2022 HSB 5A REGION III PREDICTIONS

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 District Predictions

17-5A	18-5A	19-5A	20-5A
1. Austin McCallum	1. Hendrickson	1. College Station	1. Lake Creek
2. Austin Anderson	2. Elgin	2. Magnolia	2. Porter
3. Lockhart	3. Weiss	3. Magnolia West	3. Montgomery
4. Austin Crockett	4. Pflugerville	4. A&M Consolidated	4. Kingwood Park
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21-5A	22-5A	23-5A	24-5A
1. Barbers Hill	1. Friendswood	1. Houston Waltrip	1. Richmond Foster
2. PNG	2. Santa Fe	2. Houston Milby	2. Fulshear
3. Crosby	3. La Porte	3. Houston Northside	3. Ft. Bend Kempner
4. Nederland\Galena Park	4. Baytown Sterling	4. Houston Austin	4. Angleton

5A Region III Top 10 Teams

1. Friendswood – 9 starters return from a 31-1 Regional Finalist Team.

2. College Station – 7 starters return from a 30-11 State Semifinalist Team.

3. Santa Fe – 8 starters return from a 21-14 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.

4. Montgomery Lake Creek – 5 starters return from a 2-13-1 Regional Semifinalist Team.

5. Porter – 6 starters return from a 23-15 Regional Quarterfinalist Team

6. Montgomery – 4 starters return from a 19-14 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.

7. Barbers Hill – 5 starters return from a 38-7 State Championship Team.

8. PNG – 4 starters return from a 14-14-1 Regional Quarterfinalist Team.

9. Austin McCallum – 6 starters return from a 30-7 Area Finalist Team

T10. Austin Anderson – 7 starters return from a 27-8 Area Finalist Team

T10. Magnolia – 9 starters return from a 21-11 Bi-District Finalist Team. 5A Region III Top Players Trey Acreman, Sr, SS, Montgomery Zane Adams, Jr, LHP/1B, Porter Diego Barraz, Sr, P/DH, Austin McCallum Sean Bazmore, Jr, RHP/3B, Crosby Chris Benavidez, Sr, OF, Bryan Rudder Connor Benge, Sr, RHP/OF, Montgomery Michael Benzor, Sr, P, Porter Blake Binderup, Sr, RHP, College Station Hunter Bond, Sr, LHP, A&M Consolidated Blake Brown, Jr, SS, Lake Creek Marshall Burke, Jr, INF, Kingwood Park Brady Corcoran, So, LHP, Nederland Blake Coleman, Sr, RF, Austin Anderson Jacob Cyr, Sr, LHP, Santa Fe Brodie Daniel, Sr, OF, A&M Consolidated Chase Davis, Sr, P/1B, Montgomery Mikey Elko, Sr, INF, College Station James Ellwanger, Jr, P, Magnolia West Austin Gann, Sr, P, Elgin Reid Garcia, Sr, SS, Austin Anderson Eddie Garza, Sr, OF, Houston Waltrip Ivan Gonzales, Sr, P, Lockhart Landon Guarnere, Jr, SS/P, PNG Sam Hardcastle, Sr, SS, Richmond Foster Brent Holdren, Sr, P, Barbers Hill Aidan Johnson, Sr, P, Austin Anderson Griffin Kasemayer, Sr, P, Friendswood Keith Kennemer, Jr, RHP/OF, Crosby Carson Kerbel, Sr, MINF, A&M Consolidated Mason Lampe, Sr, C/P, Brenham Boots Landry, Jr, 1B, Friendswood Sam Lee, So, OF, Lake Creek Pablo Lopez, Jr, C, Austin McCallum Diego Luzardo, Jr, RHP, La Porte Anthony Marino, Sr, SS/P, Fort Bend Kempner Dylan Maxcey, Sr, C, Friendswood Tanner Park, Sr, OF, Texas City Samson Pugh, Jr, OF/P, Lake Creek Fabian Ramirez, Sr, P/OF, Houston Milby Juan Rodriguez, Jr, C, Rosenberg Terry Jacob Rogers, Sr, P, Friendswood Giovannie Sanchez, Sr, INF/P, BF Terry Shane Sdao, Sr, P, Lake Creek Sam Simmons, Sr, RHP/INF, Manvel Adan Soto, Sr, 3B/C/P, Galena Park Reed South, Sr, 2B, Friendswood Sam Stevens, So, P/3B, Austin McCallum Luke Steward, Sr, P, College Station Jake Tatom, Sr, SS, Porter Kyeler Thompson, Jr, OF/SS, Santa Fe Ryland Urbanczyk, Sr, P/INF, College Station Brandon Vassallo, Sr, 3B/RHP, Santa Fe Brodey Williams, Sr, C, Barbers Hill Noah Codina, Sr, P/C/SS/OF, Houston Austin

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DISTRICT 21-5A 2022 PREVIEW

Barbers Hill

Coach: David Denny (22 Years As Head Coach, 510 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Darren Seymour; Chris Cauley

2021 Record:38-7/10-2; State Champions

Returning Starters

Brodey Williams, Sr, C (.343 BA, 2nd Team AD) Braden Jacobs, Sr, 3B (.264 BA) Brent Holdren, Sr, P (2.33 ERA) Carson Garrett, Jr, CF (.333 BA) Jace Martinez, Jr, SS (.278 BA) 

 

Port Neches-Groves 

Coach: Scott Carter (32 Years As Head Coach, 590 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Jacob Hooker; Jayce Nelson

2021 Record:20-17-1/10-2; Regional Quarterfinalists

Returning Starters

Caleb Faulk, Sr, 3B/DH Koby Trahan, Sr, OF Landon Guarnere, Jr, SS/P Chase Johnson, So, 3B/C

 

Crosby 

Coach: Chris Wiggins (17 Years As Head Coach, 285 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Matt Wolfford; Matt Chalk

2021 Record:20-14/7-5; Bi-District Finalists

Returning Starters

Will Eudy, Sr, RHP/INF (HM AD) Larry Johns, Sr, RHP/C Keith Kennemer, Jr, RHP/OF (1st Team AD P) Sean Bazmore, Jr, RHP/3B (2nd Team AD 3B) Jovani Saenz, Jr, RHP/INF/OF (HM AD) 

 

Nederland Bulldogs

Coach: Bryan Spell (6 Years As Head Coach, 92 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Kyle Green; Jay Stone

2021 Record:18-14/7-5; Bi-District Finalists

Returning Starters

Britton Gomez, Sr, OF/DH Kyler Baker, Sr, P Gage Driskell, Jr, 2B/P  Brady Corcoran, So, P/1B

 

Galena Park Yellowjackets

Coach: James Turrubiartes (17 Years As Head Coach, 201 Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: Noe Pena; Chip Houston

2021 Record:17-10/6-6

Returning Starters

Francisco Barrientos, Sr, OF/P (1-0 3 SV, 1st Team AD OF) Brandon Guerra, Sr, SS/P (.297 BA, 1-0 4 SV) Jaylen Ramirez, Sr, 1B/3B/P (.361 BA, 22 H, 2nd Team AD 1B) Adan Soto, Sr, 1B/3B/P (.396 BA, 29 H, 1st Team AD 3B) Josue Carrizales, Jr, OF/P (.323 BA, 15 RBI, 1st Team AD P) Matthew Mendez, So, C (.375 BA, 18 H, 10 RBI)

 

Port Arthur Memorial Titans

Coach: Jessie Riojas (1 Years As Head Coach, Career Wins)

Assistant Coaches: DD Lott; Jacoby Berry

2021 Record:2-15/2-10

Returning Starters

Emmanuel Garcia, Sr, P/SS David Jacobo, Sr, 2B Alex Kithler, Jr, C/1B Abel Chapo, Jr, CF; Isaac Alonzo, Jr, RF/LF Adrian Castillo, So, 2B/P Ayden Bravo, So, P/3B

 

Beaumont United 

Coach: Albert Lott- Head Coach