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:

OF Clayton Hodges

Team: Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Preseason Rank: 23
2020 Record: 7-1
FHSAA Class: 3A
Head Coach: Mike Jones


TOP PLAYERS
Name, Position, Class (College Commitment)
Clayton Hodges, OF, 2021 (Jacksonville)
Dillon Haines, LHP/OF, 2021 (Stetson)
Brogan Napier, 3B, 2021 (UCF)
Layton Perry, RHP, 2021 (Jacksonville)
Hunter Russell, 1B/RHP, 2022 (Notre Dame)
Hayden Perry, C, 2022

X-FACTOR

Pitching Staff - Haines, Perry, and Russell lead a talented Eagles pitching staff.

Team Strengths

Episcopal has a strong returning team. They return almost their entire starting lineup and top arms. Team speed and defense is strong, pitching should be strong once again and their offense should produce runs.

OUTLOOK

Episcopal is led by upperclassmen with 6 or 7 of their starters being Juniors or Seniors. They have 4 seniors who are committed to D1 schools and 1 Junior who is committed. This group of young men will need to rise to the challenge of a very tough district that includes some of the top teams in the state.

 

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