Top Ntx hs freshman

Please...stop the madness!

better yet...

WOW! That's a big fish. That reminds me of the time when I was playing in the Florida State League. I "manufactured" one of my patented rainouts, rented a fishing boat, and took a couple of my pitchers out there with me. As we were sitting there talking the trade of pitching, I hook on to this massive Blue Marlin...it was awesome.

After about 2 hours of reeling it in I let it go. Then that darn fish has the nerve to not even thank me. So I yelled at him, "when I give you gift you better say thank you! You don't just swim away from me dummy!"

Fish...what a strange creature!

I hate this subject.

My freshman is doing pretty good at Mizzou.

this is getting old. can we please table this subject until june. lets see how they do in the playoffs after they have been scouted 3 or 4 times.

by the way: haven't heard how the fish are biting in heath.

I don't think so, but they are counted in your "old f a r t" status...you're in!

From the looks of that 1st picture, somebody went fishin' with Wade Phillips!

I'm new to this site, but the reason that I started reading these posts was because I have a freshman playing baseball and decided that this would be a good way to learn about baseball in the area. I would think that a lot of people join for the same reason. It's very obvious that some of you don't care to hear about how the freshman or JV players are performing. That's fine, but I'm interested in hearing about different freshman and JV players and how the teams are performing (as NTX baseball123 said, they don't have to be varsity players).

Salt -- welcome to the site. If you had been here a while you'd know that this topic has a rich history. You can search for similar discussions within the past few months. At times, the more cynical posters believe this to be a self-promoting discussion ---- that's why I joked about my son (which I have tried to avoid over the years). We have no problems with discussing young players. In this case, you arrived at a somewhat awkward time as it relates to another talk about FRESHMEN. If you do a little research, you'll find the names.

And I'm all in favor of promoting great HS baseball players here -- no matter their age or grade.

Again...welcome!

Salt, Im kinda like you in wondering why this is such a taboo subject. I understand most all the longtime members have older kids but this is a highschool website, not a senior/junior only website.

I could totally be out of place, but if I am just set me straight, maybe there is a good reason not to talk about freshman, that I don't know about. This topic was brought up a little while ago and just swept under the table, just don't understand why.

Panther Dad,
Just saw your post as I posted, thanks for the input and the answer to my question.

justj03-I don't believe it is a taboo topic but it is a topic that has been recently discussed and the discussion resulted in some unpleasant dialog between freshmen parents which led to the thread being removed.

So, bring it on....who are the top freshmen?

Stop being silly. This comes up time and time again as those of us who have underclassmen would like to join and contribute to the board. Stop being so threatened. Yes we know our 15 year-olds are not at the same level as juniors and seniors, but they are out there, and alot are making impacts on their teams. So i will bravely go where no one else will go. Here is a list of freshman i have seen play this year who are impacting the teams they are on:

jared pruett- faith christian school varsity
cole fiola- guyer high school varsity
dane evans- sanger high school varsity
dalton brown- ponder high school varsity
lance cullum- guyer freshman team
isaack lopez- guyer freshman team
ben sego- carroll jv
kyle metzger-carroll jv

So there you go. My car didn't turn into a pumpkin, i didn't melt, it is safe to go in the water. Now follow up other freshman parents- and give small accolades where they are due.

Just to lend some encouragement to any newbies (moms or dads )....my first post 3 years ago was on the topic of top north texas freshmen. (PD was still under 1,000 posts back then ) It is fun to look back at that thread and see the names and realize that many of those mentioned in that thread are headed to D1's to play baseball next year. On the other hand, there are others I never saw or heard of over the past 3 years. I think many of us (spectators) are good at identifying talent when we see it but you never know what can happen over the course of time....there are many factors...talent, luck, injury, passion that can affect how long a player is in the game or how well a player pans out.

Good start 4sport -- I hope you haven't upset your friends and family at Guyer -- I hear they are a talented bunch.

We have to continually remind CS to stop being silly.

Without the "oh I hope my son is mentioned!" stuff that goes on here, I enjoy hearing about freshmen -- I had 3 of them.

You could not be more correct in your statement cheapseats. Alot happens between 14/15 and 18. Girls, academics, development, injuries, etc, etc, etc. It is encouraging to hear that many of those names you were hearing when your ballplayer was a freshman continued along the same path of excellence and achieved the goals of their childhood. I hope my son follows in those footsteps during the next 5 years. Still- its ok to say that for now these freshmen are impacting and acheiving what most of them have been working towards since tee-ball.

PD - Well, it is good to know who your friends are... JK

Last year's 14U Dallas Tigers - Ingram team had a lot of great players that competed extremely well in many of the top National tournaments. I would love to hear how these kids are doing in their high school careers. Do many of the kids attend the same high school?

Good list, I've seen several of these kids play this year (and all of them many times over the years). Here are a few that I know are having a good year:

Brandon Courville - Marcus Freshman
Andrew Vinson - Flower Mound Freshman
Conner Foltyn - Coppell Freshman

...and four that I have not seen this year but would bet they are doing well (any news?):

Jerad Wilson
Jovan Hernandez
Trooper Reynolds
Dalton Brown

Dalton is probably the best of the 15 year olds that I have seen play. I admit that I may be a little biased since I know what a great kid he is.

An area freshman that I have been following in the box scores, looks like he is hitting and pitching well....

Jake Thompson (Rockwall-Heath)

4SPORT - "So there you go. My car didn't turn into a pumpkin, i didn't melt, it is safe to go in the water. Now follow up other freshman parents- and give small accolades where they are due."


Okay, I'm going to wade the murky waters that few have ventured before me...

I'd like to take this opportunity to appolgise to a certain Heath family for my attempts to embarrass them in this forum. At times I thought I was just being witty and sophmoric but on some days I was just mean spirited. My intentions were vendictive as I was trying to get even for wrongs I felt were done to my family in the past. Trying to even the score wasn't right, and doing it here, in this public forum, was even worse. Please accept my appology.

I'm in the book if you want to talk to me personally or you can shoot me a Private Message.

Way to go TC, very nice post.

Does anyone attend the freshman games?
Just kidding, of course.


In Rockwall, I know of 4 freshmen playing
at the varsity level having various levels of
success. But hey, their coaches think enough of
them to have them on the varsity.

Rockwall HS - Spencer Edwards, Steve Bean
Rockwall-Heath - Jake Thompson, Jovan Hernandez

All get playing time.

.rockdad

Rock Dad -- Coach Payne has the guys playing great -- I think he was sandbagging a little at East in the preseason. It would take a swami to predict their great start.....and I know RD_son has been a huge contributor. Keep it going, Jackets!



Texas Crude -- classy post -- I've been around a few months and you don't see many apologies here. I appreciate your willingness to make things right. So, do I look under "C" in the book?



CS -- you know you're my favorite poster. But shhhh!

A three smiley post -- impressive, eh?

Caleb Hambrick at Cedar High School is a good one to watch. He is playing on the varsity there.

Garland creeks pretty dry, no big fish right now. Have heard about the Rockwall-Heath fish. Now that's a stud fish and sounds like he deserves being on varsity.

Like others have posted, what about any sophomores out there? Seems like they always get lost in the mix. I know that there are some on the JV in Rowlett that will move up next year and will have an impact on their team. Any others?

McKinney High has a Freshman playing 3rd base on varsity, his name is Anthony Hermalyn and he is a solid player. (He also pitches and catches)

He does not look like a freshman out there and you would never guess...

(Not my kid so don't go there )

TxSlider - I believe there is one freshman at Rowlett who has been contributing on varsity as a pitcher - he was one of those 14U Tigers last year...Brett Byrum. not sure how much pt he gets, but the DMN showed him with 2 wins so far this year.

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(Not my kid so don't go there )

It's good see posts about players from others than those players parents. Seems to legitimize the statement. It will be interesting to see how all these players end up in a couple of years.

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Originally posted by mcourson:
Garland Naaman Forest has 2 freshman on varsity and doing well.

One of them has your same last name oddly?

Based on posts from this and other sites, I've counted 25 freshman players starting or contributing to their varsity teams.

For those who have been around awhile... Is this a typical number or is there something unique happening this year?

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Originally posted by mcourson:
Garland Naaman Forest has 2 freshman on varsity and doing well.

mcourson,

Who are the 2 players? Send me a PM if you don't want to post their names.

I believe a few things have contributed to this phenomenon -- 1) rules changes in the schools that allow freshmen to play varsity, and 2) the strength of the summer programs. When my oldest (2000 grad) was in HS, there were no/few/VERY few freshmen playing at the varsity level. They could not play V in Plano. I believe the trend will continue.

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Based on posts from this and other sites, I've counted 25 freshman players starting or contributing to their varsity teams.

Yes, it seems that they are more than usual. There are ALWAYS politics involved in some of these fish, but most have proved they are deserving. However, when a freshman that is not any better than others on the team is playing over upperclass players, everyone knows it's politics. If the fish is better and is a stud, then go for it!! If only there were no politics in baseball! Good Luck to all!

Compiled List of 2012 Freshmen Playing Varsity

• Cole Fiola - Denton - Guyer HS (5-5A)
  
• Caleb Hambrick - Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill HS (7-5A)
  
• Hunter Courson - Garland - Naaman Forest (10-5A)
  
• Colin Sherrod - Garland - Naaman Forest (10-5A)
  
• Brett Byrum - Rowlett - Rowlett HS (10-5A)
  
• Chance Markray - Garland - South Garland HS (10-5A)
  
• Corey Geisler - Houston - Klein Collins (13-5A)
  
• CJ Hinojosa - Houston - Klien Collins (13-5A)
  
• Travis Hennessy - Houston - Klien Oak (13-5A)
  
• Dustin Theiss - Houston - Klien Oak (13-5A)
  
• Jacob Sarabia - Houston - Cy-Creek (15-5A)
  
• Hayden Jones - Houston - Langham Creek (15-5A)
  
• Dustin Beasley - Round Rock - Stoney Point HS (16-5A)
  
• Curtis Rugely - Round Rock - Stoney Point HS (16-5A)
  
• Tyler Dickson - Houston - Mayde Creek (17-5A)
  
• Derek Montag - Houston - Clear Brook (24-5A)
  
• Bryce Dorn - San Antonio - Reagan HS (26-5A)
  
• Anthony Hermalyn - McKinney - McKinney HS (9-4A)
  
• Jovan Hernandez - Rockwall - Heath HS (10-4A)
  
• Jake Thompson - Rockwall - Heath HS (10-4A)
  
• Steven Bean - Rockwall - Rockwall HS (10-4A)
  
• Spencer Edwards - Rockwall - Rockwall HS (10-4A)
  
• Dane Evans - Sanger - Sanger HS (9-3A)
  
• Cody Breest - Fischer - Canyon Lake HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? Blackmore - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? Grey - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• ?? McRoberts - Wimberley - Wimberley HS (30-3A)
  
• Dalton Brown - Ponder - Ponder HS (10-2A)
  
• Jared Pruett - Grapevine - Faith Christian (TAPPS 5A-1)
  

Chance Markray South Garland currently hitting 5th in the order and batting .368.

Freshman can play and contribute to their varsity teams. I belive the reason is quality summer ball.

Wow thats an impressive list. Now I know some school's have their policy's about freshmen playing so are there any other solid players not playing at the varsity level?

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
I believe a few things have contributed to this phenomenon -- 1) rules changes in the schools that allow freshmen to play varsity, and 2) the strength of the summer programs. When my oldest (2000 grad) was in HS, there were no/few/VERY few freshmen playing at the varsity level. They could not play V in Plano. I believe the trend will continue.

How long ago was the rule about freshmen not playing on varsity?

In our area, the large suburban districts have added numerous high schools in recent years and the baseball players get spread out. There are now more chances for talented underclassmen to compete for a varsity spot.

I doubt the overall talent level is much different from previous years. There are natural variances in which some years will have a few more freshmen capable of competing on varsity. It seems there are now more chances for these variances to align with older classes not stacked with talent and that are diluted across more schools.