Corpus Christi London pitcher Kade Budd tops TSWA 3A team
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Corpus Christi London pitcher Kade Budd is the player of the year honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A all-state baseball team.
Budd was 10-2 with a 0.95 earned run average with 122 strikeouts in 88 innings in leading the Pirates to the state title.
The TSWA 3A All-State selections were:
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers – Kade Budd, Corpus Christi London, sr.; Riekkhen Bostick, Gunter, sr.; Isaac Villanueva, Gunter, jr.
Reliever – Landon Anderson, White Oak, sr.
Catcher – Kohle Kerin, Shallowater, sr.
First baseman – Trey Oblas, Gunter, sr.
Second baseman – Caleb Meyer, Blanco, sr.
Shortstop – (tie) Josh Bass, Bushland, jr., and Coby DeJesus, Diboll, sr.
Third baseman – (tie) Ryne Abel, Lorena, sr., and Dalton Anderson, Holliday, sr.
Outfielders – Taber Childs, Harleton, sr.; Sawyer Strosnider, Brock, soph. Tye Odom, Bishop, sr.
Designated hitter – Carter Layton, Gunter soph.
Player of the year – Budd, Corpus Christi London
Co-coaches of the year – Kevin Carr and Albert Amaya, Corpus Christi London
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers – Caleb Jameson, Pattonville Prairiland, sr.; Tristan Boedeker, Brock, sr.; Ryne Kaiser, Blanco, sr.
Reliever – Mac Harper, Whitesboro, jr.
Catcher – Jayden Martinez, Corpus Christi London, sr.
First baseman – (tie) Connor Zaruba, Yoakum, sr. and Peyton Shaffer, Brock, sr.
Second baseman – Kade Gavina, Bushland, soph.
Shortstop – Cade Dodson, Gunter, soph.
Third baseman – Aldo Calvillo, Millsap, sr.
Outfielders – Straton Malloy, Bushland, soph.; Kaden Rigsby, Gunter, sr.; Tyler Moody, Brock, jr.
Designated hitter – Mason Vasquez, Banquete, sr.
THIRD TEAM
Pitchers – Barrett Kent, Pottsboro, jr.; Chase Blackburn, Shallowater, sr.; Blaine Palmer, Tuscola Jim Ned, sr.
Reliever – Nate Herrera, Banquete, jr.
Catcher – (tie) Tanner Timms, Abernathy, sr.; Brooks Carter, Shallowater, soph.
First baseman – (tie) Brayden Goode, Yoakum, sr. and Cort Lowry, Franklin, soph.
Landon Salinas, Corpus Christi London, soph.
Second baseman – Brian Buchanan, Bishop, jr.
Shortstop – Tracer Lopez, Cameron, sr.
Third baseman – Max Kroschel, Danbury, jr.
Outfielders – Kaleem Howard, Jacksboro, soph.; Carson Morales, Diboll, sr.; Cooper Lake, Lorena, sr.
Designated hitter – Jackson McComis, Jacksboro, soph.
