Eight Area Players Chosen To TSWA All-State Baseball Teams

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - by special report to chattanoogan.com

Eight Chattanooga-area players have been voted to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state baseball teams.

In Division II, the honorees were Taylor’s Taylor Maxey and John Tipton.

Ooltewah’s T.J. Binder and Walker Valley’s Bobby Towne made the Class AAA team.

In Class AA, the all-state selections were Notre Dame’s Nick Chambers, Sequatchie County’s Hunter Hudson and Sequoyah’s Jake Johnson.

South Pittsburg pitcher Jacob Toney made the Class A team.

TSWA ALL-STATE TEAMS

Division II

P - Victor Cole, MUS, pitcher

P - Nathan Stanford, Harding, pitcher

P - John Mark Shelby, St. George’s, pitcher

Outfield - Taylor Maxey, Baylor, outfield

Outfield - Brad Jarreau, PJP II, outfield

Outfield - Michael Smith, BGA, outfield

Outfield - Lee Mayhall, USJ, outfield

Infield - Brent Rooker, Evangelican Christian, first base

Infield - John Tipton, Baylor, infield

Infield - Dalton Dulin, MUS, infield

Infield - Braxton Brinkley, PJP II, shortstop

Infield - Will Haynie, Brentwood Academy, catcher

Infield - Ben Smith, Christian Brothers, catcher

Infield - Ryan Garner, USJ, infield

Utility - Lance Hamilton, USN, utility

Class A

P - Bryan Smith, Eagleville, pitcher

P - Jacob Toney, South Pittsburg, pitcher

P- Nolan Smith, Riverside, pitcher

P- Brennan Swindoll, Friendship Christian, pitcher

Outfield - Isaac Allen, Rockwood, outfield

Outfield – Logan Crisp, Oliver Springs, outfield

Infield - Jake McDougal, Eagleville, shortstop

Infield - Isaiah Walker, Monterey, second base

Infield - Ryne Fisher, Riverside, shortstop

Infield - Tyler Warbritton, Huntingdon, shortstop

Infield - Matt Cunningham, Grace Christian, infield

Infield - Xander Helton, Grace Christian, infield

Infield - Hunter Crouse, Greenfield, infield

Infield - Adam Ford, Trousdale County, infield

Utility - Jared Carkuff, Cascade, utility

Utility - Heath Crouse, Greenfield, utility/third base

Class AA

P – Caleb Powell, Milan, pitcher

P - Will Crowe, Pigeon Forge, pitcher

P – Dalton Keck, CAK

Outfield - Carlos Williams, Covington, outfield

Outfield - Chris Patterson, Montgomery Central, outfield

Outfield - Tyler Egawa, Central Magnet, outfield/second base

Infield - Nick Chambers, Notre Dame, shortstop

Infield - Hunter Hudson, Sequatchie, second base

Infield - Colton Bradfield, Lexington, first base

Infield - Morgan Reese, Marshall County, shortstop

Infield - Drake Byrd, Pigeon Forge, infield

Infield - Chaz Vesser, Alcoa, catcher

Infield - Hunter Newman, Goodpasture, infield

Infield - Timmy Graham, Unicoi County, catcher

Infield - Andrew Henson, Smith County, first base

Utility - Jake Johnson, Sequoyah, utility

Class AAA

P - Kyle Smith, Mt. Juliet, pitcher

P - Jonathan King, Riverdale, pitcher

P - Brady Bramlett, Arlington, pitcher

P – Ronnie Broyles, Bearden, pitcher

Outfield - Darien Tubbs, Cookeville, outfield

Outfield - Dominick Veltri, Northeast, outfield

Outfield - Thomas Bradey, Riverdale, outfield

Outfield - Jordan Anderson, Ridgeway, outfield/utility

Infield - Kramer Hollenbach, Arlington, catcher

Infield - Nick Dawson, Bartlett, shortstop

Infield - Will Craig, Science Hill, third base

Infield – Nick Senzel, Farragut, infield

Infield - A.J. Simcox, Farragut, shortstop

Infield - Derek Lance, Bearden, shortstop

Infield - Trey York, Bearden, second base

Infield - T.J. Binder, Ooltewah, infield

Infield - Colton Bales, Jefferson County, catcher

Utility - Bobby Towne, Walker Valley, utility

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)


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