Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Texas High School Athlete of the Week (June 6-12)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for June 6-12 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Tuesday, June 21st. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivetx.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE TEXAS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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BASEBALL
Owen Proksch, Southlake Carroll: The Duke signee had a clutch two-run single that sparked the Dragons' comeback win over San Antonio Reagan to claim the 6A baseball state championship.
Jacob Hadden, Georgetown: Hadden tossed a complete-game, allowing only one run on four hits and striking out four to lead the Eagles to their first baseball state title in school history with a 2-1 win over Friendswood in the 5A state title game.
Kaden McCoy, Sinton: The junior left fielder hit a two-run triple during Sinton's seven-run inning to help the Pirates claim the 4A state title with a 9-0 win over Argyle. The victory also marks Sinton’s fourth baseball state championship in school history, and their 31st consecutive win on the season.
Blake Watters, London: Watters, the MVP of the 3A state championship game, went 2-for-2 at the plate with two doubles, a pair of sacrifice flies, a run scored and a game-high five RBIs to lead London to a 16-13 come-from-behind win over Brock for the 3A state title. The Eagles’ and Pirates’ 29 combined runs also represents the highest-scoring UIL State Tournament game in Texas high school baseball history.
Cooper Ewing, Valley Mills: Ewing, the MVP of the 2A state title game, struck out six and yielded three singles and a pair of runs through five innings pitched to lead Valley Mills to a 4-2 victory over Shiner to claim the 2A state championship.
Ryan Hendry, D'Hanis: The senior pitcher and 1A MVP tossed a complete-game shutout with six strikeouts and only allowed three hits to lead D'Hanis to a 4-0 win over Nazareth to secure the 1A state title.
Griffin Herring, Southlake Carroll: The LSU commit threw a complete-game - including a perfect game heading into the fifth inning - with 13 strikeouts and no walks, and only allowed five hits in the Dragons’ 6-1 win over Fort Bend Ridge Point in the 6A state semifinals.
Kade Budd, London: Budd, a senior left-hander, threw a complete-game gem with eight strikeouts, only allowing six hits and one earned run in London's 4-1 win over Gunter in the 3A state semifinals.
Aidan Coleman, San Antonio Reagan: The Pittsburgh commit threw a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts to lead the Rattlers to a 6-0 state semifinals victory over defending 6A state champion Rockwall Heath.
Blake Mitchell, Sinton: The LSU signee pitched a complete-game shutout and had two hits and two RBIs at the plate to lift Sinton to a 9-0 victory over Celina in the 4A state semifinals.
