MaxPreps 2013 Baseball Small Schools All-American Team

Small school baseball players don't often get recognized as the best player in the state, especially a state the size of California. But that's exactly what Kerman's Carlos Salazar did this season when Gatorade selected him as the state's player of the year.

The hard-throwing right-hander also became the highest drafted small school player in the country when he went to the Atlanta Braves with the 102nd overall pick in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Selection in June.

Salazar has also been named the MaxPreps Small Schools National Player of the Year and he heads the 60-member Small Schools All-American Team.

Salazar beat out the likes of Denton Keys of Rye (Colo.) and Drew Ward of Leedey (Okla.) for the honor. He went 9-2 for Kerman while striking out 147 and posting a miniscule 0.09 ERA.

The MaxPreps Small Schools All-American Team includes a 30-member first team and a 30-member second team. The teams are selected from schools who play in state enrollments that generally have fewer than 1,000 students.

See the MaxPreps 2013 Baseball All-Americans (overall)

MaxPreps Small Schools All-American Baseball Team

First Team

P – Denton Keys, Rye (Colo.), 6-3, 200, Senior
Denver Post State Player of the Year… Class 2A State Player of the Year… Drafted No. 331 overall.
Stats: 7-1 record, 0.15 ERA, 115 K, four no-hitters

P – Touki Toussaint, Coral Springs Christian (Coral Springs, Fla.), 6-2, 195, Junior
Sun Sentinel All-Broward County Small School Player of the Year… Miami Herald All-Area Small School Team.
Stats: 6-2 record, 0.78 ERA, 83 K, .458 AVG, 32 RBI, 26 runs, 6 HR

P – Hunter Harvey, Bandys (Catawba, N.C.), 6-3, 175, Senior
NCPreps.com Class 2A All-State Team… North Carolina Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team… Drafted No. 22 overall.
Stats: 8-0 record, 54.2 IP, 17 BB, 116 K

P – Ryan Keaffaber, Northfield (Wabash, Ind.), 6-0, 185, Senior
Indiana State Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team… Wabash County Player of the Year.
Stats: 13-1 record, 91 IP, 0.46 ERA, 21 BB, 174 K, .440 AVG, 109 AB, 48 hits, 32 runs, 29 RBI, 5 2B, 5 HR

P – Gunner Baker, Carlisle (Price, Texas), 6-2, 180, Senior
Longview News-Journal All-East Texas Player of the Year… Texas Coaches Association Class 1A All-State Team.
Stats: 14-0 record, 177 K, 0.23 ERA, 37 BB, 88.1 IP, 3 no-hitters, 59 RBI, 45 runs, .446 AVG, 7 2B

P – Thomas Burrows, Mars Hill Bible (Florence, Ala.), 6-1, 195, Senior
Alabama Sports Writers Association All-Super State Team… Class 3A Pitcher of the Year.
Stats: 12-1 record, 0.78 ERA, 149 K, .400 AVG, 53 RBI, 6 HR

P – Steven Farinaro, Head-Royce (Oakland, Calif.), 6-2, 190, Senior
Contra Costa All-East Bay Team… Drafted No. 335 overall.
Stats: 12-1 record, 0.82 ERA, 77 IP, 19 BB, 157 K

P – A.J. Smith, Melbourne Central Catholic (Fla.), 5-8, 175, Senior
Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3A State Player of the Year… All-Space Coast Team.
Stats: 13-1 record, 0.85 ERA, 85 K, 8 BB, 82 IP

P – Dylan Moore, Hughes Springs (Texas), 6-4, 225, Junior
Longview News-Journal All-East Texas Pitcher of the Year… Texas Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team.
Stats: 17-0 record, 1.37 ERA, 126 K, 33 BB, 126 IP

P - Cameron Varga, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Cincinnati), 6-3, 205, Junior
Ohio Coaches Association Division III All-State Team.
Stats: 8-2 record, 0.21 ERA, 148 K, 14 BB, 64 IP

C – Jakson Reetz, Norris (Firth, Neb.), 6-1, 195, Junior
Gatorade State Player of the Year… All-Super State Team… Class B All-State Team.
Stats: .464 AVG, 5 HR, 49 RBI, 34 runs, 14 2B.

C – Drew Fisher, Chesnee (S.C.), 5-11, 175, Senior
South Carolina Coaches Association Class AA State Player of the Year… High School Sports Report All-State Team… Spartanburg Herald-Journal Player of the Year.
Stats: .410 AVG, 26 RBI, 25 runs

C – Dylan Creech, Wolfe County (Campton, Ky.), 6-1, 195, Senior
Louisville Slugger All-American Team.
Stats: .453, 64 AB, 24 runs, 29 hits, 10 2B, 2 HR, 34 RBI, 30 BB

1B – Trent Finley, Harding Academy (Searcy, Ark.), 6-3, 200, Senior
Arkansas Class 3A All-State Team… All-Arkansas Preps MVP.
Stats: .495 AVG, 103 AB, 48 runs, 51 hits, 15 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR, 61 RBI

1B – Brennan Price, Middlesex (N.J.), 6-7, 225, Senior
New Jersey Live All-State Team… All Group 1 Team… All-Central New Jersey Team.
Stats: .443 AVG, 28 runs, 11 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 62 RBI

IF – Morgan Earman, Desert Christian Academy (Bermuda Dunes, Calif.), 6-3, 185, Senior
Southern Section Division 6 Player of the Year… Drafted No. 626 overall.
Stats: .436 AVG, 101 AB, 38 runs, 44 hits, 13 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 39 RBI

IF – Ryne Roper, Harrisburg (Ill.), 6-2, 190, Senior
The Southern All-Area Player of the Year… Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State team.
Stats: .477, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 11-0 record, 0.41 ERA, 42.1 IP, 106 K.

IF – Drew Ward, Leedey (Okla.), 6-4, 200, Senior
Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-State Team… Drafted No. 105 overall.
Stats: .556 AVG, 63 AB, 55 runs, 35 hits, 7 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 56 BB, 40 RBI

IF – Tyler Walsh, Mater Dei (Evansville, Ind.), 6-5, 200, Senior
Indiana Coaches Association All-State Team… Courier Press All-Metro Team… Drafted No. 459 overall.
Stats: .402 AVG, 6 HR, 26 RBI

IF – Forrest Wall, Orangewood Christian (Maitland, Fla.), 6-0, 180, Junior
Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida Team.
Stats: .526 AVG, 4 HR, 31 runs, 14 2B, 30 RBI

IF – Nick Washington, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.), 6-2, 200, Senior
Jacksonville Times Union All-First Coast Team.
Stats: .342 AVG, 30 SB, 7 HR

OF – Rod Boykin, Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Ala.), 5-11, 160, Senior
Alabama Sports Writers All-AISA Team… Tallassee Tribune All-Area Team… Drafted No. 358 overall.
Stats: .552 AVG, 5 HR, 52 SB, 125 AB, 78 runs, 69 hits, 16 2B, 5 3B, 44 RBI

OF – Tommy Marcinczyk, Middlesex (N.J.), 5-10, 175, Senior
New Jersey Live All-State Team… All-Group 1 Team… Home News Tribune Player of the Year.
Stats: .557 AVG, 49 hits, 12 2B, 7 3B, 45 runs, 35 RBI, 11-0 record, 0.89 ERA, 63 IP

OF – Evan Anderson, Dale (Okla.), 6-5, 200, Senior
Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-State Team.
Stats: .442, 38 RBI, 12 HR, 21 SB, 6-2 record, 1.77 ERA, 85 K, 51 IP

OF – Levi Gilcrease, Cambridge Christian (Tampa, Fla.), 6-0, 175, Junior
Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A State Player of the Year… Hillsborough County All-Area Team.
Stats: .493 AVG, 34 runs, 14 RBI, 9 2B, 7 HR, 19 SB

OF – Andrew Benintendi, Madeira (Cincinnati), 5-10, 170, Senior
Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Division III Player of the Year… Cincinnati Enquirer Div. III-IV Player of the Year... Gatorade State Player of the Year… Drafted No. 945 overall.
Stats: .562 AVG, 12 HR, 60 runs, 55 RBI, 37 SB

OF – Seth Johnson, Gobles (Mich.), 5-9, 170, Senior
Michigan Coaches Association Dream Team… Michigan Coaches Association Division IV Team… Kalamazoo All-Area Player of the Year.
Stats: .607 AVG, 9 HR, 9 2B, 3 3B, 46 RBI, 37 runs.

UT – Zach Winn, Show Low (Ariz.), 6-0, 175, Senior
Arizona Republic Division III All-State Team… Drafted No. 670 overall.
Stats: .506 AVG, 81 AB, 38 runs, 41 hits, 15 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 5-1 record, 49 IP, 28 BB, 92 K, 1.43 ERA

UT – Carlos Salazar, Kerman (Calif.), 6-2, 205, Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year… Fresno Bee All-Area Pitcher of the Year... Drafted No. 102 overall.
Stats: .430 AVG, 100 AB, 22 runs, 43 hits, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 9-2 record, 0.09 ERA, 74 IP, 22 hits, 26 BB, 147 K

UT – Mason Sam Walley, Taylorsville (Miss.), 5-11, 175, Senior
Mississippi Coaches Association Class 2A All-State Team… Jackson Clarion Ledger All-State Team.
Stats: .356 AVG, 104 AB, 26 runs, 37 hits, 9 2B, 7 HR, 39 RBI