Parkview Dynasty Goes National
Parkview High (Lilburn, Ga.) has had a strong program for over a decade, but the Panthers' latest back-to-back state titles landed them atop the final Baseball America Top 50.
Parkview High (Lilburn, Ga.) has had a strong program for over a decade, but the Panthers' latest back-to-back state titles landed them atop the final Baseball America Top 50.
For the second straight year, Baseball America's Team of the Year comes out of Florida where Southwest Ranches' Archbishop McCarthy defeated Tampa's Jesuit High and Lance McCullers to claim the 4-A state crown.
Flanagan High of Pembroke Pines, Fla., had a remarkable season that netted a state and national title.
The Bishop Gorman Gaels won 39 of their final 40 games en route to winning their fourth straight state title and claiming Baseball America's Team of the Year honors.
With the attention that American Heritage High (Plantation, Fla.) has been given this season, readers can relate to the bludgeoning that the Patriots put on opponents this season. They stormed through the regular season, knocking off just about every 6-A Florida school they faced, capturing the school's first 3-A state baseball title as well as a national championship. The Patriots can add one more title to their resume: Baseball America Team of the Year.
The Woodlands (Texas) High has earned Baseball America's High School Team of the Year award.