Rains’ Grant Guidry named to TSWA All-State second team
Published 4:17 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- Rains’ Grant Guidry. (Contributed photo)
Rains catcher Grant Guidry and Tatum pitcher Carson Gonzalez made the second team with the release of the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State Baseball Team.
Guidry, a junior, hit .551 with 54 hits, two home runs, 19 doubles, three triples, 33 runs, 33 RBIs and 19 walks for the 28-5 Wildcats.
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Gonzalez, a senior, went 11-0 with a 0.67 ERA, 66 strikeouts and 43 walks in 62.2 innings.
New Diana senior reliever Cohle Sherman was named to the third team. Sherman was 1-1 with six saves, a 1.23 ERA, 18 strikeouts and 10 walks in 17 innings.
Earning honorable mention honors were Rains junior pitcher Nick Bowman, Malakoff junior pitcher Mike Jones, Harmony senior pitcher and outfielder Tucker Tittle, Harmony senior catcher Braxton Baker, Atlanta junior first baseman Peyton Harrison, Harmony senior third baseman Riley Patterson and Harmony senior outfielder Will Young.
Franklin’s Josh Atomanczyk was the Class 3A Player of the Year.
Atomanczyk pitching was 10-0 with a 0.12 earned run average in 57 1/3 innings. The senior, who also played catcher, batted .363 with 26 runs batted and 14 stolen bases in leading the 35-5 Lions to their first state title. He signed with Concordia University, which recruited him as a catcher.
Franklin head coach Matthew Anderson was selected as the class 3A Coach of the Year.
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FIRST TEAM
Pitchers: Josh Atomanczyk, Franklin, sr.; Brooks Griggs-Bell, Gunter, sr.; Jesse Rusinek, Brock, jr.
Reliever Maxx Parker, Whitesboro, sr.
Catcher: Gunnar Dillard, Wall, jr.
First baseman: Landon Salinas, Corpus Christi London, sr.
Second baseman: Mason Jacob, Corpus Christi London, sr.
Shortstop: Cade Dodson, Gunter, sr.
Third baseman: Cort Lowry, Franklin, sr.
Outfielders: Sawyer Strosnider, Brock, sr.; Kane Smith, Orangefield, sr.; RJ Olivares, Corpus Christi London, jr.
Designated hitter: Gerrit Boschma, Shallowater, soph.
Player of the Year: Atomanczyk, Franklin
Coach of the Year: Matthew Anderson, Franklin
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers: Jarrett Waggoner, Gunter, jr.; Kaleb Kuhn, Columbus, sr.; (tie) Christopher Galvan, Rio Hondo, soph.; Carson Gonzalez, Tatum, sr.
Reliever: Will McIntire, Boyd, fr.
Catcher: Grant Guidry, Rains, jr.
First baseman: Jordan Coronado, Anderson-Shiro, sr.
Second baseman: Cam Harris, Brock, sr.
Shortstop: (tie) Caleb Fregia, Orangefield, sr.; Aiden Salinas, Corpus Christi London, fr.
Third baseman: Joshua Laster, Rio Hondo, jr.
Outfielders: Luke Kemp, Wall, jr.; Tate Hickman, Woodville, sr.; Cooper Massey, Brock, sr.
Designated hitter: Bryson Sullivan, Iowa Park, sr.
THIRD TEAM
Pitchers: Blake Watters, Corpus Christi London, sr.; Braden McIntire, Boyd, sr.; Augden Hallmark, Wall, sr.
Reliever: Cohle Sherman, New Diana, sr.
Catcher: Hayden Crites, Paradise, sr.
First baseman: Colson Wood, Gunter, sr.
Second baseman: Brock Boddie, Gunter, jr.
Shortstop: (tie) Blake Autrey, Franklin, sr.; Derek Cantu, Idalou, sr.
Third baseman: (tie) Eric Rogers, Boyd, sr.; Will Scherr, Wall, sr.
Outfielders: Izayah Ward, Shallowater, sr.; Grant Cox, Holliday, sr.; Jorian Wilson, Hallettsville, jr.
Designated hitter: Ruben Castellanos, Rio Hondo, jr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Pitchers: Nick Bowman, Rains, jr.; Tripp Hazel, Callisburg, jr.; Kade Irons, Ponder, sr.; Nathaniel Jaramillo, Falfurrias, soph.; Mike Jones, Malakoff, jr.; Jackson McComis, Jacksboro, sr.; Cannon Negron, Troy, sr.; Colby Rosenquest, Goliad, sr.; Cameron Swanson, Shallowater, sr.; Brycen Tait, Orangefield, sr.; Tucker Tittle, Harmony, sr.; Cooper Turner, Holliday, sr.; Braden Wilson, Paradise, jr.
Relief pitchers: Ritchie ZGarcia, Tidehaven, jr.; Layton Mogford, Rockdale, sr.; Cole Stanley, Brock, jr.
Catchers: Braxton Baker, Harmony, sr.; Kane Decker, Iowa Park, soph.; Ethan Guzman, Clyde, jr.
First basemen: Jechan Duran, Tidehaven, jr.; Chase Fricke, Troy, sr.; Peyton Harrison, Atlanta, jr.; Kade Irons, Ponder, sr.; Brody Tribe, Columbus, soph.; Cooper Turner, Holiday, sr.
Second basemen: Caleb Carrizales, Lorena, jr.: Gunner Grigar, Brazos, jr.: Cayden Hill, Scurry-Rosser, sr.: Matt Steen, Wall, sr.: Luke Taylor, Nacogdoches Central Heights, sr.
Shortstops: Lando Belcher, Jacksboro, sr.; Brayden Gurney, Shallowater, jr.;
Jax Heid, Boyd, jr.; Colby Rosenquest, Goliad, sr.; Lincoln Wagner, Scurry-Rosser, jr.; Isaac Villa, Holliday, sr.
Third basemen: Trevor Berger, Columbus, sr.; Colby Clinkscales, Jim Ned, jr.; Carter Collins, Grandview, sr.; Layton Mogford, Rockdale, sr.; Riley Patterson, Harmony, sr.; Carson Smith, Blanco, sr.
Outfielders: Kayden Bradshaw, Scurry-Rosser, sr.; Logan Cheek, Orangefield, sr.; Connor Claxton, Tidehaven, sr.; Kaleem Howard, Jacksboro, sr.; Maxx Parker, Whitesboro, sr.; Colton Patton, Boyd, soph.; Tucker Tittle, Harmony, sr.; Will Young, Harmony sr.