Prep Baseball Report

2025 Power25 Countdown: No. 25 Mulberry


Prep Baseball Florida
Prep Baseball 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:

 

Team: Mulberry
Preseason Rank: 25
2024 Record:
19-10
Playoff Run: State Final 4
FHSAA Class: 
4A
Head Coach:
David Gotauco

TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Nic Partridge, SS, 2025 (Florida)
Dom Gotauco, 2B, 2025
Gavin Stedman, RF/RHP, 2025 (UCF) 
Griffin Cline, 1B, 2025 
Hayden Wyatt, C, 2025 
Brock Thielen, CF, 2025 
AJ Medina, 3B/DH, 2025 
Jake Buffington, DH/3B, 2025 
JJ Sweeney, RHP/LF, 2025

X-FACTOR

Gavin Stedman/JJ Sweeney

OUTLOOK

Coach Gotauco: "This team is Built for a Championship run. Plenty of Arms in the pen and returning 9 starting Seniors. This team is hungry from falling 1 game short of a state championship appearance and has set a goal to return back to states. Nic Partridge the Florida Commit player of the year in Polk County will be leading the way with returning pitcher JJ Sweeney who posted a 7-0 record with a 0.21. ERA Over 34 innings with 33 Ks. This team is talented 7 of the nine starters have overs to play at the next level. This team has one of the toughest schedules put together this year to prepare for a state run."

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