Canyon Lake and Calallen players share top honors on Texas 4A all-state baseball team

By Canadian Press on July 31, 2025.

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers — Evan O’Connor, Brock, jr.; Holding Herring, Mineral Wells, sr.; Collier Carroll, Calallen, jr.

Relief pitcher — Cody Andrade, Calallen, sr.

Catcher — Colton Blakley, Life Waxahachie, sr.

First baseman — Blake Quinn, Calallen, jr.

Second baseman — Sebastian Martinez, Benbrook, jr.

Shortstop — Carter Williams, Canyon Lake, sr.

Third baseman — Trent Thompson, Spring Hill, sr.

Outfielders — Chase Lynch, Calallen, sr.; Jesse Rusinek, Brock, sr.; (tie) Ty Taber, Krum, sr. and Hunter Rose Texarkana Pleasant Grove, jr.

Designated hitter — Trenton Beall, Spring Hill.

Co-players of the year — Williams, Canyon Lake and Lynch, Calallen

Co-coaches of the year — Steve Chapman, Calallen and Garrett Methvin, Longview Spring Hill

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SECOND TEAM

Pitchers — Jesse Rusinek, Brock, sr.; Landon Bartell, Spring Hill, sr.; Brady Broeckel, Celina, sr.

Relief pitcher — (tie) Clay Mitchell, Sinton, jr. and Ryder Taylor, Graham, sr.

Catcher — Colt Brown, Geronimo Navarro, sr.

First baseman — (tie) Dean Hannah, China Spring, sr. and Tell Bryant, Hereford, sr.

Second baseman — Jarret Halter, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, sr.

Shortstop — Kash Wood, Sinton, sr.

Third baseman — Obed Reyes, Seminole, sr.

Outfielders — Travis Allen, Spring Hill, jr.; Elijah Farley, Navarro, sr.; Dylan Bohlke, San Antonio Davenport, sr.

Designated hitter — Drayton Mitchell, Calallen, jr.

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THIRD TEAM

Pitchers — Grant Burton, Spring Hill, sr.; Cade Segura, Pleasanton, sr.; Brady Smedshammer, Lorena, sr.

Relief pitcher — Jaden Moreno, Floresville, jr.

Catcher — (tie) Hayden Johnson, Decatur, sr.; Caleb Carrizales, Lorena, sr.; and Tripp Mahaney, Graham, jr.

First baseman — Marco Bandiero, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, sr.

Second baseman — Greyson Brooks, China Spring, sr.

Shortstop — (tie) Spencer Browning, Texarkana Pleasant Grove, jr.; Carson Allen, Canyon, jr.

Third baseman — (tie) James Dorotik, El Campo, sr.; Max Lara, Tuloso-Midway, sr.

Outfielders — Dillon Keyes, Krum, sr.; Jacob Burris, Canyon, sr.; Nick Flores, Somerset, jr.

Designated hitter — Ahmad Riley, Manor New Tech, soph.

The Associated Press

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