Prep Baseball Report

Power25 Countdown: No 20 Plant City


PBR Florida
PBR Florida Staff

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:


                RHP Jarod Wingo

Team: Plant City
Preseason Rank:
20
2019 Record: 
30-2
FHSAA Class:
7A
Head Coach: 
Mike Fryrear
Playoff Run: 
8A State Champions


TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Jarod Wingo, RHP, 2020 (HCC)
Cole Cothren, 3B/1B, 2020
Tyler Dowdy, 1B/RHP, 2020 (West Florida)
Demario Williams, OF, 2021
Chris Rodriguez, OF, 2020

X-FACTOR

Jarod Wingo - Committed to Hillsborough Community College, Wingo was a key part of the Raiders state title run in 2019. Losing Parker Messick this season, Wingo will take over as Plant City’s ace and will be a crucial part of their success in 2020.

KEY PLAYERS LOST
Parker Messick, LHP/1B, 2019 (Florida State)
Cade Shissler, SS, 2019 (Stetson)
Hunter Emerine, C, 2019 (Polk State)
Grant Gifford, RHP, 2019 (Polk State)
Casey Mawhinney, OF, 2019 (Mars Hill)

OUTLOOK
Plant City is coming off a season that led to their first state championship in school history. While they return a handful of talented starters, they lost two of their biggest impact players in Parker Messick (Florida State) and Cade Shissler (Stetson). Messick was dominant on the mound in 2019 where he went 11-1 with a 1.06 ERA and 125 strikeouts. Shissler batted .353 with 4 HRs and 15 RBI in 2019. Replacing Messick as the team’s ace is senior RHP Jarod Wingo (HCC). Wingo was 6-0 with a 0.44 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 2019. On offense, the Raiders return their team MVP from last season Cole Cothren. Cothren batted .463 with 20 RBI in 2019. They also return Tyler Dowdy who batted .368 with 6 HRs and 24 RBI while also throwing 40 innings on the mound in 2019. Coming off a state championship run, the Raiders have reloaded and are ready to make another run in 2020. Make sure to follow @pbrflorida on Twitter for the most up-to-date coverage throughout the season.

 

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