All-East Texas Baseball Team

FIRST TEAM

JACOB BURTON
School: New Diana
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: The junior went 10-4 with a 1.39 ERA, 112 strikeouts in 75.1 innings of work. At the plate, Burton hit .382 with 15 extra base hits, 22 RBIs, 46 runs scored and 21 stolen bases out of 24 attempts.

COLLIN PIPPEN
School: Kilgore
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: Kilgore’s lone senior finished with a gaudy 11-1 record on the mound with a 1.18 ERA and 83 strikeouts. Pippen, who pitched and played three infield positions, hit .355 with 19 RBIs.

JAVAN SMITHERMAN
School: Kilgore
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: The junior put up a 9-1 record with a 1.33 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 68.1 innings on the mound. He hit .308 with 19 RBIs at the plate and was named the District 15-4A MVP

COOPER RAWLS
School: Hallsville
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: The District 16-5A Pitcher of the Year posted a 10-1 mark with a 2.04 ERA and 83 strikeouts his junior season. Rawls pitched six complete games, including three shutouts.

CAM HALLER
School: Marshall
Position: Catcher
By the numbers: Haller, a Texas A&M signee, capped his Marshall career with a .417 average at the plate with eight home runs, 24 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He was 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts and made one error the entire season behind the plate.

BLAINE PARKER
School: Hallsville
Position: 1B
By the numbers: Parker, an ETBU signee, hit .322 eith 13 RBIs, 11 runs scored with a .426 on-base percentage. In the field, he boasted a .979 fielding percentage.

ZACH COLLINS
School: Beckville
Position: 2B
By the numbers: Collins, the lone senior for the Bearcats, guided Beckville to the regional finals with a .375 average, nine doubles, 27 RBIs and 28 stolen bases.

LOGAN DURRETT
School: Hallsville
Position: 3B
By the numbers: Durrett finished with a .356 average at the plate with 23 RBIs, 26 runs scored, a .606 on-base percentage and a .929 mark in the field.

HEATH HOOD
School: White Oak
Position: SS
By the numbers: Hood, a junior, batted .444 with 11 doubles, three triples, 11 RBIs and 33 runs scored for the Roughnecks.

DUECE ERVIN
School: Kilgore
Position: OF
By the numbers: Ervin committed no errors in the outfield for the Bulldogs and hit .348 with 10 extra-base hits, 22 RBIs, 28 runs scored and 22 stolen bases.

KEYLAN MACK
School: Gladewater
Position: OF
By the numbers: Mack, a junior, was named the District 15-4A Offensive MVP after batting .475 with 11 extra-base hits, 21 RBIs, 15 runs scored and 11 stolen bases.

LANE MESHELL
School: New Diana
Position: OF
By the numbers: A senior for the Eagles, Meshell hit .409 with 29 RBIs, 47 runs scored and five strikeouts in 122 plate appearances. He finished the season on an 18-game hit streak, including a .571 mark in the postseason.

RILEY MCKINNEY
School: Hughes Springs
Position: Utility
By the numbers: McKinney saw time on the mound, in the outfield and at first base for the Mustangs. He went 7-1 with a 2.09 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 57.1 innings pitched. At the plate, he hit .500 with 16 doubles, 25 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 19 stolen bases.

2ND TEAM

KADE CLEMENS
School: Gilmer
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: Clemens, a senior, turned in a sterling postseason for the Buckeyes, pitching two shutouts and nabbing a series-clinching save. Clemens finished with a 0.88 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 39.2 innings of work. He hit .269 with 12 RBIs

GAVIN FLANAGAN
School: Overton
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: Flanagan, a senior, went 12-1 with a 0.90 ERA with 70 strikeouts and hit .349 for the regional finalists.

ETHAN HARRIS
School: Beckville
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: Harris, a junior, went 10-2 with a 1.47 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 80.2 innings of work. He hit .438 with 38 RBIs for the Bearcats.

NICK HOELSCHER
School: Harmony
Position: Pitcher
By the numbers: The District 15-3A Pitcher of the Year went 7-0 with a 0.73 ERA and 44 strikeouts for the Eagles.

BEN BRIDGES
School: Beckville
Position: Catcher
By the numbers: Bridges, a junior, hit .404 with 10 doubles, 39 RBIs and a .469 on-base percentage for the regional finalist Bearcats.

HARLEE BIGGS
School: Kilgore
Position: 1B
By the numbers: Biggs boasted a .990 percentage in the field to go along with a .325 batting average with 16 RBIs.

COLTON ONEY
School: Hallsville
Position: 2B
By the numbers: Oney, a junior, batted .351 with three home runs, 25 RBIs and 29 runs scored with a .917 fielding percentage

JAKE FIDLER
School: Longview
Position: 3B
By the numbers: Fidler, a junior District 11-6A second-team selection, hit .328 with eight RBIs, 15 runs scored and a .466 slugging percentage.

TANNER STANLEY
School: Union Grove
Position: SS
By the numbers: Stanley, a junior, batted .403 with two home runs, 30 RBIs and 28 runs scored and had 63 strikeouts in 55.1 innings on the mound.

NICK CROTEAU
School: Overton
Position: OF
By the numbers: Croteau, a senior, hit .457 with 14 extra-base hits, 17 RBIs and 28 stolen bases for the regional finalists.

TED FULLER
School: Harleton
Position: OF
By the numbers: Fuller finished with a .453 batting average, 19 RBIs, seven stolen bases and two errors in the field.

MASON OXSHEER
School: Hallsville
Position: OF
By the numbers: A senior for the Bobcats, Oxsheer hit .318 with 13 RBIs, 13 stolen bases and 22 runs scored.

WILL SHAWN
School: Sabine
Position: Utility
By the numbers: Shawn finished with a stellar junior season on the mound and at the plate. He went 5-2 witn a 2.90 ERA, 60 strikeouts and a save in 43.1 innings. At the plate, Shawn went .487 with 13 extra-base hits, 26 RBIs, 37 runs scored and went 21-for-21 on stolen base attempts.

HONORABLE MENTION
SPRING HILL: Jared Blake and Jacob Moore
MARSHALL: Trevor Clark, Kolten Roberson and Ty Kirkland
BECKVILLE: Zeke Collins and Trey Lindsay
GILMER: Nathan Mize
CARTHAGE: Kolbey Sharpe, Dillon Morris, Callahan Baldree and Kason Davis
HENDERSON: Kaine Campbell and Nick Parker
GLADEWATER: Braiden Vickers
HARMONY: J.P. Powers, Easton Blackstone, Spencer Seahorn, Drew McNeel and Caleb Hart
PINE TREE: A.J. Brown
KILGORE: Khalon Clayton, Trae Clayton and Ren Reynolds
OVERTON: Luke Osburn, Bailey Martin, Levi McCasland and Crawford Bobbitt
NEW DIANA: Cole Willieford and Landon Dorman
ELYSIAN FIELDS: Cole Silliman
LONGVIEW: Jordan Lawson
WHITE OAK: Jacob Young, Layton Anderson and Dalton Sumrow
HALLSVILLE: Ty Meissner, Dylan Bailey, Tye Smith and Matt Wyman
UNION GROVE: Austin Owens, Parker Thornton, Kooper Smith and Tanner Stanley
CARLISLE: Trent Staneart;
HUGHES SPRINGS: Triston Hickey, Brady McIntire and Bo McIntire
HAWKINS: Josh English
MOUNT PLEASANT: Kaleb Thompson
TATUM: Klein Bradbury
ORE CITY: Ty Freeman
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE: Ethan Dorrough and Jake Peterman

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