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THE TIMES 2015 ALL-CITY BASEBALL TEAM

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

AARON SHEPPARD
BENTON, SENIOR

The Louisiana Tech signee is

the second straight Benton
pitcher to win a major award
after Jordan Shaffer in 2014.
The District 1-4A MVP posted
a 9-3 record with a 0.97 ERA
and recorded 75 strikeouts in
79 2/3 innings. Benton made
the quarterfinals as a No. 4
seed.

COACH OF THE YEAR

J.D. STEPHENS
BENTON (28-9)

Stephens led a consistent

program in his first three
seasons at Benton, making
the 4A quarterfinals each
season and winning 27-plus
games. The Tigers aimed to
break through to a state
tournament, but Bentons 2-1
record against Evangel this
season and its third straight
district title is noteworthy.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

BRYANT BOWEN
CAPTAIN SHREVE,
SENIOR, CATCHER

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.

FIRST TEAM
PITCHERS

Andrew
Lowe

Kyle
Backofen

Tanner
Craft

Triston
Carmack

ANDREW LOWE, Airline, Sr. 7-2, 1.26 ERA, 75 Ks

KYLE BACKOFEN, Airline, Jr. 6-1, 2.15 ERA, 68 Ks
TANNER CRAFT, Benton, Jr. 7-1, 1.96 ERA, 40 Ks
TRISTON CARMACK, Haughton, Jr. 8-3, 1.97 ERA, 63 Ks

Ryne
Ray

CATCHER

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

INFIELDERS

Cameron
Horton

Peyton
Davis

Shane
Miears

Cameron
Jacobs

CAMERON HORTON, Benton, Sr. .405, 6 HR, 35 RBIs

PEYTON DAVIS, Airline, Sr. .427, 2 HR, 33 RBIs
SHANE MIEARS, Evangel, Sr. .341, 2 HR, 23 RBIs
CAMERON JACOBS, Capt. Shreve, Sr. .402, 30 RBIs, 25 runs

Chance
Cole

OUTFIELDERS

CHANCE COLE, Byrd, Sr. .374, 4 HR, 37 runs

DILLON HOSTETLER, Loyola, Sr. .444, 28 runs, 12 SB
STEELE NETTERVILLE, Byrd, So. .360, 31 runs, 30 RBIs

The Southern Miss signee

batted over .500 for most of
the season before his average
dipped to .478, and the hits
were usually significant. Of
the District 1-5A MVPs 54 hits,
32 went for extra bases,
including a Gators singleseason record of 25 doubles
along with seven home runs.
He led Captain Shreve to the
playoffs as a No. 23 seed.

SECOND
TEAM
Andrew Suggs, Byrd
Jake Krews, Calvary
Nathan Jones, Loyola
Andrew Robinson, Byrd
Austin Stegall, Evangel
Shea Patterson, Calvary
Tyler Davis, Haughton
Justin Skeesick, Capt. Shreve
Cody Morgan, North Caddo
Jonathan Plant, Haughton
Harrison Lawrence, Capt. Shreve
Timmy Yelverton, Northwood
Zach Dare, Southwood
Trent Touchet, Byrd
Seth Ryan, Haughton
Jerry Johnson, Fair Park
Branson Woodward, Benton

UTILITY
Dillon
Hostetler

Steele
Netterville

Austin
Townsend

Blake
Buckman

Deauton
Delgado

AUSTIN TOWNSEND, Loyola, Sr. 32 RBIs, .580 OBP, 6-3

BLAKE BUCKMAN, Evangel, Sr. 6-2, 2.00 ERA, 35 Ks
DEAUTON DELGADO, Northwood, Sr. .422, 1 HR, 21 RBIs

THE TIMES 2015 ALL-AREA BASEBALL TEAM

PITCHERS

MATT RAMSEY, North DeSoto, Sr. 5-4, 2.12 ERA, 66 Ks

TRACE FRANCIS, Minden, Jr. 5-2, 2.43 ERA, 55 Ks
JACOB BROWN, Cedar Creek, Sr. 7-2, 51 Ks, .412, 41 RBIs
BLAKE FISHER, Converse, So. 9-4, 1.73 ERA, 129 Ks

CATCHER

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

INFIELDERS

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PITCHER OF THE YEAR

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ALEX BOONE

NORTH DESOTO, JR.

A consistent force in the Griffins who

hit for power (31 RBIs, 2 HR) and average (.435). He led the Griffins to the
second round of the Class 4A playoffs.
He and running mate Hunter Speights
(also a junior) will form arguably the
most dangerous pair of bats in the area
next season.

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CAMERON GRAY
LAKESIDE, SO.

Gray is one of the best young

arms in this corner of the
state as he put together a 5-2
record with 1.09 ERA. He
struck out 66 in 57 2/3 innings. Only nine of his 17
runs allowed were earned,
and he walked only 13 batters. Lakeside shared the
District 1-2A title with Calvary
and lost in the first round of
the playoffs.

COACH OF THE YEAR

RICHARD PARTRIDGE
FLORIEN

In an area accustomed to having at

least one state baseball champion,
Partridge and the No. 2 seed Blackcats brought home the only state
title. Florien (23-6) blasted through
Class B by winning three of their five
playoff games by nine runs or more,
including the championship 10-1
over Fairview.

GUNNER STEPHENS, Minden, Jr. .408, 19 RBIs

LANE ALFORD, Florien, So. .402, 35 RBIs, 24 runs
GUNNER MCEACHERN, North Webster, Sr. .443, 17 RBIs, 10 2B
GARRETT VIENNE, St. Marys, Jr. .390, .549 OBP, 27 RBIs

OUTFIELDERS

LOGAN CLARK, Lakeside, Sr. .553, 38 runs, 19 RBIs

AUSTIN KEOUGH, Minden, Sr. .402, 20 RBIs
HUNTER SPEIGHTS, North DeSoto, Jr. .360, 2 HR, 37 RBIs

UTILITY

KEATON BOOKER, Florien, Sr. .481, 25 RBIs, 30 runs

JOSH PRINCE, Lakeside, Jr. .479, 4 HR, 31 RBIs
JAMES CARNEY, St. Marys, Sr. 7-3, 1.49 ERA, .420, 37 RBIs