Texas High School Baseball<\/a>. One of the Wildcat’s returners is first baseman Blake Quinn. The senior topped the charts last season in 4A with a .582 batting average and 55 RBI’s. He learned a lot from 2025 grad and right fielder Chase Lynch who did not lead the charts, but could hit in clutch moments.<\/p>\n“We’ve been looking real good every day in batting practice,” Quinn said. “Chase (Lynch) helped a lot last year, so we’re just looking to fill his shoes this year.”<\/p>\n
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Calallen returns their two aces on the mound, Drayton Mitchell and Coll Carroll. Both seniors are lefty and signed to play Division 1 ball at Texas State.<\/p>\n
“We’ve got two quality starters that we know that can pitch that are proven guys, but we’ve got 8 or 9 guys that are trying to fill the 3, 4, 5 and 6 hole spot,” said Calallen baseball head coach Steve Chapman.”We’ve had several kids that have pitched well in the scrimmages and we expect them to pitch well down the road.”<\/p>\n
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This year’s roster is senior heavy, and they’ve played together for a long time. Third baseman Aidan Flores has been on Calallen varsity all four years, and he’s learned a lot from Texas high school baseball’s winningest head coach.<\/p>\n
“It means a lot. Very happy to be a part of Steve Chapman’s program and to be able to be playing for him,” Flores said.<\/p>\n
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Calallen baseball starts their season at the McAllen ISD tournament on Thurs., Feb. 19 with a tough matchup against La Joya Palmview at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
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