Diamond Pro/THSB 5A Preseason Top 20

1. Friendswood – 6 starters return from a 31-8-1 State Finalist Team.  Sr 1B/3B Boots Landry (Texas A&M); Sr P Easton Tumis (Texas) 

2. Smithson Valley – 7 starters return from a 28-8 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr SS Davis DeHoyos (.443, 10 2B, 36 RBI, Texas Tech); Sr C Ethan Gonzalez (.379, 13 2B, 30 RBI, Blinn) 

3. Argyle – 8 starters return from a 35-4 State Finalist Team. Sr SS JC Davis (Weatherford College); Jr OF/P Park Prater (DBU)

4. Lake Creek – 9 starters return from a 28-7 Regional Finalist Team.  Sr INF/OF/P Samson Pugh (Texas State); Sr INF Blake Brown (Sam Houston) 

5. Frisco Wakeland – 4 starters return from a 25-14 State Semifinalist Team.  Sr P/INF Carson Priebe (.300, 4 HR, 29 RBI, Texas Tech); Sr OF Addison Brown (.365, 9 2B, 28 RBI, Odessa College) 

6. Corpus Christi Ray – 6 starters return from a 36-6 Regional Semifinalist Team. Sr P/1B Keevyn Goss (.330, 6-0, 75 K, Houston Baptist); Sr P Christian Martinez (9-0, 77 K, 1.75 ERA)

7. Abilene Wylie – 6 starters return from a 25-7 Regional Semifinalist Team.  So P/OF/1B Ty Briscoe (.412, 23 R, 21 RBI, Arkansas); Sr 2B K.J. Long (.353, 23 R, 16 RBI) 

8. Lucas Lovejoy – 6 starters return from a 23-11 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr, OF Aidan Smith (.364, Mississippi State); Jr SS Kyle Branch (.259, Oklahoma) 

9. Leander Rouse – 9 starters return from a 23-10-1 Bi-District Finalist Team.  Sr OF/P Collin Carrejo (.277, 20 RBI, 6-1, UTSA); Sr OF/P Kaden Kaspar (.429, 7 2B)

10. Richmond Foster – 6 starters return from a 24-10 Area Finalist Team. Jr P/OF Chase Batten (.323, 8-1, 59 K, Arizona State); Sr P/OF Jackson Low (.384, 31 RBI, 67 K, Blinn) 

11. Weslaco East – 7 starters return from a 25-6 Area Finalist Team.  Sr P/SS Alexander Solis (.436, 113 K, 1.58 ERA, Houston); Sr P/C/3B Antonio Balboa (.430, 7 HR, 78 K) 

12. Frisco Lone Star – 6 starters return from a 23-11 Regional Semifinalist Team.  Sr P/OF Bennett Fryman (Texas A&M); Sr P/SS Chase Womack (Baylor) 

13. Hallsville – 7 starters return from a 23-9 Area Finalist Team.  Sr P Landon Bowden (7-3, 115 K, 0.81 ERA, Houston); Jr SS Sawyer Dunagan (.390, 32 RBI, TCU) 

14. Sharyland Pioneer – 7 starters return from a 33-10 Regional Finalist Team. Sr C/INF David Benitez (.340, 31 R, 25 RBI); Sr 1B Santiago Ortiz (.310, 3 HR, 28 RBI) 

15. Burleson Centennial -7 starters return from a 21-15 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr P/1B Logan Tayler (.291, 7-3, 0.95 ERA, SFA); Sr P/OF Carson Taylor (.239, 4 SV, 2.58 ERA)

16. New Braunfels Canyon – 7 starters return from a 27-9 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr OF/P Isaac Yruretagoyena (.429, 4 HR, 33 RBI, TAMUK); Sr OF Evan Janner (.366, 6 2B, 26 RBI)

17. Burleson – 9 starters return from a 16-14 Area Finalist Team.  Sr P/1B/OF Kyndall Cassidy (.393, 7 2B, 106 K); Sr P/OF Drew Santos (.353, 3-1, 3.46 ERA)

18. Crosby – 6 starters return from a 26-8-3 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr 3B/P Sean Bazmore (Angelina College); Sr P/OF Keith Kennemer (North Central Texas College) 

19. Georgetown – 2 starters return from a 35-7 State Championship Team.  Sr SS Eli Hellmann (.286, 28 R, 16 RBI, MCC); Jr 3B/DH Ryley Leininger (.279, 26 BB, 14 RBI)

20. Birdville – 7 starter return from a 26-11-1 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.  Sr P Parker Hutyra (9-3, 122 K, 1.9 ERA, Oklahoma); Sr 3B Bynum Martinez (.274, 10 2B, 21 RBI)

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