Baseball preseason Super Six

Olympia and Timber Creek are showing up in national preseason polls

Timber Creek and Branden Castro enter the high school baseball season ranked 2nd in the Super Six. (Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando Sentinel)

February 12, 2012

1. Olympia: Titans widely considered one of nation's top teams.

2. Timber Creek: Wolves return eight starters from district title team.

3. West Orange: Warriors' expectations are high after four straight district titles.

4. Lake Brantley: Patriots should rebound with outstanding crop of underclassmen.

5. Eustis: Panthers feature pitchers Nate Brecklin and Alex Hagner.

6. Boone: Braves hoping for deep push after upset loss in district tournament last year.

Super Six: 7. DeLand, 8. Dr. Phillips, 9. Oviedo, 10. Winter Park, 11. Deltona Trinity Christian, 12. Winter Springs

— Charles King

Baseball Super Six: March 25

Olympia is the only area team still unbeaten

Dr. Phillips' Jalen Phillips, left, and Olympia's Jesse Winker will be two of the top players in the Spring Break Slam this week at DP. (Joshua C. Cruey, Orlando Sentinel)

2:21 p.m. EDT, March 24, 2012

1. Olympia: Perfect record will be challenged in this week's Spring Break Slam at Dr. Phillips.

2. Boone: Braves rebounded from 0-2 start with 11 straight wins.

3. Winter Springs: Bears dropped first game of season to Hagerty on Tuesday.

4. Port Orange Spruce Creek: Hawks on top of standings in deep Class 8A, District 2.

5. Hagerty: Only losses are two district defeats to Spruce Creek.

6. DeLand: Bulldogs are on nine-game win streak and have allowed three or fewer runs in 13 of 15 games.

Second Six: 7. Eustis, 8. Timber Creek, 9. Winter Park, 10. West Orange, 11. Lake Brantley, 12. Lake Mary

Charles King