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THE TIMES 2015 ALL-CITY BASEBALL TEAM

Dillon Hostetler

Steele Netterville

Austin Townsend

BlakeBuckman

Deauton Delgado

Cameron Horton

Peyton Davis

Shane Miears

Cameron Jacobs

Chance Cole

Andrew Lowe

Kyle Backofen

Tanner Craft

Triston Carmack

Ryne Ray

FIRST TEAMPITCHERSANDREW LOWE, Airline, Sr. 7-2, 1.26 ERA, 75 KsKYLE BACKOFEN, Airline, Jr. 6-1, 2.15 ERA, 68 KsTANNER CRAFT, Benton, Jr. 7-1, 1.96 ERA, 40 KsTRISTON CARMACK, Haughton, Jr. 8-3, 1.97 ERA, 63 Ks

CATCHERRYNE RAY, Evangel, Sr. .390, 6 HR, 34 RBIs

INFIELDERSCAMERON HORTON, Benton, Sr. .405, 6 HR, 35 RBIsPEYTON DAVIS, Airline, Sr. .427, 2 HR, 33 RBIsSHANE MIEARS, Evangel, Sr. .341, 2 HR, 23 RBIsCAMERON JACOBS, Capt. Shreve, Sr. .402, 30 RBIs, 25 runs

OUTFIELDERSCHANCE COLE, Byrd, Sr. .374, 4 HR, 37 runsDILLON HOSTETLER, Loyola, Sr. .444, 28 runs, 12 SBSTEELE NETTERVILLE, Byrd, So. .360, 31 runs, 30 RBIs

UTILITYAUSTIN TOWNSEND, Loyola, Sr. 32 RBIs, .580 OBP, 6-3BLAKE BUCKMAN, Evangel, Sr. 6-2, 2.00 ERA, 35 KsDEAUTON DELGADO, Northwood, Sr. .422, 1 HR, 21 RBIs

SECOND TEAMAndrew Suggs, ByrdJake Krews, CalvaryNathan Jones, LoyolaAndrew Robinson, ByrdAustin Stegall, EvangelShea Patterson, CalvaryTyler Davis, HaughtonJustin Skeesick, Capt. ShreveCody Morgan, North CaddoJonathan Plant, HaughtonHarrison Lawrence, Capt. ShreveTimmy Yelverton, NorthwoodZach Dare, SouthwoodTrent Touchet, ByrdSeth Ryan, HaughtonJerry Johnson, Fair ParkBranson Woodward, Benton

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

AARON SHEPPARDBENTON, SENIORThe Louisiana Tech signee isthe second straight Bentonpitcher to win a major awardafter Jordan Shaffer in 2014.The District 1-4A MVP posteda 9-3 record with a 0.97 ERAand recorded 75 strikeouts in79 2/3 innings. Benton madethe quarterfinals as a No. 4seed.

COACH OF THE YEAR

J.D. STEPHENSBENTON (28-9)Stephens led a consistentprogram in his first threeseasons at Benton, makingthe 4A quarterfinals eachseason and winning 27-plusgames. The Tigers aimed tobreak through to a statetournament, but Bentons 2-1record against Evangel thisseason and its third straightdistrict title is noteworthy.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

BRYANT BOWENCAPTAIN SHREVE,SENIOR, CATCHERThe Southern Miss signeebatted over .500 for most ofthe season before his averagedipped to .478, and the hitswere usually significant. Ofthe District 1-5A MVPs 54 hits,32 went for extra bases,including a Gators single-season record of 25 doublesalong with seven home runs.He led Captain Shreve to theplayoffs as a No. 23 seed.

DOUGLAS COLLIER/THE TIMES

Aaron Sheppard of Benton is All-City Pitcher of the year. J.D. Stephens of Benton is coach of the year. Captain Shreve catcher Bryant Bowen is player of the year.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ALEX BOONENORTH DESOTO, JR.A consistent force in the Griffins whohit for power (31 RBIs, 2 HR) and aver-age (.435). He led the Griffins to thesecond round of the Class 4A playoffs.He and running mate Hunter Speights(also a junior) will form arguably themost dangerous pair of bats in the areanext season.

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

CAMERON GRAYLAKESIDE, SO.Gray is one of the best youngarms in this corner of thestate as he put together a 5-2record with 1.09 ERA. Hestruck out 66 in 57 2/3 in-nings. Only nine of his 17runs allowed were earned,and he walked only 13 bat-ters. Lakeside shared theDistrict 1-2A title with Calvaryand lost in the first round ofthe playoffs.

COACH OF THE YEAR

RICHARD PARTRIDGEFLORIENIn an area accustomed to having atleast one state baseball champion,Partridge and the No. 2 seed Black-cats brought home the only statetitle. Florien (23-6) blasted throughClass B by winning three of their fiveplayoff games by nine runs or more,including the championship 10-1over Fairview.

PITCHERSMATT RAMSEY, North DeSoto, Sr. 5-4, 2.12 ERA, 66 KsTRACE FRANCIS, Minden, Jr. 5-2, 2.43 ERA, 55 KsJACOB BROWN, Cedar Creek, Sr. 7-2, 51 Ks, .412, 41 RBIsBLAKE FISHER, Converse, So. 9-4, 1.73 ERA, 129 Ks

CATCHERJAKE GRAY, Lakeside, So. .382, 3 HR, 22 RBIs

INFIELDERSGUNNER STEPHENS, Minden, Jr. .408, 19 RBIsLANE ALFORD, Florien, So. .402, 35 RBIs, 24 runsGUNNER MCEACHERN, North Webster, Sr. .443, 17 RBIs, 10 2BGARRETT VIENNE, St. Marys, Jr. .390, .549 OBP, 27 RBIs

OUTFIELDERSLOGAN CLARK, Lakeside, Sr. .553, 38 runs, 19 RBIsAUSTIN KEOUGH, Minden, Sr. .402, 20 RBIsHUNTER SPEIGHTS, North DeSoto, Jr. .360, 2 HR, 37 RBIs

UTILITYKEATON BOOKER, Florien, Sr. .481, 25 RBIs, 30 runsJOSH PRINCE, Lakeside, Jr. .479, 4 HR, 31 RBIsJAMES CARNEY, St. Marys, Sr. 7-3, 1.49 ERA, .420, 37 RBIs

THE TIMES 2015 ALL-AREA BASEBALL TEAM