It’s been a great season so far for several teams in the area. Lets check out the top teams in Northeast Florida and where they are ranked currently in the state rankings.
Duval Sports Rank #1
| State Rank | School | Record | Win | Strength | Class Ranking | Region | Class | ||
| 2 | St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) | 12-2-0 | 22.381 | 12.144 | 1 | R1 | 2A |
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St. Johns Country Day comes in at #1 in our mid-season rankings and #2 overall in the state. They were ranked #1 last week. The Spartans only losses came to Buford (Ga) 8-7 and yesterday to Stoneman Douglas 5-3 in the NHSI USA Tournament. Jacob Thomas has been magnificent on the mound, along with Finn Howell and Trevor Bradley has closed the deal for the Spartans in pitching. Kyle Boylston has been red hot batting .625 this week, while Brad Hodges went 4-for-4 in a 12-2 run-rule quarterfinal victory over powerhouse Don Bosco Prep in the tournament. Local wins over Providence, Bolles, and Trinity Christian have set the pace for To Lucas squad as the top spot in Northeast Florida
Duval Sports Rank #2.
| State Rank #12 | Sandalwood | 12- 2 – 0 | 17.077 | 6.357 | 3 | R1 | 7A |
The Saints were ranked #10 last week and are once again marching to a great baseball regular season. They are roiling over local competition with wins over Columbia, West Nassau, Fernandina Beach. They’ve also taken care of business over team like Central (AL), Chiles (Tallahassee), and Alpharetta (GA). Junior Holden Bradshaw has led the hitting, batting averaging .463 with 19 hits and 18 runs. Senior Alvin Pabon leads the team with 12 RBIs. Cooper Whited has 43 strikes, and 4 wins on season. While his partners senior Dakota Stone has generated 39 strikes and Tanner Reed has an on base percentage of .247 the lowest on the team.
Duval Sports Rank #3.
| State Rank #20 | Trinity Christian | 11- 5 – 0 | 15.378 | 13.099 | 3 | R1 | 2A |
Trinity Christian is hot, winning four games in a row. Ranked #22 last week, they defeated Providence, Ponte Vedra, Creekside, and Episcopal. Senior Colton Avera has knocked 4 home runs out of the park with 20 RBIs. Jacob Miller has 23 hits on the season. Pitchers Landen Moore, Brady Ellison, and Brayden Harris have pitched extremely well for Trinity.
Duval Sports Rank #4.
| State Rank #27 | Providence | 10 – 7 – 0 | 15.675 | 13.720 | 6 | R1 | 3A |
Providence, who was ranked #20 last week and fell a few spots this week. The Stallions have put together some very nice wins against strong opponents. FSU, Central (AL), Tattnal Square Academy, and Blessed Trinity (GA). Providence has fallen to teams like Bolles, and Trinity this year which has challenged their consistency. Nevertheless, the Stallions have shown that they are a hard team to beat. Ben Barrow, Kyle Powers, and Nove Masci have led the way for Providence.
Duval Sports Rank #5.
| State Rank #25 | Columbia | 11 – 2 – 0 | 15.352 | 6.631 | 3 | R1 | 5A |
Columbia was ranked #24 last week and has put together a very good regular season record with 11 wins. Hayden Gustavson leads the team in batting 15 hits, ,2 HR, 0.441. Chandler Howard has also been an effective hitter for the team batting 0.389 with 14 hits. Pitching has been a round robin for Columbia. Five pitchers have double digit strike-outs, and they’ve used 10 different pitchers on the season. Truitt Todd, Grant Bowers, and Chandler Howard have 20, 18 and 18 hits respectively. The Tigers schedule has not been the toughest which is why they come in at #5.
Duval Sports Rank #6.
| State Rank #33 | Bishop Snyder | 10 – 2 – 0 | 13.352 | 5.687 | 9 | R1 | 3A |
The Cardinals ranked #45 last week, shot up 12 spots this week. They are seeing red down the stretch of the regular season looking to heat up and fly high. They won six straight game to start the season and is looking to close the season the same way. A strong factor for the success has been their five battrs with double digit hits. Sebastian Ortiz (13), Nick Wrubluski (12), Gavin Eichelberger (11), Jackson Roper (11), Kyle Chowaniec (10). Wrubluski also has 41 strike-outs to compliment Aidan King’s team leading 47 strike outs.
Duval Sports #7.
| State Rank #57 | Fletcher | 11 – 2 – 0 | 12.757 | 4.371 | 11 | R1 | 6A |
Fletcher is one of the most intriguing teams in the area. Wins over Bartram, Trinity and Sandalwood have shown their immense talent and ability to win big games. What makes them intriguing is they have fallen to teams like Nease and University Christian which has kept them from being higher in this ranking. However, they are still one of the best, thanks to some great efforts. Malachi Witherspoon and Garrett Burton combined for 3 home runs versus Lake Highland Prep. Their biggest output of the season scoring 15 runs. They have the potential to put up big numbers, so they’re at team teams don’t want to play.
Duval Sports #8.
| State Rank #64 | Oakleaf | 12 – 4 – 0 | 13.731 | 6.140 | 12 | R1 | 7A |
The Knights were ranked #43 last week but fell to #64 in the state. Even with the fall in rankings they are charging toward the ladder part of the season looking good at bat. They have scored double digits six times this year and has a 0.301 batting average. Deven Dizon15 hits, Leon Diaz 16 hits, Jaythan Arriaga 14 hits. Steven Farina has knocked in 2 homeruns. Pitching has been handled by Jorden Clarke who is 4-1 on the season with 36 KOs.
Duval Sports Rank #9
| State Rank 45 | Bartram Trail | 11 – 7 – 0 | 13.189 | 10.263 | 14 | R1 | 7A |
Bartram was ranked #48 last week and moved up three spots in the state rankings. They got out to a slow start, but rebounded to put together some impressive wins on the season. Wins over Trinity, Mill Creek (Ga), and Nease . Justin Nadaeu knocked a home run and James Delamielleure has 6 hits. Ashton Pocol has 16 strike-outs on the season.
Duval Sports Rank #10.
| State Rank #63 | University Christian | 13 – 4 – 0 | 12.321 | 2.143 | 7 | R1 | 2A |
UC rounds out our baseball top 10. A 13-2 record has suddenly slipped to 13-4 after two straight losses. However the Christians are a very talented team that has shown their prominence this year. A Big win over Fletcher and wins over First Coast and Clay positioned them will in rankings. Camden Hodge, Seth Alfrod, Alex Collins have all been effective at bat for UC.
Best of the Rest:
Episcopal (10-6) (State Rank #85), Bolles (7-6), (State Ranked #86), Clay (10-6) (State Ranked # 93), Mandarin (13-2) (State Rank #96),
