San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
LEIGHANN GOODE School: O’Connor Position: Shortstop Class: Senior
College: Texas Highlights: Hit .495 with seven home runs, 17 doubles, five triples and 24 stolen bases. … Was named District 29-6A MVP. … Made the UIL Class 6A all-tournament team. … Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 6A all-state. … Was a Super Team member and a finalist for Player of the Year in 2021.
Player of the Year finalists: Judson’s Emily Ayala and MacArthur’s Madison Collins
COACH OF THE YEAR CAITLIN BOLLIER
School: O’Connor Highlights: Led the Panthers to the UIL Class 6A state championship with a 32-1 record. … Helped the Panthers become the first Northside ISD school to win a state championship in softball and the area’s second team to win a state title in UIL’s highest classification.
Coach of the Year finalists: McCollum’s Alessia Gallegos and D’Hanis’ Jose Martinez
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
IZZY CRUZ
School: New Braunfels Position: Shortstop Class: Freshman Highlights: Hit .386 with six home runs, 12 doubles, 26 RBIs, 11 stolen bases and 24 runs. … Was a unanimous All-District 27-6A Newcomer of the Year selection.
SUPER TEAM PITCHERS EMILY AYALA
School/class: Judson/senior
Notable: Went 21-1 with 201 strikeouts and an 0.87 ERA in 121 innings. … Hit .449 with 11 home runs, 11 doubles and 49 RBIs. … District 27-6A MVP. … TGCA 6A all-state. … Express-News Player of the Year finalist. … Signed with St. Mary’s.
MADISON COLLINS
School/class: MacArthur/senior
Notable: Went 21-2 with 257 strikeouts and a 0.83 ERA. … Hit .469 with five home runs. … District 28-6A MVP. … Express-News Player of the Year finalist. … Signed with Tarleton State.
AVA HETRICK
School/class: Clark/junior
Notable: Recorded 195 strikeouts in 1381⁄3 innings. … Went 14-2 in district. … District 28-6A Defensive
MVP. CATCHERS GABBY SOSA
School/class: MacArthur/junior
Notable: Hit .644 with 14 home runs and 51 RBIs.
… District 28-6A Offensive
MVP.
HARLEY VESTAL
School/class: New Braunfels Canyon/sophomore
Notable: Moved to catcher from outfield this season and hit .481 with
two triples, one home run, 42 stolen bases and 14 RBIs as the leadoff hitter. … District 26-5A Offensive MVP.
INFIELDERS ELLA GONZALES
School/class:
O’Connor/senior
Notable: Hit .489 with seven home runs, four triples, 11 doubles and 46 RBIs … UIL State Class 6A all-tournament team … Signed with Northern Colorado.
MADISON GUERRERO
School/class: Medina Valley/senior
Notable: Hit .549 with 14 home runs, 62 RBIs and 58 runs. … TGCA 5A all-state. … Signed with St. Mary’s.
JADA MUNOZ
School/class:
O’Connor/senior
Notable: Hit. 424 with eight home runs, nine doubles and 23 RBIs. … Hit home runs in the
Panthers’ state semifinal and championship games. … Named the UIL Class 6A state championship game MVP. … TGCA All-State. … Signed with McNeese.
DESTINY RODRIGUEZ
School/class:
Judson/senior
Notable: Hit .582 with nine home runs, four triples, 21 doubles and 46 RBIs. … TGCA All-State. … Signed with Tennessee.
OUTFIELDERS JULIANA DE LUNA
School/class: Incarnate Word/junior
Notable: Hit .448 with two home runs, 21 RBIs, 26 runs and 15 stolen bases. … Also went 13-8 with 96 strikeouts as a pitcher . ... TAPPS Division I all-state. … District MVP.
AYLA GONZALES
School/class:
Warren/junior
Notable: Hit .442 with two home runs, five doubles and 28 runs, and stole 19 bases without being caught. … Committed to Incarnate Word.
UTILITY
DOMINIQUE GUERRA
School/grade:
McCollum/senior
Notable: Split time between pitcher and shortstop . ... Hit .519 with two home runs, three triples, four doubles and 23 RBIs. … Recorded 80 strikeouts and had a 2.07 ERA. … Signed with Incarnate Word.
ALL-AREA TEAMS CLASS 6A PITCHERS
Emily Ayala: Judson, senior
Madison Collins: MacArthur, senior
Aubrey Flores: Harlan, freshman
Ava Hetrick: Clark, junior
CATCHER
Gabby Sosa: MacArthur, junior INFIELDERS
Caitlin Casas: Holmes, senior
Ella Gonzales: O’Connor, senior
Leighann Goode: O’Connor, senior
Jada Munoz: O’Connor, senior
Destiny Rodriguez: All-Area