by JGuthrie | Apr 17, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Durant, Freedom, Lennard, Newsome
(5) Durant 2 Steinbrenner 0 Durant senior Zander Fisk pitched like a man with afternoon plans as the Cougars hurler scattered three hits, and struck out five in an early-morning win. A second inning wild pitch allowed a Cougars run, and Javy Quintana drove in an...
by JGuthrie | Apr 17, 2021 | Features, Hillsborough, Strawberry Crest
Double trouble: slick D and Redner’s 4 RBI sparks Crest win By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Sophomore Zach Redner drove in four runs and Strawberry Crest used some nifty defense in support of starting pitcher Colby Fanning in an 8-3 victory over...
by JGuthrie | Apr 16, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Bloomingdale, Foundation Christian, Jesuit, Lennard
Bloomingdale 2 Plant 1 Bloomingdale won a tough, late-season fight with Plant when Gabe Garrett’s line drive single to center scored Carlos DeJesus. Bulls junior Jack Owens and Plant senior Jac Caglianone battled from the mound on Friday, with Owens earning the...
by JGuthrie | Apr 16, 2021 | East Bay, Features, Newsome
Indians still on comeback trail: East Bay rallies past Newsome By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer GIBSONTON – East Bay is developing a knack for staging late comebacks. In their home finale Thursday night, the Indians worked their magic for the fourth consecutive game...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Bell Creek, Bloomingdale, Brooks DeBartolo, Durant, King, Leto, Middleton, Plant City, Sickles, Tampa Catholic, Wharton
Tampa Catholic 9 Academy at the Lakes 2 Tampa Catholic senior Tyler Whitfield lead off the home-first with a double, eventually scored on a fly ball error, before MJ Bundick singled in two of his five RBI in the Crusaders win against AATL. Brian Canasi had a triple...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2021 | Bayshore Christian, Bell Creek, Features, Photo Galleries
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...
by JGuthrie | Apr 15, 2021 | Features, Gaither, Robinson
Pitching trio lead Gaither to win, family-style By Jarrett Guthrie Editor NORTHDALE – A five, and three-game skid early in the season put Gaither’s baseball team in a bit of a hole and left the Cowboys coaching staff looking for ways to bring the team together....
by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2021 | Baseball Notebooks, Berkeley Prep, Gaither, Jefferson, Plant, Seffner Christian
Cade Kurland, Berkeley Prep (Staff Pick POTW) – In three games last week, the Buccaneers sophomore was 7-for-11, with two homers, a double, a triple, eight RBI and scored five times. Jac Caglianone, Plant – The Panthers senior homered and struck out 10 in six shutout...
by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2021 | Features, Tampa Catholic
Bishop McLaughlin wins extra-inning battle at Tampa Catholic By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — Let’s do a head count. Will all those who expected Tuesday evening’s holy rematch between the clashing Catholic cadres to go 10 innings please raise your...
by JGuthrie | Apr 14, 2021 | Features, Plant, Sickles
Plant rallies to earn Braun 300th coaching win By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Don’t look now, but here come the Panthers. Plant scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and held on for a 5-4 come from behind district win over Sickles. The...