Harleton set for 2A Final Four

The Harleton Wildcats will open play at the UIL State Baseball Tournament on Wednesday against the Collinsville Pirates.

Harleton and Collinsville will play the first Class 2A semifinal at 4 p.m. at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Shiner and New Home meet in the other semifinal at 7 p.m., with the two winners meeting at noon on Thursday back at Dell Diamond in the Class 2A state title game.

Here's a look at the Class 2A Final Four:

HARLETON

Record: 35-1

Mascot: Wildcats

Coach: D.J. Beck

Assistant coaches: Todd Hammack, Chad Sheffield

Colors: Green, white and gold

How they got here: Def. La Poynor (6-0, 3-2), Ore City (6-0, 15-2); Frankston (6-1, 9-3); Garrison (2-1, 2-3, 4-1); Douglass (4-1, 11-2)

Roster: Seniors Dylan Armstrong and Braden Hopkins; juniors Cameron Johnson, Tanner Tate and Peyton Murray; sophomores Mason Clark, Tyler Crossley, Shawn Booth, Carson Wallace, Evan Vance, Bryce Lockhart and Gage Shirts; freshmen Kaden Skaggs, Caleb Correa and Alex Holt.

Keep an eye on: Braden Hopkins (.216, 24 RBI, 22 runs, 9 SB; 7-1, 0.38 ERA, 42 strikeouts, 15 BB, 38 IP), Cameron Johnson (.305, 25 RBI, 31 runs, 13 SB), Carson Wallace (.451, 10 doubles, 48 RBI, 37 runs, 14 SB; 12-0, 0.19 ERA, 139 strikeouts, 39 BB, 73.1 IP), Dylan Armstrong (.412, 32 RBI, 41 runs, 19 SB; 10-0, 0.84 ERA, 71 strikeouts, 15 BB, 58 IP), Gage Shirts (.459, 23 RBI, 44 runs, 28 SB)Mason Clark (.376, 28 RBI, 15 runs); Peyton Murray (.300, 19 RBI, 16 runs), shawn Booth (.344, 22 RBI, 31 runs, 16 SB), Tanner Tate (.232, 32 RBI, 28 runs, 9 SB)

Did you know: Harleton is making its fourth appearance in the state tournament, joining the 1981, 2005 and 2015 teams … Beck, who played at Harleton, led the Wildcats to the state tournament in his first season as head coach back in 2015

COLLINSVILLE

Record: 32-6

Mascot: Pirates

Coach: Derrick Jenkins

Assistant coaches: Zach Howard, Garrett Patterson, Christian Smith

Colors: Maroon and gold

How they got here: Def. Wolfe City (13-1, 19-4), Muenster (3-1, 1-0), Era (10-0, 7-0), Bosqueville (5-3, 7-3) and Tolar (4-6, 10-0, 9-0)

Keep an eye on: Pitcher Rylan Newman (12-0), 2B/SS Colin Barnes (.310), 3B/2B Cash Morgan (.387), SS/P Logan Jenkins (.478; 13-0)

Did you know: Collinsville also reached the state tournament in 1998 and 1999, winning the state title in 1999 … Jenkins led White Oak to the Class 2A state semifinals in 2009 and 2010. He recorded a 68-27 record at White Oak before leaving to take the head coaching job at Whitehouse.

SHINER

Record: 31-4

Mascot: Comanches

Coach: Daniel Boedeker

Assistant coaches: John Peterson, Connor Stefka

Colors: Purple and gold

How they got here: Def. Charlotte (13-0, 11-1), Refugio (10-0), Weimar (7-0, 2-0), Mumford (4-0, 3-2) and Johnson City LBJ (5-2, 1-0)

Keep an eye on: 3B/P Cale Shows (.300), SS/P Drew Wenske (.381, 10-1), 2B/P Carson Schuette (.429, 5-0); SS/P Ran Peterson (.392, 10-0)

Did you know: Shiner is making its seventh trip to the state tournament, joining the 1981, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2021 and 2022 teams … The Comanches have won four state titles, most recently in 2004, and they reached the title game a year ago before falling to Valley Mills

NEW HOME

Record: 30-4

Mascot: Leopards

Coach: Brady Webb

Assistant coaches: Tanner Mudd, Jess Wall

Colors: Red and black

How they got here: Def. Floydada (16-1, 12-2), Gruver (25-4, 13-3), Olton (27-0, 15-5), Albany (2-5, 12-4, 23-9) and Hawley (5-1, 12-2)

Keep an eye on: C/IF Brenden Beckham (.449), OF/P Owen Morris (.400, 3-0); Utility Brody Emert (.452), 3B/P Logan Addison (.406, 8-1), 1B/P Ryder Watkins (.440, 8-1); DH/P Mason Turnbow (.407, 4-0)

Did you know: New Home is making its fourth trip to the state tournament, all since 2018. The Leopards also made the trip in 2019 and 2022.

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