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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for May 15-21 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for May 15th-21st 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, May 28th, at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday, May 29th. 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 (MAY 15-21):

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SOFTBALL

Amira Rodriguez, San Benito P/SS/UTL

Rodriguez tallied 11 RBI, three runs scored and three HRs — including two grand slams — in the Greyhounds’ 2-1 series victory over New Braunfels in the regional semifinals of the Class 6A UIL softball playoffs, which featured a 9-7 win, a 12-9 loss and an 11-1 victory for San Benito.

Kaiya Fabela, Keller C

Fabela was 3-for-7 hitting (.429 AVG) with four RBI, three walks, a run scored, a home run and a .600 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Flower Mound in the regional semifinals of the Class 6A UIL softball playoffs, with a 2-1 win, a 3-0 loss and a 5-1 victory for Keller.

Abby Mosley, Decatur 1B/RF

Mosley was 6-for-10 hitting (.600 AVG) with five doubles, three RBI, three runs scored, a walk and a .545 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Dumas in the regional semifinals of the Class 4A UIL softball playoffs, with a 10-0 loss, a 6-5 win and a 3-0 victory for the Eagles.

Kasey Simmons, Langham Creek C/2B

Simmons was 5-for-7 hitting (.714 AVG) with four extra-base hits, three doubles, two RBI, a runs scored, a home run, a walk and a .750 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Waco Midway in the regional semifinals of the Class 6A UIL softball playoffs, with a 10-0 victory and a 1-0 win for the Lobos.

Nia Sisneros, Colleyville Heritage C/SS/UTL

Sisneros was 4-for-6 hitting (.667 AVG) with five RBI, two extra-base hits, two walks, a run scored, a home run, a double and a .750 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of El Paso Hanks in the regional semifinals of the Class 5A UIL softball playoffs, with a 4-2 win and a 9-6 victory for the Panthers.

Haylie Stum, Cypress Bridgeland OF/P

Stum was 9-for-14 hitting (.643 AVG) with 10 RBI, five extra-base hits, three runs scored, four doubles, a home run and a .643 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Wylie in the regional semifinals of the Class 6A UIL softball playoffs, with a 5-2 loss, a 16-5 victory and a 10-1 win for Bridgeland.

Ava Brown, Montgomery Lake Creek P/1B/DH

Brown — a Florida Gators signee — picked up back-to-back wins in the circle after throwing two consecutive complete games in the Lions’ 2-0 series sweep of Barbers Hill in the regional semifinals of the Class 5A UIL softball playoffs, which featured a 1-0 win and a 5-3 victory in nine innings.

She threw for a one-hit shutout in Game 1 of Lake Creek’s regional semifinals series and then earned an extra-innings victory in the circle in Game 2, tallying 21 strikeouts, 11 hits allowed, three walks, three earned runs allowed and a .193 OBA in 16.0 innings pitched.

Madeline Haun, Smithson Valley P/1B

Haun was 4-for-9 hitting (.444 AVG) with five RBI, three extra-base hits, two runs scored, two walks, two HRs, a double and a .500 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Mercedes in the regional semifinals of the Class 5A UIL softball playoffs, with a 3-2 loss, an 11-1 win and a 4-0 victory for the Rangers.

She also earned a win in the circle after throwing for nine strikeouts, four hits allowed, one earned run allowed, zero walks and a .191 OBA in 6.0 innings pitched for Smithson Valley.

Mia Clemmer, Coahoma C

Clemmer was 2-for-4 hitting (.500 AVG) with two RBI, two runs scored, two HRs and a .500 OBP in an 8-3 win against Bushland in the regional semifinals of the Class 3A UIL softball playoffs.

Avery Howerton, Whitesboro P

Howerton earned two wins in the circle in Whitesboro’s 2-0 series sweep of Queen City in the regional semifinals of the Class 3A UIL softball playoffs, which featured a pair of 2-1 victories. In her back-to-back wins for the Bearcats, she threw for 12 strikeouts, nine hits allowed, four walks, two earned runs allowed and a .177 OBA in 14.0 innings pitched.

Addie Cox, Crawford OF/C/UTL

Cox was 5-for-7 hitting (.714 AVG) with four RBI, four runs scored, two extra-base hits, a home run, a double, a walk, a stolen base and a .750 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Collinsville in the regional semifinals of the Class 2A UIL softball playoffs, with a 14-0 win and a 10-0 victory for the Pirates.

Kailey Boedeker, Shiner C/INF

Boedeker was 2-for-3 hitting (.667 AVG) with three RBI, two runs scored, two HRs, a walk and a .750 OBP in a 9-3 win against Granger in the regional semifinals of the Class 2A UIL softball playoffs.

Kylie Snell, Shelbyville UTL

Snell was 4-for-8 hitting (.500 AVG) with three runs scored, two RBI, two SBs, a triple, a walk and a .556 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Hawkins in the regional semifinals of the Class 2A UIL softball playoffs, with a 5-3 win and a 9-1 victory for the Dragons.

Brookelyn Taylor, Liberty P

Taylor earned a pair of wins in the circle in Liberty’s 2-0 series sweep of Burnet in the regional semifinals of the Class 4A UIL softball playoffs, which featured a 6-4 victory and a 3-1 win for the Panthers. She struck out 17 while allowing just one earned run through 13.1 innings pitched for Liberty.

Mya Cherry, Aubrey P

Cherry tossed two complete-game shutouts in back-to-back dominant starts in the circle, powering the Chaparrals to a pair of 1-0 victories and a 2-0 series sweep of Sulphur Springs in the regional semifinals of the Class 4A UIL softball playoffs. She threw for 20 strikeouts, six hits allowed, four walks and a .125 OBA in 14.0 scoreless innings pitched for Aubrey.


BASEBALL

Sam Erickson, Flower Mound OF

Erickson was 5-for-6 hitting (.833 AVG) with four runs scored, three RBI, three extra-base hits, a home run, a triple, a double, a walk and an .857 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Allen in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 6A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 10-0 win and a 6-1 victory for the Jaguars.

Brady Sullivan, Cypress Woods OF/P/1B

Sullivan — a Texas A&M Aggies commit — was 5-for-7 hitting (.714 AVG) with five RBI, three runs scored, three extra-base hits, two doubles, a triple, a walk and a .750 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Klein Oak in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 6A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 10-0 win and a 15-0 victory for Cy Woods.

Tyler Ryden, League City Clear Springs P/INF

Ryden was 3-for-5 hitting (.600 AVG) with three RBI, three walks, a run scored and a .750 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Kingwood in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 6A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 4-0 loss, a 7-2 win and a 6-2 victory for Clear Springs.

He also picked up a win on the mound in Game 2 of the series after throwing for 12 strikeouts, three hits allowed, four walks, two earned runs allowed and a .143 OBA in 6.1 innings pitched for the Chargers.

Austin Flores, Pharr-San Jaun-Alamo 1B/OF/P

Flores was 3-for-5 hitting (.600 AVG) with three runs scored, three walks, two RBI, a double, a stolen base and a .750 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of/2-1 series victory over Laredo Alexander in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 6A UIL baseball playoffs, with an 8-4 win and a 9-1 victory for the Bears.

Keaton Schwestka, Grapevine SS/2B

Schwestka was 3-for-6 hitting (.500 AVG) with four runs scored, three SBs, two RBI, a walk and a .571 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Azle in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 5A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 6-5 win in 13 innings and a 10-0 victory for the Mustangs.

Carson Priebe, Frisco Wakeland P/INF

Priebe picked up a win on the mound after going the distance in Game 2 of Wakeland’s 2-0 series sweep of Mesquite Poteet in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 5A UIL baseball playoffs, which included a 5-1 victory and a 5-0 win.

He threw for 10 strikeouts, two walks, one hit allowed and a .045 OBA in 7.0 scoreless innings pitched for the Wolverines. Priebe was also 1-for-8 hitting (.125 AVG) with an RBI and a run scored for Frisco Wakeland offensively.

TJ McCraw, Wichita Falls P/OF

McCraw was 2-for-6 hitting (.333 AVG) with five RBI and two doubles in a 2-0 series sweep of Glen Rose in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 4A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 5-0 win and a 5-2 victory for Wichita Falls.

He also picked up a win on the mound after throwing for five strikeouts, two hits allowed, two walks, one earned run allowed and a .087 OBA in 6.2 innings pitched for the Coyotes.

RJ Ruais, Celina OF/P/1B

Ruais — a Baylor Bears signee — was 2-for-7 hitting (.286 AVG) with six RBI, three runs scored, two walks, a triple, a stolen base and a .444 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Life Waxahachie in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 4A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 9-0 win and a 14-4 victory for the Bobcats..

He also picked up a win on the mound after throwing for seven strikeouts, five walks, one hit allowed, one earned run allowed and a .077 OBA in 4.0 innings pitched for Celina.

JM Long, Texarkana Pleasant Grove SS

Long was 3-for-4 hitting (.750 AVG) with five runs scored, four walks, three RBI, two SBs and an .875 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Lindale in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 4A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 12-3 win and a 17-0 victory for Pleasant Grove.

Chris Perez, Taylor P/OF

Perez picked up a win on the mound after throwing a complete-game shutout in Game 1 of a 2-0 series sweep of Salado in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 4A UIL baseball playoffs, which featured a 5-0 victory and 4-2 win for Taylor.

He threw for 11 strikeouts, two hits allowed, three walks and a .087 OBA through 7.0 scoreless innings pitched. He was also 1-for-7 hitting (.143 AVG) with an RBI and a double for the Ducks offensively.

Jacquae Stewart, Sinton 1B/P

Stewarts was 2-for-3 hitting (.667 AVG) with three RBI, two runs scored, a home run, a walk, a stolen base and a .750 OBP for the Pirates in their 13-3 win against Pleasanton in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 4A UIL baseball playoffs.

Sawyer Strosnider, Brock P/LF

Strosnider was 4-for-6 hitting (.667 AVG) with six runs scored, five RBI, four walks, three HRs and an .800 OBP in a 2-0 series sweep of Holliday in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 3A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 4-3 win and a 20-7 victory for Brock.

He also picked up a win on the mound after throwing for three strikeouts, five hits allowed, four walks and three earned runs allowed in 3.2 innings pitched for the Eagles.

Kaden Brasher, Diboll C/P/3B/OF

Brasher was 3-for-9 hitting (.333 AVG) with four RBI, two runs scored, two extra-base hits, a triple, a double, a stolen base and a .300 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Woodville in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 3A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 6-5 loss in 13 innings, a 4-0 win and a 4-3 victory for the Lumberjacks.

He also started Game 3 on the mound and threw for four strikeouts, three hits allowed, four walks, one earned run allowed and a .136 OBA through 5.1 innings pitched for Diboll.

Johnny Slawinski, Johnson City OF/P

Slawinski was 5-for-11 hitting (.455 AVG) with three runs scored, two RBI, two doubles, two SBs, a walk and a .500 OBP in a 2-1 series victory over Burton in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 2A UIL baseball playoffs, with a 15-14 win, a 12-4 loss and a 6-1 win for the Eagles.

He also earned a win on the mound after a dominant start in the decisive Game 3 of the series, when he struck out 15 while allowing four hits, one earned run and no walks with a .160 OBA through 7.0 innings pitched for Johnson City.

Nico Partida, Pearland P/SS/3B/2B

Partida — an Arizona State Sun Devils commit — tossed a gem in Game 1 of the Oilers’ 2-0 series sweep of League City Clear Falls in the regional quarterfinals of the Class 6A UIL baseball playoffs, which included a 4-1 win and a 6-2 victory.

He went the distance on the mound, throwing for 11 strikeouts, three hits allowed, two walks, one earned run allowed and a .125 OBA in 7.0 innings pitched. Partida also had two RBI and a double at the plate for Pearland throughout the series.