Three pitchers highlight the final installment of the MaxPreps All-American Teams with Spanish Fork junior Kayden Porter, Cullman sophomore Keegan Thompson and North Florida Christian freshman Carson Sands claiming National Player of the Year honors for their respective classes.
Porter simply dominated Utah baseball, winning state player of the year honors for all divisions while leading Spanish Fork to a Class 4A state championship and a spot in the MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings. Besides going 9-1 on the mound, Porter also batted .570 with 14 home runs.
Thompson, meanwhile, was the only sophomore in the nation to win a Gatorade State Player of the Year Award. In leading Cullman to the Alabama 5A state finals, Thompson was 9-2 on the mound with 123 strikeouts. He also batted .433 with 17 home runs on the season.
Sands got the call to pitch against Orangewood Christian in the Florida 2A state championship game. All Orangewood Christian had done during the season was set a Florida state record for home runs in a season. But Sands limited the opponent to four runs on seven hits with no home runs in an 8-4 win while striking out five.
According to statistics on MaxPreps, Sands ranks second in the nation among freshmen in wins, with 11, and strikeouts, with 98.
The MaxPreps Underclass All-American Teams consist of junior, sophomore and freshman teams with 30 members on each squad. Players are chosen by the MaxPreps staff.
Overall All-American Teams
Medium Schools All-American Teams
Small Schools All-American Teams
Junior All-American Team
Pitcher - Kayden Porter, Spanish Fork (Utah)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Deseret News State MVP... Led team to Utah Class 4A state championship.
Stats - Record of 9-1 with 2.14 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. Also batted .570 with 50 RBIs, 33 runs, nine doubles and 14 home runs.
Pitcher - Lance McCullers, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
All-Suncoast Pitcher of the Year... HIllsborough County Pitcher of the Year.
Stats - Record of 5-2 with 1.71 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched. Also batted .422 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 24 RBIs.
Troy Conyers, El Capitan
Photo by Kirt Winter
Pitcher - Troy Conyers, El Capitan (Lakeside, Calif.)
San Diego Section Player of the Year.
Stats - Record of 7-0 with 85 strikeouts and 0.21 ERA in 67.1 innings pitched. Also batted .408 with 27 runs, 41 RBIs, 17 doubles and seven home runs.
Pitcher - James Kaprielian, Beckman (Irvine, Calif.)
California Southern Section Division III Player of the year... Orange County Register All-County Team.
Stats - Record of 11-1 with 1.02 ERA and 84 strikeouts with only five walks.
Pitcher - Kyle Funkhouser, Oak Forest (Ill.)
Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team.
Stats - Record of 12-0 with 0.85 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 82.2 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Chad Hollingsworth, Robinson (Texas)
Texas Coaches Association 3A All-State Team... Waco Tribune All-Super CenTex Team.
Stats - Record of 11-2 with 1.30 ERA and 131 strikeouts. Also batted .368 with 28 RBIs and 22 runs.
Pitcher - Justin Garza, Bonita (La Verne, Calif.)
California Southern Section All-Division III team... San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team.
Stats - Record of 13-0 with 75 strikeouts and a 0.51 ERA in 83 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Lucas Giolito, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)
Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year... California Southern Section All-Division II Team.
Stats - Record of 9-1 with 78 strikeouts and 1.00 ERA in 70.1 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Wyatt Mathisen, Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Record of 11-2 with 120 strikeouts and 1.27 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched. Also batted .461 with 13 home runs, 59 RBIs, 62 runs and 18 stolen bases.
Pitcher - Carson Kelly, Westview (Portland, Ore.)
Oregon Class 6A Player of the Year.
Stats - Record of 9-1 with 1.64 ERA, 71 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched. Also batted .473 with 14 home runs and 51 RBIs.
Catcher - Chris Chinea, Gulliver Prep (Miami)
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team.
Stats - Batted .500 with seven home runs and 34 RBIs.
Catcher - Christin Stewart, Providence Christian Academy (Lilburn, Ga.)
All-Gwinnett County Co-MVP.
Stats - Batted .500 with 70 RBIs, 65 runs and 26 home runs.
Catcher - Nelson Rodriguez, Washington (New York City)
New York Daily News All-City Player of the Year... New York Post All-City Team.
Stats - Batted .500, 21 RBIs, 20 runs, three home runs.
First Base - Matt Olson, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Gwinnett All-County Team... Led team to Georgia Class AAAAA state championship.
Stats - Batted .460 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs. Pitched and had a record of 7-2 with 2.99 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched.
First Base - Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Nevada Class 4A State Player of the Year... Led team to Nevada Class 4A state championship.
Stats - Batted .471 with 25 home runs, 64 runs, five doubles, four triples and 78 RBIs.
First Base - Walter Lockett, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jacksonville Union Times All-First Coast Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .468 with 57 RBI and 18 home runs.
Infield - CJ Hinojosa, Klein Collins (Spring, Texas)
Texas Coaches Association 5A All-State Team... Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston Team.
Stats - Batted .405 with 61 RBIs, 38 runs, nine doubles and 17 home runs.
Infield - Addison Russell, Pace (Fla.)
Pensacola All-Area Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .516 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs.
Infield - Andres Sanchez, Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
Miami Herald All-Broward County ... Sun Sentinel All-Broward County.
Stats - Batted .500 with 51 RBIs and 17 home runs.
Infield - Alex Bregman, Albuquerque Academy (N.M.)
Albuquerque Journal All-Metro Team... New Mexico Coaches Association 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .678 with 19 home runs (state record).
Infield - Gavin Cecchini, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Louisiana Coaches Association 5A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .532 with 44 runs, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 32 stolen bases and 45 RBIs.
Infield - David Thompson, Westminster Christian (Miami)
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team.
Stats - Batted .533 with 18 home runs and 50 RBIs.
Outfield - Ty Moore, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Orange County Register Player of the Year... Los Angeles Times All-Southland Team... California Southern Section All-Division I Team.
Stats - Batted .510 with 37 RBIs, 39 runs, 13 doubles and three home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 10-2 with 55 strikeouts and a 3.16 ERA in 75.1 innings pitched.
Outfield - Courtney Hawkins, Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Texas Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Team... Texas Sports Writers Association 5A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .422. Pitched with a record of 10-2.
Outfield - Kyle Carter, Columbus (Ga.)
Columbus Ledger Enquirer All-Bi-City Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .467 with 47 RBIs, 51 runs and 22 home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 9-4 with 2.33 ERA in 75 innings pitched.
Outfield - Mathew Goodson, Oxford (Ala.)
Alabama Sports Writers Association All-Super State... Class 6A Hitter of the Year.
Stats - Hit 22 home runs, 62 RBIs and 25 stolen bases.
Outfield - Tate Matheny, Westminster Christian (St. Louis, Mo.)
Missouri Coaches Association All-State Team... St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Team.
Stats - Batted .505 with eight doubles, 10 triples, 10 home runs, 54 RBIs, 53 runs and 22 stolen bases.
Outfield - Anthony Alford, Petal (Miss.)
Jackson Clarion Ledger All-State Team... Led team to Mississippi 6A state championship.
Stats - Batted .451 with 25 RBIs, 30 runs, five doubles and four home runs.
All-Purpose - Jake Thompson, Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas)
Dallas Morning News All-Area Team... Texas Coaches Association All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .504 with 58 RBIs, 45 runs, 17 doubles and 15 home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 12-3 with 1.90 ERA and 131 strikeouts.
All-Purpose - Rio Ruiz, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.)
Los Angeles Times All-Southland Team... Led team to California Southern Section Division IV championship... California Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year... San Gabriel Valley Tribune Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .455 with 29 runs, 35 RBI, 14 doubles, two triples and three home runs.
Sophomore All-American Team
Pitcher - Keegan Thompson, Cullman (Ala.)
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Alabama Coaches Association All-Super State Team... Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .433 with 59 runs, 15 doubles, 17 home runs and 66 RBIs. Also pitched and had a record of 9-2 with 1.70 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Zach Miller, Estrella Foothills (Goodyear, Ariz.)
Arizona Coaches Association 3A All-State Team... Arizona Republic Small Schools All-State Team.
Stats - Record of 8-0 with 71 strikeouts and a 1.46 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched. Also batted .373 with 19 runs, 25 RBIs, six doubles and four home runs.
Pitcher - Denton Keys, Rye (Colo.)
Denver Post All-Colorado Team... Colorado Class 2A State Player of the Year... Led team to Colorado 2A state championship.
Stats - Record of 11-0 with 148 strikeouts and 0.86 ERA.
Pitcher - Andrew Zapata, Poly Prep Country Day (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
New York Post All-City Player of the Year... New York Daily News All-City Player of the Year.
Stats - Record of 6-0 with 0.45 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched and four shutouts.
Pitcher - Riley Gates, Snow Canyon (St. George, Utah)
Deseret News Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Had 53 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched. Also batted .456.
Pitcher - Gunner Baker, Carlisle (Price, Texas)
Texas Coaches Association Class 1A All-State Team... Longview Journal All-East Texas Team... Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Team.
Stats - Record of 13-3 with 0.96 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 87.1 innings pitched. Also batted .559 with 12 doubles, 53 RBIs, 44 home runs and three home runs.
Pitcher - Hayden Stone, Columbia Central (Tenn.)
Nashville Tennesseean All-MidState Third Team... Tennessee Baseball Coaches Report Super Sophomores Team.
Stats - Record of 11-0 with 1.42 ERA and 102 strikeouts.
Pitcher - Connory Rooney, Fernandina Beach (Fla.)
Jacksonville Times Union All-First Coast Team.
Stats - Record of 7-2 with 0.99 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Tyler Russell, Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.)
North County Times All-Valley Team.
Stats - Record of 9-1 with 46 strikeouts and 1.01 ERA in 62.1 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Matthew James, West (Normal, Ill.)
Illinois Baseball Report All-State Second Team.
Stats - Record of 9-1 with six shutouts, one no-hitter, ERA of 0.62 with 107 strikeouts in 67.1 innings pitched.
Catcher - Jeremy Martinez, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Orange County Register All-County Second Team.
Stats - Batted .388 with 22 runs, 32 RBIs, seven doubles and four home runs.
Catcher - Dylan Creech, Wolfe County (Campton, Ky.)
Louisville Slugger All-American First Team.
Stats - Batted .593 with 51 runs, 54 RBIs, seven doubles, four triples and nine home runs.
Catcher - GK Young, Conway (S.C.)
Toast of the Coast All-Area Team.
Stats - Batted .430 with 37 RBIs, five doubles and 13 home runs.
First Base - Ryan Tellez, Elk Grove (Calif.)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro First Team.
Stats - Batted .505 with 30 runs, 50 RBIs, 11 doubles and nine home runs.
First Base - Carmen Benedetti, Grosse Pointe South (Mich.)
Michigan Coaches Association All-State Dream Team... Detroit News Dream Team.
Stats - Batted .557 with 49 RBIs, 15 doubles, 40 runs and eight home runs.
First Base - Evan Anderson, Dale (Okla.)
Oklahoma City Oklahoman Little All-City Team.
Stats - Hit 20 home runs with 50 RBIs. Also pitched and had a 9-1 record with 59 strikeouts.
Infield - Peter Alonso, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
All-Suncoast Team.
Stats - Batted .495 with 31 runs, 53 RBIs, 16 doubles and four home runs.
Infield - Daniel Robert, Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, Ala.)
Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year... Alabama Sportswriters Association Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .556 with 10 home runs, 14 doubles and 48 RBIs.
Infield - Jamie Westbrook, Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Arizona Coaches Association 5A All-State Team... Arizona Republic 5A All-State Second Team.
Stats - Batted .533 with 32 runs, 27 RBIs, 10 doubles and eight home runs.
Infield - Jeff Paschke, Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.)
Arizona Coaches Association 2A All-State Team... Arizona Republic Small Schools All-State Team... Led team to Arizona 2A state championship.
Stats - Batted .620 with 59 runs, 72 RBIs, 17 doubles and 17 home runs.
Infield - Andre' Vigil, Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.)
District 1-5A Player of the Year... State Farm All-Metro Team... New Mexico Coaches Association 5A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .443 with 17 home runs.
Infield - Bryan Dutton, Guthrie (Okla.)
Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-Big City Team... All-State Second Team.
Stats - Batted .460 with 56 runs, 54 RBIs and 12 home runs.
Infield - Kramer Robertson, Midway (Waco, Texas)
Waco Tribune-Herald All-Super CenTex Team... Texas Sports Writers Class 4A All-State Team... Texas Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .463 with 36 RBIs and six home runs.
Outfield - Devonte German, Bishop Manogue (Reno, Nev.)
Nevada 4A All-State First Team.
Stats - Batted .402 with 31 RBIs, 41 runs and five home runs.
Outfield - Reed Rohlman, Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.)
Go Upstate All-Area Team... South Carolina Coaches Association All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .444 with 31 RBIs and four home runs.
Outfield - Tommy Marcinczyk, Middlesex (N.J.)
All-Middlesex County Team.
Stats - Batted .495 with 34 RBIs, seven doubles, nine home runs and 41 runs. Also had a record of 6-3 with 41 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched.
Outfield - A.J. Balta, Valencia (Calif.)
Southern Section All-Division I Team... Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
Stats - Batted .425 with 25 RBIs, 36 runs and 11 home runs.
Preston Dorsey, Calallen
Photo by Jim Redman
Outfield - Preston Dorsey, Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Texas Sports Writers 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .409 with 47 runs, 48 RBIs, 11 doubles and 10 home runs.
All-Purpose - Kevin Wade, Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
Orange County Register All-County First Team... California Southern Section All-Division II Team.
Stats - Batted .464 with 31 RBIs and three home runs. Pitched and had a record of 5-1 with 1.24 ERA.
All-Purpose - Ronnie Gideon, Hallsville (Texas)
Texas Sports Writers Association 4A All-State Team... Longview Journal All-East Texas Most Valuable Player.
Stats - Batted .469 with 50 RBIs, 11 doubles and 11 home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 5-1 with 49 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.
Freshmen All-American Team
Pitcher - Carson Sands, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Tallahassee All-Big Bend Team.
Stats - Record of 10-1 with 93 strikeouts and 1.83 ERA in 53 innings pitched. Also batted .455 with 10 RBIs, four doubles and a home run.
Pitcher - Jack Flaherty, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)
Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Honorable Mention.
Stats - Record of 6-2 with 35 strikeouts and 2.51 ERA in 47.1 innings pitched. Also batted .355 with 18 RBIs, three doubles and two home runs.
Pitcher - Hunter Anglin, Gainesville (Ga.)
Gainesville All-Area Team.
Stats - Record of 10-2 with 2.77 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 70.2 innings pitched. Also batted .378 with 29 RBIs and seven home runs.
Pitcher - Evan Mendoza, Severna Park (Md.)
Maryland Gazette All-County Second Team.
Stats - Record of 5-1.
Pitcher - Brenden Mckay, Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, Pa.)
Pittsburgh Post Gazette All-West Team.
Stats - Record of 6-0 with 0.80 ERA. Also batted .480 with 20 RBIs.
Pitcher - Chase Chambers, Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Tennessee Baseball Coaches Report All-Super Sophomores/Freshman Team.
Stats - Record of 5-0 with 26 strikeouts and 2.68 ERA.
Pitcher - Aaron Soto, Monsignor Pace (Miami)
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team.
Stats - Record of 8-0 with 50 strikeouts and 3.11 ERA in 54 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Christian Martinek, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
Metro League Honorable Mention.
Stats - Unavailable.
All-Purpose - Alex Destino, North Buncombe (Weaverville, N.C.)
Asheville Citizen Times All-Western Northern Carolina Honorable Mention.
Stats - Record of 6-1 with 44 strikeouts and a 1.87 ERA in 45 innings pitched. Also batted .405 with 21 runs, 24 RBIs, 10 doubles and three triples.
Pitcher - Russell Ivy, Alvin (Texas)
District 5A-24 Newcomer of the Year.
Stats - Record of 7-2 with 40 strikeouts and 1.69 ERA in 53.3 innings pitched.
Catcher - T.J. Martin, Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, Kan.)
Kansas City Star All-Metro Honorable Mention.
Stats - Unavailable.
Catcher - Cole Bedford, Deer Park (Texas)
District 22-5A Newcomer of the Year.
Stats - Batted .404.
Catcher - Bryce Carter, Cascia Hall (Tulsa, Okla.)
Tulsa World All-Metro Second Team.
Stats - Batted .429 with 43 RBIs, 49 runs, 11 doubles and 11 home runs.
First Base - Andy Cantu, Golden Valley (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Bakersfield Californian All-Area Honorable Mention.
Stats - Batted .458 with 12 runs, 25 RBIs and four doubles.
Infield - Omari Williams, Parker (Birmingham, Ala.)
Birmingham News All-West Team.
Stats - Batted .323 with 41 RBIs, 32 stolen bases, nine doubles, seven triples and two home runs.
Infield - Luke Dykstra, Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team... California Southern Section All-Division I Team.
Stats - Batted .383 with 29 runs, 15 RBIs, 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs.
Infield - Kyle Marsh, Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Fla.)
Daytona All-Area Second Team.
Stats - Batted .402 with 21 stolen bases.
Charlie Cody, Great Bridge
Photo by Clarence Thomas
Infield - Charlie Cody, Great Bridge (Chesapeake, Va.)
All-Tidewater First Team.
Stats - Batted .477 with 23 RBIs, 27 runs and nine doubles.
Infield - Wade Bailey, Villa Rica (Ga.)
Times Georgian Newcomer of the Year.
Stats - Batted .514 with 41 RBIs, 39 runs, 14 doubles, three triples and four home runs.
Infield - Blake Wiggins, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)
2010 Team USA Member.
Stats - Batted .444 with 28 RBIs and one home run.
Infield - Bryson Brigman, Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)
San Jose Mercury News Freshman of the Year.
Stats - Batted .309 with 17 runs, 20 RBIs, three doubles and a home run.
Infield - Clint Fisher, Riverside (Decaturville, Tenn.)
All-West Tennessee Second Team.
Stats - Batted .429 with 52 runs, 37 RBIs and nine home runs.
Outfield - Christian Khawly, Coral Springs Charter (Fla.)
Miami Herald All-Broward County Team... Sun Sentinel All-Broward County Team.
Stats - Batted .431 with five home runs, 20 RBIs, eight doubles and 24 runs.
Outfield - Bryson Serigney, Harlem (Ga.)
Augusta Chronicle All-Area Second Team.
Stats - Batted .418 with 25 RBIs.
Outfield - Alex Jackson, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
Palomar All-League Second Team.
Stats - Batted .376 with 25 runs, 27 RBIs, 15 doubles and five home runs.
Outfield - Jeremy Vasquez, Martin County (Stuart, Fla.)
Treasure Coast Palm All-Area Team.
Stats - Batted .492 with 17 runs, 23 RBIs, 11 doubles and two home runs.
Outfield - David Boyle, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Jacksonville Union Times All-First Coast Second Team.
Stats - Unavailable.
Outfield - Richie Rivera, St. Petersburg (Fla.)
All-Pinellas County Second Team.
Stats - Unavailable.
All-Purpose - Alex Verdugo, Sahuaro (Tucson, Ariz.)
All-Southern Arizona Team.
Stats - Batted .456 with 31 runs, 41 RBI, 16 doubles, six triples and four home runs. Pitched and had a record of 7-3 with 100 strikeouts and a 3.15 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched.
All-Purpose - Jeff Scott, Clinton Central (Michigantown, Ind.)
Clinton County Player of the Year... Indiana Coaches Association 2A All-State Team.
Stats - Record of 5-3 with 65 strikeouts and a 2.66 ERA in 58 innings pitched. Also batted .533 with 39 runs, 31 RBIs, 16 doubles, three triples and eight home runs.