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East Bay High School Baseball has its new head coach, as 1996 EBHS alum and 21-year veteran assistant coach Ryan Hoover has been hired to lead the Indians.

Hoover served as an assistant coach at Riverview High School for 15 years, before spending three years each serving on the staffs at Lennard and East Bay.

Congrats, Hoov!

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Recent Jesuit alum Wilson Andersen, who led the Tigers to the 2026 FHSAA Class 4A state title with a a 12-strikeout performance in the championship final was named the 2026 Saladino Award winner at a dinner in his honor on Sunday.

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Twelve years ago, a six-year-old Wilson Andersen got his introduction to Jesuit Tigers baseball when his eldest brother Carter made the team during the 2015 season.

All these years later, Andersen has bled Tiger Blue as a four-year standout - reaching the Florida High School Athletic Association State Final Four each season.

Making his fifth pitching appearance, Andersen delivered 100 pitches over 6 1/3 shutout innings, striking out 12 and leading Jesuit to a 9-0 victory in the Class 4A state championship game.

His second state title - Jesuit's eighth as a program - ends his storybook high school career.

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The 2026 FHSAA Class 4A State Champion - Jesuit Tigers!