Griffin Herring, Jett Williams highlight SBLive’s 2022 All-North Texas Baseball teams, awards
With the 2022 Texas high school baseball season finally in the books and six freshly-crowned state champions celebrating across the Lone Star State, it’s time to hand out some hardware to the state’s most dominant players on the diamond.
SBLive Texas will recognize the top contact hitters, aces, power bats and defensive stars in high school softball around the state this year with our All-Region (Central, East, North, South and West) Texas Baseball teams before wrapping up our end-of-season awards by unveiling SBLive’s 2022 Texas All-State Baseball teams.
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We started our end-of-season baseball analysis by handing out All-Central, All-East and All-South Texas Baseball honors.
Now, it’s time to turn our attention to the DFW area, Piney Woods, Texoma and beyond to reveal SBLive’s 2022 All-North Texas Baseball teams and awards.
Here are all the baseball players and coaches who won our end-of-season superlative awards and earned First, Second or Third Team All-North Texas Baseball selections:
*Editor’s Note: College commitments and 2022 season stats listed where available.
ALL-NORTH TEXAS BASEBALL AWARDS
All-North Texas MVP — Jett Williams, Senior, SS, Rockwall Heath
- First round MLB Draft pick (NY Mets, 14th overall); .411 AVG, 51 runs scored, 43 RBI, 25 extra-base hits, 24 SBs, Eight triples, Seven HRs in 42 GP
All-North Texas Pitcher of the Year — Griffin Herring, Senior, P, Southlake Carroll
- LSU signee; 13-1 record, 0.24 ERA, 145 Ks, .108 opponents’ batting average, 87 IP in 42 GP
All-North Texas Offensive Player of the Year — Ace Reese, Junior, SS/OF, Canton
- Houston signee; .542 AVG, 43 hits, 43 runs scored, 43 RBI, 35 walks, 23 extra-base hits, 14 SBs, Four triples, Two HRs in 32 GP
All-North Texas Defensive Player of the Year — Cade McGarrh, Senior, SS/P/2B, Frisco Liberty
- Texas Tech signee; .368 AVG, 25 hits, 48 SBs, 25 runs scored, 23 walks, 13 RBI, 1.027 OPS, Seven extra-base hits, .953 fielding percentage; 3-0 record, 1.46 ERA, 88 Ks, 1.03 WHIP, 37 hits allowed, .187 opponents’ batting average, 52.2 IP in 25 GP
All-North Texas Newcomer of the Year — JJ Idrogo, Freshman, OF, Whitehouse
- .419 AVG, 39 hits, 37 runs scored, 24 SBs in 34 GP
All-North Texas Coach of the Year — Larry Vucan, Southlake Carroll
- 34-8 record, Class 6A state champions, 6th season
FIRST TEAM ALL-NORTH TEXAS
Pitcher — Logan Jenkins, Sophomore, P, Collinsville
- 11-1 record, 0.33 ERA, 131 Ks, 64.1 IP; .438 AVG, 49 runs scored, 48 RBI, 23 extra-base hits, Six triples in 33 GP
Pitcher — Zane Petty, Senior, P, Corsicana
- Texas Tech signee; 12-2 record, 0.95 ERA, 147 Ks, .140 opponents’ batting average, Three saves, 88.1 IP in 30 GP
Catcher — Easton Carmichael, Senior, C, Prosper
- Oklahoma signee; .375 AVG, 30 runs scored, 23 RBI, Nine doubles, Three HRs in 32 GP
First Base — Kayden Voelkel, Senior, 1B, Mansfield Legacy
- Weatherford College signee; .460 AVG, 57 hits, 57 RBI, 39 runs scored, 22 extra-base hits, 1.301 OPS, Six HRs, Three SBs, .967 fielding percentage in 41 GP
Second Base — Kolby Branch, Senior, 2B/SS, Lucas Lovejoy
- Baylor signee; .476 AVG, 46 runs scored, 43 RBI, 25 extra-base hits, 1.472 OPS, Eight HRs in 35 GP
Shortstop — Ethan Mendoza, Junior, SS, Southlake Carroll
- Arizona State commit; .406 AVG, 43 hits, 32 runs scored, 25 RBI, 20 extra-base hits, Two HRs in 42 GP
Third Base — Jayson Jones, Senior, 3B, Denton Braswell
- Arkansas signee; .397 AVG, 25 runs scored, 17 walks, Seven Ks in 25 GP
Outfield — Sawyer Strosnider, Sophomore, OF/P, Brock
- .490 AVG, 47 hits, 47 RBI, 37 runs scored, 14 extra-base hits, 13 SBs, Five triples, .975 fielding percentage in 40 GP
Outfield — Trey Oblas, Senior, OF, Gunter
- Utah signee; .480 AVG, 55 runs scored, 49 RBI, Eight HRs in 38 GP
Outfield — Jake Duer, Senior, OF, Flower Mound Marcus
- TCU signee; .454 AVG, 38 walks, 24 extra-base hits, 22 SBs, Seven triples, Three HRs in 40 GP
Utility — Owen Proksch, Senior, CF/P, Southlake Carroll
- Duke signee; .371 AVG, 26 RBI, Six HRs; 9-1 record, 0.97 ERA, 108 Ks, 64.2 IP in 42 GP
SECOND TEAM ALL-NORTH TEXAS
Pitcher — Aiden Sims, Sophomore, P, Forney
- 0.84 ERA, 133 Ks, 29 hits allowed, 83.1 IP; .316 AVG, Three HRs in 40 GP
Pitcher — Jack Livingstone, Senior, P, Lucas Lovejoy
- Texas Tech signee; 8-1 record, 0.75 ERA, 67 Ks, 16 hits allowed, 55.1 IP in 35 GP
Catcher — Mac Rose, Junior, C/P, Rockwall
- .353 AVG, 43 RBI, 42 hits, 25 walks, 16 runs scored, 15 extra-base hits, 1.022 OPS, Four HRs, .975 fielding percentage, 136 putouts in 42 GP
First Base — Peyton Shaffer, Senior, 1B/P, Brock
- Navarro JC signee; .414 AVG, 46 hits, 46 RBI, 42 runs scored, 17 extra-base hits, .984 fielding percentage, Six HRs in 40 GP
Second Base — Matthew Stancliff, Senior, 2B/INF, Burleson Centennial
- SAGU signee; .449 AVG, 48 hits, 44 runs scored, 30 RBI, 18 extra-base hits, 14 SBs, 1.292 OPS, Four HRs, Three triples, .946 fielding percentage in 36 GP
Shortstop — Brayden Randle, Junior, SS/2B, Rockwall
- Texas commit; .388 AVG, 54 hits, 47 runs scored, 28 SBs, 20 walks, 17 extra-base hits, 1.076 OPS, Five HRs, Three triples, .932 fielding percentage in 42 GP
Third Base — Jonny Lowe, Senior, 3B/OF/P, Rockwall Heath
- McLennan JC signee; .370 AVG, 50 hits, 41 RBI, 20 runs scored, 18 extra-base hits, 16 walks, 1.007 OPS, Six SBs, Five triples, Two HRs in 42 GP
Outfield — Dylan Schlaegel, Junior, OF, Mansfield Legacy
- Dallas Baptist commit; .441 AVG, 45 SBs, 38 runs scored, 34 hits, 20 RBI, Six doubles in 42 GP
Outfield — Brenton Clark, Sophomore, OF/SS/2B, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
- Arkansas commit; .416 AVG, 42 hits, 37 runs scored, 30 RBI, 20 extra-base hits, 15 walks, 1.184 OPS, Seven SBs, Four triples, Two HRs in 30 GP
Outfield — RJ Ruais, Junior, OF/P/UTL, Celina
- Baylor commit; .400 AVG, 34 RBI, Six HRs; 11-0 record, 1.37 ERA, 121 Ks, 71.2 IP in 38 GP
Utility — Dayton Tockey, Senior, UTL/P, Weatherford
- Weatherford College signee; .481 AVG, 26 hits, 22 RBI, 21 runs scored, 15 extra-base hits, 11 SBs, 1.644 OPS, Five HRs, Four triples, .980 fielding percentage; 6-0 record, 0.45 ERA, 65 Ks, 22 hits allowed, .138 opponents’ batting average, 46.1 IP in 23 GP
THIRD TEAM ALL-NORTH TEXAS
Pitcher — Evan Brandt, Senior, P, Argyle
- 15-0 record, 1.34 ERA, 115 Ks, 0.89 WHIP, Five pick-off outs, .153 opponents’ batting average, 83 IP in 40 GP
Pitcher — Parker Hutyra, Junior, P, Birdville
- Oklahoma commit; 9-3 record, 1.91 ERA, 122 Ks, 73 IP in 34 GP
Catcher — Zane Becker, Sophomore, C/2B, Flower Mound
- .411 AVG, 37 hits, 20 RBI, 14 walks, 10 extra-base hits, 1.068 OPS, Four runs scored, Two HRs in 31 GP
First Base — Leo Salas, Junior, 1B/3B/OF, Richland
- .517 AVG, 61 hits, 37 runs scored, 24 RBI, 14 extra-base hits, .590 AVG with RISP, Two HRs in 30 GP
Second Base — Will Jackson, Junior, 2B/SS/P, New London West Rusk
- .441 AVG, 49 hits, 42 runs scored, 37 extra-base hits, 28 RBI, .802 SLG %, Six HRs, Five triples; 4-1 record, 0.70 ERA, 42 Ks, 30 IP in 36 GP
Shortstop — Den “Dee” Kennedy, Junior, SS/C/2B, Benbrook
- .427 AVG, 42 runs scored, 33 RBI, 32 hits, 28 walks, 18 extra-base hits, 18 SBs, 1.423 OPS, Five triples, Four HRs in 33 GP
Third Base — Michael Dattalo, Senior, 3B, Keller
- Northwestern State signee; .356 AVG, 36 hits, 31 RBI, 27 walks, 21 runs scored, 15 extra-base hits, 1.037 OPS, Two HRs in 35 GP
Outfield — Caden Sorrell, Junior, OF, Flower Mound Marcus
- Texas A&M commit; .398 AVG, 33 SBs, 21 extra-base hits, Seven HRs, Four triples in 40 GP
Outfield — Max Beylou, Senior, OF, Aledo
- Texas signee; .352 AVG, 38 hits, 37 walks, 27 runs scored, 24 RBI, 17 SBs, 10 extra-base hits, 1.054 OPS, Four triples, Three HRs in 39 GP
Outfield — Addison Brown, Junior, OF, Frisco Wakeland
- .365 AVG, 30 runs scored, 14 extra-base hits, .484 OBP in 38 GP
Utility — Trenton Shaw, Senior, P, Plano Prestonwood
- Oklahoma State signee; .470 AVG, 30 RBI, 14 extra-base hits; 108 Ks, 63 IP in 30 GP