Apex Friendship High School Preview

PROGRAM  INFORMATION

HIGH SCHOOL NAME                 Apex Friendship High School         

MASCOT                                 Patriots

CLASSIFICATION                 4A                             

CONFERENCE                         SWAC                                    

HEAD COACH                         Guy Civitello        

TWITTER                                 @AFHS_Baseball

INSTAGRAM                         @afhs_baseball                              

HOME FIELD:                         7801 Humie Olive Road Apex, NC 27502

                 

PROGRAM HISTORY

PROGRAM CHAMPIONSHIPS  

+ Conference Champions - 2023 Conference Tournament Champion

+ State Champions -  N/A

PREVIEWING 2022    

SCHEDULE:                          CLICK HERE & find the 2024 schedule

ROSTER:                                  CLICK HERE & find the 2024 roster

PRESEASON EVENT:                 Feb 17 Jamboree Scrimmage @ Wakefield

SPRING BREAK:                         N/A  –  Participating in the USA Baseball NHSI Tournament

STARTERS RETURNING:         7                             

RETURNING PITCHERS:         6                              

WHAT TO WATCH FOR:

Expectations for Team - The Patriots play in an incredibly deep conference and this may be the deepest their pitching staff has ever been.  The test at the USA Baseball NHSI propelled TC Roberson to a 4A State Championship in 2023.  A good week in Cary could leave the Patriots believing a deep run in May in possible.

From the Coach - Expected Team Strength
We are excited about the experience we have returning this year.  We will definitely miss the 4 seniors from last year but like the core of guys we have coming back.  We hope to build on some of the momentum and confidence we gained at the end of last year.        

THOUGHTS ON THE CONFERENCE:

The SWAC will be competitive as always.  Apex returns a lot and will be very good.  Holly Springs has a ton of arms and is always a contender.  Middle Creek graduated some key guys but they just reload over there.  Cary will be very strong and have some dudes on the mound.  Green Level have some key guys returning and will be very tough.  Both Panther Creek and Green Hope have new head coaches and I am sure both of them will energized and ready to go.  Making for another great year in the SWAC!!!!

PLAYERS TO WATCH

JJ Vondette C / Apex Friendship, NC / 2024

Ash Doyen C / 3B / Apex Friendship, NC / 2024

Drew Ciaccio OF / 2B / Apex Friendship , NC / 2025

Tino Ramirez SS / RHP / Apex Friendship , NC / 2025

Owen Cirasole LHP / OF / Apex Friendship, NC / 2026

Braden Bloom C / OF / Apex Friendship, NC / 2026

Tyler Komorner RHP / Apex Friendship, NC / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 37 / POS: 10