1. Brandon (7-0): With two of their top players out for the season, the Eagles keep winning. Senior catcher Michael Smith, who is hitting .471, is picking up the slack.
2. Jesuit (9-0): A big win over Plant and ace Mychal Givens on Wednesday gives the Tigers, who are hitting .384 as a team, a boost.
3. Alonso (6-0): The Ravens are outscoring opponents 45-7 thanks to a 1.08 team ERA. Ace Ray Delphey hasn't allowed an earned run in 17 innings.
4. Armwood (7-1): The Hawks' only blemish is a loss to Brandon last week. Opposing hitters are batting just .086 (5-for-58) against ace Robert Benincasa.
5. Plant (5-2): The Panthers lost 111 RBIs from their 3-4-5 hitters last year. This year's heart of the lineup still has room to grow.
6. Gaither (5-2): The Cowboys' bats have shown a lot of power this season, hitting 12 homers.
7. Bloomingdale (5-3): The Bulls, winners of three straight, have the necessary arms to take them far in a competitive district.
Batting | minimum 14 at-bats
Name (school) AB H BA
Trent Tagliarini (Cambridge) 14 11 .786
Morgan Capen (Bayshore) 20 15 .750
Zack Powers (Armwood) 22 13 .591
Scooter Fugeredo (Hillsborough) 17 10 .588
Joe Hudson (Jesuit) 26 14 .538
Casey Smit (Alonso) 15 8 .533
Neal Cota (Robinson) 21 11 .524
Ryan Henry (Tampa Catholic) 21 11 .524
Kyle Madill (Plant City) 28 14 .500
Drew Doty (Gaither) 16 8 .500
Tito Martinez (Alonso) 20 10 .500
Thomas Dormany (Alonso) 16 8 .500
Tyler Luper (Hillsborough) 22 11 .500
HOME RUNS: 3 Javier Reynoso (Brooks-DeBartolo), Drew Doty (Gaither), Steve Christianson (Wharton), 2 Joe Hudson (Jesuit), Michael Smith (Brandon), Casey Smit (Alonso), Tim Blackmon (Jefferson), Chad Taylor (Jefferson), Cory Wan (Gaither), Mike Danner (Gaither), Lance McCullers (Jesuit), Garrett Ransom (Berkeley Prep), Christian Lopez (Durant), Kelvin Mention (Brooks-DeBartolo), Adam Eggnatz (Brooks-DeBartolo), Jadamion Williams (Brooks-DeBartolo), Neal Cota (Robinson), Dan Jackson (Newsome), Chris Smith (Freedom), Jimmy Falla (Jesuit), Micah Carmony (Plant City)
RBIs: 13 Peter Miller (Cambridge); 12 Joey Spack (Jesuit), Joe Cartwright (Armwood), Destin Nichols (Berkeley Prep); 11 Joe Hudson (Jesuit), Lance McCullers (Jesuit), Grant Sittig (Berkeley Prep); 10 Steve Christiansen (Wharton), Joey Bobo (Tampa Prep), Kelvin Mention (Brooks-DeBartolo), Garrett Ransom (Berkeley Prep)
STOLEN BASES: 22 Reggie Williams Jr. (Brooks-DeBartolo); 11 Morgan Capen (Bayshore Christian), Grant Dohrenwend (Seffner Christian); 9 Aaron Fludd (Brooks-DeBartolo), Jadamion Williams (Brooks-DeBartolo)
Pitching | minimum 15 innings
Name (school) IP W-L ERA
Robert Benincasa (Armwood) 18 3-0 0.00
Ray Delphey (Alonso) 17 2-0 0.00
Tony Pikos (Berkeley Prep) 17 1-0 0.40
Tripp Merrill (Sickles) 15 2-0 0.93
R.J. Brown (Bloomingdale) 20 1-1 1.05
Mychal Givens (Plant) 24 2-1 1.17
Daniel Gibson (Jesuit) 231/33-0 1.20
Chris Bonti (Freedom) 21 2-0 1.33
Garrett Ransom (Berkeley Prep) 24 4-1 1.40
Adam Eggnatz (Brooks-DeBartolo) 14 2-0 1.50
STRIKEOUTS: 37 Mychal Givens (Plant); 34 Robert Benincasa (Armwood); 30 Daniel Gibson (Jesuit), Joel Britt (Freedom); 29 Ray Delphey (Alonso); 23 Chris Bonti (Freedom); Tony Pikos (Berkeley Prep); 22 George Schmitt (Spoto); Jacob Pettit (Spoto): 21 Zach Payne (Bloomingdale); 20 R.J. Brown (Bloomingdale); Jayson Cruz (Tampa Catholic)
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