{"id":390046,"date":"2024-05-02T10:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390046"},"modified":"2024-05-02T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:03:49","slug":"usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-unveils-latest-baseball-player-of-the-year-watchlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390046","title":{"rendered":"USA TODAY High School Sports Awards unveils latest Baseball Player of the Year watchlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

High school baseball has been woven into the storied fabric of America’s pastime for decades, with the stars of today creating the origin stories of collegiate and MLB dreams tomorrow. And that classic baseball storyline still holds true today, where the talent at the high school level has seemingly increased from the West to the East, the North and the South.<\/p>\n

This spring has been no exception, with individual performances on the baseball diamond creating plenty of conversations and recognition \u2014 of which one standout player will eventually receive a grand tip of the cap on August 25, when the\u00a0<\/span>USA TODAY High School Sports Awards<\/span><\/a> showcases top athletes from across the U.S.<\/p>\n

The HSSA is the country’s <\/span>largest<\/span> high school athletic recognition program, with 20 regional programs and a national awards program that honors athletic achievement. <\/span>Part of that spotlight shines on the talented high school girls lacrosse athletes, which includes this impressive group who have landed on the <\/span>2024 watchlist for the HSSA Baseball Player of the Year<\/a> (so far).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Okemos’ Caleb Bonemer swings at a Mason pitch during the seventh inning on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Mason High School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Daniel Arambula<\/strong> \u2014 SR, 3B | Yucaipa High School | Yucaipa, California<\/p>\n

Cade Arrambide<\/strong> \u2014 SR, C | Tomball High School | Tomball, Texas<\/p>\n

Charlie Bates<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Palo Alto High School | Palo Alto, California<\/p>\n

Alec Blair<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OF | De La Salle High School | Concord, California<\/p>\n

Caleb Bonemer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Okemos High School | Okemos, Michigan<\/p>\n

Mason Brassfield<\/strong> \u2014 SR, LHP | Bakersfield Christian High School | Bakersfield, California<\/p>\n

Bryden Bull<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OF | Las Vegas High School | Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Slade Caldwell<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Valley View High School | Jonesboro, Arkansas<\/p>\n

Cam Caminiti<\/strong> \u2014 SR, LHP | Saguaro High School | Scottsdale, Arizona<\/p>\n

Levi Clark<\/strong> \u2014 SR, C | Walton High School | Marietta, Georgia<\/p>\n

Bryce Clavon<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Kell High School | Marietta, Georgia<\/p>\n

Derek Curiel<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Orange Lutheran High School | West Covina, California<\/p>\n

JD Dix<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Whitefish Bay High School | Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Casan Evans<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | St. Pius X High School | Houston, Texas<\/p>\n

Theodore Gillen<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Westlake High School | Austin, Texas<\/p>\n

Cannon Goldin<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OF | Buford High School | Buford, Georgia<\/p>\n

Trey Gregory-Alford<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Coronado High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/p>\n

Konnor Griffin<\/strong> \u2014 SR, UTL\/RHP | Jackson Preparatory School | Jackson, Mississippi<\/p>\n

Jack Haferkamp<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Santa Fe Christian Schools | Carlsbad, California<\/p>\n

Owen Hall<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Edmond North High School | Edmond, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Josh Hammond<\/strong> \u2014 JR, RHP | Westchester Country Day High School | High Point, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Seth Hernandez<\/strong> \u2014 JR, RHP | Corona High School | Corona, California<\/p>\n

Ethan Holliday<\/strong> \u2014 JR, SS | Stillwater High School | Stillwater, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Teagan Kuhns<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Chambersburg Area Senior High School | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Kaiden Lopez<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Oviedo High School | Oviedo, Florida<\/p>\n

Burke Mabeus<\/strong> \u2014 SR, C | Bishop Gorman High School | Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Chase Mobley<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Durant High School | Plant City, Florida<\/p>\n

PJ Morlando<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF\/1B | Summerville High School | Summerville, South Carolina<\/p>\n

Michael Mullinax<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | North Cobb Christian School | Kennesaw, Georgia<\/p>\n

Xavier Neyens<\/strong> \u2014 JR, 3B | Mount Vernon High School | Mount Vernon, Washington<\/p>\n

Dante Nori<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Northville High School | Northville, Michigan<\/p>\n

Sebastian Norman<\/strong> \u2014 JR, 3B | Glendale High School | Springfield, Missouri<\/p>\n

Joey Oakie<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Ankeny Centennial High School | Ankeny, Iowa<\/p>\n

Owen Paino<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Roy C. Ketcham High School | Wappingers Falls, New York<\/p>\n

Erik Parker<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | North Gwinnett High School | Suwanee, Georgia<\/p>\n

Braylon Payne<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Lawerence E. Elkins High School | Missouri City, Texas<\/p>\n

Marcos Paz<\/strong> \u2014 JR, RHP | Hebron High School | Carrollton, Texas<\/p>\n

Ty Peeples<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OF | Franklin County High School | Carnesville, Georgia<\/p>\n

Fabio Peralta<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OF | Miami Christian School | Miami, Florida<\/p>\n

Bryce Rainer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Harvard-Westlake High School | Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n

Drew Rogers<\/strong> \u2014 SR, C | Hamilton High School | Chandler, Arizona<\/p>\n

William Schmidt<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Catholic High School | Baton Rouge, Louisiana<\/p>\n

Anson Seibert<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Blue Valley Southwest High School | Overland Park, Kansas<\/p>\n

Trey Snyder<\/strong> \u2014 SR, SS | Liberty North High School | Liberty, Missouri<\/p>\n

Levi Sterling<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Notre Dame High School | Sherman Oaks, California<\/p>\n

Tate Strickland<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Harrison High School | Kennesaw, Georgia<\/p>\n

Zach Swanson<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Toutle Lake High School | Toutle Lake, Washington<\/p>\n

Landon Victorian<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Barbe High School | Lake Charles, Louisiana<\/p>\n

Carson Wiggins<\/strong> \u2014 SR, RHP | Roland High School | Roland, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Quentin Young<\/strong> \u2014 JR, 3B | Oaks Christian High School | Westlake Village, California<\/p>\n

From the HSSA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Nominees for both the regional <\/a>and national <\/a>programs are posted as they are selected. Regional nominees represent the best in their respective areas, while national nominees are\u00a0 recognized as the top high school athletes nationwide. <\/em><\/p>\n

Sign up<\/a> for email updates for your region or nationally to keep up with nominee selections, the awards\u00a0programs\u00a0and special announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow our main Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a> and Threads<\/a> pages for more.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Play ball! The opening list of Baseball Player of the Year candidates has landed.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":390048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=390046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390057,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390046\/revisions\/390057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/390048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=390046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=390046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=390046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}