Texas All-State Games: Pitching Preview
October 26, 2017
In two days, some of the top talent in Texas will meet in Tomball to compete in the PBR Texas All-State Games. The event will feature players from all four high school classes, including 2018 & 2019 grads, along with a select few 2020 & 2021 grads.
There are a number of highly touted arms that will be in attendance on Saturday, including a number of left-handers. 2019 LHP Mason Brandenberger (Clifton HS) not only plays football in the fall, but he also has ice in his veins with a solid two-pitch mix. He was dominant last week in the Underclass Games and can spin a breaking ball in any count. 2019 LHP/1B Jack Hattrup (Plano West) is a projectable 6-foot-4 left-handed pitcher with a high ceiling and good feel for off-speed. 2019 LHP Joseph Wolf (Liberty Christian HS) is a strike-throwing machine with a three pitch mix. We have seen 2019 LHP Austin Teel (College Station HS) run his fastball up to 86 mph with plus changeup and feel for a curveball. 2019 LHP Brady Putnik (Stratford HS) is a 6-foot-7 left-hander with a high ceiling. 2021 1B/LHP Jordan Viars (Reedy HS) is a 6-foot-3 freshman with strong all-around tools. 2019 LHP Tye Sampson (Guyer HS) is 6-foot-5 with a clean arm swing.
2019 RHP/OF Ryan Bogusz (Lone Star HS) is an athletic two-way player, and the right-hander has made consistent climbs in velocity this fall. The sinker/slider guy was 85-87 mph last time out, with a 72-75 mph slider. 2018 RHP Jace Hutchins (College Station HS) is an uncommitted senior with a high ceiling and a strong, projectable frame at 6-foot-4, 205-pounds. The right-hander has good movement and arm side run on his fastball, and shows great feel for a changeup with heavy action. 2020 C/RHP Beckett Vine (St. John’s HS) has fast-twitch tools and a quick arm, currently ranked No. 26 in the 2020 class.
Roster
Team 1 | |||||
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Luke Banister | TX | Hutto | 2020 | C | |
Blake Benavides | TX | Sweeny | 2019 | C | |
Michael Bernhardt | TX | LD Bell | 2018 | SS | |
Chandler Freeman | TX | Liberty Hill | 2019 | 3B | Dallas Baptist |
Luke Hammond | TX | The Woodlands | 2019 | OF | Houston |
Jack Hattrup | TX | Plano West | 2019 | LHP | |
Austin Herrera | TX | Bryan | 2018 | OF | |
Braley Hollins | TX | Plano Senior | 2019 | SS | Oklahoma State |
Jace Hutchins | TX | College Station | 2018 | RHP | |
Brandon Kemp | TX | Klein Oak | 2019 | OF | |
Gavin LaBruyere | TX | Montgomery | 2018 | SS | |
Riley Lambert | TX | Midway | 2018 | OF | |
Cal Martin | TX | Ronald Reagan | 2019 | 1B | |
River Orsak | TX | Barbers Hill | 2019 | SS | |
Tye Sampson | TX | Guyer | 2019 | LHP | |
Austin Teel | TX | College Station | 2019 | LHP | |
Team 2 | |||||
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Bryce Balusek | TX | Calallen | 2019 | 1B | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
John Cashimere | TX | Coppell | 2019 | LHP | |
Reid Dalrymple | TX | Burnet | 2018 | LHP | |
Tommy Ivey | TX | Kingwood Park | 2019 | OF | |
Cole Johnson | TX | Southlake Carroll | 2018 | 3B | Weatherford JC |
Dylan Leach | TX | Carthage | 2021 | C | |
Cade Merka | TX | Argyle | 2020 | SS | |
John Tyler 'JT' Mounce | TX | Cypress Christian | 2019 | OF | Oklahoma State |
Hambleton Oliver | TX | Calallen | 2019 | RHP | |
Cole Payne | TX | Cuero | 2018 | RHP | |
Austin Plante | TX | Lake Travis | 2019 | OF | |
Kade Sanchez | TX | Caldwell | 2019 | SS | |
Anthony Tejada | TX | Humble | 2020 | OF | |
Drake Varnado | TX | Port Neches | 2021 | RHP | |
Nate White | TX | Arlington | 2019 | SS | |
Joseph Wolf | TX | Liberty Christian | 2019 | LHP | |
Team 3 | |||||
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Anderson Acinger | TX | Plano Senior | 2019 | 1B | |
Ryan Bogusz | TX | Lonestar | 2019 | RHP | |
Mason Brandenberger | TX | Clifton | 2020 | LHP | |
Trent Clark | TX | Navasota | 2018 | C | |
Tyler Douglas | TX | John Cooper | 2020 | LHP | |
Luke Ely | TX | Franklin | 2019 | C | |
Gavin Huson | TX | George Ranch | 2020 | LHP | |
Nick Petro | TX | Concordia Lutheran | 2018 | OF | |
Cole Posey | TX | Georgetown | 2019 | SS | |
Brady Putnik | TX | Stratford | 2019 | LHP | |
Elliot Ranson | TX | Cypress Christian | 2018 | SS | |
Kyle Reece | TX | Cy-Fair | 2019 | OF | |
Evan Sparks | TX | Cedar Park | 2019 | SS | |
Dylan Strater | TX | Liberty | 2018 | C | |
Jordan Viars | TX | Reedy | 2021 | 1B | |
Team 4 | |||||
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Jared Barta | TX | Cuero | 2019 | RHP | |
Fabian Bernal | TX | John Paul Stevens | 2019 | SS | |
Brady Braun | TX | Klein Cain | 2020 | SS | |
Michael Cervantes | TX | Clear Springs | 2019 | SS | |
Couper Cornblum | TX | Midway | 2019 | SS | Wichita State |
Jimmy Crooks | TX | Trinity | 2019 | C | |
Jacob Flores | TX | Foster | 2019 | OF | |
Tyler Folse | TX | Barbers | 2019 | OF | |
Blake Helton | TX | Lake Travis | 2018 | RHP | |
Dylan Hugley | TX | Rowlett | 2018 | 3B | |
John (JT) Tackett | TX | Cypress Christian School | 2020 | 1B | |
Cooper Timmons | TX | Clear Falls | 2019 | SS | |
Beckett Vine | TX | St John's | 2020 | C | |
Jackson Ware | TX | Stratford | 2020 | OF | |
Jacob Wilson | TX | George Ranch | 2019 | OF |