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813Preps Nightly Roundup – Tuesday, April 8, 2025
⚾ #15 Cambridge Christian 6 #8 Tampa Catholic 2 Another great win tonight vs TC. I was 2/4 with a 2B. Lancers keep rolling! @813Preps @CenalTodd @JohnDiBenedett3 pic.twitter.com/HOLghFE0B6 — Alex Quintero (@Alexq2026)...

Macaluso Family bonded by literal lifetime of baseball
Macaluso Family bonded by literal lifetime of baseball From fall to spring at King High, to summers on the Little League, AAU or Legion Fields, to family vacations to MLB parks or Cooperstown - baseball was forever a...

813Preps Nightly Roundup – Monday, April 7, 2025
⚾ #8 Tampa Catholic 5 Glasgow (Ky) Barren County 2 Tampa Catholic senior Jose Carrero hit a solo home run and the Crusaders scored two more runs on passed balls to take a first-inning lead and hold on for a win over...

King to celebrate Macaluso as 50th & final season nears end
King to celebrate Macaluso as 50th & final season nears end By Jarrett Guthrie, Editor TEMPLE TERRACE – There are at least three more days of a routine so engrained in Jim Macaluso’s soul he probably goes to it now...

THE 8-1-3List ’25: Week 8
1. Bloomingdale (19-3) https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Saladino-Final-Bloomingdale-v-Strawberry-Crest-32025/i-sgTwcjN/A Bloomingdale junior Isaiah Perez Last Week: Win, 8-1 v Spoto; Win, 8-0...

813Preps Nightly Roundup – Saturday, April 5, 2025
⚾ Sunshine State Athletic Association ⚾ State Bracket Championship Cambridge Christian 10 Pensacola Lighthouse Christian 0 - six innings @ccs_lancers are the @SSAAAthletics state champions! I went 3/8 with 4 rbis and...

Townley and Plant’s defense blank Jesuit
Townley and Plant's defense blank Jesuit https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Plant-at-Jesuit-4425/i-pZzPwPF/A Plant junior Nick Townley tossed a complete-game shutout at Jesuit on Friday needing...

813Preps Nightly Roundup – Friday, April 4, 2025
⚾ Cambridge Christian 16 Sarasota Christian 3 - five innings Cambridge Christian defeated Sarasota Christian for the third time this season and earned a spot in the Sunshine State Athletic Association State...

Gaither takes Round 1 against Sickles, 6-3
Gaither takes Round 1 against Sickles, 6-3 https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Sickles-at-Gaither-4325/i-gJDzh25/A His Cowboys teammates wait to celebrate him as senior David Pina (#22) steps on...

Simpkins wins fifth as Freedom defeats Brandon
Simpkins wins fifth as Freedom defeats Brandon https://813preps.smugmug.com/2025-813Preps-Baseball-Photos/Brandon-at-Freedom-4325/i-jGJ9pZz/A Patriots' starter David Simpkins wraps up a strong six-inning stint,...
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813Preps Sunday Slideshow – Week 9
Please enjoy our "813Preps Sunday Slideshow" presented by our sponsors, the Culpepper Kurland Firm, to cap off each week of our coverage. If you think of yourself as a bit of a shutterbug, are attending area games in Hillsborough County and want to send us a few of...

Photo Gallery: Bell Creek ends things early vs Bayshore Christian
Photo Gallery by Jarrett Guthrie RIVERVIEW – Bell Creek’s offense (and arms, LOL) were on full display Thursday afternoon as the Panthers dispatched Bayshore Christian 16-1 in three innings. Bell Creek honored it’s lone senior, Dante Portillo, prior to the game and...
Weekly Rankings
The 8-1-3 List: Week 6
The 8-1-3 List: Week 6 1. Sickles (12-3)☝️4...
The 8-1-3 List: Week 5
The 8-1-3 List: Week 5 1. Plant (10-3) ☝️2...
Nightly Roundup
813Preps Nightly Roundup – Monday, April 7, 2025
⚾ #8 Tampa Catholic 5 Glasgow (Ky) Barren County 2 Tampa Catholic senior Jose...
813Preps Nightly Roundup – Saturday, April 5, 2025
⚾ Sunshine State Athletic Association ⚾ State Bracket Championship Cambridge...
Events
Freedom alums to hold seminar on risk factors in post-COVID return to play
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Baseball has long been a passion for twin...
Crest alum Pues to host Wiffle Brawl ’20 county-wide tournament
UPDATED 6/9/2020 By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Strawberry Crest alum...
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