Diamond Notes: Stellar Performances From Across Texas

May 10, 2017

By Toby Bicknell
Texas Scouting Director

Each week, PBR Texas will be showcasing players that had stellar performances from across the state. The talent level in Texas is second-to-none, and our Scouting Staff is covering games and evaluating players on a daily basis. Here is a list of players that had stellar performances in the first round of the playoffs.

Reed Spenrath 1B / OF / El Campo, TX / 2018

Rankings State Rank:85 POS:2

6-10, 3B, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB. On the mound, Spenrath went 5 Innings, 4 H, 7 K, 2 BB. Won 2 extra-inning games to move on to the second round vs. Boerne.

Gray Rodgers RHP / OF / Pearce, TX / 2017

3-8, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 Runs, 4 walks, 1.083 OPS, .583 OBP
Pitching: 8 IP, 2 Wins, 4 H, 1 R, 12 K. After losing game 1 Gray pitched game 2 and had a complete game and 11 strikeouts giving up 1 run. He came in game 3 with runners on 2nd and 3rd and tying run at plate and zero outs. He got out of the jam and got the win and Bi-District Champs.

Ryan Bogusz OF / RHP / Lone Star, TX / 2019

Ryan batted .429 in the two playoff games and pitched a shutout against #11 McKinney North in Game 2 with an impressive 3 hits, 4 strikeouts and 0 walks. He got us out of the seventh inning with a runner on third to maintain our 1 - 0 lead to win the game. Pitching on Saturday: (W) 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K. Batting: 3-8, 2B, RBI, BB. Ryan's total batting average for 32 games to date is .324 with 34 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 19 RBIs and 16 runs. He has pitched 17 innings in 10 games with a 3-0 record. Has has a total ERA of 1.324 with 22 strikeouts.

Mak Sexton RHP / C / Cedar Park, TX / 2018

Sexton earned both a Win and a Save. Posting 8 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 9 K.

Chandler Jozwiak LHP / Brenham, TX / 2017

Perfect Game 1 W, 1 SV, 11 K, 0 BB, .000 ERA

.566 AVG, 5 H, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, .889 SLG,

Tyson Garrison SS / Kerens School, TX / 2018

.625 (5-8), 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, Hit for the Cycle in Game 1, Stole Home Game 2

James Burchett LHP / OF / Kirbyville, TX / 2019

Pitched 8 inning complete game against Altair Rice in the first game of the playoffs. Had 16 strikeouts in 2-1 win. Led off the bottom of the 7th with a double and scored the tying run to send game into extra innings.

Frainyer Chavez SS / Little Elm, TX / 2017

.429 in the playoffs- finished the season with a 15 game hit streak. Collecting multiple hits in 10 of the 15 games raising his BA to .438 on the season.

J.J. Kruzel RHP / Little Em, TX / 2017

6.1 IP 5 h 0 ER lowering his era on the season to 1.362 with a 71/15 K/BB ratio.

J.T. Thompson SS / Wakeland, TX / 2017

3-8, RBI, R

Jared Martin 1B / RHP / Wakeland, TX / 2017

3-8, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R

Cooper Chandler RHP / SS / Wakeland, TX / 2017

(W) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K,

Brett Bihm RHP / La Porte, TX / 2018

Win in Game 3 vs. Atascocita. 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 BB.

Brett Williams RHP / La Porte, TX / 2018

Win in Game 1 vs. Atascocita. 6 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 6 K, 1 ER. Also went 5-for-12 in the series with 4 RBI.

Devin Fontenot RHP / The Woodlands, TX / 2017

Rankings Overall Rank:108 POS:48

6 IP, 1H, 9 K, 0 BB, 0 R. Win vs. North Mesquite

Chris Teufel OF / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2018

.667, 4/6, 3 runs, 4 rbi's, 2 doubles, 4 HBP, 1 sac, 1 sac fly.

Jacob Wade 2B / OF / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2018

500, 6/12, 3 runs, 6 rbi's, 1 bb, 2 doubles, 1 sac fly, 1 sb.

Cody Cleveland SS / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2017

.444, 4/9, 6 runs, 4 rbi's, 4 bb, 1 triple, 1 sac fly, 1 sac, 1 sb.

Miller Ladusau OF / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2019

.400, 4/10, 4 runs, 5 rbi's, 3 bb, 1 double.

Chandler Mauldin LHP / 1B / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2017

7 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 ER, 4 K's, 4BB.

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