By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR.
Special to the PRESS
The Port Isabel Early College High School All-District selections in baseball are as follows.
Earning 1st Team All-District was sophomore starting pitcher Joseph Martinez who had 35 strikeouts in seven games. Offensively, Martinez had a batting average of .275 which was near to the nationwide high school average. On the other hand, his patience led to an on-base percentage (OBP) of .508 which was well above the nationwide norm of .360 to .390.
Junior Grayson Estes was selected 1st Team All-District Outfield. Defensively he had 20 put outs, while on offense he hit a .200 avg with three triples and 3 doubles.
Earning 2nd Team All-District First Base was junior Aiden Mock. A solid hitter, Mock finished with a.390 batting average, securing five double in his 23 total hits.
Senior Edward Garza was selected to the Honorable Mention team as a shortstop. Garza made several highlight reels with his defensive play throughout the season. He was also an outstanding hitter who racked up a .344 average, 23 hits, six doubles, one triple, one homerun, and 15 RBIs. For his efforts on the field, Garza was selected to play in the RGVBCA All-Star baseball game.
Earning Honorable Mention as a Pitcher and Catcher was Oro Rodriguez. He was credited with 74 put outs and only five errors, while posting a .250 average.
Other Honorable Mention recipients were junior Elijah “Canelo” Alvarez (Third Base) and senior Larry Lohr (Outfield).
Despite a difficult year in the win column, head coach Albert Barbarena III believes the program is on the right track with several young players gaining valuable experience that could help shape the future of the program.
As far as the departing seniors, coach Barbarena praised their efforts on the field. “The senior group will be missed, they played hard through adversity. They helped raise the standard and expectations for the upcoming seasons.”. Said coach Barberena.
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