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Jesuit, Leto, Plant, Postseason Awards, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep
2022 Hillsborough County Wins Leaders Our final pitching leaderboard for the 2022 season in Hillsborough County features those listed first in the box score, the pitcher of record in that “W” column. And we had some good totals this season, but only one...
by JGuthrie | Jun 20, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Durant, Jesuit, Plant City, Postseason Awards, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
2022 Hillsborough Home Run Leaders Going yard: Is there a better feeling? Sending one deep once is pretty special, but making it a habit gets you noticed and makes you a feared hitter. We continue our Hillsborough County leaderboards this week and first up is the home...
by JGuthrie | Jun 17, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Jesuit, Leto, Plant City, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
2022 Hillsborough County Strikeout Leaders Grab some pine, meat. Our leaderboards continue today with the 🔥ballers across the 813. A lot of frustrated hitters watched on as just 60 feet, six inches away these hurlers sent them back to the dugout. Leading the way and...
by JGuthrie | Jun 16, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Foundation Christian, Jesuit, Plant, Postseason Awards, Sickles
2022 Hillsborough County RBI Leaders Power and pop aplenty from out Top 10 county leaders for runs batted in, and two of our four state semifinalist teams from the 813 for the 2022 season place three hitters apiece on this list. At the top we find Sickles junior...
by JGuthrie | Jun 15, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Foundation Christian, Postseason Awards, Strawberry Crest
2022 Hillsborough County Saves Leaders Those last outs sometimes are the toughest, and in tight games coaches turn to their stopper, their ender – The CLOSER. We had a pair of ties at the top in Hillsborough County saves list this season as Berkeley Prep...
by JGuthrie | Jun 14, 2022 | Armwood, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Brandon, East Bay, Events, Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lennard, Leto, Pinellas County, Plant, Plant City, Robinson, Seffner Christian, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep, Wharton
Seven? Eight? A win (for Hillsborough) is a win in All-Star Classic Brandon’s Josh Blake lines an RBI double in the second inning driving in what would prove to be the winning run as Hillsborough defeated Pinellas in the annual Rays High School All-Star Classic....
by JGuthrie | Jun 14, 2022 | Berkeley Prep, Foundation Christian, Jesuit, Postseason Awards, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Wharton
2022 Hillsborough County Runs Scored Leaders You can’t win if you don’t score, right? Sickles averaged nearly eight runs per game this season, as the Gryphons won a district and region title, advancing to the Class 6A state semifinals. Though his season...
