Bloomingdale High Baseball Goes For Saladino Tournament Title Tonight

The Bloomingdale High baseball team has its sights set on the Saladino Tournament championship.

The Bulls meet Jefferson High at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Brandon High in the finals of the 32nd annual tournament, which brings together some of Hillsborough County's best teams.

Bloomingdale beat Wharton 8-4 on Thursday night in the semifinals, TBO.com reports, and has a chance to win its first Saladino title since 1995.

Bulls coach Kris Wilken told TBO.com this year's Saladino Tournament is different for his seniors, who had never before advanced out of pool play.

"It's a special group," Wilken told the news site. "These seven seniors, they're special. I knew something special was going to happen all year long. Saladino final, I didn't know that was going to happen, obviously. I knew they were going to compete and play hard all year, and they've done that."

Friday's championship game at Brandon's Don Powell Field will be preceded by a home run derby at 4:30 p.m.