The 2026 high school baseball season is quickly approaching and as usual, excitement abounds throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season, and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Florida.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in the FHSAA state championships, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Florida. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews and releasing our preseason top-25 rankings in the state.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.

Each week, we will be releasing our Players of the Week, as well as updating our Power 25 overall rankings.

*Please note the information has been gathered from head coaches across the state, based on their replies to the questionnaire we distributed over this offseason.

High School: Sickles
Head Coach: Eric Luksis
Classification: 6A
2025 Record (Finish): 22-11, Regional final game 3 (District Champions, Regional Finalist )

 

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS/TRANSFERS

Emilio Salgado 2026- C - HCC
Jake Taylor- LHP/OF- 2026
Gavin McCaffrey 2028- SS
Cole Shearer- 2028- OF
Peter Tsikouris 2027- RHP

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TOP UNDERCLASSMEN

Gavin McCaffrey 2028, Cole Shearer 2028, Trindon Baker 2029, Lee Melamut 2028, Evan Pederson 2028

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OTHER UPPERCLASS FOLLOWS

Emilio Salgado 2026- C- HCC
Jake Taylor- 2026 LHP/OF
Charlie Martz- 2026- MI- Injured

Peter Tsikouris
Nick Grannis
Noah Gonzalez
Charlie Grannis

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TEAM OUTLOOK

Projected Starting 9: TBD
Projected Pitching Staff: Peter Tsikouris, Jake Taylor
Team Strengths: Depth at every position/high quality of young talent- have 18 position players and 14 pitchers.

“We have a talented group of players. Competition is going to be fierce every day in practice to figure out who will crack the lineup and the pitching Rotation. We have a lot of really talented young players accompanied by eight seniors, some of whom will enter the season injured. We will rely heavily on the depth of our team and play the hot hand. ” – Eric Luksis, head coach

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Find more information on the 2026 Sickles program below:

+ Follow them on X, Instagram, or Facebook: @SHSGRYPHONSBB
+ Visit the Prep Baseball Florida, 2026 HS Team Previews

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