Saladino Award

Since 1981		The Saladino Baseball Tournament
		What Others Are Saying About The Tournament
"Hillsborough County's Premier Prep Sporting Event" "The Best High School Baseball Tournament In The Country" "High School Baseball...Major League Atmosphere" "A Baseball Extravaganza" "Education And Baseball: A Great Partnership" "Making Friends, Memories And Caring And Responsible Citizens - One Inning At A Time" "Approved Annually By The Hillsborough County School District" "Sanctioned Annually By The Florida High School Athletic Association" "A Labor Of Love"
Links Home All-Tournament Team's Awards Ceremonial First Pitch Championship Rings First Round Picks Gate Admission Golf Scramble High School State Champs Hills. County Schools History Homerun Derby Hospitality Memorabilia Display National Anthem Old Timers Luncheon Organization Participants to MLB Press Release Program Advertising Saladino Award Schedule Scholarship Staff Special Events Special Recognition State of the Tournament Tiny Tots Game Room Tournament Records Trivia Website by: Email Web Admin with questions or comments	THE SALADINO AWARD (SINCE 1971) THE TONY SALADINO MEMORIAL BASEBALL AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971 AND IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO THE OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BASEBALL PLAYER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AS A MEMORIAL FOR MY LATE FATHER, AND, TO PROMOTE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL. SELECTION OF THE PLAYER FOR THIS AWARD IS CONTROLLED BY THE NOMINATIONS AND VOTES OF ALL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES, AND IS BASED FIRST AND FOREMOST ON BASEBALL PLAYING ABILITY, WITH CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND CHARACTER. YEAR-BY-YEAR WINNERS: 1971--DAVIAN MENENDEZ (TAMPA CATHOLIC) & RICK FAULKNER (PLANT) 1972--ANTHONY LAZZARA (TAMPA BAY TECH) & DAN BAZARTE (LETO) 1973--MIKE HEATH (HILLSBOROUGH) 1974--NICK RAY (ROBINSON) 1975--JOHN SHOUSE (CHAMBERLAIN) 1976--SAMMY SPENCE (BRANDON) 1977--DANNY PICKERN (PLANT CITY) 1978--LENNY FAEDO (JEFFERSON) 1979--RICK FIGUEREDO (PLANT) 1980--DAVID MAGADAN (JESUIT) 1981--VANCE LOVELACE (HILLSBOROUGH) 1982--RICHARD MONTELEONE (TAMPA CATHOLIC) 1983--JOHN RAMOS (PLANT) 1984--CHUCK DONAHUE (ROBINSON) 1985--TINO MARTINEZ (JEFFERSON) 1986--GARY SHEFFIELD (HILLSBOROUGH) 1987--CHRIS MYERS (PLANT) 1988--MIN PARK (LETO) 1989--KIKI JONES (HILLSBOROUGH) 1990--SALVY URSO (PLANT) 1991--BRUCE THOMPSON (BRANDON) 1992--TROY KENT (JESUIT) 1993--TROY CARRASCO (JESUIT) 1994--SCOTT GLASER (BRANDON) 1995--MIKE VALDES (BLOOMINGDALE) 1996--GREG HOWELL (BRANDON) 1997--JASON ROMANO (HILLSBOROUGH) 1998--JEREMY GOMER (DURANT) 1999--RYAN GLOGER (JESUIT) 2000--PAUL WILLIAMS (GAITHER) 2001--RYAN ANDERSON (GAITHER) 2002--JOSH SAWYER (BRANDON) 2003--BRANDON McARTHUR (ARMWOOD) 2004--RYAN STRAUSS (BLOOMINGDALE) 2005--CALEB GRAHAM (GAITHER) 2006--CARMINE GIARDINA (DURANT) 2007--TOMMY TOLEDO (ALONSO)