YOKOSUKA, JAPAN – JULY 30: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Used baseballs are seen in the dugout during a practice game between the Shonan Boys and the Yokohama Minami on July 30, 2014 in Yokosuka, Japan. The games were the final practice session for the teams, before heading to the National Tournament starting on August 2. The Japan Boys League consists of 742 teams across Japan for Junior High School players between 4th and 9th grade. Baseball was introduced in Japan by U.S teacher Horace Wilson in 1872 and has since become one of Japan’s most popular sports.The Japan Boys league prepares players to move into Japan’s prestigious and gruelling High School Baseball league and a chance to play at the National High School Baseball Championship. (Summer Koshien) Held annually in August, Summer Koshien, is the largest amateur sporting event in Japan and the largest high school baseball tournament in the world, with 49 teams competing. The two week event is broadcast across the country and has produced some of Japan’s biggest stars including Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Aledo player wins top honors on Texas 5A all-state baseball team in 2nd straight title season

North Texans from Dallas, Frisco, and Benbrook also took home 4A honors.

by · 5 NBCDFW

The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers — Andew Alvardo, Victoria East, jr.; Tyler Scarborough, Lovejoy, jr.; Landon Brown, Iowa Colony, sr.

Relief pitcher — Cal Isley, Boerne Champion, jr.

Catcher — Kason Kolle, Victoria East, sr.

First baseman — Lucas Nawrocki, Aledo, sr.

Second baseman — Owen Mansfield, Cedar Park, sr.

Shortstop — (tie) Connor Comeau, Austin Anderson, sr.; Andrew Gonzalez, El Paso Americas, sr.

Third baseman — Easton Autrey, Corsicana, sr.

Outfielders — Drake Bentke, Brenham, sr. Deacon Chase, Victoria East, soph. Austin Sluder, Amarillo, sr.

Designated hitter — Amari Maxwell, Pflugerville Weiss, jr.

Player of the year – Nawrocki, Aledo

Coach of the year — Chad Berry, Aledo

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SECOND TEAM

Pitchers — Landon Collins, Friendswood, sr.; Jordan Garza, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, sr.; (tie) George Ferguson, Abilene, jr.; Trey Rangel, The Colony, sr.

Relief pitcher — Seth Webb, Azle, sr.

Catcher — Drew Cross, Mt. Pleasant, jr.

First baseman — (tie) Jayden Del Villar, Weslaco East, jr.; Santiago Soto, Sharyland, sr.

Second baseman — (tie) Daren Garcia, PSJA North, sr.; Landon Barnes, Aledo, sr.

Shortstop — Hudson Cuevas, Cedar Park, jr.

Third baseman — Cullen Scott, Melissa, soph.

Outfielders — Logan Corley, Lovejoy, sr.; Joseph Martinez, Palmview, sr.; (tie) Beaux Douthitt, Cleburne, sr.; Jacob Wilson, Beaumont West Brook, sr.

Designated hitter — (tie) Reese Butler, Melissa, sr.; Luke Jowers, Fort Worth Paschal, sr.

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THIRD TEAM

Pitchers — Jacob Sainz, Leander Rouse, sr.; Jordan Andrews, Liberty Hill, sr.; Cade Ereckson, Georgetown, jr.

Relief pitcher — James Abrego, Weslaco East, sr.

Catcher — (tie) Lucas Smith, Lovejoy, jr.; Oliver Minyard, Dallas Wilson, sr.; Carson Sharp, Liberty Hill, sr.

First baseman — (tie) Jayden Cedillo, Amarillo, sr.; Max Satterwhite, Austin McCallum, sr.

Second baseman — Jake Munoz, El Paso Americas, jr.

Shortstop — (tie) Cole Flashnick, Highland Park, jr.; Jacob Soliz, Leander Rouse, sr.; Ben Reed, Whitehouse, sr.

Third baseman — Bentley Blinka, Victoria East, sr.

Outfielders — Luke Spielhagen, San Antonio Alamo Heights, jr. Nicolas Valdez, Sharyland, sr. Jackson Marshall, Montgomery Lake Creek, sr.

Designated hitter — (tie) Luke Hardy, Brenham, jr.; Connor Young, Georgetown, jr.