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SARASOTA -- Here are the Class 6A All-State baseball teams as compiled by the Florida Sports Writers Association, with name, grade and school: ...more
June 18, 2008
Kenny Wilson is a big believer in karma. That's why he always set out to do good things. ...more
June 10, 2008
First Team
| Player, school | Year | Position | Comments |
| Gregg Cooke, Sickles | Jr. | Pitcher | Tossed five complete games and two no-hitters while going 6-2 with a 2.91 ERA |
| Aaron Gerbasi, Plant City | Sr. | Pitcher | Tampa signee went 6-2 with 1.22 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 512/3 innings |
| Mychal Givens, Plant | Jr. | Pitcher | Right-hander went 8-1 with 1.79 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 43 innings |
| Chase Sparkman, Brandon | Fr. | Pitcher | Standout reliever went 7-0 with four saves and a 2.77 ERA, striking out 32 |
| Jared Womack, Plant | Sr. | Catcher | High Point signee hit .514 with 11 doubles, five homers and 43 RBIs |
| Sean Buckley, King | Sr. | Infielder | USF signee hit .448 with eight doubles, six homers and 18 RBIs |
| Sherman Johnson, Alonso | Sr. | Infielder | A defensive standout, also hit .492 with nine doubles and 23 RBIs |
| Jamie Mallard, Middleton | Sr. | Infielder | UCF signee hit .574 with eight doubles, seven homers and 31 RBIs |
| Preston Tucker, Plant | Sr. | Infielder | Florida signee hit .456, led county in homers (nine) and RBIs (46) for second straight season |
| James Ramsay, Brandon | So. | Outfielder | Saladino Tournament MVP hit .467 with 30 RBIs and scored 35 runs |
| Jimmy Falla, Jesuit | Jr. | Outfielder | Hit .393 and led Tigers in homers (five), RBIs (31) and runs scored (26) |
| Kenny Wilson, Sickles | Sr. | Outfielder | Toronto's second-round pick hit .400, scored 37 runs and stole 26 bases |
| Anthony Ferrara, Riverview | Sr. | Utility | USF signee had 2.74 ERA with 81 strikeouts and hit .371 with four homers |
| Alex Panteliodis, Alonso | Sr. | Utility | Florida signee went 9-2 with 2.37 ERA and hit .382 with 16 RBIs |
June 8, 2008
Kenny Wilson has never been to Canada. If things shake out the right way, the Sickles High product's first trip to the United States' neighbor to the north could be for something really special: his Major League Baseball debut. ...more
June 6, 2008
SEBRING –– Tampa Sickles outfielder Kenny Wilson scored four runs and Tampa King's Sean Buckley had a key two-run double to lead the West All-Stars to a 15-6 win over the North All-Stars in the championship game of the 30th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association Baseball Classic on Saturday at a sweltering Firemen's Field. Wilson, who played a flawless center field, drew a pair of walks and reached on one of four North errors to spark the West offense, which banged out 15 hits off five North hurlers. "It's an honor to be selected to play in this series and it was great to be able to represent the west coast of Florida," said Wilson, who has signed a scholarship with the University of Florida. "We swung the bats well, got solid pitching and our defense was tight. "This was a great experience because everything is first class and this field is nicer than a lot of minor league parks. ...more
May 25, 2008
Sickles outfielder Kenny Wilson scored four runs and King's Sean Buckley had a key two-run double to lead the West All-Stars to a 15-6 win against the North All-Stars in the championship game of the 30th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association Baseball Classic on Saturday at Firemen's Field. ...more
May 25, 2008
SEBRING — Tampa-Sickles' Kenny Wilson raced in from deep center field, hot on the trail of a shallow fly ball off the bat of Winter Haven's Markus Brisker. Just before the extra-base hit met the ground, Wilson made a late dive and a crowd-pleasing snag. As the East team made its way from the dugout to the outfield, Wesley Freeman of Winter Haven-All Saints had some words of consolation for Brisker and the rest of his teammates. "That's why we're all-stars, boys," smiled the All-Saints senior. ...more
May 24, 2008
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