2024 Team Preview: Clear Springs Chargers
December 14, 2023
The 2024 Texas high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Texas.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Austin at the UIL State Tournament in June, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Texas. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 30 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.
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Our 2024 preseason coverage continues today.
High School: Clear Springs Chargers
Head Coach: Chris Floyd
UIL Classification: UIL Class 6A (District 24)
Team Strengths: Pitching and Defense
2023 Record (Playoff Finish): 26-12-1 (6A Regional Semifinalists)
Key Players Lost: AJ Ryan, Chris Richnow, Dax Massengale, Ashton Quintanilla, Zach Moss
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
+ C/UTL Andrew Fonte (2024; San Jacinto JC commit) - Honorable Mention All-District 2023, 2nd Team All Galveston County
+ RHP Connor Mondey (2024; Sam Houston State) - Honorable Mention All Galveston County
+ OF Ryan Hernandez (2024; San Jacinto JC)
+ RHP/INF Tyler Ryden (2024; Alvin CC) - 1st Team All-District 2023, 1st Team All Galveston County
+ C/UTL Braxton Chehresa (2024; uncommitted)
+ RHP/2B Mason Garza (2024; uncommitted)
+ RHP Caden Wells (2024; uncommitted) - 2nd Team All-District 2023 - Honorable Mention All Galveston County
+ SS Drew Floyd (2024; uncommitted) - 1st Team All-District 2023, 1st Team All Galveston County
+ RHP/3B Hunter Heath (2024; uncommitted)
TOP NEWCOMERS
+ RHP/1B Corbin Walter (2025; uncommitted)
+ RHP/UTL Zach Breish (2025; uncommitted)
FRESHMEN TO FOLLOW
+ RHP/INF Karson Schulz (2027)
TEAM OUTLOOK
The Clear Springs Chargers and its head coach Chris Floyd bring back another talented roster in 2024 after finishing as 6A Regional Semifinalists in season ago. The Chargers look to be led by a deep pitching staff and strong defense to help prevent runs throughout the year. Most notable, on the pitching side, is Sam Houston State signee RHP Connor Mondey, who is ranked at No. 266 in the 2024 state rankings, and he was Honorable Mention, All-Galveston County in 2023. Recent Alvin CC commit, RHP Tyler Ryden, will also sit atop the rotation with Mondey after earning First Team All-District and First Team All-Galveston County honors in 2023.
The rest of the returning pitching staff will include senior RHPs Mason Garza (uncommitted) and Caden Wells (uncommitted; Second Team All-District; Honorable Mention, All-Galveston County), as well as junior RHPs Hunter Heath (uncommitted), Corbin Walter (uncommitted), and Zach Breish (uncommitted). The Chargers will additionally feature a pair of southpaws to watch on the bump in uncommitted seniors Mason Creel and Peyton Miller. A new face to the program, hopeful to make an impact early on the mound for the Chargers is freshman RHP/INF Karson Schulz. The Chargers are not without returners in other spots either. They return a talented catching duo in senior C/UTL Andrew Fonte (San Jacinto JC; Honorable Mention, All-District, and Team All-Galveston County) and senior C/UTL Braxton Chehresa (uncommitted). While also returning another San Jacinto JC signee in 2024 in OF Ryan Hernandez, who is currently the No. 174-ranked player in the state. Clear Springs also brings back SS Drew Floyd (uncommitted), who earned First Team All-District and First Team All-Galveston County honors last season as a just a sophomore.
Overall, the Chargers look to be a strong team to watch throughout the 2024 campaign, thanks to their plentiful pitching staff and experienced roster.
Find more information on the 2024 Clear Springs Chargers program below:
+ 2024 Schedule
+ Follow Clear Springs on X at @Springsbsb
+ Prep Baseball Texas, 2024 HS Team Previews