813Preps Week 8 Baseball Rankings
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* Our Week 8 rankings were voted on by 813Preps editor Jarrett Guthrie, correspondent Will Turner, and 620WDAE's Jay Recher. Follow Jay's coverage of all things Tampa Bay sports at his blog by clicking here. *
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Sickles C Danny Bernstein |
Sickles faces Wharton Tuesday – a chance to avenge one of its three losses this season, and takes on Gaither on Thursday. [Last Week's Ranking: 1]
2. Leto (16-4) – Leto picked up three wins last week, none bigger than completing its Class 7A-District 8 schedule undefeated as senior Jakob Ryley led the Falcons with a complete-game effort to top King 7-1. At Middleton on Tuesday and hosting Tampa Bay Tech on Thursday should give the Falcons a chance to get some experience for its bench depth. [Last Week's Ranking: 5]
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Leto senior Jakob Ryley |
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CDS senior Andre Hevesy |
4. Plant (15-4) – The Panthers won a tight game over Riverview on Wednesday, but got stung by district opponent Steinbrenner Thursday, breaking the potential tie atop Class 8A-District 5 and giving the first round district tourney bye to Sickles. Plant plays Hillsborough and Freedom this week. [Last Week's Ranking: 2]
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5. Bloomingdale (13-5) – Bloomy’s six-game win streak could not have come at a better time this season as the Bulls saw red through the second half of the district slate, winning six-straight, and wrapping up the Class 8A-6 top seed by claiming wins over Plant City and Riverview last week. Junior Myles Caba picked up the win in relief against the Raiders, then made the start against Riverview to earn his second win on the mound in the span of three days, collecting 10 strikeouts in seven, shutout innings of work. [Last Week's Ranking: 8]
6. King (16-5) – The Lions started the week with a win over Gaither, then had a bit of a spinout losing to Leto and Jefferson in its other two games. No need to panic in dropping two games to Top 10 teams, but the injury bug is hitting the pitching staff at an inopportune time. Addison Barger was 5-for-8 with a home run last week, and Justice Thompson has a hit in six straight and leads the team with a .400 average. It is go time for King as it travels to Freedom on Tuesday and hosts Alonso on Thursday. [Last Week's Ranking: 3]
7. Cambridge Christian (14-3) – The bats fell silent at the wrong time as the Lancers only had three hits, dropping a district game to Bishop McLaughlin last week. We will see how emotions play on Tuesday as Cambridge Christian hosts Carrollwood Day at Skyway in its final district game. Can the Lancers catch an emotional drained CDS sleeping after the Calvary game, or will the Patriots be out for blood after coming so close to defeating the reigning 4A champs? [Last Week's Ranking: 6]
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Jefferson junior Marc DeGusipe |
9. Newsome (12-5) –Newsome defeated Steinbrenner on Wednesday, and then salted away the district top seed by putting up 11 hits and defeating Palm Harbor on Thursday. Auston Spires had multi-hit games against the Warriors and Hurricanes and leads the team with a .418 average, five doubles and a triple. The Wolves have a three-game week against East Bay, Plant City and Bloomingdale ahead. [Last Week's Ranking: 13]
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Strawberry Crest junior Joey Carrillo |
The Next Five
11. Plant City (12-5) – [Last Week's Ranking: 7]
12. Wharton (13-5) – [Last Week's Ranking: 10]
13. Robinson (11-7) – [Last Week's Ranking: NR]
14. Berkeley Prep (13-7) – [Last Week's Ranking: 13]
15. Gaither (11-7) – [Last Week's Ranking: 9]
Falling out of the rankings this week: Jesuit (13-7)
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