Arkansas High School Preview
February 26, 2017
By: Zac Bottoms
Arkansas Scouting Director
Tomorrow opens the 2017 baseball season. We have worked through our previews in classifications of 1A through 7A. I would like to recap our preseason predictions and give out our preseason All-State teams.
7A: State Champions: Conway
Player of the Year: Andrew Roach-Springdale
Pitcher of the Year Evan Hiatt-Catholic
6A: State Champion: Sheridan
Player of the Year: Connor Noland Greenwood
Pitcher of the Year: Jaylen Deshazier-Pine Bluff
5A: State Champion: Greenbrier
Player of the Year: Paxton Wallace Greenbrier
Pitcher of the Year: Hunter Milligan Greenbrier
4A: State Champion; Shiloh Christian
Player of the Year: Casey Martin Lonoke
Pitcher of the Year: Austin Kelly
3A: State Champion: Harding Academy
Player of the Year: Wade Beasley Horatio
Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Moreland Genoa Central
2A: State Champion: Palestine Wheatley
Player of the Year: Will Nash Palestine Wheatley
Pitcher of the Year: Austin Williams White County Central
1A: State Champion: Woodlawn
Player of the Year: Andrew Lannon Armorel
Pitcher of the Year: Will Richardson Woodlawn
| 1st Team All State | 2nd Team All-State | 3rd Team All-State |
| P. Austin Kelly- Robinson | P. Andrew Roach-Springdale | P. Logan Gilbertson-Cabot |
| P. Hunter Milligan-Greenbrier | P. Hayden Arnold-Watson Chapel | P. Wade Beasley- Horatio |
| P. Connor Noland- Greenwood | P. Jaden Hill- Ashdwon | P. Miller Plieman-Fayetteville |
| P. Evan Hiatt- Catholic | P. Kaleb Hill- Watson Chapel | P. Korey Wasson-Lake Hamilton |
| P. Jaylen Deshazier-Pine Bluff | P. Jordan Wicks- Conway | P. Connor McCullough- Maumelle |
| C. Cason Tollett- LR Christian | C. Andrew Stanley- Searcy | C. Andrew Lannon- Armorel |
| 1B. Tyler Johnson-Bentonville | 1B. Andrian Hannah-Searcy | 1B. Luke Johnson- Shiloh Christian |
| 2B. Cameron Tissue- Catholic | 2B. Tajnick Bishop-Ashdown | 2B. Peyton Holt-Greenwood |
| 3B. Logan Easley- Heritage | 3B. Nathan Lyons- Bentonville | 3B. Cooper Van Kooten-Greenwood |
| SS. Casey Martin-Lonoke | SS. Hayes Cox-Fayetteville | SS.Parker Ribble-Magnolia |
| OF. Jakobi Jackson- Watson Chapel | OF. Kinner Brasher- Southside | OF. Chase Bryan- White Hall |
| OF. Tyler Moreland-Genoa Central | OF. Pierce Mitchum- Heber Springs | OF. Bryson Haskins-Ashdown |
| OF. Blake Adams-Har-Ber | OF. Brandon Ulmer-Booneville | OF. McCail Dail- Conway |
| DH. Matt Goodheart- Magnolia | DH. Caleb Kimbel-Har-Ber | DH. Aaron Mann-Central |
| UTL. Paxton Wallace-Greenbrier | UTL. Cade Tucker-Conway | UTL. Will Richardson-Woodlawn |
We are ready to get the season underway, our staff will be out scouting games in all corners of the state. If you have information you feel we need to know, post on our facebook page, www.facebook.com/PBRArkansas/ or on Twitter at PBR_Arkansas. We will post scores daily and update season classification rankings every two weeks.