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AWARDS SZN: 2026 Houston Baseball All-VYPE Teams
With no shortage of championship-caliber talent across the region, Houston baseball delivered another memorable spring. Now, let's spotlight the players who left the biggest mark and earned some citywide distinction.
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Editor's Note: Each All-VYPE Team designation (First-Team, Second-Team, etc.) consists of 10 athletes, excluding Honorable Mentions, which will include additional players. Selections were made based on a combination of overall impact on team success, individual performance, statistical achievement, and postseason and consensus recognition earned throughout the season, rather than by position alone. Players within each team are listed alphabetically by last name.
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All-VYPE Public School Baseball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Ashten Ballew, Katy
Landon Brown, Iowa Colony
Blake Edling, Tomball
Catcher Hopkins, Tomball
Luis Olmeda, Oak Ridge
CJ Sampson, Tomball
Jack Smejkal, The Woodlands
Grant Sperandio, Memorial
Peyton Trummell, Lake Creek
Jackson Wooten, Atascocita
SECOND-TEAM
Logan Bear, Kingwood Park
Lawson Behan, Lamar
Landon Collins, Friendswood
Noah Hernandez, Summer Creek
Ty Higginbotham, Atascocita
Matthew Manis, Memorial
Jonell Rodriguez, Oak Ridge
Beckett Steele, Magnolia West
Jayden Stewart, Katy
Ross Sullivan, Cypress Woods
THIRD-TEAM
Gage Blinka, Willis
Brady Brewer, Pearland
Andrew Daigle, Bridgeland
Keagan Fosdick, Tomball
Evan Mauritzen, Memorial
Ryder Renfro, Kingwood
Nolan Rush, Tomball
Jaxon Schramm, Lake Creek
Kaleb Thomas, Atascocita
Trevyn Turner, Summer Creek
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Grayson Albaugh (Bridgeland), Caleb Alexander (Summer Creek), Alex Bard (Lamar), Hank Barrientes (Crosby), Braxton Beaty (Angleton), Jake Berry (Clear Lake), Bryson Bourn (The Woodlands), Easton Brunson (Goose Creek Memorial), Maddox Bryant (Kingwood), Easton Burgess (Alvin), Brady Burrow (Tomball), Raul Careaga (Aldine), Brady Chadwick (Dickinson), Zach Clark (Clear Creek), Andrew Clayton (Grand Oaks), Wyatt Clewett (Montgomery), Ayden Collier (George Ranch), Tanner Drda (Memorial), Owen Eastwood (Grand Oaks), Nate Eveler (Kingwood Park), Will Fiedler (Kingwood), Quinn Fitzpatrick (Stratford), Caleb Gafford (Tomball), Ryan Garcia (Barbers Hill), Tanner Garvin (Clements), Harper Heathcott (Lake Creek), Dereck Hernandez (Oak Ridge), Shey Holliday (Willis), Lukas Huff (Magnolia West), Keaton Jeffcoat (Willis), Caleb Kahoalii (Cy Woods), Bryce Krenek (Katy Taylor), Parker Legh-Page (Cypress Ranch), Jackson Marshall (Lake Creek), Jaxon McKnight (Atascocita), Ben Millhouse (Klein Oak), Christian Munoz (Dickinson), Reed Newkirk (Lake Creek), Silas Newport (Strake Jesuit), Dillon Norris (Memorial), Daniel O'Briant (Tomball), Jancarlos "JC" Ortiz (Atascocita), Brandon Pace Jr. (La Porte), Chris Racey (Ridge Point), AJ Rajabi (Foster), Isaac Richardson (Memorial), Adriel Rivera (Katy), Lucas Robbins (George Ranch), Gabriel Roberts (Manvel), Isaac Robles (Cy-Fair), Brice Romero (Klein Collins), Cruz Romo (The Woodlands), Victor Salazar (Paetow), Aiden Salinas (Summer Creek), Tyler Sauers (Clear Creek), Cash Scarborough (Memorial), Bennett Schnee (Dawson), Jordan Schoenvogel (Cy-Fair), Karson Schulz (Clear Springs), Braden Schumann (Fulshear), Grant Shepherd (Deer Park), Riley Sherowski (Seven Lakes), Kalen Simmons (Iowa Colony), Luke Simon (Tompkins), Finn Stevens (Kingwood Park), Caiden Wells (Friendswood), Sawyer Wells (Sterling), Toby White (Huffman), Cash Wilson (Tompkins), Braydon Wisener (Huffman), Luke Zilafro (Stratford)
All-VYPE Private School Baseball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Truett "Ford" Allen, Second Baptist
Bryce Bloom-Timmins, Episcopal
Marcus Cantu, Lutheran South Academy (LSA)
Luke Douglas, Concordia Lutheran
Charlie Heard, The Woodlands Christian Academy (TWCA)
Christian McCleary, Second Baptist
Wyatt Powell, LSA
Ethan Rivers, Concordia Lutheran
Jaylen Walker, LSA
Miles Young, Episcopal
SECOND-TEAM
Will Bozeman, Episcopal
Braden Comstock, St. Thomas
Matthew Guyton, The Kinkaid School
Colston Istre, TWCA
Jaiden Lee, St. Pius X
Landon McKenna, Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA)
John Merren, St. Thomas
Reid Sasser, Episcopal
Nolan Thorp, Bay Area Christian School (BACS)
Hugh Wilhelm, Concordia Lutheran
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Andrew Clark (St. Pius X), Cody Carlton (The John Cooper School), Cole Coffman (St. John's School), David Corona (LSA), Hudson Davenport (Houston Christian), Troy Gonzalez (LSA), Tommy Hetherington (Episcopal), Kelyn Johnson (Second Baptist), Jackson Karstedt (BACS), Ethan Kerze (TWCA), Luke Larkey (Cypress Christian), Carter Martin (TWCA), Braxton Mandella (St. Thomas), Dean Mestayer (Cypress Christian), Jon Murray (Cypress Christian), Luke Myers (St. John XXIII), Tanner Nyveen (The Kinkaid School), Carson Pratt (Second Baptist), Blake Prazak (Legacy Prep), Marco Quintanilla (Episcopal), Travis Ruch (St. Thomas), Tristan Smaistrla (St. Pius X), Jake Sneed (The John Cooper School), Jack Stranger (St. John's School), Jett Stroble (Concordia Lutheran), Tripp Surber (Concordia Lutheran), Levi Thompson (BACS), Brody Weir (St. John XXIII)
Lutheran South's Marcus Cantu
ON DECK: Cantu’s Next Chapter with LSA and Beyond
Marcus Cantu is one of the elite shortstops in Texas — if not the country.
So when the Lutheran South Academy diamond king flipped his commitment from the University of Texas to Coastal Carolina… heads turned.
Why?
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The Chanticleers were fresh off a run to the College World Series Finals, finishing No. 2 nationally in 2025 after falling to eventual champion LSU. Texas, meanwhile, finished No. 18. For Cantu, the decision came down to development and opportunity.
“Coastal Carolina really develops their players, and that was a huge selling point,” he said. “I’ll have an opportunity to get on the field as a freshman at one of the top programs in the country. That’s all you can ask.”
Winning has always followed Cantu.
He started at quarterback for the Pioneers as a freshman, leading them to the playoffs while racking up more than 1,500 yards of offense and 16 touchdowns. But his journey hasn’t been smooth. Injuries sidelined him during parts of his freshman and sophomore seasons before he returned fully healthy as a junior — and hungrier than ever.
“Going through that was very difficult,” he said. “That’s what made last year so special — winning state with that group of guys. We were so close and had such great chemistry. That was the difference.
“What I love about LSA is that state is the standard. The older guys help the younger guys prepare for varsity, and it’s a seamless transition.”
When he’s not taking hacks in the cage, the left-handed slugger can usually be found at Chipotle.
“If I had an NIL deal, I’d want it there,” he laughed. “I eat there all the time — the same thing every time… a bowl with double rice, double chicken, lettuce, salsa and cheese.”
And if he could share a meal with anyone in history?
“It would be Jesus,” he said. “Just sitting there talking and asking all the questions I could think of would be pretty special.”
Talent may open doors, but Cantu’s perspective and perseverance suggest his biggest moments are still ahead — and he’s stepping into them with confidence.






























