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THURSDAY 2/20 9am- O.Field vs. H.F. 11:15am- PNG vs. H.F. 1:30pm- PNG vs. Liberty 3:45pm- B.C. vs. Buna 6pm- Vidor vs. Nederland 8:15pm- B.C. vs. Nederland- CANCELLED FRIDAY 2/21 9am- H.F. vs. Buna 11:15am- Liberty vs. Vidor 1:30pm- Liberty vs. O.F. 3:45pm- Vidor vs. PNG 6pm- Nederland vs. Carthage 8:15pm- B.C. vs. Carthage SATURDAY 2/22 9:30am- Buna vs. Liberty 11:45am- Vidor vs. Carthage 2pm- PNG vs. Carthage 4:15pm- Nederland vs. H.F. 6:30pm- B.C. vs. O.F.

1A Region III Top Players Jesse Bittick, Jr, Chester Wyatt Clede, So, Centerville (Groveton) Zeth Dugat, Jr, Apple Springs Kaden Hicks, So, Kennard Kade Johnson, So, Avalon Cody Jordan, Sr, Slocum Ashton Kammer, So, Kennard Braedon Lindsey, Sr, Slocum Sammy Lundquist, Sr, Brookeland Cutter Lowe, Sr, Chester Cade Morgan, Sr, Brookeland Ethan Mowery, So, Gilmer Union Hill Carter Sbrusch, Jr, Slocum Trenton Sowell, Sr, Broaddus Waylon Sturrock, Sr, Chester Will Thomason, Sr, Chester

1A Region III Top 5 Teams 1. Chester – 7 players return from a 24-11 State Semi-Finalist team including Will Thomason, Sr, P/3B (THSBCA All State, TSWA 1st Team All State, District Pitcher of the Year) and Waylon Sturrock, Sr, OF/P (TSWA 1st Team All State, District Offensive MVP) 2. Union Hill – 7 players return from a 12-14 Regional Semi-Finalist team including Eli Mendoza, Sr, CF/1B (.350 BA, 15 RBI, 26 RS, 1st Team All District) and EJ Mowery, So, SS/P (.448 BA, 25 RBI, 105K, Longview News Journal Newcomer of the Year, District Newcomer of the Year) 3. Brookeland – 7 players return from a 16-3 Regional Semi-Finalist team including Jake Bennett, Sr, OF/P and Cade Morgan, Sr, INF/P 4. Neches – 6 players return from a 19-13 Regional Finalist team including Arturo Garcia, Sr, OF (TSWA 2nd Team All State) and Brody Selman, Sr, C/P (1st Team All District) 5. Avalon – 7 players return from a 9-8 team including Shawn McEwen, Sr, 1B/P (.282 BA, 16 RS, 1st Team All District); Ramon Palacios, Sr, OF/P (.240 BA) and Kade Johnson, Jr, SS/P (.321 BA, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 1st Team All District)

1A Region III District Projections 17-2A 18-2A 19-2A 20-2A 1. Avery 1. Miller Grove 1. Union Hill 1. Avalon 2. BYE 2. BYE 2. Leveretts Chapel 2. Trinidad 21-2A 22-2A 23-2A 24-2A 1. Slocum 1. Neches 1. Broaddus 1. Chester 2. Oakwood 2. Kenanrd 2. Martinsville 2. Brookeland

Region IV Top 30 Players Hagen Berlan, Jr, Mumford Christian Chapa, So, Ben Bolt Zach Cook, Sr, Danbury Brody Dobbins, So, Iola Jaxson Eschberger, So, Thorndale Gunner Evans, Sr, Deweyville Gunner Ferguson, Sr, Thorndale Aidan Fiala, Sr, Danbury Josh Gaitan , Jr, Charlotte Ty Garrett, Sr, Port Aransas Demarcos Gonzalez, Sr, Premont Cain Hayden, Sr, Ganado Matthew King, Sr, Mason Tate Ledbetter, Sr, Johnson City LBJ Maverick Parrack, Sr, Danbury Daniel Pena, Sr, Kenedy Landyn Pholer, Jr, Shiner Jose Santos, Sr, Premont Brycen Schramek, Sr, Schulenburg Carson Schuette, Sr, Shiner JaCoryan Seymore, Sr, Mumford Dale Shaffer, Sr, Falls City Johnny Slawinski, Sr, Johnson City LBJ Titan Targac, Sr, Flatonia Bryce Ullman, Sr, Ganado Brody Vaughn, Jr, Iola Bode Werner, So, Shiner Zander Wills, Jr, Refugio Tyler Witt, So, Burton Beck Zimmerman, Sr, Flatonia

Region IV Top 10 Teams 1. Johnson City – 10 players return from a 21-10 Regional Semi-Finalist team including Johnny Slawinski III, Sr, P/OF (.446 BA, 4 HR, 81 K, District Pitcher of the Year) and Tate Ledbetter, Sr, INF/P (.320 BA, 39 RS, 1.7 ERA, 1st Team All District) 2. Danbury – 7 players return from a 26-6-1 Area Finalist team including Aidan Fiala, Sr, P/SS/3B (.356 BA, 26 SB, 10 W, Southern Brazoria County POY, 24-3A POY, GHBCA Futures All Star) and Zach Cook, Sr, OF/P (.337 BA, HR, 8 2B, 1st Team All District) 3. Thorndale – 8 players return from 33-3-1 Regional Semi-Finalist team including Gunner Ferguson, Sr, SS/P (THSBCA 2nd Team All State, District MVP) and Jackson Eschberger, So, INF/OF/P (THSBCA 3rd Team All State, TSWA 3rd Team All State, District Defensive MVP) 4. Flatonia – 6 players return from a 28-7 State Semi-finalist team including Titan Targac, Sr, OF/P (.486 BA, 37 RBIs, THSBCA 1st Team All State, TSWA 1st Team All State) and Beck Zimmerman, Sr, C/P (.402 BA, 47 RS, 23 RBI, THSBCA 2nd Team All State, TSWA 3rd Team All State) 5. Ganado – 8 players return from a 26-10 Regional Finalist team including Callen Hajovsky, Sr, 2B/P (.405 BA, 49 H, 27 RBI, THSBCA 1st Team All State, 1st Team All District) and Cain Hayden, Sr, OF (.436 BA, 51 H, 42 RBI, THSBCA 3rd Team All State, 1st Team All District) 6. Iola – 8 players return from a 18-12 Regional Quarterfinalist team including Grant Goodney, Sr, 3B/1B/P (2.42 ERA, 1st Team All District) and Brody Vaughn, Jr, P/OF (.359 BA, 109K, 1.49 ERA, HM TSWA All State, 1st Team All District) 7. Shiner – 7 players return from a 25-9 Regional Quarter Finalist team including Carson Schuette, Sr, P/SS (.423 BA, 5W, THSBCA 3rd Team All State) and Caleb Lehnert, Sr, OF (.259 BA, 1st Team All District) 8. Mumford – 7 players return from a 26-7 Regional Quarterfinalist team including Hagen Berlan, Jr, OF/P (.500 BA, 33 RS, TSWA 2nd Team All State, 1st Team All Brazos Valley, District Offensive MVP) and Braxton Zeig, Jr, C/P (.256 BA, 8 2B, 21 RBI, District Defensive MVP) 9. Evadale – 7 players return from a 18-10 Area Finalist team including Landon Wright, Sr, OF (1st Team All District) and Brayden Stinson, Jr, Util (District Utility Player of the Year) 10. Kenedy – 6 players return from a 22-8 Regional Quarter-Finalist team including Daniel Pena, Sr, OF/P (.387 BA, 27 RS, 20 SB, District Co-MVP) and Karsen Reyes, Jr, SS (.394 BA, 13 RBI, 20 SB, 1st Team All District)

Region IV District Projections 25-2A 26-2A 27-2A 28-2A 1. Danbury 1. Iola 1. Thorndale 1. Johnson City 2. Evadale 2. Mumford 2. Holland 2. Mason 3. Dallardsville Big Sandy 3. Burton 3. Bartlett 3. Harper 4. West Hardin 4. Milano 4. Rosebud Lott 4. Junction 29-2A 30-2A 31-2A 32-2A 1. Flatonia 1. Kenedy 1. Falls City 1. Premont 2. Ganado 2. Refugio 2. Three Rivers 2. Freer 3. Shiner 3. Port Aransas 3. Brackett 3. Riviera 4. Schulenburg 4. Woodsboro 4. Sabinal 4. Ben Bolt

Top 40 Players Parker Brocato, Sr, P/C/SS, Warren Jamie Chipman, So, P, Little River Academy Hunter Courts, Sr, OF/P, Kountze Boyd Estepp, Sr, McGregor Brody Finley, Sr, INF, Diboll Brendan Fitzgerald, So, P/SS, Huntington Javian Fuentes, Sr, P/3B, Van Vleck Luke Fussell, Sr, OF, Kirbyville Kieran Gill, Jr, P/OF, Anderson-Shiro Carson Gonzales, So, P/UTIL, Orangefield Charley Goodwin, Jr, INF/P, New Waverly Gunner Grigar, Sr, 2B, Brazos Jack Gustafson, So, INF/P, Thrall Dillan Hatcher, Sr, P/UTIL, Central Cooper Haygood, Sr, P/SS, Whitney McCade Hilton, Sr, P/C/OF, Coldspring Wade Hutson, Sr, C, Van Vleck Logan Jackson, Jr, 3B/1B, Anderson-Shiro Matthew Johnson, Jr, 3B/SS, Orangefield Reed Ketcham, Sr, SS, Troy Kallin Koehl, Sr, P/1B, Cameron Yoe Hunter Kunk, Sr, P, Kountze Thad Lilley, Sr, C/P, Onalaska Max Mangum, So, P/3B, East Bernard Maverick McAllister, Sr, INF/P, Thrall Connor McCaffety, Jr, P/1B, Rogers Joseph McMurtry, Sr, P, Troy Cade McNeely, Sr, P/3B, Kountze Kaleb Menard, Jr, P/OF, Orangefield Owen Moore, Jr, OF/P, Grandview Brady Owen, Jr, C/P, Central Heights Ayden Poteet, Jr, 1B/P, West Cord Rager, Sr, 1B/P, Maypearl Easton Rinewalt, Sr, 2B/SS, West Garner Rodriguez, Jr, P/UTIL, Central Heights Weston Smiley, So, C/UTIL, Thrall Dylan Stallones, So, OF/P, Franklin Noah Tart, Sr, C, Franklin Billy Teague, Sr, OF/P, Maypearl Brayden Topkins, Sr, P/3B/1B, Onalaska Logan Trotter, Sr, P/SS, Anahuac Jace Trull, Sr, P/1B/3B, Blooming Grove Braydan Urban, Jr, P/3B, Groesbeck Lincoln Wagner, Sr, SS/P, Scurry-Rosser Karter Wilson, Sr, P/OF, Diboll

District Projections 17-3A 18-3A 19-3A 20-3A 1. Troy 1. Maypearl 1. Franklin 1. Groesbeck 2. Whitney 2. Grandview 2. Academy 2. Westwood 3. West 3. Scurry-Rosser 3. Rogers 3. Fairfield 4. Clifton 4. Palmer 4. Thrall 4. Teague 21-3A 22-3A 23-3A 24-3A 1. Central Heights 1. Orangefield 1. Onalaska 1. East Bernard 2. Huntington 2. Kountze 2. Anderson-Shiro 2. Wallis Brazos 3. Diboll 3. Anahuac 3. New Waverly 3. Van Vleck 4. Woodville 4. Kirbvyille 4. Coldspring 4. Boling Top 10 Teams 1. Franklin – 5 starters return from a 35-5 State Championship Team. 2. Central Heights – 6 starters return from a 29-5 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 3. Maypearl – 7 starters return from a 16-13-1 Area Finalist Team. 4. Troy – 4 starters return from a 31-5 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 5. Huntington – 8 starters return from a 23-10 Regional Semifinalist Team. 6. Diboll – 6 starters return from a 29-5 Regional Quarterfinalist Team. 7. Orangefield – 4 starters return from a 30-10 Regional Finalist Team. 8. Whitney – 9 starters return from a 15-16 Area Finalist Team 9. Little River Academy – 3 starters return from a 24-10 Area Finalist Team 10. West – 4 starters return from a 24-11 Regional Quarterfinalist Team

District Predictions District 1 District 2 District 3 1. Grapevine Faith 1. Brook Hill 1. San Antonio Christian 2. FW Christian 2. Regents School 2. Victoria St. Joseph 3. Southwest Christian 3. Brentwood Christian 3. St. Mary’s Hall 4. Midland Christian 4. Hyde Park 4. Brownsville St. Joseph 5. Lubbock Trinity 5. Grace Community 5. St. Anthony 6. All Saints 6. Grace Prep 6. St. Augustine 7. Coram Deo 7. Bishop Dunne District 4 District 5 1. Second Baptist 1. Kelly Catholic 2. Lutheran South 2. The Woodlands Christian 3. Bay Area Christian 3. Cypress Christian 4. Emery-Weiner 4. Legacy Prep 5. Fort Bend Christian 5. Frassati Catholic 6. Logos Prep Top 5 Teams 1. Second Baptist – 10 starters return from 21-10 Division 2 State Champion 2. Lutheran South – 10 starters return from 22-13 Division 2 Regional Finalist 3. Brook Hill – 6 starters return from 22-4 Division 3 State Champion 4. Kelly Catholic – 9 starters return from 28-6 Division 2 State Semifinalist 5. Grapevine Faith – 10 starters return from 19-11-1 Regional Finalist

Region III Top Players Luke McLeod, Sr, RHP/UTL, Hardin-Jefferson Mario Aguero, Sr, UTL, Taylor Jonas Andersen, Sr, LHP/OF, Lampasas Kannon Baird, Sr, P/OF, Salado Marco Bandiero, Sr, 1B/P, Little Cypress-Mauriceville Hutch Bearden, Sr, P/OF, Bridge City Cayden Birkes, Sr, OF/LHP, Robinson Dalton Bottos, Jr, IF/P, Cleveland Tarkington Zachary Brown, Sr, IF/OF, Stafford Caleb Carrizales, Sr, C/IF, Lorena Bracy Cole, Sr, SS/P, Salado Holdyn Cooper, Sr, OF, La Grange . Tag Dillard, Sr, P/OF, Palestine John Dolan, Jr, P/C, Huffman Hargrave Jackson Fetters, So, RHP/IF, China Spring Justus Franke, Sr, P/IF, Georgetown Gateway Prep Gavin Hamse, Sr, C/OF, Lumberton Dean Hannah, Sr, 1B, China Spring Gehrig Keeton, Jr, P/IF, Gatesville Kage Korenek, Jr, LHP, Bullard Garrett Maddox, Sr, SS, China Spring Rudy Marquez, Jr, 3B, Livingston Greg McCabe, So, IF, Lorena Ryder Miller, Jr, P/LF, Huffman Hargrave Evan Otto, Jr, IF/P, Navasota Owen Otto, Navasota, Jr, IF/P Max Pachar, Jr, P/IF, Bridge City Jackson Pullen, Sr, RHP/SS, Lumberton Landon Richards, Sr, RHP, Little Cypress-Mauriceville CJ Riojas, Jr, C, Bridge City Kamden Roberts, Jr, IF/P, Cleveland Tarkington Jacob Scheiderer, So, OF/LHP, Little Cypress-Mauriceville Jordan Schwertner, RHP/SS, Jarrell Brady Smedshammer, Sr, P/OF, Lorena Travis Thompson, So, UTL, Hamshire Fannett Ian Velasquez, Jr, SS, Giddings Daigan Venable, Sr, SS, Vidor Cutter Warren, Jr, CF/C/RHP, Lufkin Hudson Dana Williams Jr, Sr, IF, Stafford Braydon Wisener, Jr, P/OF, Huffman Hargrave

District Predictions 17-4A 18-4A 19-4A 20-4A 1. Lufkin Hudson 1. LC-Mauriceville 1. Huffman Hargrave 1. Furr 2. Bullard 2. Bridge City 2. Hardin-Jefferson 2. Mickey Leland 3. Madisonville 3. Vidor 3. Livingston 3. Scarborough 4. Center 4. Silsbee 4. Tarkington 4. Northside 000 21-4A 22-4A 23-4A 24-4A 1. Stafford 1. Caldwell 1. China Spring 1. Salado 2. Sealy 2. Bellville 2. Gatesville 2. Burnett 3. FB Crawford 3. Giddings 3. Robinson 3. Gateway 4. FB Willowridge 4. La Grange 4. Lorena 4. Lampasas 4A Region III Top 10 Teams 1. China Spring – 7 returning starters from 32-8 Regional Finalist 2. Huffman Hargrave – 9 returning starters from 20-10 Bi-District Finalist 3. Salado – 9 returning starters from 23-12-1 Regional Semifinalist 4. Little Cypress-Mauriceville – 10 returning starters from 18-11 Bi-District Finalist 5. Bridge City – 10 returning starters from 23-11 Area Finalist 6. Burnet – 8 returning starters from 30-6 Regional Quarterfinalist 7. Hardin-Jefferson – 8 returning starters from 18-13 Regional QuarterFinalist 8. Gatesville – 6 returning starters from 23-14-1 Regional Quarterfinalist 9. Caldwell – 9 returning starters from 18-13-1 Area Finalist 10. Robinson – 8 returning starters from 15-14 Bi-District Finalist

Top 50 Players Jeziel Serrano-Maisonet, Sr, SS, Nederland Zach Alarid, Sr, P, Lake Creek Ayden Sunday, Sr, OF, Nederland Hector Arrieta Granados, Sr, SS, Galena Park Hank Barrientes, Jr, P/3B/1B, Crosby Braxton Beaty, Jr, P, Angleton Kooper Benoit, Jr, P/INF, Port Neches-Groves Gage Boyd, Sr, INF, A&M Consolidated Van Brady, Sr, P, Huntsville Landon Brown, Jr, P/3B, Iowa Colony Wyatt Clewett, Sr, P/UTIL, Montgomery Connor Comeau, Jr, UTIL/P, Austin Anderson Cade Corcoran, Sr, SS, College Station Eli Curtis, Jr, P/INF, Port Neches-Groves Wyatt Davis, Sr, SS, Lake Creek David Fluitt, Sr, P/1B, Georgetown Aaron Gilliam, Sr, OF, Kingwood Park Ryan Gonzales, Sr, OF/P, Randle Jack Grames, Sr, P/1B, Elgin Cooper Harris, Sr, P, Friendswood Kevin Haslam, Sr, SS, Pflugerville Hendrickson Harper Heathcott, Jr, P, Lake Creek Blake Heckman, Sr, OF, Kingwood Park Jackson Higgins, Sr, 3B/2B, Santa Fe Caleb Hill, Sr, SS/P, La Porte Dawson Hinson, Jr, INF, Friendswood Luke Holley, Sr, INF/P Georgetown Kai Hood, Sr, OF, A&M Consolidated Asher Kirchoff, Sr, P/1B, East View Kason Kolle, Jr, C, Victoria East Davis Lee, Sr, DH, Lake Creek Greg Leon, Jr, P/SS, Houston Austin Kylin Manning, Sr, P, La Porte Dominick Martinez, Sr, P/C, Victoria West Eric McGill, Sr, P, Friendswood Ayden Mooring, Sr, P, Barbers Hill Noah Nieto, Jr, C, Huntsville Clayton Ohl, Sr, P/INF, BF Terry Jalen Owens, Sr, P/SS, Elgin Bryce Paschel, Sr, SS/P, Austin Navarro Joseph Perillo, Sr, P, Porter Dane Perry, Sr, C/OF/3B, Friendswood Joe Ponder, Sr, UTIL, Barbers Hill Michael Pozzi, So, P, A&M Consolidated Braddock Raven, Jr, P, Victoria East Val Regalado, Jr, INF/C/P, Bastrop Ronnie Rouse, Sr, 1B/P, Santa Fe Drew Smith, Sr, 2B/P, Friendswood Ryan Steele, Jr, OF, Victoria East Luke Stinson, Sr, P, Porter Cole Taylor, Jr, 1B, Pflugerville Bridger Thomas, Sr, P, Barbers Hill James Tidwell, Sr, SS/2B/OF, Porter Caiden Wells, Jr, INF, Friendswood Mason Wuenschel, Sr, P/OF, Port Neches-Groves

District Projections 17-5A 18-5A 19-5A 20-5A 1. Lake Creek 1. Porter 1. Barbers Hill 1. Friendswood 2. A&M Consolidated 2. Kingwood Park 2. PNG 2. Santa Fe 3. Montgomery 3. Crosby 3. Nederland 3. La Porte 4. College Station 4. Dayton 4. Baytown Sterling 4. Angleton 21-5A 22-5A 23-5A 24-5A 1. Galena Park 1. Victoria East 1. Georgetown 1. Anderson 2. Milby 2. Victoria West 2. Elgin 2. McCallum 3. Waltrip 3. Randle 3. East View 3. Bastrop 4. Spring Woods 4. Fort Bend Kempner 4. Hendrickson 4. LASA Top 10 Teams 1. Lake Creek – 6 starters return from a 30-12 Regional Finalist Team. 2. Friendswood – 10 starters return from a 30-7-1 Regional Semifinalist Team. 3. Barbers Hill – 9 starters return from a 26-11 Area Finalist Team. 4. Victoria East – 4 starters return from a 30-11 Regional Semifinalist Team. 5. A&M Consolidated – 4 starters return from a 24-7-1 Regional Quarterfinalist Team 6. Porter – 10 starters return from a 26-8 Area Finalist Team 7. Port Neches-Groves – 4 starters return from a 24-14 Regional Quarterfinalist Team 8. Georgetown – 4 starters return from a 23-12 Area Finalist Team 9. Santa Fe – 4 starters return from a 27-14 Regional Semifinalist Team 10. Kingwood Park – 6 starters return from a 23-11 Bi-District Finalist Team

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