FIRST TEAM
Niko Benestad, IF, Stoneman Douglas senior: Benestad was part of another deep Stoneman Douglas lineup, notching a .360 average with four home runs and 22 RBIs. He had a 1.019 OPS.
Mason Blocker, P, Western senior: Blocker had a dominant campaign for the Wildcats, going 5-2 with a 1.27 ERA. He pitched two complete-game shutouts and had 54 strikeouts in 55 innings.
Brady Buxbaum, IF, St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore: Buxbaum had a strong debut season for St. Thomas, batting. 350 with five home runs. He had a 1.197 OPS.
Anthony Ciscar, P, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Ciscar had his best season for the Raiders, going 54 with a 2.11 ERA. A Miami commit, Ciscar had 64 strikeouts in 53 innings.
Cash Clementi, P St. Thomas Aquinas junior: Clementi had a breakout year on the mound, going 6-1 with a 1.62 ERA. He struck out 51 batters in 43 1/3 innings. Clementi also hit .306 with a pair of home runs.
Jayden Dubanewicz, P, Stoneman Douglas senior: Dubanewicz, a Florida signee, was the ace for this year’s state-title-winning Eagles, going 9-2 with a 1.63 ERA. He struck out 74 batters in 60 innings while walking just 14 and pitched 6 1/3 innings without an earned run in the Eagles’ title-game victory.
Raymond Gonzalez, OF, McArthur senior: Gonzalez powered the Mustangs this year, pacing the team with five home runs. He had a team-best 20 RBIs and notched a 1.005 OPS with 15 steals. For good measure, Gonzalez pitched 8 1/3 innings and struck out 17 batters while allowing just one earned run.
Jack Kollwitz, C, Coral Glades senior: Kollwitz, a Mississippi Valley State University signee, posted a stellar .517 batting average. He had five extra-base hits and a 1.179 OPS.
Rylan Lujo, IF, Stoneman Douglas senior: Lujo, a Dayton signee, led the Eagles with a .448 average and 34 RBIS. He ended the year with a 1.217 OPS.
Zachary Malvasio, OF, St. Thomas Aquinas junior: Malvasio grew into one of Broward County’s top power hitters, smashing eight home runs (which was second in the county). Malvasio had a .360 batting average, a 1.255 OPS and 34 RBIs, which tied for second in Broward.
Keniel Marrero, IF, South Broward junior: Marrero was Broward’s premier power hitter this season, crushing nine home runs and posting a sky-high 1.471 OPS. He had 24 extra-base hits and drove in 40 RBIs. Marrero was not all power, though, stealing nine bases.
Gio Rojas, P, Stoneman Douglas sophomore: Rojas pitched in just five games, but he was dominant in those appearances. He went 4-0 and struck out 41 batters in 21 innings. He surrendered just three runs, notching a 1.000 ERA. He also showed outstanding control, walking just three batters.
Easton Viveros, OF, Deerfield Beach sophomore: Viveros powered a resurgent Bucks squad, hitting .397 with three home runs and 23 RBIs. Viveros notched a 1.100 OPS and had nine steals.
Jason Wachs, OF, West Broward senior: Wachs was the top hitter on a strong West Broward squad, leading the team with a .413 batting average and a 1.226 OP. Wachs, a Tulane signee, had two home runs and 10 extra-base hits, and he stole 10 bases.
SECOND TEAM
Brayden Allison, P, Flanagan senior
Aiden Andreu, OF, Western senior
Christian Brennan, IF, South Broward senior
E.J. Burns, UTIL, Taravella senior
Nick Diaz, OF Stoneman Douglas senior
Angel Figueroa, P, West Broward junior
Gavin Gargiulo, P, Stoneman Douglas senior
Bennett Gary, OF, Stoneman Douglas senior
Adriel Gonzalez, IF, Monarch senior
Aydan Gonzalez, OF, Coral Glades senior
Garvey Person, OF, McArthur junior
J.P. Querales, P, West Broward senior
Alex Rodriguez, OF, Stoneman Douglas senior
Ryan Soto, UTIL, Everglades senior
HONORABLE MENTION
Cooper City: Jorge Granada, Jayden Johnson, Genson Veras
Coral Glades: Kyle Fernandes, Jason Lincoln
Coral Springs: Andrew Allison, Ruben Zuany
Cypress Bay: John Escobar
Deerfield Beach: Alejandro Gonzalez, Conner Phillips, Joseph Yastine
Everglades: Julio Amoedo, Nathan Caboverde, Adrian Martinez, Justin Mercado
Fort Lauderdale: Noah Baron, Jackson Hirsch, Jonah Neptune
Flanagan: Richard Bello, Wade Francis, Bruno Schafer
McArthur: Devin Grazzal, Tyler Smith, Matthew Zamore
Monarch: Alejandro Cruanas, Diego Rojas
Nova: Cole Boisvert, Jose Palencia, Dylan Peterson, Santiago Scheele
Piper: Adryan Diaz, Jaiden Ferreiro, Natron Wheeler
Plantation: Devin Bailey, Zcari Johnson
South Broward: Thomas Giltner, Francisco Gomez, Johnny Luechauer, Shaun Shapiro
South Plantation: Vito Faridani, Justin Martin, Caleb Thomas
St. Thomas Aquinas: Andrew Alvarez, Quinn O’Keefe, Nico Sabatino
Stoneman Douglas: Luke Cherry, Breylynn Courtey, Brayden McCluskey
West Broward: Angel Figueroa, Ethan Lindor, Alexander Ramirez, Ivan Sabater
Western: Jimmy Huard, Danny Ortega, Ryan Schaefer, Miguel Tapia
COACH OF THE YEAR
Howard Stein, West Broward: Stein took the Bobcats to a 23-6-1 record and a district title. Unfortunately for Stein and West Broward, they ran into perennial power and eventual state champion Stoneman Douglas in the regional finals, ending their season abruptly.
