Diamond Notes: Week 2

TEXAS, USA - Each week will bring you a list of top performers from the week before. These are names submitted by High School Coaches. Take a look at some of the stellar performances from around the state of Texas. Don't see your name in the PBR Database? Click HERE to fill out your FREE Player Profile.

Douglas Hodo, CF, Boerne HS, 2019
Texas commit. 9-15, 3B (2), 2B (4), HBP, BB (5), 8R, 11 SB, 11 RBI

Mason Roach, LHP, Covenant Christian, 2019
Air Force Academy commit. 6.2 IP (pitch count), 2 H, R, 0 ER, 3BB, 20 K vs. Bowie

Blake Marsh, Trinity Christian Academy, 2019
Wichita State commit.  BA .529, SLG .882, 9 Hits, 4 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB | 5 IP, 0 ER, .000 ERA, 1 Hit Allowed, CG, Win.

Jackson Quinn, RHP/SS, Midlothian HS, 2020
6 IP 3H, 9K, 1BB, 0ER in 8-2 win over Waxahachie

Brandon Williams, 3B, College Station HS, 2019
.444, 8 for 18, 8 rbi’s, 6 R in Justin Tournament.  

Cole Posey, SS, Georgetown HS, 2019
Boise State commit. 7/16, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, HBP, 2 SB

Jeffrey David, 3B, Georgetown HS, 2019
Paris JC commit. 11/19, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 5 R

David has 15 stolen bases this year and Posey has 10. With RISP, Posey is hitting .556 and David .571.

JJ Goss, RHP/OF, Cypress Ranch, 2019
Texas A&M commit. 5-8, 3 BB, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB, 0.500 BA RISP
7 IP (CG shutout 88 pitches), 2 Hits, 1 BB, 13 K

Stone Simmons, RHP, Kinkaid, 2019
Furman commit. cg, no hitter vs Huffman. 5 ip, 10, K, 0 BB, 0 R

Wyatt Young, OF, Kinkaid, 2019
Oregon State commit. 2 homeruns vs huffman on Saturday, game tying 2 rbi hit with 2 outs in the 7th inning vs Bellaire.  Also pitched 3.2 innings scoreless vs Bellaire from the 5th to the 8th inning

Evans Hendricks, RHP, Navarro HS, 2019
Complete game 10 K No hitter vs Medina Valley and had a 2 run Home Run

Legacy Christian Academy
Nathan Norris - Junior - Inf.
8 hits in 11 at bats; 4 singles, 3 doubles, 1 Home Run, 7 RBI, 6 runs scored, 4 walks. He hit .727 with an .800 on base average, and 1,273 slugging

Braxton Edrington - Senior - OF
As our leadoff hitter Braxton had 5 hits in 11 at bats and scored 8 times and also had 5 walks and 2 RBI. He hit .455 with a .647 on base average.

Matthew Scott - Senior - P
Matthew threw seven innings with an ERA of 0.00. 2 hits 2 walks and 16 strikeouts. He has 42Ks for the year in 22.1 innings.

Gage Yedinak, Timber Creek HS, Threw a complete game 6 1/3 innings due to time limit. Struck out 7, 3 hits, 0 runs and one walk. Those are also season stats due to it being his first start.  

Grant Snider, C, Medina Valley HS, 2020
Stats:  .550 average, 6 RBI, 2 runs, 3 SB, 1 double, 3 walks, .667 OB%  all in the Bandera Tournament

Plano East
Jonathan McNair (SR) - 5 IP, 12 K.  No-hitter.
Caleb Bergman (FR) - 9 for 17 (.529) over 6 games.  4 RBI, 5 R, BB, 4/4 SB. Struck out only once. 1 outfield assist (part of a double play) from CF.  4 multi-hit games during the tournament. *Hitting .538 already this season.

JR Diechler, RHP/3B, Mexia HS, 2020
6.1 IP, 17Ks 0ER 2BB, 1W 5inning No Hitter, 5-6, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB

Antonio Buentello, C, Laredo Nixon, 2019
Edgewood ISD Baseball Classic Tournament MVP
(6-10) 6 H including 2 (HRs) ( 3R HR and a 2R HR) and 2(2 RBI 2Bs) 11 total RBI, and a game winning knock in the semi-final game.

Brayden Ballard, Brownsboro HS, 2019
Picked up 2 wins in 3 appearances covering 7 and 1/3. he struck out 9 walked 0 and allowed only one hit.

Gage Wehrmann, Brownsboro HS, 2020
Hit .688 with 7 singles 4 doubles 11 RBI 10 runs scored and stole 11 bases this week.  

Lubbock Monterey went 6-0 this week
Jared Perez was the tournament MVP and helped Lubbock Monterey to a 6-0 record in the Southwestern University Spring Baseball Classic. Perez had multiple 2 hit games and multiple RBI. Other players from Lubbock Monterey of note include, Alex Garcia, CGSO, 3 K, 3 BB. Dado Alaniz, 2-3, triple, RBI. Roman Rangel, 3-4, double, 2 RBI. Briley Alexander, 2-4, triple, RBI. Matt Slowik, 2-2, RBI. Bobby Roberts, 2-4, double, RBI

Chase Keeton, SS/RHP, Valley Mills HS, 2019
11-16 (.688) with 2 HR's, 2 Dbl's, 11 RBI's, 12 R. Pitching: 4 IP, 12 K's, 0 Hits (No-Hitter)

Cooper Lane, RHP, Valley Mills HS, 2019
9 IP, 16 K's, 4 Hits, 4 BB, 0 ER

Aidan Thompson, RHP, Abilene Cooper threw a complete game 1 hit shutout vs Crowley on Friday 3/1...  6 Ks in 7 innings of work…

Rockport-Fulton HS
Clay Williams jr, .556, 1 -3B, 8 runs, 2RBIs
Garrett Loudermilk jr. .538, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 3-2Bs

Jackson Berry, Midway HS, 5 inning no hitter vs. Allen. Won 9-0, struck out 8, walked 2. Improves to 2-0 on the year.

Manny Moore, Van HS, 2021
Had two starts last week going 2-0 with wins over Colleyville Covenant and Longview Pine Tree. 11 IP, 20 K’s, 2 BB’s, 4 H, 1 ER, 0.900 ERA.

Robert Hodges, SS, Gladewater HS, 2020  
8-14 (.571 avg.) 5 1B, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 9 Runs, 6 BB, 4/4 stolen bases.

Tanner Sherrill, 1B, Cypress Woods, 2019
.700(7-10), 1 2B, 1HR, 6RBI, 7Runs

Fabian Bernal, SS/OF, John Paul Stevens HS, 2019
Incarnate Word commit.  9-11, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 12 R, HBP

Peyton Powell, C, Robinson HS, 2019
Texas commit.  8-11, 3 doubles, 5 rbi, 4 SB

Chris Morrow, RHP, Robinson HS, 2019
6 in, 0 hit, 12 k, CG, shutout

Will Miller, 2B/SS, Flower Mound HS, 2020
8-18 .444 in 6 games, .524 OBP, 4 R, 3 RBI, 4 SB  while playing great defense all weekend. Team went 6-0 for the weekend.

Rece Gustafson, RHP, Heath HS, 2019
Earned the Win vs. Waco Midway. 7.0 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 5 K's, 2 BB.

Kevin Bazzell, IF/C, Heath HS, 2021
333, 3 runs, 1 rbi, 2 bb's, 1 HR.

Miller Ladusau, OF, Heath, 2019
Abilene Christian commit. .454, 3 runs, 4 rbi's, 2 bb's, 2 doubles.

Mark Alonzo, Hanna HS,
He went 6-13 with 5 rbi’s and went 1-0 on the mound pitching 5 innings with 7 k’s.

Austin Dodd, CF, Sulpher Springs HS, 2019
8-13, 2 2B, 3 3B, 9 RBIs, 4 BB, 7 SB

Brett Baty, 3B, Lake Travis HS, 2019
Texas commit. 10-for-18 1 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 12R, 6BB .556/.667/.944
*1st HR this week was his 4th consecutive AB with a HR going back to last week.
W, IP 5.1, 3H, 0ER, 8Ks,

Jimmy Lewis, RHP, Lake Travis HS, 2019
LSU commit. 12-for-23, 6 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 5R, 2BB, .522/.560/.913
W, IP 7 CG, 4H, 0ER, 8Ks

Kyle Boyer, Lake Travis HS
10-for-18, 5 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB, .556/.636./.556

Jace Laviolette, 1B/OF, Tompkins HS, 2022
Last Weekend in Comal Tournament. 20 PA, 1B, (3)2B, 1 Grand Slam, 8 RBI, 6 R, 8 BB, .455 AVE, .650 OBP
Season: 38 PA, 2(1B), (5)2B, 1 Grand Slam, 15 RBI, 8 R, 10 BB, .320 AVE, .526 OBP

Kyle Sonduck, RHP/IF, Tompkins HS, 2019
Incarnate Word commit. Last Weekend in Comal Tournament. Smithson Valley-  Winning Pitcher, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 10 K
Hitting: 17 PA, (5)1B, 2B, 7 RBI, .400 AVE
Season (2-0) 10 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 17 K, 1.40 ERA. Hit: 29 PA, (10)1B, 2B, 10 RBI, 6 R, (2) BB, .423 AVE, .464 OBP

Ben Hovda, SS, Tuloso-Midway HS, 2019
Blinn JC commit. 5-12, 2B, 3 RBI, 9 R, 6 BB, 11 SB. Hitting in the leadoff spot for the Warriors, Hovda has scored in the first inning in all but 2 games this season.

Ryan Bogusz, SS/RHP, Lone Star HS, 2019
Oklahoma State commit. .529, 3 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 7 R in 6 Games last week. Bogusz also threw a 4 Inning Perfect Game vs. TCA.

Graeme Williams, RHP, Lone Star HS, 2019
1-0, 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 K in a win vs. Wylie

Jack Lynch, LHP, Dallas Jesuit, 2019
Xavier commit. 7 inn, 1 BB, 1 Hit, 13 K in 7-0 win vs Lovejoy

Zach Conde, Hawkins HS, Pitching: 8 IP, 2 Win, 0 ER, 15 K. Hit: 2 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB.

Jedidiah Crone, Texan Home School,
Against Taylor on Feb 26, he threw 3 innings in a win, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K, BB. Then on the weekend, he went 5-9, 3 BB, and hit a Grand Slam vs. Milano. To cap it off, Crone pitched in the championship game and threw a CG, allowing only 1 R on 4 H, BB, and recorded 16 K.

Nathan Rooney, SS, Mansfield Legacy HS, 2019
Weatherford JC commit. .571 AVG, 8-14, 3 2B, 2 HR (including a Grand Slam), 6 RBI, 8 R, and 2 BB.

Jake Olson, SS, Brenham HS, 2020
.550, 11 H, 2 2B, 6 R, 2 SB.

Cross Gonzalez, RHP/SS, Rio Hondo HS, 2019
All-Tourney at the La Joya Baseball Tournament. 7 for 13 4RBI 5Runs HBP 3SB
Pitching: 5.2 IP 0ER 8Ks 3 Hits 1 Save

Kolton Smith
Hit: 6-9 with 10 RBI's, 2 2B, 1 3B, 8 Runs, 2 BB, 0 Ks, .667 AVG, .727 OBP, 1.111 SLG
Pitch: 5.0 IP, 10 Ks, 1 BB, 0 Hits, 0 R, in Championship game of Springlake-Earth Tournament.

Carson Altman
Carson started off the week against Pampa throwing 4 innings, striking out 7, and giving up one earned run in a win. He also went 1-1 with a home run and a walk in the game. He finished the week getting his second win on the mound, throwing 5 innings against Lubbock trinity Christian , giving up 3 earned runs, striking out 9 with 0 walks. He was 2-3 with 2 home runs a walk and 5 rbis in that game. For the week he went 2-0 on the mound with 16k’s and 4 walks. Offensively, he was 5-10, 4 R, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 3 HBP, 3 HR. For the year he is now hitting .438 with 4 hr, 1.827 ops, 13 rbis, 8 runs. He is also now 3-0 on the mound with 24 ks to 5 walks and a 2.15 era.

Easton Blackstone, Harmony High School
5 games: 11-15, 6 RBI, 1 HR, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 4 Runs, 2 walks & .824 OB %.
Easton also got the win against Liberty Eylau for Harmony who won the Oil Belt Tournament

Kade Wood, Atlanta HS,  vs. 4A and 5A competition Hallsville (Tuesday) and in Lindale Tourney.
8-15, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs, 0 k's

Jarod Younce: Sr Texas State Commit
Jarod had a great week playing against some very good talent including 2 6A top 10 teams.
States for the week: 9-15, 2 2B, 3 3B, 6 RBI, 5 R. This week also include a walk off RBI double for Jarod in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs to get a 4-3 win over Pearce HS.

Chris Dickens, RHP/3B, Iowa Park HS, 2019
8/14, 9 R, 12 RBI, 3 BB, 6 2B.

Chris Perez, Palestine HS threw a Perfect Game vs. Waco Connally, going 6 innings with 9 K.

Justin Titus, 2021 5 IP, 2 K, BB, 0 H.

Canton HS
Johnnie Krawietz Sr. P/SS Hit .545, 6 hits, 1 2B and 2 3B, 7 rbi, 6 runs, 5 BB. Has at least 1 hit in all 10 games. .591 on the year. On the mound, Krawietz went 5.0 IP, W, 1 hit, 10 K’s, 0 walks vs Elkhart ; 2-0 on year with 0.00 era

Simon Miller Sr. P/OF
.533, 8 hits, 4 2B, 5 rbi, 3 runs. Pitching: 6 IP, 1 win, 1 save, 2 hits, 17 K’s, 1 BB vs. Gilmer and Community; 2-0 on year. 0.00 era.

Ethan Nors from Blooming Grove HS went 9-11 in 5 games in our Blooming Grove tournament. Nors hit 1 HR, 2B, had 5 RBI, and 3 BB. He also pitched 5 innigs had 5 K, 1 ER on 2 H against Bosqueville.

Ryan Cordova - sophomore pitcher Hendrickson High School.  7 inning complete game shutout. 2 hits, 1 strikeout, no walks, and only 56 pitches.

Jared Roiz, 3B/RHP, CC Winn HS, 2020
7 FOR 11, 2 2B, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB

Giddings High School
Blayne Fritcher, Giddings HS, 2021
Pitching: 2-0, 10 IP, 15 K, .72 ERA
Hitting, 6-12, .500 BA, 2 2B, 9 RBI's, 4 Runs

Chase Oltmann, Giddings HS, 2021
6-12, .500 BA, 4 2B's,