Leading up to the start of the high school season, we will count down the Top 25 preseason teams every day as part of our comprehensive season coverage:

OF Luis Rivero

Team: Hagerty
Preseason Rank: 4
2022 Record: 17-12
Playoff Run: State Final 4
FHSAA Class: 6A
Head Coach: Mike Sindone

TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Garrett Baumann, RHP, 2023 (UCF)
Luis Rivero, OF, 2023 (Saint Leo)
Conner Spelman, C, 2023 (Jacksonville)
Talan Bell, LHP/OF, 2024
Austin Jacobs, SS, 2024 (Florida State)
Adam Ciccone, OF, 2024
Eli Fleming, RHP/1B, 2024 (Pittsburgh)
Brayden Toro, RHP/INF, 2024 (USF)
Ryan Foscolo, OF, 2025

X-FACTOR

Garrett Baumann & Talan Bell - Baumann and Bell lead one of the top 1-2 tandems in the state. Both are at the top of their class at their position and will be a determining factor on how far this team can go.

 

OUTLOOK

Hagerty is coming off a State Final Four appearance in 2022. The 2023 team is an extremely talented group on both sides. The pitching staff is deep and is led by a 1-2 punch of Garrett Baumann and Talan Bell, but will use various combinations based on the week ahead of them says Coach Sindone. Offensively, he believes Luis Rivero, Conner Spelman and Austin Jacobs will lead them in the RBI column. Team defense will keep games within reach. The talent returning plus three key transfers in Spelman, Brayden Toro, and Eli Fleming will make Hagerty a very dangerous team in 2023.

 

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