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Even after the high school baseball season, Parkland continues to produce winners after five State Champions recently competed in the FACA All-Star Game, while others won titles in travel ball.
Chase Wildroudt, Bennett Gary, Daniel Tartaglia, Breylynn Courtney, and Drew Freeman all participated in the State FACA All-Star Game.
Wildroudt recently pitched in the State Championship Game for MSD and went 7-2 with a 2.21 ERA. He will play college baseball at the State College of Florida.
Gary is heading to the University of Miami after winning three State Titles in high school. This year, he hit .369, tied for the team lead with five home runs, and added 21 RBIs.
Tartaglia is headed to Hillsboro Community College and was spectacular this year on the mound. He was the team’s number two starter and went 7-0 with a .83 ERA. He started the State Championship Game and was also nearly flawless in a playoff game against Coral Glades, taking a perfect game into the seventh and finishing with 18 strikeouts.
Courtney will play college baseball at Eastern Florida State College and shined out of the bullpen for MSD. He recorded the final out at the State Championship Game and finished the game 2-0 with an ERA of 1.89 and eight saves.
Freeman is signed with the University of Louisville and led the Eagles in batting average at .387. The starting catcher also had two home runs, seven doubles, three triples, and 31 RBIs this season.
For travel baseball, the Original Florida Pokers continue to shine, with two teams winning Championships. The 10u Pokers Blue team, coached by former MLB All-Star Juan Pierre, shined in the tournament, winning all four games and outscoring their opponents 53-11. After a 7-2 win in the first game, the Pokers scored 17 runs in their next two games before a 12-4 win in the final against OTB Baseball.
The 17u baseball team began the summer season, winning the Memorial Day East Title and going 6-0 in their games. They began with a 6-3 win over Natty Boys in a game started by Jack Rostock. Nate Fernandez, Nate Hernandez, and Julian Diaz all pitched. Nicholas Raber led the way with two RBIs.
Carter McGuinn then won in the second game as the Pokers scored seven runs in the first and the fourth to win 14-1. Raber and Johnny Chen See drove in three before winning 11-2 in their third game behind Joshua Friedlander.
He struck out eight in four innings as the Pokers went on to win a pair of games to advance to the final. They won 3-1 over CBU Scout and scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off South Florida Giants.
Ivan Sabater had the walk-off hit before Rostock tossed a complete game shutout in the final. He struck out nine with Adrian Bermudoz driving in the only run in a 1-0 win.
Chase Wildroudt, Bennett Gary, Daniel Tartaglia, Breylynn Courtney and Drew Freeman {MSD Baseball}
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