Texas Diamond Notes: Week 9
April 22, 2025
The Texas Diamond Notes will focus on highlighting some of the top performances across the state based on nominations from high school coaches. We will highlight positions players, pitchers and two-way players every Tuesday/Wednesday of the high school season that had impressive weeks during their team's games. Special thank you to the many high school coaches that sent in nominations this week.
WEEK 9
+ Shey Holliday, RHP (Willis, 2026):
Stat Line: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 6 K, 0 BB, 0 R / 1-for-3 RBI, R
Notes: Complete game shutout in 3-0 win vs Grand Oaks. Scored a run and tallied an RBI.
+ Conner Schreiber, P (Windthorst, 2026):
Stat Line: Perfect game, 12 K, 0 BB, 0 H, 0 R.
Notes: Struck out 12 of 15 Batters Faced.
+ Chase Lynch, UTL/P (Calallen, 2025):
Stat Line: 3-for-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 SB
Notes: 1 hit away from a cycle. Reached base safely all 7 times this week.
Season Stats: 40-for-72, 15 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 35 R, 11 BB, 6 HBP, 9 SB
+ Collier Carroll, P (Calallen, 2026):
Stat Line: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 K
Notes: Beat ranked 4A #6 Tuloso Midway in a District Matchup.
Season Stats: 29 IP, 5-0 record, 0.72 ERA. 36 K, 12 BB, 4 R, 3 ER
+ Dylan Nabors, Pitcher (Liberty Eylau, 2025):
Stat Line: One-hitter in 1-0 win at Redwater, 6 K, 2 BB, 5-1 on the season.
Notes: Threw a no-hitter on March 30th.
+ Evan Mihaly, P (Clear Lake, 2026):
Stat Line: 6.1 IP, 13 K, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB
Notes: Clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2019.
+ Evan O'Connor, P/1B (Brock, 2026; Arizona State):
Stat Line: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 16 K, 2 BB, 23 BF / 4-for-6 (.667 AVG), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Notes: Retired 15 batters in a row on Tuesday against a good Mineral Wells team.
+ Korey Alston, P/UTL (SA MacArthur, 2025):
Stat Line: 4-for-7, 1 HR, 2 3B, 6 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 SB / 7 IP, 7 K
Notes: A double away from the cycle, hit a 3 RBI game winning triple.
Season Stats: 8-1 on the bump overall (7-0 district), 90 K / 4 HR on offense on the season, .328 BA, .688 SLG.
+ Thomas Pirtle, C (Idalou, 2026):
Stat Line: 2-for-4 1 HR, 6 RBI
Notes: Executed game winning squeeze bunt to beat #7 Shallowater for share of district title.
+ Gentry Pounds, P (Idalou, 2025):
Stat Line: 7 IP vs #7 Shallowater, 0 ER, 9 K, 4 H, 0 BB
Notes: Complete game vs #7 Shallowater giving up zero earned runs and striking out nine.
Season Stats: Batting .458 on the year / 40.2 IP & 69 K
+ Hank Rizzo, P (Prosper, 2025; Grayson JC):
Stat Line: 6.2 IP, 0 H, 17 K
Season Stats: 7-0 record, 0.91 ERA, .131 Opp Avg
*Rizzo was named the Mizuno Pitcher of the Week for week 9*
+ Parker Moore, OF (Prosper, 2025):
Stat Line: 6-for-6 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 R, 2 SB, 1 OF Assist
Season Stats: .329 avg., 3 2B, 5 3B, 18 RBI, 16 SB
+ Spencer Duncan, OF (Gateway College Prep, 2025; Oklahoma Christian):
Stat Line: 5-for-9,.555 BA, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, 2 SB, 1 2B
Notes: Triple away from cycle in 4/18 game
*Duncan was named the Mizuno Hitter of the Week for week 9*
+ Evan Norton, 3B (Gateway College Prep, 2025):
Stat Line: 5-for-7, .714, 3R, 6 RBI, 1 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B
Notes: Single away from hitting for cycle on 4/18
+ Canyen Hollis, P (Trinity, 2026):
Stat Line: 4 IP, 50 pitches, 8 K, 0 ER
+ Grady Baetz, LHP/OF (Van, 2025):
Stat Line: 6-for-8, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R / 7 IP, 1 W, 10 K, 1 R, 2 BB, CG
Notes: Walk-off hit on Tuesday, winning pitcher Friday
+ Jobe Reed, P (Colleyville Heritage, 2026):
Stat Line: 7 IP, 12 K, 0 H, 0 BB
Notes: Defeated Birdville. Jobe pitched his 2nd no-hitter in 3 weeks. In his last 3 starts; 20 IP, he has given up 1 hit.