Grapevine pitcher Benjamin Chen throws a pitch, casting a shadow, late in the fifth inning of the Class 5A Division II state championship game against Kingwood Park on Friday, June 6, 2025 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. Chen earned MVP honors allowing one hit and no runs in four innings of relief.

Grapevine pitcher Benjamin Chen throws a pitch, casting a shadow, late in the fifth inning of the Class 5A Division II state championship game against Kingwood Park on Friday, June 6, 2025 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. Chen earned MVP honors allowing one hit and no runs in four innings of relief.

Miles Meador

Special to the Star-Telegram

The Texas high school baseball season is raging on, and several Fort Worth-area athletes have had stellar performances.

Who had the best game this week? You decide. Vote for the Fort Worth-area High School Baseball Player of the Week.

Voting will end at 11 a.m. Friday.

See a strong performance from March 24 through March 28 that stands out? Send a nomination for next week’s player of the week poll with a stat line to high school sports editor Charles Baggarly (cbaggarly@star-telegram.com).

Past Winners

Feb 23: Grady Emerson, Fort Worth Christian

March 2: Matthew Hernandez, FW Paschal

March 9: Will Newton, Grapevine

March 16: Sebastian Castillo, Byron Nelson


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Charles Baggarly

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Charles Baggarly is a high school sports editor and reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He graduated from TCU in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and served as TCU 360’s sports editor. Connect with Charles on Twitter or via email.