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	District
Needville Blue Jays	5	0	13	9	1
El Campo Ricebirds	5	0	16	6	0
Brazosport Exporters	4	2	11	10	0
Sweeny Bulldogs	2	3	4	14	0
Columbia Roughnecks	2	3	13	6	0
Wharton Tigers	0	5	1	13	0
Bay City Blackcats	0	5	5	11	1

Needville Blue Jays

Coach: Mark Durham (1 Years As Head Coach, 147 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: David Spigelmyer, Trevor Archer, Chris Elam

2025 Record: 17-11 / 9-3; 2nd Place / Bi-District Finalist

Returning Starters

Albert Aprea, Sr, P/1B (1st Team All-District)

Angelo Aprea, Jr, C (Co-Newcomer of the Year)

Jaydon Ortiz, Jr, IF/P (2nd Team All-District)

Kase Vasek, Jr, IF/P (2nd Team All-District)

Ralphie Ortiz, Jr, P/OF

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/16/2026	Regular	Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated Mustangs	14-4(W)	1-0-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Ft. Bend Crawford Chargers	9-1(W)	2-0-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Lufkin Panthers	9-1(L)	2-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Victoria East Titans	15-5(L)	2-2-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Alvin Iowa Colony Pioneers	9-5(W)	3-2-0
02/24/2026	Regular	Manvel Mavericks	10-8(L)	3-3-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Cypress Ranch Mustangs	11-5(L)	3-4-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	League City Clear Springs Chargers	7-4(L)	3-5-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	League City Clear Creek Wildcats	6-4(L)	3-6-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Katy Taylor Mustangs	3-3(T)	3-6-1
02/28/2026	Tournament	Houston Bellaire Cardinals	7-6(W)	4-6-1
03/03/2026	Regular	Cy-Fair Bobcats	5-2(L)	4-7-1
03/05/2026	Tournament	Katy Tigers	4-3(L)	4-8-1
03/05/2026	Tournament	Cy-Fair Bobcats	11-8(L)	4-9-1
03/06/2026	Tournament	Langham Creek Lobos	9-5(W)	5-9-1
03/06/2026	Tournament	Cypress Falls Eagles	14-4(W)	6-9-1
03/07/2026	Tournament	Jersey Village Falcons	12-3(W)	7-9-1
03/10/2026	District	Bay City Blackcats	14-0(W)	8-9-1
03/13/2026	District	Wharton Tigers	28-1(W)	9-9-1
03/17/2026	Regular	Episcopal High School Knights	5-4(W)	10-9-1
03/20/2026	District	Columbia Roughnecks	10-1(W)	11-9-1
03/24/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	12-5(W)	12-9-1
03/27/2026	District	Sweeny Bulldogs	12-2(W)	13-9-1

El Campo Ricebirds

Team Website: Ricebird Baseball Twitter

Coach: Jacob Hooker (3 Years As Head Coach, 290 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Trent Popp, John Bystrek, Michael Barta

2025 Record: 20-10-1 / 9-3; 2nd Place / Area Finalist

Returning Starters

Luke Rod, Sr, INF (.250 AVG, 28 R; 2nd Team All-District)

Jackson Bystrek, Jr, P/UTL (3-0, 2 SV; 2nd Team All-District)

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/19/2026	Tournament	Rockport-Fulton Pirates	15-0(W)	1-0-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Ingleside Mustangs	2-1(L)	1-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Edna Cowboys	7-5(W)	2-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Cuero Gobblers	6-5(L)	2-2-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Yoakum Bulldogs	7-2(W)	3-2-0
02/24/2026	Regular	Palacios Sharks	13-0(W)	4-2-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Bastrop Cedar Creek Eagles	16-1(W)	5-2-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Vanderbilt Industrial Cobras	3-0(W)	6-2-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Geronimo Navarro Panthers	7-6(W)	7-2-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Columbus Cardinals	11-10(W)	8-2-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Port Lavaca Calhoun Sandcrabs	4-2(L)	8-3-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Vanderbilt Industrial Cobras	7-6(W)	9-3-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Los Fresnos Falcons	5-2(L)	9-4-0
03/06/2026	Tournament	Wallis Brazos Cougars	6-5(W)	10-4-0
03/06/2026	Tournament	Bellville Brahmas	10-3(W)	11-4-0
03/10/2026	District	Columbia Roughnecks	3-0(W)	12-4-0
03/12/2026	Regular	Navasota Rattlers	5-1(L)	12-5-0
03/13/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	8-7(W)	13-5-0
03/17/2026	District	Sweeny Bulldogs	11-1(W)	14-5-0
03/24/2026	District	Bay City Blackcats	14-0(W)	15-5-0
03/27/2026	District	Wharton Tigers	14-1(W)	16-5-0
03/28/2026	Regular	New Caney West Fork Gators	5-0(L)	16-6-0

Brazosport Exporters

Coach: Aaron Mason (1 Years As Head Coach, 5 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: David Cowley, Michael Benefield

2025 Record: 5-19 / 2-10; 6th Place

Returning Starters

Christian Rivera, Sr, P/OF (HM All-District)

Trent Matthews, Sr, DH

Carlos Herrera, Sr, 1B

Alexis Espinosa, Jr, C

Caleb Kucera, Jr, P/UTL (HM All-District)

Optimus Lopez, Jr, SS

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/16/2026	Regular	Danbury Panthers	6-2(L)	0-1-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Danbury Panthers	5-4(W)	1-1-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Palacios Sharks	9-2(W)	2-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Brazosport Christian School Eagles	2-1(L)	2-2-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Hitchcock Bulldogs	5-3(W)	3-2-0
02/23/2026	Regular	Van Vleck Leopards	8-1(L)	3-3-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Smithville Tigers	11-6(W)	4-3-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Sealy Tigers	10-0(W)	5-3-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Stafford Spartans	12-2(W)	6-3-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Houston Christian Mustangs	7-5(L)	6-4-0
03/02/2026	Regular	Angleton Wildcats	7-3(L)	6-5-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Texas Twelve Homeschool	7-4(L)	6-6-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Hitchcock Bulldogs	5-3(W)	7-6-0
03/06/2026	Tournament	Boling Bulldogs	1-3(L)	7-7-0
03/06/2026	Tournament	Brazosport Christian School Eagles	2-1(L)	7-8-0
03/10/2026	District	Sweeny Bulldogs	8-2(W)	8-8-0
03/13/2026	District	El Campo Ricebirds	8-7(L)	8-9-0
03/17/2026	District	Bay City Blackcats	5-2(W)	9-9-0
03/20/2026	District	Wharton Tigers	15-0(W)	10-9-0
03/24/2026	District	Needville Blue Jays	12-5(L)	10-10-0
03/27/2026	District	Columbia Roughnecks	4-2(W)	11-10-0

Sweeny Bulldogs

Coach: Todd Foley (2 Years As Head Coach, 21 Career Wins)

2025 Record: 21-13 / 11-1; District Champions / Region Semi-Finalist

Returning Starters

No Returning Players

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/19/2026	Tournament	Lufkin Panthers	10-4(L)	0-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Houston MacArthur Generals	8-5(W)	1-1-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Victoria East Titans	13-0(L)	1-2-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Sealy Tigers	3-1(L)	1-3-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Van Vleck Leopards	11-3(L)	1-4-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Schulenburg Shorthorns	3-2(L)	1-5-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Danbury Panthers	1-0(W)	2-5-0
03/02/2026	Regular	Brazoswood Buccaneers	7-0(L)	2-6-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Houston MacArthur Generals	11-6(L)	2-7-0
03/06/2026	Tournament	New Caney West Fork Gators	4-3(L)	2-8-0
03/07/2026	Tournament	Santa Fe Indians	11-0(L)	2-9-0
03/07/2026	Tournament	Houston Aldine Mustangs	4-2(L)	2-10-0
03/10/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	8-2(L)	2-11-0
03/17/2026	District	El Campo Ricebirds	11-1(L)	2-12-0
03/20/2026	District	Bay City Blackcats	7-3(W)	3-12-0
03/24/2026	District	Wharton Tigers	11-5(W)	4-12-0
03/27/2026	District	Needville Blue Jays	12-2(L)	4-13-0
03/28/2026	Regular	Danbury Panthers	3-1(L)	4-14-0

Columbia Roughnecks

Coach: Ryan Picard (3 Years As Head Coach, 36 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: James Howell, Jarett Brown, Jaxson Urbanek

2025 Record: 16-13-1 / 7-5; 4th Place / Bi-District Finalist

Returning Starters

Branson Dahse, So, 3B/C (.372 AVG, .500 OBP, 30 H, 6 2B, 35 RBI; 2nd Team All-District)

Brody Sills, Sr, UTL (HM All-District)

Cade Thoe, Sr, UTL (.300 AVG, .440 OBP, 26 H, 8 RBI, 30 R; HM All-District)

Will Patrick, Sr, 1B/DH (.250 AVG, .413 OBP, 18 H, 12 RBI; HM All-District)

Connor Gotcher, Sr, OF (.391 AVG, .482 OBP, 36 H, 20 RBI; 1st Team All-District)

Dominick Morgan, So, MIF

Drake Autenrieth, So, RHP/1B (45 IP, 3-2, 66 K, 3.8 ERA; Co-Newcomer of the Year)

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/16/2026	Regular	Sealy Tigers	14-4(W)	1-0-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Houston MacArthur Generals	4-2(W)	2-0-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Sealy Tigers	10-0(W)	3-0-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Alvin Iowa Colony Pioneers	7-0(L)	3-1-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Ft. Bend Crawford Chargers	4-3(W)	4-1-0
02/23/2026	Regular	Stafford Spartans	13-0(W)	5-1-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Pleasanton Eagles	10-7(W)	6-1-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Van Vleck Leopards	8-4(W)	7-1-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Boling Bulldogs	6-3(L)	7-2-0
02/28/2026	Tournament	Wallis Brazos Cougars	3-0(W)	8-2-0
03/02/2026	Regular	Van Vleck Leopards	7-4(L)	8-3-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Palacios Sharks	12-2(W)	9-3-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Brazosport Christian School Eagles	11-0(W)	10-3-0
03/07/2026	Tournament	Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated Mustangs	4-1(W)	11-3-0
03/10/2026	District	El Campo Ricebirds	3-0(L)	11-4-0
03/12/2026	District	Bay City Blackcats	9-3(W)	12-4-0
03/17/2026	District	Wharton Tigers	5-2(W)	13-4-0
03/20/2026	District	Needville Blue Jays	10-1(L)	13-5-0
03/27/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	4-2(L)	13-6-0

Wharton Tigers

Coach: Mike Anzaldua (3 Years As Head Coach, 6 Career Wins)

2025 Record: 1-21 / 0-12; 7th Place

Returning Starters

No Returning Players

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/16/2026	Regular	East Bernard Brahmas	0-11(L)	0-1-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Van Vleck Leopards	18-1(L)	0-2-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Altair Rice	5-3(W)	1-2-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Houston Austin Mustangs	14-8(L)	1-3-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Schulenburg Shorthorns	13-8(L)	1-4-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Pleasanton Eagles	8-4(L)	1-5-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Palacios Sharks	3-4(L)	1-6-0
03/05/2026	Tournament	Houston Christian Mustangs	12-0(L)	1-7-0
03/07/2026	Tournament	Bellville Brahmas	13-1(L)	1-8-0
03/13/2026	District	Needville Blue Jays	28-1(L)	1-9-0
03/17/2026	District	Columbia Roughnecks	5-2(L)	1-10-0
03/20/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	15-0(L)	1-11-0
03/24/2026	District	Sweeny Bulldogs	11-5(L)	1-12-0
03/27/2026	District	El Campo Ricebirds	14-1(L)	1-13-0

Bay City Blackcats

Coach: Jared Hoelscher (5 Years As Head Coach, 40 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Seth Trevino, Ryan Naisser

2025 Record: 9-16 / 4-8; 5th Place

Returning Starters

Ramiro Castellano, Sr, SS/OF

Robert Reed, Sr, P/OF

Jaxson Klepac, Sr, C/2B

Jonus Edwards, Jr, P/OF

Wade Frasier, Sr, OF

Previous Games

Date	Game	Opponent	Score	Record
02/16/2026	Regular	Van Vleck Leopards	9-2(L)	0-1-0
02/19/2026	Tournament	Van Vleck Leopards	9-6(L)	0-2-0
02/20/2026	Tournament	Houston Austin Mustangs	2-13(W)	1-2-0
02/21/2026	Tournament	Altair Rice	4-5(W)	2-2-0
02/24/2026	Regular	Edna Cowboys	0-10(W)	3-2-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated Mustangs	12-4(W)	4-2-0
02/26/2026	Tournament	Stafford Spartans	16-2(W)	5-2-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	Houston Christian Mustangs	11-10(L)	5-3-0
02/27/2026	Tournament	East Bernard Brahmas	7-7(T)	5-3-1
03/03/2026	Tournament	Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated Mustangs	5-4(L)	5-4-1
03/05/2026	Tournament	East Bernard Brahmas	4-6(L)	5-5-1
03/06/2026	Tournament	Harlingen Cardinals	4-1(L)	5-6-1
03/10/2026	District	Needville Blue Jays	14-0(L)	5-7-1
03/12/2026	District	Columbia Roughnecks	9-3(L)	5-8-1
03/17/2026	District	Brazosport Exporters	5-2(L)	5-9-1
03/20/2026	District	Sweeny Bulldogs	7-3(L)	5-10-1
03/24/2026	District	El Campo Ricebirds	14-0(L)	5-11-1