Power25 Countdown: No 5 American Heritage Plantation

February 14, 2020
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:

OF Enrique Bradfield Jr.

Team: American Heritage Plantation
Preseason Rank: 5
2019 Record: 20-6
FHSAA Class: 6A
Head Coach: Bruce Aven
Playoff Run: Lost in Regional Semifinals

TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Enrique Bradfield Jr, OF, 2020 (Vanderbilt)
Jordan Carrion, SS/RHP, 2020 (Florida)
Gio Ferraro, 3B, 2020 (Miami)
Gavin Casas, 1B, 2020 (Vanderbilt)
Juhlien Gonzalez, 3B, 2021 (FIU)
Devin Futrell, LHP, 2021 (Vanderbilt)
Brandon Barriera, LHP, 2022 (Vanderbilt)

X-FACTOR

Enrique Bradfield Jr. - Bradfield is one of the fastest players in the country and will look to use his quickness to set the tone for the Patriots. As their every day leadoff hitter, American Heritage will look to Bradfield to get things started early and often in 2020.

KEY PLAYERS LOST
Ryan Cabarcas, LHP, 2019 (Florida)
Luis Castillo, OF, 2019 (Indian River)

OUTLOOK
The Patriots come into the 2020 season with a loaded roster that includes 16 Division 1 commits. They have 4 players in the top 100 of the PBR Florida Class of 2020 rankings in OF Enrique Bradfield Jr (Vanderbilt), SS/RHP Jordan Carrion (Florida), 1B Gavin Casas (Vanderbilt), and Gio Ferraro (Miami). Their lineup is even more talented if you add Matt Ruiz (USF), Juhlien Gonzalez (FIU), and Kolbe Aven (Furman) to those four. On the mound, Heritage is filled with talent from all different classes. They are led by seniors Carrion and Gavin Smith (Florida State), juniors Nick Anello (Miami), Justin Webster (Miami), and Devin Futrell (Vanderbilt). The Patriots also have three talented sophomores in Brandon Barriera (Vanderbilt), Evan Dobias (Virginia), and Brandon Gonsalves (UCF) to round out their rotation. American Heritage will be a fun team to watch this season and one of the better teams in the whole state. Make sure to follow @pbrflorida on Twitter for the most up-to-date coverage throughout the season.