Diamond Pro/THSB 3A Preseason Top 20

1. LONDON PIRATES – 8 Starters from 27-13 State Championship including Mason Jacob, Jr, SS (.390, 38 Runs; Honorable Mention All-State and Landon Salinas, Jr, IF/P (.360, 30 RBI, 12 2B; 3rd Team All-State)

2. FRANKLIN LIONS – 7 Starters from 31-6-1 Regional Finalist including Jayden Rocha, Sr, P (Honorable Mention All-State; Cisco Junior College) and Cort Lowry, Jr, 1B/P (20-3A Offensive MVP; 3rd Team All-State

3. GUNTER TIGERS – 5 starters from 36-2 State Semifinalist including Issac Villanueva, Sr, P/1B (13-2, 1.05 ERA, 97 K; 1st Team All-State) and Cade Dodson, Jr, P/SS (.505, 41 RBI; 1st Team All-State)

4. CENTRAL HEIGHTS BLUE DEVILS – 9 starters from 28-8 Regional Semifinalist including Jackson Glymph, Sr, 1B/3B (21-3A Offensive MVP; 1st Team All-State; Blinn College) and Bryce Payne, Jr, SS/P (21-3A Defensive MVP)

5. BROCK EAGLES – 6 starters return from 36-4 State Runner Up including Tyler Moody, Sr, IF/OF (.372, 10 2B; 1st Team All-State) and Sawyer Strosnider, Jr, P/OF (.490, 9 2B; 1st Team All-State)

6. POTTSBORO CARDINALS – 5 starters from 30-10 Regional Finalist including Barrett Kent, Sr, P/OF (10-3, 1.97 ERA, 110 Ks; Arkansas) and Jaxon Jester, Jr, IF/OF (.400, 16 2Bs, 42 RBIs; Honorable Mention All-State)

7. GRANDVIEW ZEBRAS – 7 Starters from 23-10-1 Regional Quarterfinalist including Ely Reeves, Sr, P/IF (9-2, 1.97 ERA, 72 Ks; 17-3A Co-MVP) and Jacob Vernon, Sr, P/IF (.310, 10 2Bs, 2 HRs; 17-3A Offensive MVP)

8. HOLLIDAY EAGLES – 6 starters from 30-6 Regional Quarterfinalist including Peyton Marchand, Sr, P/C (.455; 1.54 ERA, 79 Ks; 2nd Team All-State) and Grant Cox, Jr, P/C/OF (.386; 2.78 ERA, 54 K; 3rd Team All-State)

9. HARMONY EAGLES – 5 starters from 23-12 Regional Semifinalist including Tucker Tittle, Jr, LHP/OF (9-4, 1.25 ERA, 128 Ks; Honorable Mention All-State) and Boston Seahorn, Jr, SS/P (.387, 36 Runs, 16 SB; 13-3A Defensive MVP)

10. LITTLE RIVER ACADEMY BUMBLEBEES – 8 starters return from 28-5 Area Round Finalist including Lane Ward, Sr, SS (.495, 13 2B, 34 RBI; 3rd Team All-State) and Trey Ward, Jr, 1B/P(.443, .565 OBP, 28 RBIs/2nd Team All-State)

11. CAMERON YOE YOEMEN – 4 Starters from 27-9-1 Regional Semifinalist including Landen Greene, Sr, P/3B (.364, 13 2B, 33 RBI; 6-1; 2nd Team All-State) and Ryan Host, Sr, P/SS (.374, 20 RBIs; 3rd Team All-State.

12. BOYD YELLOWJACKETS – 8 starters from 23-6-2 Area Round Finalist including Braden McIntire, Jr, P/SS (8-1, 0.35 ERA, 89 Ks; 2nd Team All-State) and Eric Rogers, Jr, P/2B/OF (9-1, 0.81, 87 K; Honorable Mention All-State)

13. WALL HAWKS – 7 Starters from 27-8 Regional Quarterfinalist including Dylan Gidney, Jr, 1B/P (8-2, 1.72 ERA, 58 Ks; .381; 2nd Team All-State) and Luke Kemp, So, OF/SS/P (8-2, 2.14 ERA, 91 Ks; .352; 3rd Team All-State)

14. BUSHLAND FALCONS – 8 starters from 23-8 Regional Quarterfinalist including Josh Bass, Sr, SS/P (.525; 10-1, 56 KS; 1st Team All-State) and Stratton Molloy, Jr, OF (.527, 16 2B, 46 Runs; 1st Team All-State)

15. SHALLOWATER MUSTANGS – 4 starters from 33-3-1 Regional Semifinalist including Brooks Carter, Sr, C/SS/P (.541, 16 2Bs, 10 HRs, 51 RBIs; 1st Team All-State) and Brandt Carter, Sr, 1B/P/3B (.475, 10 2Bs, 33 RBIs, 59 Runs)

16. WHITE OAK ROUGHNECKS – 4 starters from 26-10 Regional Semifinalist including Gavyn Jones, Sr, LHP/1B/OF (.483; Honorable Mention All-State; Texas Tech) and Tyler Puckett, Sr, P/3B/1B (.371; 7-2, 1.05 ERA, 57 K; Honorable Mention All-State)

17. LORENA LEOPARDS – 7 starters from 25-5 Regional Quarterfinalist including Bowdy Shane, Sr, P/1B (9-4, 2.30 ERA, 49 Ks; 17-3A Pitcher of the Year) and Caleb Carrizales, So, C/P/UTL (.446, 9 2B, 27 RBIs; 3rd Team All-State)

18. BLANCO PANTHERS – 4 starters from 29-4 Regional Semifinalist including Devin Newsome, Sr, P/SS (.419, 13 2Bs, 46 Runs/3rd Team All-State) and Carson Smith, Jr, P/3B (.381, 3 HR; 7-1; 1st Team All-District)

19. DIBOLL LUMBERJACKS – 4 starters return from 38-5 State Semifinalist including Carson Morales, Sr, OF/P (8-0, 1.79 ERA; .402, 35 Runs, 29 SB) and Izaac DeJesus (4-1, 2.35 ERA; .333, 34 RBIs, 15 SB)

20. HOOKS HORNETS – 8 starters from 19-10 Area Round Finalist including Kameron Choate, Sr, SS/P (.402, 9 2B, 5 HR, 38 RBI; 14-3A Offensive MVP) and Matthew Hays, Sr, P/OF (6-2, 1.47 ERA, 53 Ks; .360; 14-3A Pitcher MVP)

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