SAN ANGELO – The bracket is set and the Angelo State baseball team is ready for the fifth appearance in the Division II College World Series in program history at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

The Rams earned the fifth seed in the tournament and will take on No. 4 Southern New Hampshire in game three of the tournament on Sunday, June 5, at 12:30 p.m. CST. The Rams and Penmen are the only returning teams from last year’s tournament. North Greenville earned the top seed followed by Point Loma as the two-seed, No. 3 Southern Arkansas, No. 6 Rollins, No. 7 Illinois Springfield, and No. 8 West Chester.

This will be the first meeting between the Penmen and the Rams.

The Penmen advanced to Cary out of the East Region, defeating Molloy for their second straight regional title. SNHU is 46-10 overall on the season and went 21-3 in the Northeast-10 conference before going on to claim the conferment tournament title.

SNHU holds the sixth-best team ERA in the country at 3.46 and has allowed the 12^th fewest hits per nine innings at 7.96. Angus McCloskey is the top starter for the Penmen, holding a 9-1 overall record in 12 starts. He has a 2.52 ERA through 71 1/3 innings while striking out 81 batters. Josh Roberge is next with a 3.19 ERA and 95 strikeouts while going 9-4 on the season.

At the plate, the Penmen are led by Nick Schwartz who has a .406 batting average along with 44 RBIs and nine home runs. Sam Henrie has a team-high 53 RBIs while batting .335 on the year. The Penmen have stolen 98 bases on the season with Danniel Rivera leading the way with 32 stolen bases.

The Rams have had one of their most successful seasons to date, collecting 50 wins while securing the Lone Star Conference regular-season title, the LSC tournament title, and the South Central Regional Championship.

ASU finished 38-10 in conference play to earn the top seed in the conference tournament before sweeping the competition to earn the fifth tournament championship in program history. With two wins over West Texas A&M in the process, the Rams earned the No. 1-seed in the South Central Regional, hosting MSU Denver and Texas A&M – Kingsville in section A of the regional. After a win over the Roadrunners, the Rams took two of three games against the Javelinas to advance to supers. ASU fell in game one against Colorado Mesa before bouncing back to win two games to punch their ticket to Cary.

This is the second time in program history the Rams have advanced to the college world series in back-to-back years. ASU also made consecutive appearances in 2015 and 2016.

The Rams have scored more runs than any other team in the country with 629 runs on the season. Their average of 10.7 runs per game also leads Division II.

ASU is third in DII in batting average (.362), has also recorded the second-most hits (697), and ranks first in doubles with 162.

The post Fifth-seeded Angelo State opens D-II Baseball Championship against Southern New Hampshire appeared first on Texas Sports.

AUSTIN – UIL Baseball State All-Tournament Teams
(As selected by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association)
MVP-selected by media

Conference 1A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Keagan Supak, Freshman, Fayetteville
Pitcher-Reid Gross, Freshman, Fayetteville
Catcher-Logan Fritsch, Sophomore, Fayetteville
First Base-Ryan Pilkington, Junior, Kennard
Second Base-Caleb Alfred, Junior, Kennard
Third Base-Carson Heiman, Sophomore, Nazareth
Shortstop-Travis Gully, Sophomore, Fayetteville
Outfield-Aiden Wicke, Senior, Fayetteville
Outfield-Jake Kubala, Freshman, Fayetteville
Outfield-Cade Collingsworth, Senior, Kennard
Utility-Shelby Noppeney, Junior, Hubbard

Conference 2A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Noah Rodriguez, Junior, New Deal
Pitcher-Harley Patterson, Junior, New Deal
Catcher-Cash Shows, Senior, Shiner
First Base-Kyler Reed, Senior, New Deal
Second Base-Tanner Seeley, Senior, New Deal
Third Base-Colby Henderson, Junior, New Deal
Shortstop-Hunter Henexson, Sophomore, Bosqueville
Outfield-Arric Mares, Senior, New Deal
Outfield-Tyler Spivey, Senior, Garrison
Outfield-John Youens, Sophomore, Bosqueville
Utility-Alex Slowikowski, Junior, Garrison

Conference 3A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Bryson Adair, Senior, Malakoff
Pitcher-Kade Budd, Junior, Corpus Christi London
Catcher-Reikkhen Bostick, Junior, Gunter
First Base-Landon Salinas, Freshman, Corpus Christi London
Second Base-Tyler Moody, Sophomore, Brock
Third Base-Nash Daniel, Senior, Gunter
Shortstop-Mason Jacob, Freshman, Corpus Christi London
Outfield-Brandon Nations, Senior, Malakoff
Outfield-Mason Arispe, Sophomore, Corpus Christi London
Outfield-Nathan Jones, Senior, Malakoff
Utility-Cole Gaddis, Senior, Malakoff

Conference 4A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Coe Blaine, Senior, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Pitcher-Blake Jennings, Junior, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Catcher-Rylan Galvan, Junior, Sinton
First Base-Tucker Anderson, Senior, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Second Base-Brett Rawlinson, Sophomore, Rusk
Third Base-Wade Williams, Junior, Rusk
Shortstop-JM Long, Sophomore, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Outfield-Will Dixon, Junior, Rusk
Outfield-Brock Bearden, Junior, Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Outfield-Kyle Styron, Senior, Stephenville
Utility-JD Thompson, Junior, Rusk

Conference 5A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Raithen Malone, Senior, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Pitcher-Jeb Drewery, Senior, Hallsville
Catcher-Brodey Williams, Junior, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
First Base-Simon Larranaga, Senior, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Second Base-Joe Sparschu, Sophomore, Leander Rouse
Third Base-Braden Jacobs, Junior, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Shortstop-Jake Maynard, Senior, Amarillo
Outfield-Jace Martinez, Sophomore, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Outfield-Carson Garrett, Sophomore, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill
Outfield-Kurt Wyman, Senior, Hallsville
Utility-Landon Bowden, Sophomore, Hallsville

Conference 6A

Position-Name, Class, School
MVP-Caden Fiveash, Senior, Rockwall Heath
Pitcher-Eric Hammond, Senior, Keller
Catcher-Kevin Bazzell, Senior, Rockwall Heath
First Base-Ryan Montgomery, Senior, Houston Strake Jesuit
Second Base-Aidan Connors, Senior, Keller
Third Base-Jonny Lowe, Junior, Rockwall Heath
Shortstop-Karson Krowka, Senior, Rockwall Heath
Outfield-Kasen Wells, Junior, Comal Smithson Valley
Outfield-Griffin Barton, Senior, Keller
Outfield-Zach Rike, Senior, Rockwall Heath
Utility-Braden Davis, Senior, Keller

The post 2021 UIL Baseball State All-Tournament teams released appeared first on Texas Sports.

The No. 3 seed in the four-team regional bracket won three straight games to advance to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.

ASU beat No. 2 seed West Texas A&M, 10-2, in the opener. The Rams followed that with a 5-2 victory over the top seed in the region, Colorado Mesa. Then ASU left no doubt in the final, drubbing WTAMU, 18-4, to move on in the playoffs.

It is the fourth appearance in the D-II World Series for Angelo State, now 42-7 on the year.

The post Angelo State advances to D-II World Series appeared first on Texas Sports.