They went 31-2, won the 3A state championship, saw four players drafted -- including first baseman Eric Hosmer, who went third overall -- and staked a pretty solid claim to high school baseball's "mythical national title."
According to Baseball America on Wednesday, they got it. Writes Nathan Rode, quite simply:
The Patriots can add one more title to their resume: Baseball America Team of the Year.
This is their latest top ranking, adding to their No. 1 nods from USA Today and RISE Magazine.
--Patrick Dorsey (e-mail)






Yet another Florida team #1 H.S. football and now baseball.
Posted by: Hurricane | June 12, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Yet another Florida team #1 H.S. football and now baseball.
Posted by: Hurricane | June 12, 2008 at 04:54 PM