The top high school baseball teams in Central Florida, as selected by the Spectrum Sports Staff:
1. Lake Brantley (8-0) – Patriots have been outstanding on the mound so far, only allowing opponents to score a total of 10 runs in eight games.
2. West Orange (5-2) – Warriors of an imposing front line pitching duo of Cole Beavin (East Carolina) and Doug Nikhazy (Ole Miss).
3. First Academy (6-1) – Royals, the highest scoring team in Central Florida, have put up double digit runs in six of their seven games.
4. Rockledge (7-1) – Raiders were decimated by graduation last year but are off to a strong start and beat rival Merritt Island 2-1 on Friday night.
5. Merritt Island (5-1) – Mustangs, who last reached the state tournament in 2000, entered the season ranked 8th in the nation by PerfectGame.
6. Viera (6-1) – Only loss for the Hawks came 4-2 in extra innings against undefeated Atlantic Coast.
7. Bishop Moore (5-2) – Hornets have quality wins against West Orange, Hagerty and Trinity Prep.
8. Hagerty (5-2) – Last season’s 8A runner-up has won four straight games and has games this week against DeLand and Oviedo.
9. Olympia (7-1-1) – Titans explosive offense features Florida State commit Francis Villaman, one of the area’s top senior prospects.
10. Melbourne Central Catholic (7-0) – Hustlers, who went 30-2 last season, are outscoring opponents 75-15 through the first seven games.
Best of the Rest:
11. Apopka (5-3)
12. Orange City University (3-3)
13. South Sumter (4-0)
14. Seminole (4-4)
15. Eau Gallie (3-2)
Austin Lyon can be reached at austin.lyon@charter.com. Follow him on Twitter, @AustinRLyon