Gainesville – The top overall team remains the same in the second FHSAA state baseball rankings for the 2017 season.
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy is off to an 11-0 start and is ranked No. 1 in the country by some media outlets. The Mavericks went 3-0 since the first rankings, including two wins against ranked opponents, to hold on to the top spot in ThePrepZone.com’s all-classification rankings.
They won at Class 6A #6 Plantation American Heritage, 7-1, and also defeated 5A #4 Ft Lauderdale Pine Crest. The defending 6A champs, who have won six state titles in the past seven years, are also ranked No. 1 the Class 6A rankings.
Another nationally-ranked team, Fort Myers Canterbury, is ranked second overall and first in Class 3A, while another No. 1, Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley (9A), is third overall.
Miami schools Palmetto & Columbus, ranked second and third respectively in Class 9A, round out the top five.
Jacksonville schools Providence and Sandalwood are ranked sixth and seventh, respectively. The No. 6 Stallions are ranked No. 1 in Class 4A thanks to an early schedule that has included a win over Class 9A Sandalwood and a few nationally-ranked teams.
Venice, which has been to five straight state semifinals, is eighth overall. The Indians (10-2) are ranked No. 1 in Class 7A.
Rounding out the top 10 of the all-classification rankings are a pair of Tampa schools – No. 9 Jesuit and No. 10 Plant. Jesuit is ranked second in Class 6A behind Archbishop McCarthy, while Plant is ranked No. 1 in Class 7A.
Teams in The Prep Zone’s coverage area in bold.
ALL-CLASSIFICATION
1. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (6A) 11-0
2. Fort Myers Canterbury (3A) 11-1
3. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley (9A) 9-0
4. Miami Palmetto (9A) 10-0
5. Miami Columbus (9A) 11-1
6. Jacksonville Providence (4A) 11-2
7. Jacksonville Sandalwood (9A) 10-1
8. Venice (7A) 10-2
9. Tampa Jesuit (6A) 12-1
10. Tampa Plant (8A) 9-2
CLASS 9A
1. Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley 9-0
2. Miami Palmetto 10-0
3. Miami Columbus 11-1
4. Jacksonville Sandalwood 10-1
5. Parkland Stoneman Douglas 7-2
6. Jupiter 9-2
7. Winter Garden West Orange 9-3
8. Lake Worth Park Vista 8-3
9. Orlando Olympia 9-2
10. Vero Beach 8-1
Honorable mention: Haines City 8-3; Pembroke Pines Flanagan 7-3; West Broward 7-2; Tampa Alonso 9-4; Miami Coral Reef 8-4; Palm Beach Central 8-4; Lake Mary 8-3; Winter Park 7-4; Orlando Timber Creek 7-4; Orange City University 7-4.
CLASS 8A
1. Tampa Plant 9-2
2. Oviedo Hagerty 9-2
3. Jacksonville Atlantic Coast 8-2
4. Orange Park Oakleaf 10-2
5. Neptune Beach Fletcher 11-2
6. Ocoee 7-1
8. Davie Nova 10-1
8. Tarpon Springs East Lake 7-2
9. Tallahassee Leon 9-3
10. Tampa Steinbrenner 9-3
Honorable mention: Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 8-3; Wellington 8-3; Coral Springs Coral Glades 7-1; Dover Strawberry Crest 8-2; Clearwater Countryside 8-2; Lakeland George Jenkins 9-3; Gainesville Buchholz 8-3; Sarasota Riverview 9-3; Sarasota 7-3.
CLASS 7A
1. Venice 10-2
2. Cantonment Tate 11-1
3. Winter Haven 7-2
4. St. Johns Creekside 8-3
5. Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 10-4
6. Naples Gulf Coast 10-3
7. Doral Academy 8-3
8. Viera 9-2
9. Punta Gorda Charlotte 7-2
10. Fort Myers Riverdale 10-1
Honorable mention: New Port Richey Mitchell 10-0; Estero 9-1; St. Petersburg Northeast 7-1; Brandon 7-2; Pensacola Escambia 10-3; Gainesville 9-3; Sebastian River 6-2.
CLASS 6A
1. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 11-0
2. Tampa Jesuit 12-1
3. Lynn Haven Mosley 10-1
4. Rockledge 7-1
5. Merritt Island 7-2
6. Plantation American Heritage 8-3
7. Belleview 10-0
8. Miami Springs 9-0
9. Melbourne Eau Gallie 7-2
10. Spring Hill Springstead 10-2
Honorable mention: Sebring 9-3; Jacksonville Terry Parker 9-3; Gulf Breeze 6-3; Land O’Lakes 6-1; Orange Park Ridgeview 8-2; Panama City Beach Arnold 6-3.
CLASS 5A
1. Miami Monsignor Pace 10-1
2. Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 10-0
3. Melbourne Central Catholic 8-1
4. Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 7-2
5. Jacksonville Bolles 7-2
6. Pompano Beach 7-2
7. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal 7-2
8. Live Oak Suwannee 9-2
9. Miami Gulliver Prep 7-3
10. Marianna 10-4
Honorable mention: Orlando Bishop Moore 8-4; Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 6-4; Keystone Heights 9-2; The Villages 8-2; Bushnell South Sumter 7-0; LaBelle 7-3; Lakeland McKeel Academy 8-4; Panama City Bay 8-2; Fernandina Beach 7-2.
CLASS 4A
1. Jacksonville Providence 11-2
2. Miami Westminster Christian 9-3
3. Pensacola Catholic 9-1
4. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy 8-5
5. Jacksonville Trinity Christian 7-3
6. Fort Lauderdale University 11-0
7. Clearwater Calvary Christian 9-0
8. Orlando The First Academy 8-1
9. Delray Beach American Heritage 10-3
10. Miami Florida Christian 7-2
Honorable mention: Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 8-3; Ocala Trinity Catholic 8-2; Fort Myers Bishop Verot 9-4; Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 8-3-1; Clearwater Central Catholic 8-3.
CLASS 3A
1. Fort Myers Canterbury 11-1
2. St. Petersburg Northside Christian 11-1
3. Tallahassee North Florida Christian 7-3
4. Jacksonville University Christian 7-3
5. Sarasota Out-of-Door 9-2-1
6. Tampa Cambridge Christian 8-2
7. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic 8-4
8. Naples St. John Neumann 8-3
9. Miami Archbishop Carroll 9-3
10. Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 9-6
Honorable mention: Tampa Carrollwood Day 10-5; Lake Mary Prep 8-3; Largo Indian Rocks Christian 7-3; Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 8-4; Lakeland Christian 7-4; Oviedo Master’s Academy 6-4; Tallahassee Maclay 7-5.
CLASS 2A
1. Lake Worth Trinity Christian 10-4
2. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 8-0
3. Miami Christian 8-3
4. Brito Miami Private 8-1
5. Deltona Trinity Christian 10-3
6. Mount Dora Christian Academy 8-2
7. Jacksonville First Coast Christian 7-2-1
8. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 6-3
9. Jacksonville Christ’s Church 6-5
10. Miami Westwood Christian 6-5
Honorable mention: Tampa Bayshore Christian 4-1; St. Petersburg Canterbury 7-4; St. Petersburg Keswick Christian 6-4-1; Naples Seacrest Country Day 6-5.
CLASS 1A
1. Trenton 9-1
2. Blountstown 10-1
3. Pierson Taylor 8-1
4. Santa Rosa South Walton 8-2
5. Bell 8-2
6. Milton Central 9-2
7. Cross City Dixie County 8-3
8. Chiefland 4-2
9. Lake Butler Union County 6-3
10. Malone 9-2
Honorable mention: Vernon 6-2; Chipley 5-3; Bristol Liberty County 7-5; Jay 5-3; Williston 5-4; Baldwin 6-6.
