Hawkins' Jacob Jones.

Big Sandy’s Tyson Tapley and Hawkins’ Jacob Jones have earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Baseball Player of the Week honors for games played Feb. 26-March 2.

Tapley was selected as the Hitter of the Week, while Jones was chosen as the Pitcher of the Week.

Tapley went 5-for-6 (.833) with four doubles, six RBIs, two runs and a walk. On the mound, he pitched five innings and had a 2.80 ERA.

Jones struck out 18 batters in 6.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and two hits with two walks.

In other outstanding performances in the area last week (nominated by coaches):

PITCHING

Carlisle freshman Brandon Garza allowed one run on six hits with nine strikeouts and a walk in 6.2 innings.

Cayuga sophomore Gus Wilfong went 2-0, allowing two earned runs on five hits with 17 strikeouts and four walks in 12 innings, and he picked off three baserunners.

Van junior Caeden Alendaer picked up a win and allowed no runs on two hits with eight strikeouts in four innings.

Rains freshman Samuel Haney pitched a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk in five innings against Wolfe City.

Jacksonville senior Coen Devillier allowed one run with 11 strikeouts and three walks in six innings in a 2-1 win over White Oak.

Arp junior Abraxton Martin allowed one earned run on one hit with seven strikeouts in seven innings in a 14-3 win over Tyler High.

Canton’s Nathan Parker allowed no runs on three hits with 14 strikeouts and a walk in seven innings in a win over Pine Tree.

Harmony’s Riley Patterson allowed no earned runs with six strikeouts and two walks in six innings against Class 3A No. 6 Central Heights.

Grand Saline junior Landon Mayne allowed no runs on two hits with 15 strikeouts and two walks in seven innings of a 1-0 win over Mabank.

Bullard’s Kage Koronek threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts against state-ranked Spring Hill.

HITTING

Tyler Legacy’s Jared Martinez went 5-for-9 (.556) with three runs and four walks.

Carlisle freshman Antonio Ibarra went 5-for-8 (.625) with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs.

Van junior Landon Smith went 8-for-15 (.533) with two doubles, a triple, four RBIs, eight runs, three walks, three hit by pitches and five stolen bases.

Rains senior Shawn Robertson went 5-for-7 (.714) with a double, a triple, and RBI and three runs.

Arp sophomore Will Sanford went 6-for-14 (.429) with a double, a triple, two RBIs and four runs.

Harmony’s Jake Rider went 3-for-5 (.600) with a double, triple, four RBIs and a walk.

Big Sandy’s Logan Ollive went 5-for-6 (.833) with five RBIs, seven runs and four stolen bases.

Brook Hill’s Ben Braatz went 2-for-3 (.667) with a double.

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East Texas teams ranked in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings are Whitehouse (9-2) No. 2 in 5A; Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (6-3-1) No. 3 and Bullard (9-1-2) No. 4 in 4A; Central Heights (8-0) No. 5 in 3A; and Harleton (5-1) No. 1 and Garrison (7-3-1) No. 4 in 2A. Also receiving votes were Hallsville in 5A; Canton, Lindale, Spring Hill, Texarkana Pleasant Grove and Van in 4A; Diboll and Rains in 3A; and Douglass, Grapeland, Groveton, Joaquin, Kerens, Lovelady and Timpson in 2A.

East Texas teams ranked in the txhighschoolbaseball.com rankings are Hallsville No. 4 and Whitehouse No. 6 in 5A; Bullard No. 5, Liberty-Eylau No. 6, Pleasant Grove No. 10, Spring Hill No. 13, Van No. 15, Hudson No. 17 and Carthage No. 20 in 4A; Central Heights No. 5, Harmony No. 14, Rains No. 16, Edgewood No. 22, New Diana No. 24 and Diboll No. 25.