Prep Baseball Report

2021 Power25 Countdown: No. 5 Berkeley Prep


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PBR Florida Staff

Leading up to the start of the high school season, we will count down the Top 25 preseason teams every day as part of our comprehensive season coverage:


          SS Cade Kurland

Team: Berkeley Prep
Preseason Rank: 
5
2020 Record: 
11-0
FHSAA Class: 
3A
Head Coach: 
Richie Warren


TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Will Parkinson, LHP, 2021 (Columbia)
Evan Parmer, RHP, 2021 (VMI)
Johnathan Bruno, 3B, 2021 (George Washington)
Gunnett Carlson, C/1B, 2022 (Florida State)
JT Quinn, RHP, 2022 (Ole Miss)
Andrew Jergins, LHP, 2022 (Duke)
Owen McElfatrick, RHP/OF, 2022 (Northwestern)
Cade Kurland, SS, 2023 (Florida)
Troy Reader, C, 2023 (Notre Dame)

X-FACTOR

Cade Kurland

Team Strengths

Pitching, Veteran leadership

OUTLOOK

Berkeley Prep returns 9 D1 committed players for the 2021 season led by the No. 2 ranked sophomore in the state Cade Kurland (Florida). The Bucs have the arms to make a state run. Will Parkinson (Columbia), Evan Parmer (VMI), JT Quinn (Ole Miss), Andrew Jergins (Duke), and Owen McElfatrick (Northwestern) make up a tremendous pitching staff. Offensively, the Bucs are led by Kurland, Gunnett Carlson (FSU), Johnathan Bruno (GW), and Troy Reader (Notre Dame). Coming off an 11-0 start to the shortened 2020 season, the Bucs are looking to continue that success in 2021.

 

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