Updated 2025 TX Player Rankings

Cunningham takes over the #1 spot in the 2025 state rankings after a standout spring season at SA Johnson and a summer in which he hit everywhere he went.  The LHH has some of the best barrel to ball skills in the state regardless of class.  Very rarely does he swing and miss, showing excellent hand eye coordination and strike zone awareness. He has the ability to hit line drives from foul pole to foul pole, while doing it with authority. Cunningham is also an above average runner and it plays up because of his plus instincts on the diamond.  He is always looking to take an extra base when he can.  Defensively, Cunningham has all the tools to stay up the middle.  Has the foot speed, range and anticipation to stick at short, plus he has been in the upper 80’s on the mound, showing he has more than enough arm to stick at the 6 spot.  The Texas Tech commit has produced at a high level for a long time, and the  San Antonio Johnson product continues to elevate his game each time we see him. 

Coming in at the #5 spot is Paz. The 6’2 righty had a monster freshman year for Hebron and he continued that through the summer.  The first thing you notice with Paz is the presence and maturity with how he attacks his craft.  He never gets too high or too low, and always seems to have a low pulse. He attacks the hitters with a FB that sits in the upper 80’s with heavy ASR and sinking action.  When Paz has command of the fastball, that usually leads to weak contact on the ground as he is tough to elevate.  His breaking ball has continued to get better throughout the course of the season.  He tunnels it well off the FB and CH making it tough to pick up. His best secondary pitch is his changeup.  He throws it with the same arm speed and conviction as his fastball. It has good sinking action and generates a lot of swing and miss.  Paz has one of the highest floors in this class to go with an extremely high ceiling. 

The lefty from Abilene has some of the best arm talent in the state. The sophomore has a fastball that will peak at 92 and sits in the upper 80’s.  He also features a breaking ball that he throws in the low 70’s that shows the shape for a potential power breaker. He mixes in a changeup as well that he throws in the low 80’s. He doesn’t have to throw it much now, but he shows enough feel for it that it should be at least an average pitch down the road.  Briscoe’s mechanics are clean and he has a low effort delivery. He is more control over command right now, and the next step in Briscoe’s progression is fastball command. The Razorback commit has all the ingredients to be a Friday night in college.

The Longhorn commit from Houston has had a great freshman campaign, helping Ridge Point make a deep playoff run and is concluding it right now as he is pitching for the 15u National Team. The LHP pitches predominantly off  his upper 80’s fastball.  He shows good command of the pitch and the ability to get to both sides of the plate with it.  He primarily relies on his breaking ball for his secondary pitch.  He throws it with good power and it generates a lot of swing and miss. Mckernan has good tempo in his delivery matching his aggressive nature on the mound. The future Longhorn is another high floor arm with an even higher ceiling.

The first thing you notice when seeing Serna is the physicality. He has an athletic, strong build that should hold up behind the plate. Serna is a good receiver of the baseball behind the plate.  He has strong wrists, giving him the ability to frame at a high level, and a plus arm behind the plate eliminating the run game. At the plate, Serna shows power to all fields.  He has the strength to let the ball get deep and still drive it over the outfielder’s head. It has middle of the order potential.  And to top things off, Serna saw more mound time this year. His fastball consistently sat in the low 90’s topping out at 93.