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FIRST TEAM CATCHER- Smyer catcher Caleb Clausen went for a tag against an Olton runner in game one of the UIL Class 2A High School Bi-District Playoff against Olton in Littlefield. Clausen was selected as first team catcher for the District 4-2A All-District team. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
FIRST TEAM CATCHER- Smyer catcher Caleb Clausen went for a tag against an Olton runner in game one of the UIL Class 2A High School Bi-District Playoff against Olton in Littlefield. Clausen was selected as first team catcher for the District 4-2A All-District team. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley) -
ALL DISTRICT OUTFIELDER- Smyer’s Christian Hernandez slid into third base ahead of the throw in an 8-7 UIL District 4-2A high school baseball road loss to the Ropes Eagles on May 31. Hernandez was selected as second team all-district outfield and had a .222 batting average on the season. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
ALL DISTRICT OUTFIELDER- Smyer’s Christian Hernandez slid into third base ahead of the throw in an 8-7 UIL District 4-2A high school baseball road loss to the Ropes Eagles on May 31. Hernandez was selected as second team all-district outfield and had a .222 batting average on the season. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley) -
FIRST TEAM PITCHER- Smyer’s Kaden Price gave yeoman service on the mound all season and ended up with a selection as first team pitcher on the UIL District 4-2A High School Baseball Team. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
FIRST TEAM PITCHER- Smyer’s Kaden Price gave yeoman service on the mound all season and ended up with a selection as first team pitcher on the UIL District 4-2A High School Baseball Team. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley) -
ALL DISTRICT INFIELDER- Austin Martinez made the 4-3 play to Ben Steele to get a Tahoka runner out at first in a 5-4 Smyer Bobcat home win over Tahoka in UIL District 4-2A High School Baseball action early in the season. Martinez made the all-district first team as an infielder while Steele was selected as first team utility. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
ALL DISTRICT INFIELDER- Austin Martinez made the 4-3 play to Ben Steele to get a Tahoka runner out at first in a 5-4 Smyer Bobcat home win over Tahoka in UIL District 4-2A High School Baseball action early in the season. Martinez made the all-district first team as an infielder while Steele was selected as first team utility. (Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley) -
DEFENSIVE MVP- Smyer shortstop Aiden Martinez got ready to tag Sundown’s Jeffrey Rodrigues in a 7-6 Smyer home win in UIL District 4-2A high school baseball action earlier this season. Martinez was selected as most valuable defensive player on the all-district team.(Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
DEFENSIVE MVP- Smyer shortstop Aiden Martinez got ready to tag Sundown’s Jeffrey Rodrigues in a 7-6 Smyer home win in UIL District 4-2A high school baseball action earlier this season. Martinez was selected as most valuable defensive player on the all-district team.(Photo Courtesy of Jay Kelley)
Eight Smyer Bobcats made the UIL District 4-2A All-District High School Baseball Team.
Aiden Martinez was selected as Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Over 14 games, Aiden Martinez had a .944 fielding percentage with three assists and one double play with only one error.
Offensively, he batted .500, scoring nine runs and 16 RBIs.
Austin Martinez was typically the other half of the sibling shortstop-second base duo.
He was selected to the First Team Outfield, with a .906 fielding percentage, two assists and a double play. Martinez had five errors over 14 games.
Offensively, he batted .405 with 11 runs and seven RBIs and led the team with 11 stolen bases.
Kaden Price was selected as First Team Pitcher with an ERA of 7.13 and a record of 3-0 over nine appearances.
He allowed 37 runs on 52 hits with 47 strikeouts and 20 walks over 37 1/3 innings pitched.
Offensively, Price hit .243 with nine runs and 14 RBIs.
Shawn Barrett was in the First Team Outfield with a .944 fielding percentage, one assist and one error.
Barrett was .644 at the plate with 18 runs and 14 RBIs over 15 games.
Caleb Clausen was First Team Catcher. His fielding percentage was .971 with only two errors over 15 games. At the plate, Clausen hit .409 with 12 runs and eight RBIs.
Ben Steele was first team utility player. Spending a lot of time at first base, Steele had an .842 fielding percentage with three assists and three errors over 15 games.
Steele hit .481 with six runs and 12 RBIs.
Christian Hernandez was selected for the second team in the outfield. His fielding percentage was a perfect 1.000 over 15 games.
At the plate, he hit .222 with one run scored.
Colton Burriss was also on the second team as an infielder. Over 14 games he had a .950 fielding percentage with an assist and an error.
His offensive production included 17 runs and 7 RBIs with a .514 batting average.
The Bobcats finished 14-13 overall, 7-5 in district and lost to Olton in the bi-district round of the UIL playoffs.