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...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, East Bay, Gaither, Newsome, Plant, Plant City, Saladino, Sickles, Steinbrenner, Wharton
Plant 13 Jefferson 3 – six innings Plant senior Jac Caglianone struck out nine in four innings on the mound, while going 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Panthers to a mercy-rule win over Jefferson in six innings. Matthew Ward had a pair of doubled, two runs and...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Durant, Features, Jesuit, Saladino
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor TAMPA – In any other setting the word immaculate means perfectly clean, tidy, or neat. In the Catholic faith, however the word means free from sin. In Wednesday’s 40th championship final in the history of the Tony & Bertha Saladino...
by JGuthrie | Mar 18, 2021 | Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, Saladino
Burgess good as gold as Hillsborough earns silver crown By Bob Bellone Senior Staff Writer BRANDON – Hillsborough right-hander Brady Burgess pitched six strong innings, and his bat produced as many hits as his arm allowed in an 8-1 championship victory against Freedom...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2021 | Bloomingdale, Features, Jesuit, Strawberry Crest, Tampa Prep, Wharton
With the Saladino Tournament in full-swing, our 813Preps Weekly Notebooks will return with Week 5, but we didn’t want Wednesday to slip by without recognizing our top performers for their Week 4 play. We made our Week 4 POTW pick, don’t forget to check out...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2021 | Armwood, Baseball Round-Up, Berkeley Prep, Jefferson, Plant, Robinson, Saladino, Seffner Christian, Sickles
Berkeley Prep 5 Northside Christian 0 Senior Jonathan Bruno drove in a pair in the home-first as Berkeley Prep got a shutout victory against Northside Christian on Tuesday. Troy Reader also doubled in a pair in the sixth, while Andrew DiMisa was 2-for-3 with a double...
by JGuthrie | Mar 17, 2021 | Durant, Features, Saladino, Strawberry Crest
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor PLANT CITY – Austin Sewell said he channeled Tampa Bay Rays World Series Game Four hero Brett Phillips as he jetted into the outfield, arms spread wide, and avoided a dogpile for a solid :30 count. “I was trying to do my inner-Brett Phillips...
by JGuthrie | Mar 16, 2021 | Features, Jesuit, Saladino, Wharton
By Mike Camunas Creative Director TAMPA — Even when the Jesuit, as a whole, is not its best, parts of the rest seem to step up to the test. During a game in which their pitching wasn’t the best, their defense seemed to get bested and even some of their best bats...
by JGuthrie | Mar 16, 2021 | East Bay, Features, Freedom, Hillsborough, King, Saladino
By Jarrett Guthrie Editor DOVER – The Saladino Tournament Silver Division semifinals were battles to the final out as Freedom rallied back on King in the seventh to take the lead and hold on for a 7-6 win. Similarly, Hillsborough stretched out a seemingly comfortable...
by JGuthrie | Mar 16, 2021 | Baseball Round-Up, East Bay, Freedom, Hillsborough, Jefferson, King, Leto, Newsome, Plant, Saladino
Newsome 7 Gaither 6 – nine innings Newsome answered a two-run top half in extra-innings as junior Evan Wainman’s double started things off, and a bases loaded walk drawn by Caeden Diaz walked off the game as the Wolves scored three runs to win. Diaz also...
