While the Championship Game was postponed to a date to be announced, the Florida League is pleased to announce the award winners for the 2022 "Classic" bracket of the Florida League High School Invitational. Viera's Lucas Glendinning and The First Academy's Jayden Bastian split Most Valuable Player honors, while West Orange's Will Ross and Lake Howell's Chance Fitzgerald were honored as the Most Valuable Pitchers.
Glendinning was the best two-way player in the tournament, helping Viera to a 3-0 record and a spot in the championship game of the tournament. The junior drove in at least two runs in all three of Viera's games, going 5-for-10 with seven runs batted in. On the mound, Glendinning no-hit the Brahmans of Okeechobee on Monday, striking out nine hitters in a 6-0 win on the first day of the tournament.
Bastian was one of the leaders of The First Academy's insane lineup, which racked up 50 runs in the Royals' four games. Bastian led the tournament in hits (9), runs scored (7), home runs (2), and runs batted in (10). A junior committed to Jacksonville, Bastian had at least two hits in all four games, and homered in TFA's final two games against Deltona (where he went 3-for-4 with five RBIs) and Spruce Creek.
Ross dominated in the FHSI for the second season in a row. Getting the start on Monday against Timber Creek, the senior Florida commit tossed a complete game one-hitter in West Orange's 2-1 win. Ross struck out 14 of the 26 Timber Creek hitters he faced to earn the win. In two seasons in the FHSI, Ross has thrown 15 innings without allowing an earned run, and has struck out 22 hitters.
Fitzgerald was the ace of staff for Lake Howell, who won three straight games to advance to the championship game. The junior Florida State commit finished off Lake Howell's Monday win over Orangewood with a scoreless inning, then allowed just one hit over six innings in Thursday's semifinal win over Martin County. Over his seven innings on the mound, Fitzgerald allowed just one hit, striking out eleven.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Olympia
Nico Banez .462 (6 for 13) 5R, 2BB, 2-2B, 3B, 4RBI, SB
Parker Moss .385 (5 for13), 3R, HR, 5RBI, BB
Sam Taveras .357 (5 for 14), 3R, 4RBI, 2B, 3B
Liam Furey 4IP, 0H, 2K, SV
Ponte Vedra
Cole Rambler .385 (5 for 13), 2-2B, 3RBI, 2HBP, SB
DeLand
Elliott Sande 5IP, W, 0R, 3H, 3K, 0BB
Lamar Edwards .357 (5 for 14), R, 3B, 4RBI, 3SB
Seminole
Drew Little 5IP, 2W, 2H, 3K, 0ER
Viera
Lucas Glendinning (2Way) .500 (5 for 10), R, 7RBI, 3B | 7IP, 0H, 9K, 2BB TOURNAMENT CO-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Camden Wicker 6IP, 1R, 4H, 6K, BB, W
Lake Howell
Chance Fitzgerald 7IP, 0R, H, 11K, BB, W, TOURNAMENT CO-MOST VALUABLE PITCHER
Brayden Toro (2WAY) .571 (4 for 7), 4R, 2B, 3SB, 2BB, .727 OBP | 5IP, OR, 1H, 5K, 3BB, W
Hunter Sandberg .375 (3 for 8), 5R, 2-2B, 2RBI, 2SB
Camden Curley 4IP, OER, H, 3K, 0BB
Austin Boyd .400 (4 for 10), 2B, 3B, 4RBI, SB
TFA
Pettay .563 (9 for 16), 7R, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 8RBI, SB
Bastian .643 (9 for 14), 7R, 2B, 2HR, 10RBI, 2SB TOURNAMENT CO-MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Isaac Sewell CG-7IP, 2R, 6H, 5K, BB, W
Ben Barrett .600 (6 for 10), 4R, 4RBI, 2B, 2SB
Nathan Seeber .400 (4 for 10), 4R, 3-2B, 3RBI, 2BB
Oviedo
Isaiah Barkett .538 (7 for 13), 3R, 2RBI, 2-2B, 3B
Danny Baez .500 (7 for 14), R, 2RBI, 3-2B, SB
Brandon Burns 5IP, 0ER, 7K, BB, W, SV
Robbie Mitchell 6.1, R, 2H, 7K, 0BB, W
Spruce Creek
Lucas Tutunjian .385 (5 for 13), 2R, RBI
Bishop Moore
Josh Haggerty .667 (8 for 12) 5RBI, 4R, 3SB
Bryce Gluckman .417 (5 for 12) 6RBI, 5R, 2SB
Jacob Rollen 4IP 9K 1H, W
Mount Dora Christian Academy
Collin Priest .417 (5 for 12), 6RBI, 2B, 2SB
Josh Hair .500 (5 for 10), 4R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B
Martin County
Nick Robert (2Way) .444 (4 for 9), 4R, 3RBI | 7IP, 2H, 8K W
Ryan Chapman 7.1IP 2H, 0R, 5K, W, SV
American Heritage
Zavier Hatfield .455 (5 for 11), 4R, 2B, 2SB .600 OBP
Dane Rossi 6IP, R, 6H, 4K, 2BB, W
Deltona
Rafael Betancourt .500 (6 for 12), 3R, 6RBI, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 2SB
Johnnie Lopez .429 (6 for 14), 3R, 5RBI, 2B, 3B, HR, 2SB
Mike Williams 13IP, 2CG, 4ER, 10K, 3BB
West Orange
Will Ross 7IP, 4H, 0ER, 14K, 0BB TOURNAMENT CO-MOST VALUABLE PITCHER
Max McClusky .500 (5 for 10), 5R, 2RBI, 3B, HR, 2SB
Titan Kamaka .500 (5 for 10), 2R, 2RBI, 2-2B,
Timber Creek
Jordan Fernandez .417 (5 for 12), 2R, 3RBI, 2B, 3B, SB
Matt Tinder .571 (4 for 7), 6R, 2SB, BB
Cade Nelson .500 (6 for 12), 4R, 5RBI, 2B
John Romanoski 4IP, 3H, BB, 3K, W
Dr. Phillips
Christian Cantwell .417, (5 for 12), 3R, 2RBI, 2SB
Logan Wirt CG-7IP, NO HITTER, 10K, 5BB, W
Blake Fields CG-7IP, 1R, 3H, 6K, 2BB, W
Okeechobee
Braison Crews .615 (8 for 13), 3R, 3RBI, 2-2B, 3B, SB
Emery Coleman 6IP, W, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K
Winter Springs
Logan Hughes .417 (5 for 12), 2R, 3RBI, 2HR
Nick Davidson (2WAY) .444 (4 for 9), R, 2-2B, 2BB, SB | 6IP, 3H, 1R, 8K, BB
Carter Craig 5.1IP, OR, 2H, 4K, BB, W
Flagler Palm Coast
Gavin Gotera 8IP, 2ER, 7H, 5K, BB
Montverde Academy
Salvado Alvarez .667 (8 for 12), 2R, 6RBI, 2-2B, 2SB
Joey Bello .444 (4 for 9), 4R, RBI, 3B, SB, 3BB, 2HBP
Victor Martinez Jr. .417 (5 for 12), 5R, 6RBI, 2B, 2BB, HBP
Orangewood
Noah Gammichia .400 (4 for 10), 2B, 3RBI, 2SB
Austin Waring 6.1, 0ER, 4H, 5K
Tampa Prep
Ty Jones .500 (7 for 14), 5R, 4RBI, 2B, SB
Noah Sheffield .308 (4 for 13), 3R, 2B, HR, 4RBI, SB,
Grant Varner (2WAY) .385 (5 for 13), 3R, RBI | 4.1 1R, 5H, 7K, BB, W
LaPlace Sallis .500 (5 for 10), 5R, 3RBI, 2B, HR, 3SB, 5BB
Alex Lacy 6.2 1R, 1H, 6K, 0BB, W
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