
Lance McCullers, Jesuit - MaxPreps Medium Schools National Player of the Year.
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Bobby Howard, Columbus - Medium
Schools National Coach of the Year
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Lance McCullers has won just about every national award imaginable this year and with his selection as the MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Team Player of the Year, he adds another honor to his impressive list.
Already the Gatorade National Player of the Year and the USA Today National Player of the Year, McCullers earns the MaxPreps medium schools honor after leading Jesuit to a 28-2 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Baseball Rankings.
Along the way, McCullers went 13-0 on the mound with a miniscule 0.18 ERA and 140 strikeouts. The Florida Dairy Farmers State Player of the Year was also the 41st overall player chosen in the MLB Draft, going to the Houston Astros.
MaxPreps MLB Draft Central / 2012 MaxPreps overall All-American teams
Joining McCullers on the medium schools honor list is Columbus coach Bobby Howard. The veteran coach led the Blue Devils to the Georgia AAA state championship for the third straight year and the 12th time in his tenure. The Blue Devils also finished No. 2 in the final Xcellent 25 national rankings. Howard has an impressive career record of 787-187 at Columbus.
MaxPreps 2012 Medium Schools All-American Baseball Team
First TeamP - Lance McCullers, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), Senior
All-Hillsborough County Team... Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year... Gatorade State Player of the Year... Gatorade National Player of the Year.
Stats - 13-0 record, 140 strikeouts, 0.18 ERA, 77.1 innings pitched, .280 batting average, 21 RBI, 6 doubles, 2 home runs.
P - Teddy Stankiewicz, Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, Texas), Senior
Dallas Morning News All-Area Team... TAPPS All-State Team.
Stats - 12-2 record, 135 strikeouts, 1.35 ERA, 93.1 innings pitched.
P - Kyle Funkhouser, Oak Forest (Ill.), Senior
Chicago Tribune All-State Team... Gatorade State Player of the Year... Illinois Coaches Association 4A All-State Team.
Stats - 11-2 record, 0.89 ERA, 123 strikeouts, 78.2 innings pitched.
P - James Kaprielian, Beckman (Irvine, Calif.), Senior
Orange County Register All-Area Team... Signed with UCLA.
Stats - 12-2 record, 0.84 ERA, 112 strikeouts, 83.1 innings pitched, 2 no-hitters.
P - Troy Conyers, El Capitan (Lakeside, Calif.), Senior
All-San Diego Section Player of the Year.
Stats - 9-2 record, 131 strikeouts, 1.02 ERA, 82 innings pitched, .394 batting average, 28 runs, 26 RBI, 6 doubles, 5 home runs.
P - Justin Garza, Bonita (La Verne, Calif.), Senior
Los Angeles Times All-Southland Team... Southern Section Division III Player of the Year... Inland Valley Bulletin Player of the Year... Committed to Cal State Fullerton.
Stats - 12-1 record, 0.72 ERA, 101 strikeouts, 88 innings pitched, .391 batting average.
P - Keegan Thompson, Cullman (Ala.), Junior
Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A Pitcher of the Year, Class 5A Player of the Year.
Stats - 7-2 record, 119 strikeouts, 0.94 ERA, 67.1 innings pitched, .297 batting average, 40 runs, 37 RBI, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 8 home runs.
P - Stephen Gonsalves, Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), Junior
All-San Diego Section Team.
Stats - 9-0 record, 79 strikeouts, 1.91 ERA, 66 innings pitched.
P - Alex Seibold, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), Senior
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team... Sun Sentinel All-Dade County Team.
Stats - 9-0 record, 68 strikeouts, 1.62 ERA.
P - Damion Carroll, King George (Va.), Senior
Virginia Group AA Player of the Year.
Stats - 8-0 record, 1.30 ERA, 131 strikeouts, 66 innings pitched, .420 batting average, 7 home runs, 29 RBI, 18 stolen bases.
C - Taylor Hawkins, Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), Senior
Oklahoma City Oklahoman All-State Player of the Year.
Stats - .391 batting average, 28 home runs, 72 career home runs, 81 RBI.

Chris Chinea, Gulliver
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C - Chad Johnson, Galesburg (Ill.), Senior
Illinois Coaches Association All-State Team... Chicago Tribune All-State Team.
Stats - .370 batting average, 14 doubles, 7 home runs, 38 RBI, 20 stolen bases.
C - Chris Chinea, Gulliver Prep (Miami), Senior
Miami Herald All-Dade County Team.
Stats - .571 batting average, 9 home runs, 40 RBI.
1B - Kayden Porter, Spanish Fork (Utah), Senior
Gatorade State Player of the Year... Deseret News 3A All-State Team.
Stats - .400 batting average, 10 home runs, 31 RBI, 5-0 record, 1.75 ERA.
1B - Trevor Lane, Mount Si (Snoqualmie, Wash.), Senior
Washington Baseball Coaches 3A All-State Team... Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Stats - 7-1 record, 2.14 ERA, 77 strikeouts, 48.2 innings pitched, .446 batting average, 19 RBI, 23 runs, 11 stolen bases.
IF - Corey Seager, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.), Senior
Charlotte Observer Player of the Year... Coaches Association Class 3A State Player of the Year.
Stats - .532 batting average, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 37 RBI.
IF - Joe Munoz, Los Altos (Hacienda Heights, Calif.), Senior
Southern Section All-Division III Team... San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team.
IF - Austin Aune, Argyle (Texas), Senior
Dallas Morning News All-Area Team... District 9-3A MVP... Texas Coaches Association All-State 3rd team.
Stats - .447 batting average, 41 RBI, 8 home runs.
IF - Trek Stemp, Kennewick (Wash.), Senior
Washington Coaches Association 3A Player of the Year.
Stats - .515 batting average, 27 stolen bases, 19 RBI.
IF - Kevin Fagan, North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.), Senior
Sun Sentinel Broward County Small Schools MVP... Miami Herald All-Broward County.
Stats - .495 batting average, 11 home runs, 25 RBI.

Rock Rucker, Russell County
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IF - Hunter Newman, Goodpasture Christian (Madison, Tenn.), Senior
Nashville Tennessean All-MidState Team... Tennessee Baseball Coaches All-State Team.
Stats - .485 batting average, 15 home runs, 63 RBI, 13-0 record, 0.43 ERA.
OF - Rock Rucker, Russell County (Seale, Ala.), Senior
Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A Hitter of the Year... Ledger Enquirer All-Bi City Team.
Stats - .382 batting average, 13 doubles, 8 home runs, 7-0 record, 0.76 ERA, 70 strikeouts.
OF - Clint Frazier, Loganville (Ga.), Junior
All-Region Hitter of the Year... Team Georgia.
Stats - .424 batting average, 55 runs, 7 doubles, 24 home runs, 58 RBI.
OF - Tate Matheny, Westminster Christian (St. Louis), Senior
St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Year... Coaches Association All-State Team... Signed with Missouri State.
Stats - 610 batting average, 10 doubles, 11 triples, 11 home runs, 51 RBI, 60 runs, 25 stolen bases, 31 walks.
OF - DJ Davis, Stone (Wiggins, Miss.), Senior
Jackson Clarion Ledger All-State Team.
Stats - .373 batting average, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 7 home runs, 24 stolen bases.
OF - Timmy Robinson, Ocean View (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Senior
Orange County Register All-County Team... Southern Section All-Division III Team.
Stats - .523 batting average, 30 runs, 37 RBI, 9 doubles, 12 home runs.

Kyle Carter, Columbus
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OF - Max White, Williston (Fla.), Senior
Gainesville Record All-Area Team.
Stats - 407 batting average, 23 RBI, 42 runs, 34 stolen bases, 5 triples, 4 doubles, 5 home runs.
UT - Kyle Carter, Columbus (Ga.), Senior
Ledger Enquirer Bi-County Player of the Year.
Stats - .320 batting average, 14 home runs, 31 RBI, 12-2 record, 0.98 ERA, 116 strikeouts.
UT - Jameis Winston, Hueytown (Ala.), Senior
Birmingham News All-West Player of the Year... Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Team.
Stats - .345 batting average, 25 RBI, 44 runs, 12 doubles, 7-2 record, 90 strikeouts, 67.2 innings pitched, 0.83 ERA.
UT - Nathan Bannister, Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.), Senior
Arizona Republic Large Schools State Player of the Year... Arizona Coaches Association Division II State Player of the Year.
Stats - 104 strikeouts, 1.88 ERA, 74.2 innings pitched, .454 batting average, 35 RBI.