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:

 

Team: Timber Creek
Preseasonk Rank: 22
2023 Record: 20-7
Playoff Run: Regional Quarterfinals
FHSAA Class: 7A
Head Coach: Timothy Beaman

TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Sebastian Hurtado, C, 2025 (UCF)
Eli Buffaloe, SS, 2025 (UCF) 
Connor Mulready, RHP, 2024 (Rollins)
Brody Juntunen, RHP, 2025 (FAU) 
Brian Kendall, RHP/3B, 2024 
Michael Thomas, OF, 2024
Zack Walker, OF, 2024 (Hillsborough)

X-FACTOR

Anthony Felice (USF) and Zach Farah. 

OUTLOOK

Coach Beaman: "Timber Creek Baseball will be returning 8 hitters and their top three pitchers coming off a 20-7 season seeded #2 in the regional tournament. They are built on pitching and defense. The pitching staff had a team ERA of 1.39 and a team WHIP of .97, which both were one of the tops in the state. Defensively they are stellar as well with a team fielding % of 970. Offensively, they return a lot of speed along with good contact hitters. Eli Buffaloe, UCF commit leads the attack with Sebastian Hurtado, UCF Commit hitting in the heart of the lineup along with the second leading hitter from last year's team, Michael Thomas. Offensively Timber Creek puts a lot of balls in play and keeps pressure on the opponents."

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