Five-Area Players Voted TSWA All-State In Baseball

  • Thursday, June 29, 2017
  • special report to chattanoogan.com

Five Chattanooga-area players have been voted to the 2017 Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state baseball teams.

Making the team in Class AAA was Rhea County's Westin Ray.

The Class AA all-state players were Chattanooga Christian's John Rhodes and Grundy's County's Blane Harris.

Boyd-Buchanan's Cade Evans made the Class A team and McCallie's Corbin Brooksbank made the Division II team.

 

 

THE TEAMS

BASEBALL

Class AAA

C: Jake Hagenow, Farragut, Sr.

IF: Drew Benefield, Siegel, Jr.*#

IF: Skylar Luna, Clarksville, Jr.#

IF: Tate Kolwyck, Arlington, Jr.*

IF: Daniel Starnes, Dobyns-Bennett, Sr.

OF: Christian Scott, Clarksville Northeast, Jr.

OF: Terrell Tatum, Germantown Houston, Sr.

OF: Westin Ray, Rhea County, Sr.

UT: Austin Steel, Stewarts Creek, Sr.*

P: Jordan Fowler, Dyer County, Sr.#

P: Evan Porter, Maryville, Sr.

P: Cody Spurgeon, Clarksville High, Sr.

 

Class AA

C: Philip Clarke, CPA, Sr.*#

IF: Evan Gilliam, Lexington, Sr.

IF: Cody Hartness, Greeneville, Sr.*

IF: John Rhodes, Chattanooga Christian, So.

IF: Andy Hale, Spring Hill, Sr.

OF: Blane Harris, Grundy County, Jr.

OF: Seth Gardner, Cascade, Sr.

OF: Chase Haley, Creek Wood, Sr.

UT: Brycen Thomas, Spring Hill, Sr.*#

P: Spencer Strider, CAK, Sr.*#

P: Steven Jennings, DeKalb County, Sr.

P: David Bates, CPA, Sr.*

 

Class A

 

C: Elijah Wilkerson, Huntingdon, Jr.

IF: Zane Potter, North Greene, Jr.

IF: Cade Evans, Boyd-Buchanan, Sr.*

IF: Will McCall, Columbia Academy, Jr.

IF: Carter Holt, Jackson Christian, Sr.*

OF: Seth Price, Watertown, Sr.#

OF: Cas Blevins, University School of Johnson City, Jr.

OF: Austin Lowe, Coalfield, Sr.

UT: Ryan Weathers, Loretto, Jr.*#

P: Alex Huey, Columbia Academy, Jr.

P: Wyatt Blessing, Goodpasture, Sr.#

P: William Woods, Peabody, Sr.

 

Division II

C: Rudy Maxwell, Ensworth, Jr.

IF: Trey Harrington, Briarcrest Christian, Sr.

IF: Ethan Tressler, Davidson Academy, Sr.#

IF: Ben Brooks, Pope John Paul II, Sr.*

IF: Eli Brauss, University School of Jackson, Sr.#

OF: Eli Thibado, Donelson Christian Academy, Sr.

OF: Pace Dempsey, Pope John Paul II, Sr.

OF: Corbin Brooksbank, The McCallie School

UT: Riley Watkins, Evangelical Christian, Sr.#

P:  Bryce Jarvis, Brentwood Academy, Sr.*

P: Alex Reynolds, Brentwood Academy, Sr.

P: Mason Hickman, Pope John Paul II, Sr.*

 

*-2016 TSWA All-State honoree

#-TBCA Mr.

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