Diamond Pro/THSB 6A Preseason Top 20

1. Southlake Carroll – Returning 10 starters from a 29-18 Regional Finalist team, including Griffin Herring, Sr, P (1.56 ERA, 45 K / LSU) and Owen Proksch, Sr, OF/P (0.67 ERA, 7 2B / Duke)

2. Rockwall – Returning 7 starters from a 31-13-1 Regional Finalist team, including Brayden Randle, Jr, SS (.356 BA, 41 RBI / Texas) and Mac Rose, Jr, RHP/C/IF (8-3, 32 RBI)

3. Tompkins – Returning 10 starters from a 31-9-1 Regional Semifinalist team, including Jace LaViolette, Sr, OF/1B/P (53 RBI, 5 HR / Texas A&M) and Jake Little, Sr, IF/P (.424 BA, 45 RBI / Wichita State)

4. Rockwall-Heath – Returning 6 starters from the 38-11-1 State Champion team, including Jett Williams, Sr, SS (.347 BA, 5 HR / Mississippi State) and Baylor Baumann, Sr, P (9-3, 1.14 ERA / Houston Baptist)

5. Lake Travis – Returning 7 starters from a 30-5 Regional Quarterfinalist team, including Luke Jackson, Sr, RHP (7-2, 1.08 ERA / Texas A&M) and Kaeden Kent, Sr, SS (.371 BA, 31 RBI / Texas A&M)

6. Prosper – Returning 5 starters from a 28-13 Regional Quarterfinalist team, including Easton Carmichael, Sr, C (.377 BA, 7 HR / Oklahoma) and Lucas Davenport, Sr, P (10-2, 0.72 ERA / Texas A&M)

7. Smithson Valley – Returning 6 starters from a 35-6 State Semifinalist team, including Kasen Wells, Sr, OF (.408 BA, 6 HR / Texas A&M) and Tim Arguello, Sr, P/OF (11-1, 2.52 ERA / Wichita State)

8. Marcus – Returning 4 starters from a 30-10 Regional Semifinalist team, including Jake Duer, Sr, CF (TCU) and Tate Evans, Sr, RHP (10-1 / Yale)

9. Strake Jesuit – Returning 5 starters from a 27-13-1 State Semifinalist team, including Garrett Stratton, Sr, P (10-3, 2.38 ERA / Rice) and Trey Duffield, Sr, OF/P (.315 BA / Rice)

10. Cinco Ranch – Returning 8 starters from an 18-13-2 Area Finalist team, including Blake Hansen, Sr, P/OF (.377 BA, 5 HR / Texas A&M) and Zach Royse, Sr, P/C (2.39 ERA, 66 K / UTSA)

11. Eaton – Returning 10 starters from a 29-12 Regional Quarterfinalist team, including Nolan Bushko, Sr, OF/P and Connor Massimini, Sr, OF/P

12. Round Rock Westwood – Returning 7 starters from a 21-9 Area Finalist team, including Matthew Gula, Sr, IF/P (.313 BA, 6 HR) and Ridge Morgan, So, IF/P (.347 BA, 3.54 ERA, District NOTY)

13. Bridgeland – Returning 5 starters from a 29-9-1 Regional Quarterfinalist team, including Murphy Brooks, Sr, P/OF (TCU) and Ryan Williams, Sr, C (Mississippi State)

14. San Antonio Reagan – Returning 7 starters from a 34-5 Regional Quarterfinalist team, including Teagan Peeples, Sr, OF/IF (.312 BA, 21 RBI) and Billy Baehr, Sr, P (3-1, 1.06 ERA)

15. Jersey Village – Returning 7 starters from a 23-19-1 Regional Finalist team, including Armando Rocha, Sr, P/MIF (District MVP) and Dominic Padilla, Sr, OF

16. South Grand Prairie – Returning 8 starters from a 24-10 Area Finalist team, including Adrian Najar, Sr, IF/P (2-1, 0.41 ERA / Texas State) and Ri’Shon Pearl, Sr, OF (.351 BA, 39 SB)

17. Waco Midway – Returning 10 starters from a 17-13-1 Area Finalist team, including Jeremiah Arnett, Jr, RHP (6-2, 2.72 ERA / Wichita State) and Jake Weaver, Sr, OF (.257 BA, 16 RBI / Temple College)

18. Laredo Alexander – Returning 9 starters from a 13-8 Bi-District Finalist team, including Ricardo Garza-Gongora, Sr, CF (.448 BA / Oklahoma) and Marco Villanueva, Sr, 2B (.425 BA / All-State)

19. Alvin – Returning 7 starters from a 23-6-1 Area Finalist team, including Tanner Marek, Sr, C (.344 BA / TAMUCC) and Cooper Williams, So, P/1B (1.32 ERA, 44 K, District NOTY)

20. El Paso Americas – Returning 6 starters from a 20-5 Area Finalist team, including Armani Raygoza, Sr, 1B (UTRGV) and Ruben Gonzalez, Sr, SS/P (UTRGV)

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