GAMES
RANKINGS
Some of the stars of 2023-24 Bridgeland Baseball
TIPPING THE SCALE: Several teams shaking up H-Town Rankings amid district-play
Moving over to Class 5A, the Lake Creek Lions are looking every bit as dominant as they were in 2023, when they reached the Region III Final. It will be interesting to see how the District 16-5A race plays out, given the degree that Porter and Kingwood Park are surging. Also watch out for perennial contenders -- Friendswood, Santa Fe, La Porte, and Foster.
Lutheran South Academy currently leads the private school ranks, as each phase of their game has been clicking on all cylinders. Meanwhile, Concordia Lutheran, St. Pius X, St. Thomas, and St. John's are picking up speed in their respective divisions.
That being said, it's time to unveil the full rankings.
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Tomball Cougars
Doug Brown (VYPE)
CLASS 6A TOP-20
1. Tomball Cougars (17-3; 3-0 in district)
2. Pearland Oilers (18-4-2; 4-0)
3. Bridgeland Bears (16-5; 4-0)
4. Klein Cain Hurricanes (15-3; 4-0)
5. Strake Jesuit Crusaders (16-4; 1-1)
6. Willis Wildkats (15-5; 5-1)
7. Kingwood Mustangs (18-6; 5-0)
8. Oak Ridge War Eagles (12-5; 5-0)
9. Grand Oaks Grizzlies (16-6; 4-3)
10. Ridge Point Panthers (15-6-1; 5-1)
11. Katy Tigers (13-8; 6-1)
12. Cypress Woods Wildcats (13-7-1; 3-1)
13. Clear Creek Wildcats (15-7; 4-0)
14. Cinco Ranch Cougars (13-5-3; 4-3)
15. Dobie Longhorns (12-5-3; 1-2)
16. Paetow Panthers (16-4; 5-1)
17. Clear Brook Wolverines (13-8-1; 3-1)
18. Cy-Fair Bobcats (12-8-2; 2-2)
19. Stratford Spartans (12-9-1; 2-2)
20. Klein Oak Panthers (12-9-1; 2-2)
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CLASS 5A TOP-15
1. Lake Creek Lions (16-3; 3-0 in district)
2. Friendswood Mustangs (17-3-1; 2-2)
3. Porter Spartans (16-3-1; 2-2)
4. Kingwood Park Panthers (16-5; 3-2)
5. La Porte Bulldogs (16-7-1; 1-2)
6. Santa Fe Indians (13-7-1; 3-1)
7. Foster Falcons (14-8; 5-0)
8. Fulshear Chargers (13-6; 3-0)
9. Magnolia West Mustangs (11-7-1; 4-0)
10. Magnolia Bulldogs (12-5; 1-2)
11. Crosby Cougars (13-8; 4-1)
12. Barbers Hill Eagles (12-9; 2-1)
13. Milby Buffaloes (11-4-2; 6-0)
14. FB Kempner Cougars (11-10-1)
15. Waltrip Rams (7-5-1; 5-1)
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PRIVATE SCHOOL TOP-10
1. Lutheran South Academy Pioneers (16-4)
2. Concordia Lutheran Crusaders (13-8-1)
3. St. Pius X Panthers (16-2)
4. St. Thomas Eagles (13-5)
5. St. John's Mavericks (14-2-1)
6. TWCA Warriors (12-4-1)
7. Cypress Christian Warriors (12-9)
8. Episcopal Knights (11-6-1)
9. Houston Christian Mustangs (10-8-1)
10. Second Baptist Eagles (8-7)
Grand Oaks' Houston Tomlinson
FULL HOUSE: The elite college recruits of H-Town baseball; photo gallery
The Woodlands' Drew Romo went in the first round of 2020, while Cypress Ranch's Colton Cowser (Sam Houston State) was the fifth overall pick in 2021, along with former teammate Ty Madden (Texas) going 23rd in the first round.
So, who are the next big things coming out of the Bayou City?
Here they are.
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THE ARMS
(In alphabetical order)
JADEN BARFIELD, Pearland -- Oklahoma-commit
BRAXTON BEATY, Angleton -- LSU-commit
RYAN BEVINGTON, Strake Jesuit -- TCU-commit
ERICH DAIGLE, The Woodlands -- Texas State-commit
BLAKE ENCARNACION, Friendswood -- Nebraska
COOPER FULBRIGHT, Strake Jesuit -- Texas A&M-commit
CASAN EVANS, St. Pius X -- LSU
JACOB EVANS, Oak Ridge -- Texas A&M-commit
MADDOX KEO, Willis -- Rice
KYLE LOCKHART, Friendswood
JAKE MADER-COOPER, Pearland -- Rice
JACK MCKERNAN, Ridge Point -- Texas-commit
MASON MURPHY, Ridge Point -- Oklahoma-commit
BRYCE NAVARRE, Montgomery -- Texas A&M
CADE NELSON, Katy -- TCU-commit
DAVID RAMIREZ, Clear Falls -- Texas-commit
ISAAC ROBLES, Cy-Fair -- Rice-commit
NOLAN ROYCRAFT, The Woodlands -- Rice
HOUSTON TOMLINSON, Grand Oaks -- Texas
CONNOR UDLAND, Katy -- Houston-commit
COOPER WILLIAMS, Alvin -- Texas A&M
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AJ Atkinson, Katy -- Sam Houston State
Justin Hartojo (VYPE)
THE POSITION PLAYERS
CADE ADAMS, Pearland -- Southern Miss-commit
CADE ARRAMBIDE, Tomball -- LSU
AJ ATKINSON, Katy -- Sam Houston State
CADEN BAKER, Stratford -- Texas State
AIDEN BARRIENTES, Katy -- TCU-commit
CHASE BATTEN, Foster -- Arizona State
BLAKE BEHELER, George Ranch -- Texas State-commit
PARKER BLACKMAN, Grand Oaks -- Sam Houston State
BLAINE BULLARD, Klein Cain -- Texas A&M-commit
BO CARAWAY, Cy-Fair -- Baylor-commit
MARCUS CANTU, LSA -- Texas-commit
ISAIAH CASTANEDA, Pearland -- Rice
CAMDEN CLEWETT, Montgomery -- Baylor
VICTOR CORONADO, LSA -- Texas-commit
BROCK DEYOUNG, Cinco Ranch -- Texas State
LUCAS FRANCO, Cinco Ranch -- TCU-commit
MCCLANE HELTON, Cy Woods -- McLennan
WILL HILL, Summer Creek -- Texas-commit
SUTTON HULL, Katy -- Texas A&M
DONOVAN JORDAN, Summer Creek -- Texas
SAM LEE, Lake Creek -- Arkansas
DONTE LEWIS, St. Thomas -- Kansas State
COOPER MARKLE, Tompkins -- Nebraska
RONIN MCCRAW, Concordia Lutheran -- Texas A&M-commit
CALDWELL MCFADDIN, Magnolia West -- Baylor-commit
CONNOR MONDEY, Clear Springs -- Sam Houston State
DAWSON PARK, Magnolia West -- Texas State
NICO PARTIDA, Pearland -- Arizona State
BRAYLON PAYNE, Elkins -- Houston
TY POWELL, Fulshear -- Texas State-commit
ALEX SATTERFIELD, Katy Taylor -- Ole Miss
MATT SCOTT, Klein Oak -- Texas
OMAR SERNA, LSA -- LSU-commit
PARKER SMITH, Lake Creek -- Louisiana-Lafayette
CARSON TIMMONS, Clear Springs -- New Mexico State
NOLAN TRAEGER, Concordia Lutheran -- TCU
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