Keller player wins top honors on Texas 6A all-state baseball team

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 6A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers — Blake Cox, Dripping Springs, sr.; Cole Koeninger, Keller, sr.; Cooper Webb, Lake Travis, sr.

Relief pitcher — Xander Thacker, Boswell, sr.

Catcher — Jax Robinson, Waxahachie, sr.

First baseman — (tie) Tanner Garvin, Fort Bend Clements, jr.; Logan Brown, Keller, sr.

Second baseman — Kenson Buth, Byron Nelson, jr.

Shortstop — (tie) Samuel Kennedy, San Antonio Churchill, jr.; Lawson Behan, Houston Lamar, sr.

Third baseman — (tie) Chase Pearrow, Waxahachie, sr.; C.J. Sampson, Tomball, sr.

Outfielders — Jacoby Dutchover, Midland, sr.; Luis Olmeda, Oak Ridge, jr.; (tie) Crue Collie, Midland, sr.; Matthew Ortiz, La Joya, sr.

Designated hitter — James Jorgensen, Dallas Jesuit, sr.

Player of the year — Koeninger, Keller

Coach of the year — Doug Rush, Tomball

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers — Blake Edling, Tomball, jr.; John Reyna, PSJA, jr.; Grant Sperandio, Houston Memorial, jr.

Relief pitcher — Connor Davenport, Keller, sr.

Catcher — Roman Derichsweiler, Dallas Jesuit, jr.

First baseman – (tie) Ethan Schlotterback, Lake Travis, sr.; Payton Archibald, Frenship, soph.

Second baseman — (tie) Keaton Jeffcoat, Willis, soph.; Dereck Hernandez, Oak Ridge, sr.

Shortstop — (tie) Brooks Kowal, Dallas Jesuit, sr.; Evan Mauritzen, Houston Memorial, soph.

Third baseman — Ashten Ballew, Katy, sr.

Outfielders — Zach Clark, Clear Creek, sr.; CJ Hansford, Lake Travis, sr.; (tie) Kaleb Thomas, Atascocita, sr.; Graham Charboneau, Kingwood, sr.

Designated hitter — Matthew Mabry, Cedar Ridge, sr.

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers — Cooper Harris, Flower Mound, sr.; Roman Martinez, United South, sr.; (tie) Ty Higginbotham, Atascocita, sr.; Jayden Stewart, Katy, sr.;

Relief pitcher — Tyler Savers, Clear Creek, sr.

Catcher — (tie) Caine Chapman, San Antonio Reagan, jr.; Julian Guerrero, South Grand Prairie, sr.

First baseman — Nate Brown, Harker Heights, jr.

Second baseman — Grayson Albaugh, Bridgeland, sr.

Shortstop — (tie) David Munoz, Houston Lamar, sr.; Jackson Wooten, Atascocita, jr

Third baseman — Andrew Daigle, Bridgeland, sr.

Outfielders — Tanner Drda, Houston Memorial, sr.; Gannon Howard, Arlington, sr.; (tie) Nate Mancha, Odessa, jr.; Casey McGinnis, Hebron, sr.

Designated hitter — Jacob Pruett, Denton Guyer, sr.