All-Suncoast baseball team

By Times staff
Published June 12, 2007

FIRST TEAM

P - Alex Panteliodis, Jr. Alonso 11-0, 0.54 ERA, had five-inning perfect game

P - Nevin Griffith, Sr. Middleton White Sox's second-round pick can reach high 90s

P - Clay Kollenbaum, Jr. Dunedin Florida recruit went 9-2 with school record 104 strikeouts

P - Ben Koenigsfeld, Sr. Ridgewood Led Pasco County with 115 strikeouts; 10-2 record, 0.93 ERA

C - Zach Maggard, Sr. Pasco Led Pirates with six HRs and .537 BA

IF - Jonathan Koscso, Sr. Jesuit Five HRs, 38 RBIs, team-best .525 average

IF - Geoff Parker, Sr. Zephyrhills Won 10 games on mound; hit 10 HRs at plate

IF - Chris Freshcorn, Sr. Alonso Led team in four major categories, including homers (eight)

IF - Sam Mende, Jr. Clearwater Central Catholic Led state champs with .465 average, eight HRs, 14 doubles

OF - Michael Burgess, Sr. Hillsborough 49th overall pick in Major League Baseball draft

OF - Dustin Brown, Jr. Pasco Batted .411, second on team in RBIs, 8-1 pitching

OF - Preston Tucker, Jr. Plant .561, nine HRs, 51 RBIs

DH - Ryan Acosta, Sr. Clearwater Central Catholic The Cubs' 12th-round pick was 8-3 and hit .427 with 33 RBIs

UT - Tommy Toledo, Sr. Alonso Third-round draft pick of Padres, Florida signee

SECOND TEAM

P - Aaron Brandt, Jr., Pasco

P - Travis Stortz, Sr., Countryside

P - Matt Greer, Sr., Newsome

P - Patrick Schuster, So., Mitchell

C - Jarod Womack, Jr., Plant

IF - Stephen Branca, Sr., Newsome

IF - Ryan Faison, Sr., Dunedin

IF - Jake Schrader, So., Pasco

IF - Anthony Santa, Sr., Land O'Lakes

OF - Sam Donataccio, Sr., Hudson

OF - Mike Lashbrook, Jr., Plant

OF - Matt Gracie, Sr., East Lake

DH - Trevor Hobbs, Sr., Land O'Lakes

UT - Matt Smith, Sr., Land O'Lakes

HONORABLE MENTION

Matt Ryckman (Berkeley Prep); Zach Pietrzyk (Bloomingdale); Garrett Cox (Cambridge); Matt Morelli (CCC); Cameron Fisher, Max Krueter, Kevin Maloney, Billy Perillo (Dunedin); Marco LaMonte (Hillsborough); Kevin Quackenbush (Jesuit); Ryan Osenton (Newsome); Quinten Jones (Pasco); Doug Burlett (Ridgewood); Juan Carlin (Riverview); Chris Calhoon, Chris Clinton, Billy Falasco (Seminole); Kenny Wilson (Sickles); Travis Murray (Nature Coast)

COACH OF THE YEAR

Todd Vaughan, CCC

Vaughan, the Class 3A coach of the year, led the Marauders to their fourth state title and first since 2002. Vaughan has been part of three of the school's championships. He was a shortstop on the 1979 team that won state.

SELECTION AREA

The Times selects the all-Suncoast baseball and softball teams from players in Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties.

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