FIRST TEAM
Anthony Ciscar, P, St. Thomas Aquinas junior: Ciscar, a Miami commit, tossed 55 2/3 innings and went 7-2 for the Raiders. Ciscar had a 2.51
ERA and struck out 80 batters with just 18 walks.
Jayden Dubanewicz, P, Stoneman Douglas junior: Dubanewicz, a Florida commit, was a key part of the undefeated Eagles’ pitching staff. He went
11-0 with a save, posting a 1.17 ERA and 0.72 WHIP. He struck out 59 batters in 54 innings.
Devin Fitz-Gerald, IF, Stoneman Douglas junior: The Eagles middle infielder, who is committed to NC State, hit .410 with six home runs, 32 RBIs
and a 1.304 OPS.
Nico Linville, OF, Cypress Bay, sophomore: Linville had a breakout sophomore campaign, hitting .435 with two home runs and a 1.154 OPS.
Rylan Lujo, IF, Stoneman Douglas junior: Lujo, a Dayton commit, was a consistent hitter in the Eagles’ lineup. He hit .407 with six home
runs, 28 RBIs and a 1.261 OPS. He also stole 12 bases.
Vincent Mercado, UTIL, Monarch, Senior: Mercado excelled on the mound and at the plate in his final high school season. Mercado hit
.345 with a home run, 13 RBIs and a .984 OPS. He also pithed in nine games, going 5-2 with a
1.77 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings.
Alex Rodriguez, OF, Stoneman Douglas junior: Rodriguez, a UCF commit, excelled in the Eagles’ outfield. He hit .367 with nine extra-base hits
and a 1.073 OPS. He led the team with 24 steals and stole three bases in Fort Myers during the
state semis and finals.
E.J. Burns, UTIL. Taravella junior: Burns excelled all over the field for the Trojans. The FGCU commit had a .427 batting average
and a 1.254 OPS, notching three home runs and 12 extra-base hits. On the mound, Burns went 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA in 23 2/3 innings.
Mason Elrod, OF, West Broward, senior: Elrod provided a major threat in the Bobcats’ lineup, hitting .343 with six home runs and a 1.206
OPS.
R.J. Machado, INF, St. Thomas Aquinas, sophomore: Machado was a spark plug for the Raiders, hitting .406 with a 1.069 OPS. The FSU commit had
one home run and had more walks (19) than strikeouts (15).
Matt Ossenfort, 1B, Stoneman Douglas senior: Ossenfort transferred to Stoneman Douglas for his senior season, and it paid off. Ossenfort
crushed 10 home runs and hit .400, posting a 1.455 OPS. The Vanderbilt signee drove in 37 runs, including six RBIs in the state semifinals and finals.
Alex Pena, P, Western senior: Pena, a Nova Southeastern signee, anchored the Western staff. He tossed 55 innings and went
7-3 with two complete games. Pena had a 2.55 ERA and struck out 62 batters in 55 innings.
Bryan Borrego, P, Cooper City senior: Borrego was the Cowboys’ ace, going 6-3 with a pair of complete games and a 1.36 ERA. He
struck out 54 batters in 46 1/3 innings.
SECOND TEAM
Andrew Allison, UTIL, Coral Glades junior
Andrew Alvarez, OF, West Broward sophomore
Chase Bart, UTIL, Cooper City senior
Niko Benestad, C, Stoneman Douglas junior
Ty Burgs, OF, Cooper City senior
Luke Cherry, P, Stoneman Douglas sophomore
Gavin Gargiulo, P, Stoneman Douglas junior
Tyler Jenkins, C, Western junior
Alex Lopez, OF, South Broward senior
J.C. Martinez, OF, Taravella sophomore
Gavin McClure, UTIL, Nova senior
J.P. Querales, P, West Broward junior
Anthony Quigley, UTIL, Taravella junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Cooper City: John Bishop, Joshua Polanco, Xavier Thompson; Coral Glades: Kyle
Fernandes, Josh Howitt, Jack Kollwitz, Anthony Martin Del Campo; Coral Springs: Sebastian
Garcia, Martin Malick, Ruben Zuany; Cypress Bay: Jack Goldberg, Ian Guevara, Jesus
Rodriguez; Deerfield Beach: Christian Brennan, Lorenzo Feliciano, Conner Phillips, Daniel
Wasserman, Easton Viveros; Fort Lauderdale: Jackson Hirsch; McArthur: Raymond
Gonzalez, Matthew Robinson, Tyler Smith; Monarch: Colin Aube, Lyonel Barthelemy, Hunter
Nelson, Brayden Slade, Aidan White; Nova: Vincent Bonner, Austyn Donnellon, Nick Evans,
Justin McCarthy; South Broward: Thomas Giltner, Francisco Gomez, James Kelly, Quinn
Kustin, Johnny Luechauer, Shaun Shapiro; South Plantation: A.J. Campi, Andrew Gollan,
Tanner Jenkins, Claeb Thomas, Gustavo Villegas; Stoneman Douglas: Dillon Moquin; St.
Thomas Aquinas: Nick Falla, Noah Greenseid, AJ Groeneveld, David Hernandez, Ryan Wolf;
Taravella: Nate Carroll, Michael Ghann, Jonathan Lopez, Brandon Metiver; West Broward:
Carlos Garcia, Alejandro Sardinas, Brandon Vargas, Jason Wachs; Western: Aiden Andreu,
Jason Braverman, Jake Butter, Andrew Holt, Brandon Lorenzo, Mason McGeehan.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Todd Fitz-Gerald, Stoneman Douglas: Fitz-Gerald had already led the Eagles to three state titles during his tenure, but his fourth
championship campaign may have been Stoneman Douglas’ best. The Eagles went a perfect
29-0 en route to the Class 7A crowd. Stoneman Douglas dominated opponents in all aspects of
the game, and with many key players poised to return as seniors next year, look likely to
perform similarly in 2024.
