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Meet the 2023 Amarillo Globe-News baseball Super Team

FIRST TEAM

Randall’s Duncan Bowles (22) pitches the ball in a 4A Regional Semifinal game against Wichita Falls, May 27, 2023, at Hodgetown, in Amarillo, Texas.  Randall won 6-0.

Randall’s Duncan Bowles (22) pitches the ball in a 4A Regional Semifinal game against Wichita Falls, May 27, 2023, at Hodgetown, in Amarillo, Texas. Randall won 6-0.

P: Duncan Bowles, Sr., Randall

The Amarillo College signee went 13-0 giving up just 14 earned runs while tossing 116 strikeouts with a 1.23 ERA. Was named District Pitcher of the Year for the third straight year

C: Mason Gilbert, Sr., Randall

Gilbert was named Offensive Player of the Year after batting .373 with five homers and a team-leading 49 RBI.

INF: Sterl Welps, Sr., Nazareth

Hit .461 with 35 RBI and 30 runs scored. Was a first team all-district performer and stellar defensively with a .917 fielding percentage.

INF: Josh Bass, Sr., Bushland

If there were a runner-up for Player of the Year, it would be Bass. He hit .524 with 45 runs, 60 RBI, 22 steals and six home runs. Finished the year with an astounding .970 fielding percentage at shortstop. To top it off, he was the Falcons’ best pitcher, going 12-1 with 100 strikeouts.

Plainview's Isaac Garza warms up as Plainview faces Abilene Wylie in the Class 5A bi-district baseball game, Friday, May 6, 2023, in Plainview.

Plainview’s Isaac Garza warms up as Plainview faces Abilene Wylie in the Class 5A bi-district baseball game, Friday, May 6, 2023, in Plainview.

INF: Isaac Garza, Sr., Plainview

Hit .424 with a .500 OBP, eight home runs, 39 RBI, 21 runs and struck out just twice all year. Was also a stellar pitcher, going 7-1 with 21 earned runs allowed and an ERA of 2.37.

INF: Wilson Ward, Sr., Clarendon

Was named District MVP after batting .510 all year. Was also an excellent pitcher for the Broncos.

OF: Tanner Birkenfeld, Sr., Nazareth

An outstanding fielding percentage of .906 is good enough to earn consideration, but add on a batting average of .380, to go with 23 RBI, 25 runs and 10 stolen bases and it’s easy to see why Birkenfeld earned the nod.

OF: Hagen Shedd, Jr., Randall

The Texas Tech commit scored 45 runs with 35 RBI, four home runs while batting .358 en route to first team All-District honors.

OF: Max Rodriguez, So., Bushland

A candidate for Newcomer of the Year, Rodriguez batted .468 with 50 runs scored, 50 RBI, 22 stolen bases and an OBP of .600. Named first team all-district.

DH: Braygon Conrad, Jr., Claude

Hit .504 with just one strikeout all season, while scoring 35 runs and stealing 25 bases. Also went 7-3 with 106 strikeouts and a 2.91 ERA.

USEFUL: Cannon Melban, Jr., Bushland

Batted .425 with 30 runs, 30 RBI, and three home runs. Was also an outstanding pitcher, going 9-1 with 70 strikeouts.

SECOND TEAM

Bushland’s Kade Gavina (12) throws a runner out at first base in a 3A Regional Quarterfinal game against Idalou, May 20, 2023, at Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas.  Bushland won 5-3.

Bushland’s Kade Gavina (12) throws a runner out at first base in a 3A Regional Quarterfinal game against Idalou, May 20, 2023, at Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas. Bushland won 5-3.

P: Carson Heiman, Sr., Nazareth

In 14 games pitched, he went 10-1 in 12 starts. Added two saves and maintained an ERA of 2.15. Was just as effective at the plate, hitting .388 with a .517 OBP, 22 RBI and 31 runs scored.

C: Luke Schulte, Sr., Nazareth

Caught 13 runners stealing and picked four runners off in 114 1/3 innings caught. Outstanding hitter, too, with a batting average of .406, an OBP of .529 to go with 17 RBI, 37 runs scored and 13 stolen bases. Was named District MVP.

INF: Kole Dudding, Sr., Randall

Missed a month with a sprained AC joint, but the Oral Roberts signee and AGN Preseason Player of the Year was still named Co-Defensive Player of the year for District 4-4A. Also batted .342 with four homers, 24 RBI and 34 runs scored.

INF: Kaden Juarez, Sr., Randall

The Seward County Community College commit batted .368 with 36 RBI and 39 runs scored on the year.

INF: Kade Gavina, Jr., Bushland

Leadoff hitter for the Falcons batted .575 with 50 runs scored, four home runs, 48 ​​RBI and 30 stolen bases. Only struck out twice every year.

INF: Azriel Vargas, So., Sunray

Led the Bobcats in hits with 45, while also hitting at a .577 clip. Finished with a 2-1 record on the mound with an ERA of 1.54.

OF: Cutter Livermore, Sr., Canyon

Hit .424 with 42 RBI, 31 RBI and a team-leading 42 hits.

OF: Max Neff, Fr., Pampa

Named first team all-district after batting .344 with 18 stolen bases. He also concluded with an OPS of .943 to go with a slugging percentage of .500.

OF: Cannon Davis, Sr., Amarillo High

The Amarillo College signee hit at a .424 clip to go with 40 RBI, three home runs and 28 runs scored.

DH: Logan Lassiter, Sr., Olton

Hit .500 with 47 RBI and scored 38 runs on the year. Also finished with an 8-0 record and maintained a 1.96 ERA on the mound.

HELPFUL: Bryton Bertrand, So., West Plains

District 4-4A Newcomer of the Year hit .368 with five home runs and 30 RBI. On the mound, he amassed a 4-2 record to go with 59 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA.

HONORABLE MENTION

Sunray’s Parker Johnson (11) pitches the ball in a District 1-2A game against Gruver, Friday, April 7, 2023, at Gruver High School, in Gruver, Texas.  Gruver won 7-6.

Sunray’s Parker Johnson (11) pitches the ball in a District 1-2A game against Gruver, Friday, April 7, 2023, at Gruver High School, in Gruver, Texas. Gruver won 7-6.

Parker Johnson, Fr., Sunray

Tanner Van Dyk, Sr., Sunray

Brecken Adams, Jr., Bushland

Dawson Jaco, Jr., Bushland

Hunter Stroope, Sr., Shamrock

Philip Cook, So., Shamrock

Ethan Bentley, So., West Plains

Luke Knox, Jr., Claude

Jayden Blandford, Jr., Claude

Dawson Ensey, Sr., Claude

Matthew Hulen, Jr., Caprock

Carlos Duran, Jr., Hereford

Christian McGuire, Jr., Canyon

Hunter Wilson, Sr., Canyon

Zabien Urtega, So., Canyon

Yahir Quesada, So., Muleshoe

Seth Mayberry, Fr., Plainview

Logan Tice, Jr., Randall

Dylan Ray, So., Randall

Maddox Miller, Jr., Follett

Brody Langford, Sr., Olton

Paul Lopez, Sr., Olton

Connor Haelzle, Sr., Amarillo High

Payne Williams, Jr., Amarillo High

Sawyer Shipman, Sr., Amarillo High

Ethan Rex, Jr., Boys Ranch

Timmy Trevino, Jr., Tulia

Xavyer Mosqueda, Jr., Springlake-Earth

Alex Alvarez, Sr., Springlake-Earth

Braden Bradley, Jr., Springlake-Earth

Harrison Howard, Jr., Clarendon,

Easton Frausto, Jr., Clarendon

Will David, Sr., Tascosa

Martin Godinez, Sr., Friona

Heston Grimsley, Sr., Friona

Clell Caldwell, Sr., River Road

Drake Kilman, Sr., River Road

Scout Smith, Jr., Childress

Leslie Shaw, Sr., Palo Duro

Aiven Rivero, Sr., Palo Duro

Leo Flores, Sr., Memphis

Mario Edgar Lopez, Jr., Dimmitt

GaQuorie Chatham, Fr., Dimmitt

Bradyn Bullard, Sr., Nazareth

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Meet the 2023 Amarillo Globe-News baseball Super Team