DECEMBER 15 - 28, 2014

2015 South Miami-Dade High

School Baseball Preview
Taking a look at South Miami-Dades
top high school baseball teams
the season by winning the state
championship. The Buccaneers,
High school baseball programs
along with other teams in the
across South Florida already are
area, are suiting up for another
gearing up for the 2015 season. The
year of competitive play.
southeast region of Miami-Dade is
Jennifer Delacruz joins the
home to several teams with reputaPinecrest Tribune this year to protions for excellence, tradition and
vide quick looks at the local varsity
superior athletes. Many of those
Delacruz
teams, their coaches and what those
players have gone on to take their
teams will bring to the plate in 2015.
game to a higher level, moving on
Ms. Delacruz is a Palmetto Bay native and
to play ball in college and some even going graduated from Palmetto High School in
straight to the Major Leagues.
2009. She studied mass media communicaThe South Miami-Dade community is tions and business at Florida State University
home to a team that recently gained the high- before returning to Pinecrest. She grew up
est recognition in Florida high school base- around sports and has always been involved
ball. The South Dade Buccaneers notched a in the community. She is a staff writer for
sterling 23-6 record last year and topped off WSVN Channel 7 News.
BY GRANT MILLER