by JGuthrie | Feb 25, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ #9 Freedom 4 Brandon 0 Freedom junior David Simpkins pitched a complete-game no-hitter, with four walks and 13 strikeouts, After Keven Made and Gavin Tarr singled in runs, Simpkins helped his own cause with an RBI single. He’d strike again with an RBI double,...
by JGuthrie | Feb 23, 2026 | Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Freedom, Gaither, Jefferson, Jesuit, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Catholic, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Heights Meat Market presents: 1. Jesuit (4-1) Jesuit C Brady Marshall The Tigers kicked the ball around a few too many times, dropping a 10-8 game to fellow MaxPreps preseason Top 25 program IMG Academy, but Jesuit got things done against Lakeland Christian and Plant...
by JGuthrie | Feb 22, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ #8 Strawberry Crest 2 #2 Bloomingdale 0 A pair of Strawberry Crest freshmen held Bloomingdale to just two hits in a 2-0 shutout win. Ivan Sada allowed one single during his 3 2/3 scoreless innings, allowed one walk and struck out six; while Jayden Taylor allowed one...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Jesuit, Plant
Mohammed seals Jesuit’s win over Plant Greeted by Christian Sheffield (left) at the plate, Louisiana State commit Samir Mohammed (25) turns to celebrate his key fifth-inning solo homer with his teammates … By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – Samir...
by JGuthrie | Feb 21, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Freedom 11 Sumner 10 – nine innings What a great game with my boys. We battled through 9 innings and pulled out the W against Sumner. Walk off single bottom of the 9th. Let’s Go Patriots! pic.twitter.com/ZUjpYFmtaL — David Simpkins (@dsimpkins2027) February...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2026 | Baseball, Features, Freedom, Riverview
Water Genius of Tampa GotW: Spano cruises, Freedom offense clicks in 9-1 win Freedom junior David Simpkins shouts back toward his dugout after his three-run home run in the sixth pushed the game out of reach in a 9-1 Patriots win at Riverview. By Jarrett Guthrie,...
by JGuthrie | Feb 20, 2026 | Baseball Round-Up
⚾ Robinson 1 Steinbrenner 0 – eight innings A walk and a passed ball setup Tyler Shoemaker, who broke a pitching stalemate in the eighth inning with an RBI single to right field to give Robinson a walk-off victory over Steinbrenner. Andrew Zimmerman held...
by JGuthrie | Feb 18, 2026 | Alonso, Baseball, Features, Jefferson
Dragons stretch lead late, defeat Alonso, 7-1 Jefferson junior Ethan Savinon gets a high-five from head coach Spencer Nunez after his game-clinching three-run double in the seventh inning. By Chuck Frye, Senior Staff Writer TAMPA – Little hits can create big results....
by JGuthrie | Feb 18, 2026 | Baseball, Bell Creek, Carrollwood Day, Features
Meier, Cooperman drive in six as Patriots blank Bell Creek Carrollwood Day sophomore righty Beck Meier picked up the win in his first start of the year, pitching four innings, allowing just two hits and a walk, while striking out six against visiting Bell Creek. By...