PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Matt Schurig, Hillsborough
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Pat Russo, Hillsborough
FIRST TEAM
Pos Player Year School Comment
1B Joe Cole Sr. King .438 BA, 4 HR, 33 RBIs, all team-highs
IF Ryan McCurdy Sr. Plant Team-best .467 BA, signed with Duke
IF Alex Cooks Sr. Hillsborough SS was slick fielder, team leader
IF Evan Ashley Sr. Gaither .995 fielding percentage, team-high .439 BA
OF Dylan Brown Sr. Plant County-best 13 homers, signed with Okla. St.
OF Michael Burgess Jr. Hillsborough Team-best 12 homers, 51 RBIs
OF Ryan Lockwood Sr. Jesuit Team-best .442 BA, 27 RBIs, signed with UF
C Greg Schueller Jr. Wharton Solid defensively, team-high .350 BA, 13 RBIs
DH Matt Quevedo Sr. Tampa Catholic Team-high 6 HR, 27 RBIs, signed with USF
UT Caleb Payne Sr. Bloomingdale P/1B, team-high six wins, .372 BA
P Carmine Giardina Sr. Durant Saladino MVP, signed with Texas
P Matt Schurig Jr. Hillsborough 16-0 for 5A state runner-up Terriers
P Sam Dyson Sr. Jesuit 10-1, 1.34 ERA, signed with South Carolina
P Steven Evarts Sr. Robinson 9-3, two no-hitters, Braves 1st round draft pick
SECOND TEAM
Pos Player Year School Comment
1B Preston Tucker So. Plant .418 BA, 33 hits, 6 HR, 31 RBIs
IF Trace Venegas Jr Robinson SS was Knights' most consistent hitter
IF Jonathan Kocsco Jr. Jesuit Good glove, .383 BA for state semifinalists
IF Kyle Wiser Sr. Jesuit .333 BA, 6 HR, 22 RBIs
OF Chris Latuf Sr. Bloomingdale .333 BA, team-high 8 HR
OF Austin Evans Sr. Chamberlain Team-best 6 HR, 20 RBIs, signed with Alabama
OF J.C. Suarez Sr. Tampa Catholic Team-high .457 BA, signed with USF
C Casey Nunez Jr. Hillsborough .440 BA, 4 HR, 41 RBIs
DH Orlando Bacon Sr. Hillsborough Offensive sparkplug, signed with B-CC
UT Chris Jones Jr. Gaither Top pitcher (7-2, 85 Ks), team-high 26 RBIs
P Tony Garcia Sr. Durant Finished as Cougars' career leader in wins
P Nick Debacker Sr. Plant 8-2, 2.12 ERA, signed with FSU
P Tommy Toledo Jr. Alonso 6-1, 0.70 ERA, 45 K in 40 IP
P Dustin Merrell Sr. King 8-2, 1.80 ERA for district champs
HONORABLE MENTION
Alonso-Ray Delphey, D.J. Fuentes, Carlos Rangel;
Armwood-Bobby Bolling, Drew Leto, Jared Simon;
Bayshore Christian-Justin Linabury;
Berkeley Prep-Eddie Sipple, Patrick McEnery;
Blake-Marcus Taylor, Fred Freeman;
Bloomingdale-Tommy Reed, Zach Payne;
Brandon-Chris Turner, Hanani Kekuewa;
Cambridge-Garrett Cox, Austin Welti, Erik Shears;
Chamberlain-Todd Brazeal, Keith Diaz, Anthony Gordon;
Durant-Chip Bowden, Jeremy Fussell;
East Bay-Lamar Jackson;
Freedom-Matt Kipp, Brian Russo;
Gaither-Steven Lewis, Ray Frances, Drew Malley;
Grace Christian-Zack Martin;
Hillsborough-Justin Bowman, Victor Zamora, Joey Gildea, Marco LaMonte;
Jefferson-Chris Pandiella, Shawn Farris;
Jesuit-Kevin Quackenbush, Justin Menendez, Jeff Younger, Robby Kuzdale;
King-Brian Hassani, Theo King;
Leto-Darrion Pedro;
Middleton-Jamie Mallard, Nevin Griffith;
Newsome-Ethan Lovell, Matt Greer, Stephen Branca;
Plant-Michael Givens, Roddy Fields, Michael Lashbrook, David Bergin;
Plant City-A.J. Starkey;
Providence Christian-Josh Massaro;
Riverview-Billy Bullock, Juan Carlin, Andrew Barbosa;
Robinson-Greg Koons, Eugene Garnett;
Sickles-Robbie Anston, Nelson Garcia, Daniel Hatcher;
Tampa Prep-Craig Federer, Logan Echave;
Tampa Catholic-Eric Gerken, Kyle Allen;
Tampa Bay Tech-Anthony Edison;
Wharton-George Capote, Vinny Lally, Colin Carmody.
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