ETVarsity 2018 All-East Texas Baseball Team

 admin  |    Jul 20th, 2018

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MVP
Elijah Trest, White Oak

By the numbers: Trest was 11-1 on the bump with a 0.68 ERA and two saves. He struckout 130 against just 30 base on balls in 91.2 innings. The Arkansas Razorbacks signee tossed three no-hitters in the playoffs for a White Oak team that lost in the regional finals to eventual state champion Beckville. Trest also batted .367 with 8 home runs, 7 doubles, 6 triples, 36 RBI and 30 runs scored. He was also 12 of 13 in stolen bases.

 

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Chase Hampton, Kilgore

By the numbers: Hampton turned in a sophomore showing of 8-1 on the mound with one save and a 1.65 ERA. He recorded 81 Ks and walked 33 in 66.1 innings. Hampton, who went 4-1 in postseason as Kilgore got to the regional finals before succumbing to eventual state champ Argyle, tossed a no-hitter against Center. He also batted .385 with a double and 28 RBI.

 

COACH OF THE YEAR
Jason Causey, Beckville

By the numbers: Causey took his Beckville Bearcats to the mountaintop this year. After leading the Bearcats to the state finals in 2016, only to come up short, Causey grabbed the brass ring in 2018. Beckville rolled to a school record 36 wins and captured the first state title in school history. Causey, a former college assistant at Panola, has carved a four-year record of 124-19, setting the school record for wins in a season twice.

 

FIRST TEAM

PITCHER

JACOB BURTON

TEAM: New Diana

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Burton went 8-2 with an 0.95 ERA. He fanned 137 and just walked 30 in 63.1 innings. The Arkansas-bound Burton also batted .328 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI.

COOPER RAWLS

TEAM: Hallsville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Rawls, his district’s MVP, went 10-1 with a 1.99 ERA, 107 Ks, 20 walks in 73.2 innings of work. TJC signee.

JAVAN SMITHERMAN

TEAM: Kilgore

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Smitherman went 10-2 on the bump with 138 strikeouts and a 1.20 ERA. He only issued 18 free passes in 87.1 innings. The Dallas Baptist commit batted .340 with a homer and 34 RBI.

BEN BRIDGES

TEAM: Beckville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Bridges hit .445 with one round-tripper, 17 doubles, 1 triple and 58 RBI. He stole five bases and carried a .645 slugging percentage. Bridges was also selected defensive MVP in his district.

FIRST BASE

KEYLON MACK

TEAM: Gladewater

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Mack hit .366 with 3 homers, 10 doubles, 19 RBI and 22 runs scored.

SECOND BASE

REN REYNOLDS

TEAM: Kilgore

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Reynolds had a .464 average, doubled 13 times, had 4 triples and drove in 18 runs. He also crossed the dish 44 times for the regional finalist Bulldogs and was a perfect 16 of 16 on steals.

THIRD BASE

SPENCER SEAHORN

TEAM: Harmony

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Seahorn batted .406, had 5 dingers, 2 doubles and 36 RBI. He only struckout twice in 96 ABs and scored 23 runs

SHORTSTOP

HEATH HOOD

TEAM: White Oak

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Hood was .481 at the plate with 9 home runs, 12 doubles, 9 triples, 53 RBI and 59 runs scored. He was also 26 of 28 on stolen base attempts for the regional finalist Roughnecks.

OUTFIELD

CADE BICKERDIKE

TEAM: Marshall

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Bickerdike went .375 at the dish with 11 doubles, 1 triple, 28 runs scored and 24 base thefts. He also fielded his position at a .980 percentage.

MARTY JOHNSON

TEAM: Linden-Kildare

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Johnson hit .410, homered once, doubled four times with a couple triples. He plated 26 runs and was 16 of 17 stealing bases for the Tigers.

COLBY SIEGLEY

TEAM: White Oak

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Siegley hit .348 with 4 homers, 2 doubles and 3 triples. He added 28 RBI and swiped 20 bases for the Roughnecks.

UTILITY/DH

ETHAN HARRIS

TEAM: Beckville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Harris was .374 batting, blasted two homers, doubled a dozen times and tripled four times. On the mound, Harris was 6-1 with a 3.38 ERA, 38 Ks in 31 innings of work for the state champion Bearcats.

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SECOND TEAM

PITCHER

ZEKE COLLINS

TEAM: Beckville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Collins was 9-1 on the mound with 1 save and an 0.95 ERA. He totaled 137 strikeouts with only 30 walks in 63.1 innings.

TREY LINDSAY

TEAM: Beckville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Lindsay went 11-2 pitching with a 1.23 ERA. He struck out 102 and issued just 16 walks in 79.2 innings.

GAGE GODDARD

TEAM: Harmony

GRADE: Sophomore

BY THE NUMBERS: Goodard was 7-1 with a 0.80 ERA, 78 Ks and 18 walks in 60.2 innings.

CATCHER

KHALON CLAYTON

TEAM: Kilgore

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Clayton batted .326 with 5 doubles, 1 triples and 16 RBI. He threw out 10 base runners and picked off three at first base.

FIRST BASE

HARLEE BIGGS

TEAM: Kilgore

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Biggs hit .303, had a homer, 8 doubles and 21 RBI

SECOND BASE

JACOB YOUNG

TEAM: White Oak

GRADE: Junior

BY THE NUMBERS: Young was .373 at the plate with 10 doubles, 2 triples, 36 runs scored and 26 RBI.

THIRD BASE

DYLAN HUTCHISON

TEAM: Spring Hill

GRADE: Sophomore

BY THE NUMBERS: Hutchison batted .431 with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 15 RBI and 24 runs scored.

SHORTSTOP

ALEX BRUCE

TEAM: Hughes Springs

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Bruce batted .548 with 18 doubles, 2 triples and 4 dingers. He drove in 34 runs, scored 45 of his own and swiped 23 bases.

OUTFIELD

CLAYTON BURNETT

TEAM: Beckville

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Burnett was .343 at the plate with 4 home runs, 11 doubles, 1 triple and 37 RBI. He also scored 42 runs and stole 28 bases for the state champion Bearcats.

PARKER THORNTON

TEAM: Union Grove

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Thornton batted .345, drove in 14, scored 22 times, doubled seven times and had seven steals.

ELIJAH WILLIAMS

TEAM: Kilgore

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: Williams hit .352 with 11 RBI, 17 runs scored and 6 steals.

UTILITY/DH

RILEY MCKINNEY

TEAM: Hughes Springs

GRADE: Senior

BY THE NUMBERS: McKinney excelled at the dish with a .409 clip, 2 homers, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 32 runs scored, 12 steals and 38 RBI. He was also strong on the mound, going 6-2 with a 1.54 ERA, 60 strikeouts against just 18 walks in 45.1 innings of work for the Mustangs.

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HONORABLE MENTION

Jackson Blissett, Carthage

Zach Conde, Hawkins

Dylan Borden, Union Grove

Collin Bower, White Oak

Thomas Cox, Longview

Ty Freeman, Ore City

Mason Higginbotham, Hallsville

Hunter Hollan, Hallsville

Blake Horn, Carlisle

Landon Odom, Gary

Kase Smith, Union Grove

Braiden Vickers, Gladewater

Trent Wert, Linden-Kildare

Walker Adams, Carlisle

Easton Blackstone, Harmony

Gunner Capps, Carthag

Traccer Henry, Linden-Kildare

Blake Martin, Longview

Aaron Nigreville, Ore City

Kooper Smith, Union Grove

Cole Willeford, New Diana

Ty Jones, Beckville

Keaton King, Longview

Dawson Marshall, Carlisle

Luke Harris, Ore City

Drew McNeel, Harmony

Trey Schuler, Linden-Kildare

Levi Gholson, Carlisle

Justin Gorby Hallsville

Nic Kunze, Linden-Kildare

Jordan Lawson, Longview

Cade Medlin, New Diana

Dalton Alford, Linden-Kildare

Austin Green, New Diana

Robert Hodges, Gladewater

Dylan Leach, Carthage

Easton Loyd, Hallsville

Noah Mayhan, Union Grove

J.P. Powers, Harmony

Trey Rutherford, Carlisle

Max Jackson, Carlisle

Brayden Johnson, Hallsville

Jay Price, Carlisle

Kenneth Andrews, Gary

Trevor Clark, Marshall

Jacob Owen, Linden-Kildare

Kolten Roberson, Marshall

Gus Witt, Kilgore

A.J. Hendrix, Tatum

Klein Bradbury, Tatum

C.J. Vandre, Tatum