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High school baseball: Wall Hawks named to Blue Bell/TSWA all-state teams

Several players from Wall's state finalist baseball team were named to the Class 3A Blue Bell/Texas Sportswriter's Association all-state teams on Tuesday.

The Hawks climbed their way to the Class 3A state final game against Boyd at Dell Diamond but fell short of a state title in a 6-4 loss. In Jason Schniers last game as the team's head coach, the Hawk's seventh-inning rally could not pull off the upset and give the program their second state title and first since 2019. Many of the starters from last year's team will return next season in pursuit of a state championship under new head coach Jeremey Gordon.

The Texas Sportswriter's Association is a group of local sports writers and editors from daily and weekly newspapers across the state of Texas as well as sports internet services.

Here are the local players named to the Blue Bell/TSWA all-state teams:

First Team

Pitcher - Luke Kemp, Wall, sophomore

Wall's Luke Kemp catches a fly ball during the Class 3A semifinal on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.
Wall's Luke Kemp catches a fly ball during the Class 3A semifinal on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.

Second Team

Catcher - Gunnar Dillard, Wall, sophomore

Bushland’s Jaxon Fetsch (2) is tagged out in a run down by Wall’s Gunnar Dillard (24) in the second inning in the rubber match of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.
Bushland’s Jaxon Fetsch (2) is tagged out in a run down by Wall’s Gunnar Dillard (24) in the second inning in the rubber match of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.

Third Team

Pitcher - Kellan Oliver, Wall, freshman

Wall’s Kellan Oliver (9) runs down a ball hit into the right field in the first inning in the third game of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series against Bushland on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.
Wall’s Kellan Oliver (9) runs down a ball hit into the right field in the first inning in the third game of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series against Bushland on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.

First baseman - Dylan Gidney, Wall, junior

Wall pitcher Dylan Gidney (13) throws in the sixth inning in the third game of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series against Bushland on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.
Wall pitcher Dylan Gidney (13) throws in the sixth inning in the third game of a best-of-three Region I-3A semifinal series against Bushland on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lubbock-Cooper’s Pirate Field at First United Park.

Honorable Mention

Shortstop - Augden Hallmark, Wall, junior

Jim Ned High School's Luke Vinson gets thrown out at second base as Wall's Augden Hallmark tags him during the District 6-3A championship at Angelo State University's Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium on Monday, May 2, 2022.
Jim Ned High School's Luke Vinson gets thrown out at second base as Wall's Augden Hallmark tags him during the District 6-3A championship at Angelo State University's Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium on Monday, May 2, 2022.

This article originally appeared on San Angelo Standard-Times: High school baseball: Wall Hawks named to all-state teams