High School Baseball: Amarillo High's Clayton Norrell named 3-5A MVP
Amarillo High jump Clayton Norrell was named the District 3-5A Most Valuable Player as district awards were released this past weekend.
Norrell was joined on the list of district superlatives by three other Sandies on the superlative list. Amarillo High's Mello Castillo was Co-Defensive MVP for the district along with Plainview's Mateo Hernandez, and Jimmy Escajeda was Newcomer of the Year. Sandies senior Payne Williams was co-Pitcher of the Year with Caprock's Matthew Hulen.
Amarillo High coach Randon Johnson was named Coach of the Year.
DISTRICT 3-5A ALL-DISTRICT
SUPERLATIVES
MVP — Clayton Norrell, jr., Amarillo High
Offensive MVP — Andrew Merrell, sr., Tascosa
Co-Defensive MVP — Mateo Hernandez, sr., Plainview; Mello Castillo, jr., Amarillo High
Co-Pitcher of the Year — Matthew Hulen, sr., Caprock; Payne Williams, sr., Amarillo
Newcomer of the Year — Jimmy Escajeda, so., Amarillo High
Co-2-Way Player of the Year — Charlie McKinney, jr., Tascosa; Lorenzo Castellanos, sr., Palo Duro
Coach of the Year — Randon Johnson, Amarillo High
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher — Noah Carillo, sr., Plainview; Tate Blackwell, so., Amarillo High; Creed Dye, so., Amarillo High
Catcher — Derek Paz, sr., Caprock
First base — Elijah Soliz, jr., Plainview
Second base — Isaiah Medina, so., Plainview
Third base — Rylan Leathers, sr., Amarillo
Shortstop — Will Flaming, sr., Amarillo
Outfield — Garrett Robertson, sr., Amarillo High; Seth Mayberry, so., Plainview; Coltyn Fulton, so., Tascosa
Utility — Colton Flores, sr., Amarillo High
Designated Hitter — Ian Garza, fr., Plainview
SECOND TEAM
Pitcher — Brayden Haire, sr., Caprock; Cikri Martinez, sr., Palo Duro; Jude Cunningham, so., Tascosa; Andrew Agundis, sr., Plainview
Catcher — Izaiah Contreras, jr., Palo Duro
First base — Adrian Morales, sr., Caprock
Second base — Jacob Cunningham, sr., Tascosa
Third base — Ian Sepeda, jr., Plainview; Jacob Jimenez, sr., Palo Duro
Shortstop — Isaac Delosreyes, sr., Caprock
Outfield — Jabrelyn Wilson, so., Palo Duro; Max Mclemore, sr., Amarillo High; Zach Soliz, so., Plainview; Charlie Love, jr., Palo Duro
Utility — Marco Ramirez, jr., Palo Duro; Anthony Perez, jr., Caprock
Designated Hitter — Kyler Westenburg, sr., Tascosa
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: 3-5A all-district high school baseball team announced