2017 ETSN.fm East Texas Baseball Super Team
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Caleb Bolden
- School: Pleasant Grove
- Position: Pitcher/shortstop
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: .563, 7 HRs, 46 RBIs, 12 doubles, 5 triples, 37 runs, 8 steals, 33 walks, .632 on-base pct., .907 slugging pct. // 14-2, 1.17 ERA, 150 Ks, 95.2 IP
- College: Signed with Arkansas
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Wyatt Wood
- School: Troup
- Position: Pitcher
- Classification: Freshman
- 2017 stats: 3-2, 2.31 ERA, 2 saves, 40 Ks, 33.1 IP
COACH OF THE YEAR
Travis Jackson
- School: Nacogdoches Central Heights
- 2017 stats: Led the Blue Devils to the Class 3A state championships and an overall record of 37-2-1.
FIRST TEAM
Caleb Bolden
- School: Pleasant Grove
- Position: Pitcher
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: 14-2, 1.17 ERA, 150 Ks, 95.2 IP
- College: Signed with Arkansas
Jacob Burton
- School: New Diana
- Position: Pitcher
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: 10-4, 1.39 ERA, 75.1 IP
- College: Committed to Arkansas
Grayson Rodriguez
- School: Nacogdoches Central Heights
- Position: Pitcher
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: 14-1, 0.38 ERA, 178 Ks, 91.1 IP
- College: Committed to Texas A&M
Cam Haller
- School: Marshall
- Position: Catcher
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: .417, 8 HRs, 24 RBIs, 34 runs, 10 steals
- College: Signed with Texas A&M
Jones Ard
- School: Troup
- Position: First base
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: .451, 20 RBIs, 13 extra-base hits, 28 runs
Glenn Thornton
- School: Groveton
- Position: Second base
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: .500, 3 HRs, 39 RBIs, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 34 runs, 24 steals, .545 on-base pct.
Rowan Arrant
- School: Nacogdoches Central Heights
- Position: Third base
- Classification: Sophomore
- 2017 stats: .383, 2 HRs, 33 RBIs, 8 doubles, 1 triple
Brad Burckel
- School: Lindale
- Position: Shortstop
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: .463, 34 runs, 31 steals
- College: Committed to Houston
Mason House
- School: Whitehouse
- Position: Outfielder
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: .409, .556 on-base pct.
- College: Signed with Oklahoma State; third-round pick by San Diego Padres in MLB Draft (signed)
Riley McKinney
- School: Hughes Springs
- Position: Outfielder
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: .500, 25 RBIs, 16 doubles, 34 runs, 19 steals
Lane Meshell
- School: New Diana
- Position: Outfielder
- Classification: Senior
- 2017 stats: .409, 29 RBIs, 47 runs
Ethan Harris
- School: Beckville
- Position: Utility
- Classification: Junior
- 2017 stats: .438, 2 HRs, 38 RBIs, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 33 runs, 27 steals, 35 walks, .582 on-base pct., .646 slugging pct. // 10-2, 1.47 ERA, 100 Ks, 80.2 IP
Hallsville pitcher Cooper Rawls delivers during the Bobcats’ area-round baseball playoff against Frisco Centennial, May 12 in Tyler.
SECOND TEAM
- Pitchers — Tyler Jeans, Sr., Pleasant Grove; Collin Pippen, Sr., Kilgore; Cooper Rawls, Jr., Hallsville
- Catcher — Kyle Lovelace, Sr., Lufkin Hudson
- First base — Zach Goree, Sr., Woden
- Second base — Zach Collins, Sr., Beckville
- Third base — Logan Durrett, Sr., Hallsville
- Shortstop — J.T. Penick, Sr., Lufkin Hudson
- Outfielders — Jacob Davis, Soph., Pollok Central; Deuce Ervin, Soph., Kilgore; Keylan Mack, Jr., Gladewater
- Utility — Haden Terry, Jr., Groveton
HONORABLE MENTION
- Alto — Nolan Collins; Athens — Cameron Woodward; Beckville — Ben Bridges; Zeke Collins; Trey Lindsay; Bullard — Colton Bowman; Canton — Simon Miller; Hunter Moore; Colmesneil — Lindsey Kameron; Edgewood — Turner Bannister; Tye Elie; Elysian Fields — Cole Stillman; Eustace — Hayden Shaddox; Cody Strawn; Frankston — T.J. Brumley; Groveton — Chance Coker; Hallsville — Ty Meissner; Colton Oney; Mason Oxsheer; Blaine Parker; Harmony — Easton Blackstone; J.P. Powers; Huntington — Noah Beason; Ryan Havard; Chandler Reece; Sawyer Thornhill; Kilgore — Harlee Biggs; Javan Smitherman; Lindale — Kollin McCartney; Colton Ramsey; Longview — Jake Fidler; Lufkin — Jonathan Dewberry; Dylan Murphy; Lufkin Hudson — Duke Jordan; Marshall — Trevor Clark; Martin’s Mill — Paxton Nicodemus; Nacogdoches Central Heights — Cade McCarty; Cade Watson; New Summerfield — Brandon Chavarria; Newton — Brock Barbay; Matthew Bohac; John Kalafais; Overton — Nick Croteau; Gavin Flanagan; Bailey Martin; Pleasant Grove — Cade Thompson; Sabine — Will Shawn; Spring Hill — Jacob Moore; Union Grove — Tanner Stanley; Union Hill — Trever Tidball; Van — Sean Beasley; Jacoby Bogue; White Oak — Heath Hood; Dalton Sumrow; Whitehouse — Tanner Roach; Woden — Drew Shifflet
