Hudson Boyd of Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.) is one of a number of talented pitchers in this year's MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Team, but his ability to lead his team to a state championship, post incredible statistics and land with the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft made him the choice as the MaxPreps Medium Schools National Player of the Year.
Boyd guided the Vikings through the Florida 3A state playoffs, picking up three wins in the postseason and finishing with an overall record of 13-0 with a 0.44 ERA and 131 strikeouts. The Fort Myers News Press tabbed Boyd as its player of the year and the Twins landed Boyd with the No. 55 overall pick in the compensatory round.
MaxPreps All-American Baseball TeamsPortsmouth coach Tim Hopley collects the MaxPreps National Medium School Coach of the Year honors. The Clippers went 20-0 on the season and won the New Hampshire Division II championship with a thrilling come-from-behind 9-6 win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
More impressively, Hopley's team has not lost a game in four years, winning four state titles in the process and breaking the previous national record for previous wins. The Clippers surpassed the mark of 75 wins in a row set by Homer (Mich.) in 2005. Portsmouth finished the season with 83 consecutive wins and will look to add to that mark next season.
The MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American team consists of 60 players, 30 on the first team and 30 on the second, from schools with an enrollment division of between 1,000 and 2,000 students.
MAXPREPS MEDIUM SCHOOLS ALL-AMERICAN BASEBALL TEAM
First Team
Pitcher - Dillon Howard, Searcy (Ark.), Senior
Dillon Howard feature storyGatorade State Player of the Year... Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round.
Stats - Record of 9-2 with 0.70 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 64.2 innings pitched. Also batted .370 with 23 RBIs and four home runs.
Pitcher - Alex Fernandez, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Senior
Sun Sentinel Broward County Player of the Year... Miami Herald All-Broward County Team... Drafted in the 46th round by the Detroit Tigers.
Stats - Record of 10-0 with 50 strikeouts. Batted .513 with 39 RBIs.
Pitcher - Lance McCullers, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), Junior
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.
Pitcher - Hudson Boyd, Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.), Senior
Fort Myers News Press Player of the Year... Led team to Florida 3A state championship... Drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Twins.
Stats - Record of 13-0 with 0.44 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 80 innings pitched. Also batted .391 with 39 RBIs and nine home runs.
Pitcher - Robert Stephenson, Alhambra (Martinez, Calif.), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Contra Costa Times All-Area Player of the Year... Drafted in the first round by the Cincinnati Reds.
Stats - Record of 8-2 with 142 strikeouts and 1.19 ERA in 76.1 innings pitched. Also threw two no-hitters.
Pitcher - Brandon Leibrandt, Marist (Atlanta), Senior
Atlanta Journal Constitution Player of the Year... Drafted in the 48th round by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Stats - Record of 13-0 with 0.71 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 79 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Blake Snell, Shorewood (Shoreline, Wash.), Senior
Everett Tribune All-Area Team... Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Team... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the Compensatory Round, No. 52 overall.
Stats - Record of 9-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched.
Pitcher - Michael Fulmer, Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.), Senior
Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-Big City Player of the Year... Oklahoman All-State Team... Drafted in the Compensatory Round by the New York Mets.
Stats - Record of 10-2 with 0.72 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched. Also had 43 RBIs.
Pitcher - Troy Conyers, El Capitan (Lakeside, Calif.), Junior
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.), Junior
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.
Catcher - Zach Fish, Gull Lake (Richland, Mich.), Senior
Detroit News Dream Team... Michigan Coaches Association Dream Team... Drafted in the 24th round by the Texas Rangers.
Stats - Batted .552 with 64 hits, 14 doubles, 81 RBIs, 60 runs and 24 home runs.
Catcher - Ben Moore, Cullman (Ala.), Senior
Alabama Coaches Association All-Super State Team... Class 5A Hitter of the Year.
Stats - Batted .503 with 22 home runs, 28 doubles (state record) and 83 RBIs.
Catcher - Brandon Sedell, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Senior
Sun Sentinel Broward County 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year... Miami Herald All-Broward County Team.
Stats - Batted .512 with 10 home runs, eight doubles, 32 runs and 37 RBIs.
First Base - Dan Vogelbach, Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.), Senior
Fort Myers News Press All-Area Team... Drafted in the second round by the Chicago Cubs.
Stats - Batted .459 with 54 RBIs, 42 runs, six doubles, four triples and 19 home runs.
First Base - Trevor Mitsui, Shorewood (Shoreline, Wash.), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Washington Coaches Association 3A State Player of the Year... Everett Herald Player of the Year... Drafted in the 12th round by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Stats - Batted .712 with 26 RBIs, 39 runs and 13 home runs.
Infield - Nick Flair, Belle Chasse (La.), Senior
Louisiana 5A All-State Team... Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round.
Stats - Batted .619 with 46 runs, 62 RBIs, 18 doubles and 12 home runs.
Infield - Eric Haase, Divine Child (Dearborn, Mich.), Senior
Michigan Coaches Association Dream Team MVP... Detroit News Dream Team... Drafted in the seventh round by the Cleveland Indians.
Stats - Batted .495 with 15 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs, 46 runs and 54 RBIs. Also pitched and had a record of 5-2 with 2.30 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched.
Infield - Johnny Eierman, Warsaw (Mo.), Senior
Johnny Eierman feature storyMissouri Coaches Association Division 3 All-State Team... Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round.
Stats - Batted .571 with 54 runs, 33 RBIs, 10 doubles, five triples and 10 home runs. Stole 24 bases on 24 attempts.
Infield - Alex Bregman, Albuquerque Academy (N.M.), Junior
Albuquerque Journal All-Metro Team... New Mexico Coaches Association 4A All-State Team.
Stats - Batted .678 with 19 home runs (state record).
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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 RBIs, 14 doubles, two triples and three home runs.
Infield - Nick Johnson, Blue Ridge (Lakeside, Ariz.), Senior
Arizona Republic Small Schools Player of the Year... Arizona Coaches Association 3A Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .629 with 58 RBIs, 21 doubles and 13 home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 6-0 with 35 strikeouts and a 1.58 ERA in 40 innings pitched.
Infield - Jordan Meyer, Steubenville (Ohio), Senior
Ohio Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year... Wheeling Intelligencer All-Valley Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .542 with 35 RBIs, 19 doubles, seven triples, five home runs and 34 runs scored. Pitched and had a record of 4-0 with 33 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA in 29 innings.
Outfield - Granden Goetzman, Palmetto (Fla.), Senior
Sarasota Herald Tribune Player of the Year... Drafted in the second round by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Stats - Batted .413 with 26 RBIs, eight home runs and 14 stolen bases.
Outfield - Kyle Carter, Columbus (Ga.), Junior
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 - Conner Knight, Maize (Kan.), Senior
Wichita Eagle All-Metro Team... Kansas Coaches Association 6A Player of the Year... Led team to Kansas 6A state championship... Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .529 with 32 RBIs and three home runs. Pitched and had a record of 5-0 with 2.24 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched.
Outfield - Bubba Starling, Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, Kan.), Senior
Bubba Starling feature storyKansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year... Kansas Coaches Association 5A All-State Team... Drafted No. 5 overall by the Kansas City Royals.
Stats - Batted .481 with four home runs, three doubles and 11 RBIs with 18 runs scored.
Outfield - Cody Kukuk, Lawrence Free State (Kan.), Senior
Cody Kukuk feature storyKansas Coaches Association All-State Pitcher of the Year... Kansas City Star All-Metro Team... Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round.
Stats - Record of 7-1 with 2.89 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 53.1 innings pitched. Also batted .478 with 29 runs, seven doubles, three triples, a home run and 22 RBIs.
Outfield - Jared Allen, Polk County (Benton, Tenn.), Senior
Chattanooga Times Free Press All-Area Player of the Year.
Stats - Batted .514 with 62 RBIs, 51 runs, 14 home runs, 20 stolen bases and 10 doubles.
All-Purpose - Kayden Porter, Spanish Fork (Utah), Junior
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.
All-Purpose - Mark Biggs, Warren East (Bowling Green, Ky.), Senior
Kentucky Coaches Association Player of the Year... Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth round.
Stats - Batted .444 with 47 RBIs, 38 runs, 12 doubles and 12 home runs. Also pitched and had a record of 5-0 with 2.14 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.
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