GC Baseball: Tigers 3B/P Melton tabbed as 15-4A MVP

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May 31, 2012

GC Baseball: Tigers 3B/P Melton tabbed as 15-4A MVP

By Todd Wills Corsicana Daily Sun The Corsicana Daily Sun Thu May 31, 2012, 08:33 PM CDT

Corsicana — Tigers senior third baseman and pitcher Hunter Melton was selected as the 15-4A Most Valuable Player by the district coaches.

Melton batted .454 for the season with 15 doubles, six home runs and 32 RBIs. He had 32 walks. On the mound, the Texas A&M signee was 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA. He had 48 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched.

“I am very proud of the type of person and leader that Hunter has become,” Tigers coach Heath Autrey said. “He is not only a great player but a great teammate. It’s a honor for all of the coaches in the district to vote him the best player out of all of the talented players in 15-4A. It was unanimous and a no-brainer.

“His ability to change a game in so many ways was evident every minute he was on the field.”

Tigers junior shortstop Hunter Denbow was the Defensive Player of the Year. He didn’t make an error in 16 district games, and also made several spectacular ones.

Freshman right fielder Brady Harlan was the Underclassmen of the Year. Harlan had a .333 batting average with 26 runs scored and 22 RBIs. He hit .380 with runners in scoring position.

Autrey was the 15-4A Coach of the Year in his first season at Corsicana. The Tigers went 26-10 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs.

The Tigers had three players make first-team all-district — junior pitcher Holden Grounds, senior second baseman Heath Donica and junior outfielder Zane Otten.

Three more Tigers made the second team — junior pitcher Matt Burns, junior designated hitter Zach Rash and senior utility man Jacob Peterson.

Junior pitcher Jeremy Fowler, junior left fielder Aaron Cantu and senior catcher Karsen Minniear were named honorable mention.

All-District 15-4A Baseball

Most Valuable Player: Hunter Melton, Sr., Corsicana

Offensive Player of the Year: Jace Reese, Sr., Forney

Defensive Player of the Year: Hunter Denbow, Jr., Corsicana

Pitcher of the Year: Jake Morrison, Sr., Forney

Underclassmen of the Year: Brady Harlan, Fr., Corsicana

Newcomer of the Year: Nick Garvin, Jr., Waxahachie

Coach of the Year: Heath Autrey, Corsicana

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers

Holden Grounds, Jr., Corsicana

Cody Tyler, Jr., Forney

Trent Armstrong, Jr., Waxahachie

Joseph Shaw, Sr., Ennis

Hayden Killebrew, Sr., Red Oak

Catcher

Dillon Yates, Sr., Waxahachie

First Base

Wade Regas, Sr., Red Oak

Second Base

Heath Donica, Sr., Corsicana

Third Base

Dylan Morales, Sr., Red Oak

Shortstops

David Martinelli, Jr., Waxahachie

Michael Jurik, Sr., Ennis

Outfielders

Zane Otten, Jr., Corsicana

Chase Graham, Sr., Poteet

Ridge Milke, Sr., Red Oak

Patrick Youngman, Sr., Forney

Designated Hitters

Hunter Henderson, Jr., Forney

David Villareal, Jr., Waxahachie

Utility

Alberto Hernandez, Sr., Red Oak

SECOND TEAM

Pitcher

Blake Seaton, Jr., West Mesquite

Matt Burns, Jr., Corsicana

Marshall Herron, Jr., Waxahachie

Catcher

Ty Kalinec, Sr., Ennis

First Base

Ryan Cawthon, Sr., Waxahachie

Second Base

Ian Graham, Soph., Ennis

Zack Mcdowell, Jr., Forney

Third Base

Cody Kessler, Soph., Poteet

Shortstop

Austin Morris, Sr., Forney

Outfielders

Blake Gonzales, Sr., Waxahachie

Jake Lindsay, Sr., Red Oak

Wesley Keys, Sr., West Mesquite

Conner Roberts, Jr., Poteet

Cody Patton, Jr., Terrell

Designated Hitters

Tyler Prasifka, Jr., Red Oak

Zack Rash, Jr., Corsicana

Utility

Jacob Peterson, Sr., Corsicana

Waymond Robinson, Sr., Lancaster

Honorable Mention

Jeremy Fowler, Corsicana

Aaron Cantu, Corsicana

Karsen Minniear, Corsicana

Trey Stone, Poteet

Chase Coronado, Poteet

Victor Andrade, Terrell

Dillon Patton, Terrell

Lane Jackson, Terrell

Kris Priddy, Terrell

Heath Hottinger, Terrell

Jesse Hanna, West Mesquite

John Albright, West Mesquite

Jordan Fobbs, West Mesquite

Drew Morgan, Waxahachie

Omari Jahi Coley, Lancaster

Darren Carr, Lancaster

Greg Harris, Lancaster

Gabe Guzman, Red Oak

Dustin Brundage, Red Oak

Justin Wickliffe, Red Oak

Dylan Covey, Forney

Ty Hawkins, Forney

Kurt Ladner, Forney

Kaleb Callaway, Forney

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