Fifth in a series of six

BRYAN – Aledo senior Lucas Nawrocki is the player of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state baseball team.

The left-hander was 12-0 on the mound with a 0.63 earned run average with 134 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings. He also played first base, hitting .513 with nine home runs and 49 runs batted in. The LSU signee, who withdrew from the MLB Draft, led the Bearcats to back-to-back Division I state titles. He was the winning pitcher in this year’s 3-1 victory over Montgomery Lake Creek, throwing 4 1/3 hitless innings to earn the victory, also having an RBI single. He was 4-for-4 batting with two RBIs in last year’s 8-1 victory over Smithson Valley for the state title. 

Here is the Blue Bell/Texas Sportswriters Association Class 5A All-State Baseball Team for the 2026 season:

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Andew Alvardo, Victoria East, jr.; Tyler Scarborough, Lovejoy, jr.; Landon Brown, Iowa Colony, sr.

Relief pitcher – Cal Isley, Boerne Champion, jr. 

Catcher – Kason Kolle, Victoria East, sr. 

First baseman – Lucas Nawrocki, Aledo, sr.

Second baseman – Owen Mansfield, Cedar Park, sr.

Shortstop – (tie) Connor Comeau, Austin Anderson, sr.; Andrew Gonzalez, El Paso Americas, sr.

Third baseman – Easton Autrey, Corsicana, sr.

Outfielders – Drake Bentke, Brenham, sr. Deacon Chase, Victoria East, soph. Austin Sluder, Amarillo, sr.

Designated hitter – Amari Maxwell, Pflugerville Weiss, jr.  

Player of the year – Nawrocki, Aledo

Coach of the year – Chad Berry, Aledo

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Landon Collins, Friendswood, sr.; Jordan Garza, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, sr.; (tie) George Ferguson, Abilene, jr.; Trey Rangel, The Colony, sr. 

Relief pitcher – Seth Webb, Azle, sr.  

Catcher – Drew Cross, Mt. Pleasant, jr.

First baseman – (tie) Jayden Del Villar, Weslaco East, jr.; Santiago Soto, Sharyland, sr.

Second baseman – P(tie) Daren Garcia, PSJA North, sr.; Landon Barnes, Aledo, sr. 

Shortstop – Hudson Cuevas, Cedar Park, jr.

Third baseman – Cullen Scott, Melissa, soph.

Outfielders – Logan Corley, Lovejoy, sr.; Joseph Martinez, Palmview, sr.; (tie) Beaux Douthitt, Cleburne, sr.; Jacob Wilson, Beaumont West Brook, sr.

Designated hitter – (tie) Reese Butler, Melissa, sr.; Luke Jowers, Fort Worth Paschal, sr.

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Jacob Sainz, Leander Rouse, sr.; Jordan Andrews, Liberty Hill, sr.; Cade Ereckson, Georgetown, jr.

Relief pitcher – James Abrego, Weslaco East, sr.

Catcher – (tie) Lucas Smith, Lovejoy, jr.; Oliver Minyard, Dallas Wilson, sr.; Carson Sharp, Liberty Hill, sr.

First baseman – (tie) Jayden Cedillo, Amarillo, sr.; Max Satterwhite, Austin McCallum, sr.

Second baseman – Jake Munoz, El Paso Americas, jr. 

Shortstop – (tie) Cole Flashnick, Highland Park, jr.; Jacob Soliz, Leander Rouse, sr.; Ben Reed, Whitehouse, sr.

Third baseman – Bentley Blinka, Victoria East, sr.

Outfielders – Luke Spielhagen, San Antonio Alamo Heights, jr. Nicolas Valdez, Sharyland, sr. Jackson Marshall, Montgomery Lake Creek, sr. 

Designated hitter – (tie) Luke Hardy, Brenham, jr.; Connor Young, Georgetown, jr. 

HONORABLE MENTION

Pitchers

Ethan Coleman, Boerne Champion, jr.; Jaime Cordova, Palmview, sr.; Eli Curtis, Port Neches-Groves, sr.; Luke Esquivel, Grapevine, soph.; Ty Freeman, Burleson, sr.; Jackson Grimes, Boerne, sr.; Matthew Hernandez, Fort Worth Paschal, jr.; Carter Hoffman, Wichita Falls Memorial, sr.; Sergio Ibarra, Sharyland, sr.; Jack Jacob, Frisco Reedy, sr.; Matthew Reyna, SA Southwest, sr.; Aiden Shreve, San Antonio Pieper, sr.; Jake Snakenberg, Argyle, jr.; Cade Stuckey, Hallsville, sr.; Taegen Tate, Amarillo, soph.

Catchers

Luis Cienfuegos, Sharyland, sr.; Cortez De La Fuente, El Paso Americas, jr.; Jimmy Escajeda, Amarillo, sr.; Nate Eveler, Kingwood Park, sr.; Joshua Hernandez, Corpus Christi Ray, sr.; Osi Lopez, Palmview, soph.; Blayne Namken, New Braunfels, soph.; Bentley Seeberger, Lubbock Cooper, jr.; Dunn Smith, Hallsville, jr. 

First basemen

Brody Bendele, Boerne Champion, sr.; Javier Garza, Palmview, soph.; Mason Gonzalez, Leander Rouse, sr.; Jaxon Schramm, Montgomery Lake Creek, jr.

Second basemen

Jojo Adams, Whitehouse, jr.; Dylan Brown, Port Neches-Groves, jr.; Ashton Castillo, Lubbock Monterey, soph.; Xavier De La Cruz, Abilene, sr.; Owen Kuhl, Boerne Champion, jr.; Aiden Rossano, Montgomery Lake Creek, jr.

Shortstops

Dylahn Bodkin, Kingwood Park, sr.; Keno Castillo, Ennis, sr.; Bryan Garcia, El Paso Del Valle, sr.; Colby Garrett, Abilene Wylie, sr.; Nick Grissom, Frisco Memorial, sr.; Talon Jones, Amarillo, sr.; Conner Perkins, Corsicana, sr.; Landon Smith, Burleson, sr.; Benjamin Terry, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, soph.; Joshua Viars, Prosper Walnut Grove, sr.

Third basemen

Dylan Duran, Aledo, sr.; Austin Garritano, Boerne Champion, sr.; Mason Holleman, Azle, sr.; Ramiro Alex Leon, McAllen Nikki Rowe, soph.; Carson Johnson, Nederland, soph.; Chase Reaves, Birdville, jr.; Jon Reyes, Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial, sr.; Hank Rippy, Austin Anderson, jr.; Orlando Ruiz Jr., Corpus Christi Ray, sr.; Diego Villalobos, El Paso Del Valle, sr.

Outfielders

Jeiden Alfaro, San Antonio Southwest, jr.; Braxton Beaty, Angleton, sr.; Reed Blakely, Lovejoy, jr.; B.J. Brannon, Mount Pleasant, jr.; Joseph Bury, Leander Rouse, sr.; Cole Bush, Denton Ryan, sr.; Maddex Carrillo, Alice, jr.; Luke Gladchuk, Aledo, jr.; Sam Fitzgerald, Lufkin, soph.; Christian Martin, Hallsville, sr.; Seth Mayberry, Plainview, sr.; Preston Pearce, Smithson Valley, fr.; Wilson Sehnem, Aledo, sr.; Tony Solis, Weslaco East, sr.; Ryan Steele, Victoria East, sr.; Cooper Thomas, Georgetown, jr.; Peyton Trummell, Montgomery Lake Creek, sr.