Lion outfielder named to District 10-4A baseball team
June 19, 2010

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE -- Greenville senior outfielder Brad Ratliff represented the Lions on the All-District 10-4A baseball team.

Ratliff earned first-team honors. He was the only Greenville Lion to make the team.

Rockwall-Heath’s 39-3 Hawks, who reached the Region II-4A finals and were also district champions, dominated the voting. Heath’s pitcher-first baseman Jake Thompson shared most valuable player honors with Newman Smith shortstop Brandon Mims.

Rockwall-Heath’s third baseman-pitcher Jovan Hernandez claimed the offensive MVP award.

The defensive MVP honor went to Rockwall-Heath shortstop Trevor Holland.

Rockwall-Heath senior James Baune captured the pitcher of the year award.

The coach of the year honor went to Greg Harvey of Rockwall-Heath.

Newman Smith sophomore Alex Benbow claimed newcomer of the year honors and the top underclassman award went to Richardson Pearce sophomore Trevor Renfro.

Senior pitcher Scot Lane earned first-team honors for Royse City while sophomore outfielder Mitchell Venhaus made the second team.

All-District 10-4A baseball

Most valuable players — Jake Thompson, Rockwall-Heath, So., P-1B; Brandon Mims, Newman Smith, Sr., SS.

Offensive MVP — Jovan Hernandez, Rockwall-Heath, So., 3B-P.

Defensive MVP — Trevor Holland, Rockwall-Heath, Sr., SS.

Pitcher of the year — James Baune, Rockwall-Heath, Sr.

Newcomer of the year — Alex Benbow, Newman Smith, So.

Underclassman of the year — Trevor Renfro, Richardson Pearce, So., P.

Coach of the year — Greg Harvey, Rockwall-Heath.

FIRST TEAM

Thomas Anderson Rockwall Jr. P

Scot Lane Royse City Sr. P

Andrew Scudder Highland Park Sr. P

J.D. DeLoach Rockwall Sr. C

Ben McElroy Highland Park Jr. 1B

Steve Bean Rockwall So. 2B

Ford Stainback Highland Park Jr. 2B

J.B. Gadd Highland Park Sr. SS

Ryan Gros Highland Park Sr. 3B

Al Lasker Newman Smith Sr. OF

Armando Villa Rockwall-Heath Sr. OF

Sean Noland Richardson Pearce Sr. OF

Brad Ratliff Greenville Sr. OF

Jake Howeth Highland Park Jr. OF

John Branum Rockwall-Heath Sr. DH

Tyler Harding Rockwall-Heath Sr. UT

SECOND TEAM

Preston Edwards Highland Park Jr. P

Wesley Cox Rockwall Sr. P

Garon Goodspeed R.L. Turner So. P

Drew Benefield Rockwall-Heath Sr. C

Matt Slocum Newman Smith Sr. C

Sean Spicer Richardson Pearce Sr. 1B

Marcos Campos Newman Smith Sr. 1B

Bret Boswell Rockwall-Heath Fr. 2B

A.J. Helms Newman Smith Sr. 2B

Travis Cleghorn R.L. Turner Sr. SS

Patrick Gonzales Rockwall-Heath Jr. SS

Matt Patterson Newman Smith So. 3B

Drew Baxter Rockwall-Heath Sr. OF

Nick Petersen Rockwall-Heath Jr. OF

Aldo Quiroga Newman Smith Sr. OF

Mitchell Venhaus Royse City So. OF

Stephen Leask Richardson Pearce Sr. DH

John Aguinaga R.L. Turner Jr. UT