Jacob Gholston and Ethan Farris were named the 6A Co-Players of the Year.

From Staff and Wire Reports

Flower Mound pitcher Jacob Gholston and Cypress Woods third baseman Ethan Farris shared Player of the Year honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 6A baseball team.

Gholston was 12-2 with a 0.96 ERA. The 6-foot-6, 202-pounder struck out 111 in 87 innings in leading the Jaguars to the state title. The senior right-hander, who signed with Oklahoma, was a 17th-round draft choice of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The 6-5, 215-pound Farris batted .477 with 11 doubles, 10 homers and 47 runs batted in. He also drafted in the 17th round by Detroit, but said on social media this week he’ll attend Texas State.

Flower Mound’s Danny Wallace was selected as the Coach of the Year.

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Mason Green, Cypress Woods, sr.; Jacob Gholston, Flower Mound, sr.; (tie) Travis Sykora, Round Rock, sr.; Nico Partida, Pearland, soph.

Relief pitcher – Logan Sosolik, Katy Cinco Ranch, sr.

Catcher – J.J. Kennett, Ridge Point, sr.

First baseman – Caden Ferraro, Pearland, sr.

Second baseman – (tie) Ashton Beaird, San Antonio Reagan, sr.; Caden Wellmann, Kingwood, jr.

Shortstop – (tie) Micah Kendrick, Rockwall, sr.; Ryne Farber, San Antonio Johnson, sr.

Third baseman – Ethan Farris, Cypress Woods, sr.

Outfielders – Sam Erickson, Flower Mound, jr.; Kendall George, Atascocita, sr.; Landon Cochran, North Forney, jr.

Designated hitter – Adrian Rodriguez, Flower Mound, jr.

Player of the year – (tie) Farris, Cypress Woods; Gholston, Flower Mound

Coach of the year – Danny Wallace, Flower Mound

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Ty Zahradnik, Keller, sr.; Jeremiah Arnett, Waco Midway, sr.; Kannon Kemp, Weatherford, sr.

Relief pitcher – Joe Sockwell, Austin Westlake, sr.

Catcher – (tie) Luke Billings, Prosper, soph.; Mac Rose, Rockwall, sr.

First baseman – Zachary Tuxhorn, Clear Lake, soph.

Second baseman – Nick Barber, Dallas Jesuit, sr.

Shortstop – (tie) Jason Flores, Naaman Forest, jr.; Theo Gillen, Austin Westlake, jr.

Third baseman – (tie) Omar Juarez, Weatherford, sr.; Josh Glaser, Flower Mound, jr.

Outfielders – Braylon Payne, Sugar Land Elkins, jr.; Robert Deal, El Paso Pebble Hills, sr.; (tie) Landon Hutcheson, Frenship, jr.; Stephen Sepulveda, El Paso Americas, sr.

Designated hitter – James Jorgensen, Dallas Jesuit, sr.

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Jack Brady, Austin Westlake, jr.; Luke Isett, Dallas Jesuit, sr.; Zack James, Flower Mound, jr.

Relief pitcher – (tie) Robert De La Garza, Eagle Pass, sr.; Will Jordan, Weatherford, jr.

Catcher – Cade Arrambide, Tomball, jr.

First baseman – Barrett Johnson, San Antonio Johnson, sr.

Second baseman – Aidan Coleman, San Antonio Reagan, sr.

Shortstop – Joshua Munoz, Los Fresnos, sr.

Third baseman – Lucas Franco, Katy Cinco Ranch, soph.

Outfielders – Gabriel Saldivar, Fort Worth Paschal, sr.; Brayden Sharp, The Woodlands, sr.; (tie) Brady Sullivan, Cypress Woods, sr.; Dylan Schlaegel, Mansfield Legacy, sr.

Designated hitter – Miguel Bustamante, San Antonio O’Connor, sr.; Gabriel Cook, San Antonio Stevens, sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Pitchers – Aaron Alba, El Paso Eastlake, sr.; Luke Devasher, Mansfield Legacy, sr.; Nathan DuVall, Austin Westlake, sr.; Cameron Johnson, Waco Midway, jr.; Derek Maples, San Antonio Johnson, jr.; Josh Pelfrey, Kingwood, sr.; Landry Powell, Rockwall Heath, sr.; Brad Pruett, Denton Guyer, sr.; Tyler White, Southlake Carroll, sr.

Catchers – Easton Andrews, Fort Worth Eaton, sr.; Hudson Hutcheson, Frenship, jr.; Dillon Lopez, San Antonio O’Connor, sr.; Clayton Namken, New Braunfels, soph.

First basemen – Ryan Alaniz, San Antonio Churchill, sr.; Kendall Dove, New Caney, sr.; Brennan Greer, San Antonio Reagan, sr.; Cole Johnson, Lake Travis, sr.; Gavin Rutherford, Katy Cinco Ranch, sr.; Omar Serna, Pasadena Dobie, soph.

Second basemen – Kayson Cunningham, San Antonio Johnson, soph.; Logan Ellefson, The Woodlands, sr.; Mike Saiz, Harker Heights, jr.

Shortstops – Anthony Avalos, Pearland, sr.; Michael Barrera, San Antonio East Central, jr.; Hudson Ellis, Round Rock, jr.; Jaylen Humbles, Arlington Lamar, jr.; Parker Ibrahimi, Mansfield Legacy, sr.; Brayden Randle, Rockwall, sr.; Dylan Schlotterback, Lake Travis, sr..; Kutter Gage Webb, San Marcos, jr.; Tristan Russell, Cypress Woods, sr.

Third basemen – Isaac Hernandez, San Antonio O’Connor, sr.; Easton Moomau, El Paso Americas, sr.; Nayden Ramirez, Katy, sr.; Westin Thompson, Rockwall Heath, soph.

Outfielders – Braeden Babb, Austin Westlake, sr.; Kyle Chambers, Cy-Fair, sr.; Aden Howard, Hebron, sr.; Donovan Jordan, Humble Summer Creek, jr.; Boston Lee, Alvin, sr.; Dax Massengale, Clear Springs, sr.; Caden Sorrell, Flower Mound Marcus, sr.; Brett Smajstrla, Pearland, sr.; Ed Small, Austin Anderson, soph.; Jon Torres, Waco Midway, jr.; Grayson Walton, Beaumont West Brook, jr.; Ty Willingham, Naaman Forest, sr.