by JGuthrie | Mar 24, 2021 | Features, Sickles, Wharton
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – Through five innings, Wednesday’s district showdown between Sickles and Wharton was every bit the continuation of February 23rd’s evenly matched game that ended in the final inning in a Gryphons win. Another duel of aces, a battle of...
by JGuthrie | Mar 24, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Notebooks, Features, Hillsborough, King, Newsome, Seffner Christian, Strawberry Crest
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – It seemed at the start of this high school season that pitching was a bit ahead of hitting across the 813. Double-digit strikeout totals seem to come in multiples every night, with the bats finally starting to catch up over the last...
by JGuthrie | Mar 24, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Cambridge Christian, Carrollwood Day, East Bay, Foundation Christian, Hillsborough, Lennard, Leto, Plant City, Seffner Christian, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest
Foundation Christian 13 Grace Christian 0 – five innings Sophomore Caden Kull struck out 10, while spinning a two-hit shutout as the Panthers defeated Grace Christian by mercy-rule on Tuesday. On offense Austin Corn went 2-for-3, driving in three and scoring...
by JGuthrie | Mar 23, 2021 | Brandon, Durant, Features
By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer PLANT CITY – Durant right-hander Sean Hermann turned in another dominant performance Tuesday night in a 7-2 victory against Brandon. The senior allowed only one hit in six scoreless innings, striking out 13 batters and walking one....
by JGuthrie | Mar 23, 2021 | Features, Jefferson, Robinson
Aggressive throughout, Dragons take road win off Robinson By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – After Jefferson senior Javier James tucked his second double of the game just over the third base bag to lead off the fifth, aggression took over. He promptly swiped third, and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2021 | Blake, Chamberlain, Features
By Rick Cantor Correspondent TAMPA – Forced to quarantine due to covid protocols at the beginning of the season, head coach Martin Ortega had a message for his young Chamberlain squad. “We’ve harped on the fundamentals of this game,” Ortega said. “We...
by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2021 | Alonso, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Seffner Christian, Sickles, Tampa Catholic, Wharton
Seffner Christian 1 Bradenton Christian 0 Score Update ? BCHS-0 SCA-1 (9-2-1) Joey Jensen with a big no hot Complete game shut out with 12ks @813Preps — SCA Baseball (@SadersBaseball) March 22, 2021 BC 000|000|0 – |0|0|4 SC 000|100|0 – |1|1|1 W – Jensen...
by JGuthrie | Mar 22, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Durant, East Bay, Features, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Weekly Rankings, Wharton
Our weekly rankings this season have been generously sponsored by an anonymous donor, who has asked 813Preps to pick some local charities and non-profits to highlight throughout the season. This week, our Week 5 rankings spotlight sponsor is Buddy Baseball. Buddy...
by JGuthrie | Mar 21, 2021 | Brooks DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Durant, East Bay, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jesuit, Lennard, Leto, Newsome, Photo Galleries, Riverview, Saladino, Sickles, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
New to the site this year, we’ll be posting 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...
by JGuthrie | Mar 21, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Durant, Features, Jesuit, Newsome, Plant, Saladino, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Strawberry Crest, Wharton
2021 Saladino All-Tournament Team The 40th edition of the Saladino Baseball Tournament came to an end with the Jesuit Tigers claiming the program’s third championship (previously winning in 1986 and 2017) by defeating Durant, 10-2. The 16-team, 32-game Gold...
