2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Baseball (5A-6A)

For 13 years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the 2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Teams brought to you by Desert Financial Credit Union, Venezia’s Pizzeria, San Tan Ford and Valle Luna Mexican restaurants to recognize excellence of student-athletes not only in competition but in the classroom as well. 

We were overwhelmed by the response from players, coaches, athletic directors and parents and their nominations. A few notes on how the team was compiled: 

Sports360AZ reached out to every athletic director in the state, as well as every varsity head coach for the respective sports requesting nominations based on performance in the classroom. We also opened up nominations to parents and players as well. This is the only way to be named to the all-academic team. Thank you to the high school community for recognizing these student-athletes!

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Thank you so much for your nominations, and be sure to use #Sports360AZScholars when sharing these teams on social media.

Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the 2024 Sports360AZ All-Academic Baseball (5A-6A):

First Team

Gregory Mattison – Canyon View – 5.14 weighted GPA
Owen Busick – North – 5.0 weighted GPA
Solis M. Coker – North – 4.95 weighted GPA
Parker Sorge – Gilbert – 4.92 weighted GPA
Izaiah A. Ramirez – North – 4.91 weighted GPA
Brock Berlan – Canyon View – 4.83 weighted GPA
Omar Hernandez – Camelback – 4.81 weighted GPA
Victoria Fonseca Hernandez – North – 4.76 weighted GPA
Matthew Smith – Pinnacle – 4.72 weighted GPA
Brady McMullen – Maricopa – 4.7 weighted GPA
Juan David Vasquez – Nogales – 4.67 weighted GPA
Will Bates – Gilbert – 4.63 weighted GPA
Quinn Robbins – Horizon – 4.6 weighted GPA
John Kazanas – Phoenix Central – 4.6 weighted GPA
Ayanna R. Goode – North – 4.58 weighted GPA
Sophia V. Cotto – North – 4.57 weighted GPA
Cole Jolley – Horizon – 4.56 weighted GPA
Luke Martinie – Canyon View – 4.56 weighted GPA
Tyler Tininenko – Pinnacle – 4.55 weighted GPA
Carter Pratchard – Campo Verde – 4.54 weighted GPA
Hudson Palevsky – Perry – 4.53 weighted GPA
Jaxon Valdez – Williams Field – 4.5 weighted GPA
Kyle Wisniewski – Campo Verde – 4.5 weighted GPA
Luke Mann – Mountain Pointe – 4.5 weighted GPA
Wyatt Rauch – Campo Verde – 4.5 weighted GPA
Henry Richards – Pinnacle – 4.5 weighted GPA
Hudson C. Sinik – Chaparral – 4.48 weighted GPA
Cole Irvin – Perry – 4.46 weighted GPA
Marcus Downing – Pinnacle – 4.45 weighted GPA
Matthew D. Bank – Chaparral – 4.45 weighted GPA
Ford J. Puplava – Chaparral – 4.45 weighted GPA
Romam Earl – Perry – 4.45 weighted GPA
Brayden Scott – Gilbert – 4.44 weighted GPA
Alice Y. Lopez Santa Cruz – North – 4.43 weighted GPA
Ryan Becker – Mountain Pointe – 4.4 weighted GPA
Rudy Ramirez – Phoenix Central – 4.4 weighted GPA
Ryan J. Penney – Chaparral – 4.39 weighted GPA
Landon Norris – Campo Verde – 4.38 weighted GPA
Donovan King – Desert Ridge – 4.38 weighted GPA
Michael Horne – Brophy College Prep – 4.37 weighted GPA
Caleb Clements – Desert Ridge – 4.33 weighted GPA
Peyton Holinka – Perry – 4.33 weighted GPA
Evan Barness – Horizon – 4.31 weighted GPA
Jack Ryan – Brophy College Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Trey Markham – Brophy College Prep – 4.3 weighted GPA
Jack G. Foley – Chaparral – 4.3 weighted GPA
Nate Salazar – Mountain Pointe – 4.3 unweighted GPA
Noah Weiss – Pinnacle – 4.28 weighted GPA
Tanner J. Anderson – Chaparral – 4.28 weighted GPA
Rafael Vasavilbaso Jr. – Nogales – 4.27 weighted GPA
Daniel Hurst – Highland – 4.27 weighted GPA
Max Mousser – Highland – 4.26 weighted GPA
Valentina Aguilar Villanueva – North – 4.24 weighted GPA
Salvador Valenzuela – Nogales – 4.24 weighted GPA
Jack Ohman – Brophy College Prep – 4.24 weighted GPA
Zachary Stone – Desert Ridge – 4.24 weighted GPA
Clayton Brassfield – Perry – 4.2 weighted GPA
Conner Cullen – Higley – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sam Yeager – Mountain Pointe – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sergio Garcia – Mountain Pointe – 4.2 weighted GPA
Zach Stevens – Mountain Pointe – 4.2 weighted GPA
Javier Godinez – Phoenix Central – 4.2 weighted GPA
Cooper Sobeck – Desert Ridge – 4.2 weighted GPA
Cameron Hubble – Campo Verde – 4.18 weighted GPA
Cooper Patterson – Higley – 4.18 weighted GPA
Avery C. Muraoka – North – 4.17 weighted GPA
Mitchell Hamrock – Campo Verde – 4.17 weighted GPA
Johnny Casale – Brophy College Prep – 4.16 weighted GPA
Preston Burke – Horizon – 4.15 weighted GPA
Shea Braaten – Canyon View – 4.15 weighted GPA
Aidan Martinez – Notre Dame Prep – 4.14 weighted GPA
Sean King – Campo Verde – 4.14 weighted GPA
Drew Heinze – Gilbert – 4.14 weighted GPA
DJ Guerrero – Gilbert – 4.13 weighted GPA
Ty Spire – Canyon View – 4.12 weighted GPA
Charlie Hazen – Brophy College Prep – 4.11 weighted GPA
Cole Rogers – Mountain Pointe – 4.1 weighted GPA
Gabe Candeleria – Canyon View – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nick Patula – Higley – 4.1 weighted GPA
Lukas M. Santarius – Chaparral – 4.1 weighted GPA
Alex Gamboa – Queen Creek – 4.1 weighted GPA
Joseph Besemer – Pinnacle – 4.07 weighted GPA
Eli McBryde – Canyon View – 4.06 weighted GPA
Max Defrancesco – Perry – 4.06 weighted GPA
Ryan Jung – Pinnacle – 4.06 weighted GPA
Carter Van Dine – Perry – 4.05 weighted GPA
Taylor Trillo – Pinnacle – 4.05 weighted GPA
Brandon Dobson – Red Mountain – 4.05 weighted GPA
Jackson Rowland – Desert Ridge – 4.04 weighted GPA
Hudson Grow – Canyon View – 4.03 weighted GPA
Landon Hood – Canyon View – 4.03 weighted GPA
Jackson Marazzo – Pinnacle – 4.03 weighted GPA
Carlos Peralta – Nogales – 4.02 weighted GPA
Drew Johnson – Gilbert – 4.02 weighted GPA
Byron R. Sanchez Pedroza – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Emiliano Gomez – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Javier A. Hernandez – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Mariah S. Barney – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Joey Carota – Horizon – 4.0 weighted GPA
Luke Girard – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Rolando Valles – Canyon View – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carter Macanas – Desert Ridge – 4.0 weighted GPA
Julian Brown – Camelback – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kelton Floan – Desert Ridge – 4.0 weighted GPA
Timothy Bancroft – Skyline – 4.0 weighted GPA
Zane Vanderlinden – Skyline – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brady Goodman – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Brody Newton – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Chaysn Cook – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Mason Biship – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 4.0 unweighted GPA

Honorable Mentions

Logan Spetz – Desert Ridge – 3.98 weighted GPA
Matthew Gonzales – Gilbert – 3.98 weighted GPA
Matty Gonzales – Gilbert – 3.98 weighted GPA
Benjamin Stowe – Pinnacle – 3.97 weighted GPA
Zan Deskins – Higley – 3.97 weighted GPA
Austin Miller – Perry – 3.97 weighted GPA
Gabriel Velasquez-Menoza – Pinnacle – 3.97 weighted GPA
Grayson Buchberger – Maricopa – 3.97 weighted GPA
August Besemer – Pinnacle – 3.96 weighted GPA
Lake Scherting – Canyon View – 3.95 weighted GPA
Oliver Faith – Horizon – 3.95 weighted GPA
Kenton Wilson – Maricopa – 3.95 weighted GPA
Luke Witte – Perry – 3.95 weighted GPA
Rayden Espinoza – Pinnacle – 3.95 weighted GPA
Aidan Pavlovic – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.95 unweighted GPA
Danny Hesse – Gilbert – 3.93 weighted GPA
Aiden Rosner – Campo Verde – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jacob S. Catalfio, – Chaparral – 3.93 weighted GPA
Braden Higby – Notre Dame Prep – 3.9 weighted GPA
Nick Willerup – Higley – 3.9 weighted GPA
Emmanuel Hoyos – Queen Creek – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jackson Sasser – Skyline – 3.9 weighted GPA
Parker W. Halvorson – Chaparral – 3.9 weighted GPA
Aidan J. Murphy – Chaparral – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jett Berry – Queen Creek – 3.9 weighted GPA
Logan Carney – Red Mountain – 3.88 weighted GPA
Brayden Bullard – Pinnacle – 3.87 weighted GPA
Jack Lafflam – Brophy College Prep – 3.86 weighted GPA
Grey Bott – Notre Dame Prep – 3.85 weighted GPA
Isaiah Santoyo – Canyon View – 3.85 weighted GPA
Carson Borges – Brophy College Prep – 3.85 weighted GPA
Jancy N. Martinez Maldonado – North – 3.83 weighted GPA
Justin P. Cherrington – Chaparral – 3.83 weighted GPA
Chase Wagner – Notre Dame Prep – 3.83 weighted GPA
Chris Sinacori – Brophy College Prep – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Ethan Trahan – Horizon – 3.81 weighted GPA
Jose Bernal – Nogales – 3.80 weighted GPA
Alan Durazo – Nogales – 3.8 weighted GPA
Charles Amodei – Mountain Pointe – 3.8 weighted GPA
Diego Rivera – Mountain Pointe – 3.8 weighted GPA
Jackson Weizel – Campo Verde – 3.8 weighted GPA
Dominic Jochumsen – Perry – 3.8 weighted GPA
Ryan Dilger – Desert Ridge – 3.8 weighted GPA
Tait Reynolds – Queen Creek – 3.8 weighted GPA
Chase Welker – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Kaden Major – Desert Ridge – 3.79 weighted GPA
Dennis Gregory – Brophy College Prep – 3.79 weighted GPA
James Leibmann – Notre Dame Prep – 3.78 weighted GPA
Shane Miller – Higley – 3.77 weighted GPA
Rodrigo Islas – Brophy College Prep – 3.75 weighted GPA
Brady C. Short – Chaparral – 3.73 weighted GPA
Truman A. Parker – Chaparral – 3.72 weighted GPA
Enrique Damian – North – 3.72 weighted GPA
Ethan Chavez – Maricopa – 3.72 weighted GPA
Caden Truman – Desert Ridge – 3.72 unweighted GPA
Colten Mellum – Skyline – 3.7 weighted GPA
Ryker Waite – Queen Creek – 3.7 weighted GPA
Trey Olchawa – Desert Ridge – 3.7 weighted GPA
Max Germaine – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Dante Westmiller – Maricopa – 3.69 weighted GPA
Andrew K. Lockridge – Chaparral – 3.69 weighted GPA
Jarret Palmer – Perry – 3.69 weighted GPA
Dylan Weekly – Queen Creek – 3.68 weighted GPA
Anthony J. Zadrozny – Chaparral – 3.68 weighted GPA
Max Abalos – Desert Ridge – 3.68 weighted GPA
Brayden Kitmitto – Queen Creek – 3.68 weighted GPA
Colin Mowrey – Canyon View – 3.67 weighted GPA
Colin Follmer – Pinnacle – 3.67 weighted GPA
Miles McCarthy – Brophy College Prep – 3.67 weighted GPA
Aaron Kniffin – Notre Dame Prep – 3.66 weighted GPA
Cole Armstrong – Campo Verde – 3.66 weighted GPA
Dayton Dille – Campo Verde – 3.65 weighted GPA
Yaritza Medina – North – 3.63 weighted GPA
Athena I. Suazo – North – 3.63 weighted GPA
Russelll Roodenburg – Pinnacle – 3.63 weighted GPA
Alex Felix – Nogales – 3.61 weighted GPA
Kanon Faseler – Horizon – 3.61 weighted GPA
Ruben Celaya – Nogales – 3.61 weighted GPA
Tanner Ruyle – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Cy Gatson – Phoenix Central – 3.6 weighted GPA
George Smith – Brophy College Prep – 3.6 weighted GPA
Llewellyn Daniels – Skyline – 3.6 weighted GPA
Brock Jacobs – Notre Dame Prep – 3.58 weighted GPA
John Hazen – Brophy College Prep – 3.58 weighted GPA
Garrett Allen – Notre Dame Prep – 3.57 weighted GPA
Benton Hickman – Brophy College Prep – 3.57 weighted GPA
Santiago R. Hernandez – North – 3.56 weighted GPA
Ashton Davis – Canyon View – 3.56 weighted GPA
Colten Figueroa – Horizon – 3.56 weighted GPA
Reece A. Van Devander – Chaparral – 3.56 weighted GPA
TJ Stottlemyre – Notre Dame Prep – 3.56 weighted GPA
Diego Diaz – Maricopa – 3.54 weighted GPA
Garrett Geenen – Horizon – 3.53 weighted GPA
Jonah Castle – Brophy College Prep – 3.53 weighted GPA
Owen Boeding – Notre Dame Prep – 3.52 weighted GPA
Tyler Miller – Perry – 3.52 weighted GPA
Jaxson Schattenberg – Perry – 3.51 weighted GPA
Cam Jantz – Higley – 3.5 weighted GPA
Isaiah Alatorre – Phoenix Central – 3.5 weighted GPA
Stephen Beltran – Phoenix Central – 3.5 weighted GPA
Kevin Fagundo – Phoenix Central – 3.5 weighted GPA
Caleb Mellum – Skyline – 3.5 weighted GPA
Matthew Peterson – Red Mountain – 3.5 weighted GPA
Dillion Mendoza – Perry – 3.5 weighted GPA
Drew Baker – Gilbert – 3.5 weighted GPA
Eriksen Moo – Pinnacle – 3.5 weighted GPA
Ryan Davie – Perry – 3.5 weighted GPA
Vincent Curzie – Pinnacle – 3.5 weighted GPA
Camden Clarkson – Desert Ridge – 3.48 unweighted GPA
Cayden Cook – Maricopa – 3.45 unweighted GPA
Ryan Tomey – Horizon – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Matt Niezgodzki – Brophy College Prep – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Joshua Ohep – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Kooper Klein – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Mason Gamboa – Desert Ridge – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Layne Henry – Notre Dame Prep – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Ryan Birch – Higley – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Jackson Weber – Horizon – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Bennett Eagleston – Mountain View (Mesa, Arizona) – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Gage Ferguson – Skyline – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Jack Meissner – Brophy College Prep – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Jaxson Baxter – Notre Dame Prep – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Jordan Heraldez – Higley – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Willie Cornejo-Farmer – Brophy College Prep – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Bo Dewitt – Canyon View – 3.27 unweighted GPA
CJ Bott – Notre Dame Prep – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Lucas Swanson – Canyon View – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Gavin T. Mesa – Chaparral – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Connor McDonald – Horizon – 3.26 unweighted GPA
Nate Senior – Horizon – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Charles Marshall – Higley – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Chris Quigg – Horizon – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Quintin Hennesy – Horizon – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Khadeija H. Kowa – North – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Jet Gonzalez – Higley – 3.20 unweighted GPA
JJ Dominguez – Notre Dame Prep – 3.20 unweighted GPA
Carter Radwanski – Canyon View – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Easton Leon – Skyline – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Kyle C. Frazier – Chaparral – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Edgar O. Chavez – North – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Ruby Cruz Puga – North – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Will Jenkins – Notre Dame Prep – 3.16 unweighted GPA
John Hoge – Notre Dame Prep – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Gabriel Parrish – Maricopa – 3.14 unweighted GPA
Jarrett Elco – Horizon – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Kodi Rierson – Skyline – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Kyle Meyer – Skyline – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Ryan Vitale – Skyline – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Brody Martin – Notre Dame Prep – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Isreal K. Hernandez – North – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Tyler Young – Notre Dame Prep – 3.01 unweighted GPA
Adolfo Moreno Hinostroza – North – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Alan Gasperin – Phoenix Central – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jace Terry – Notre Dame Prep – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Loften Hinklin – Higley – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Joe Valenzuela – Skyline – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Zavier Flores – Skyline – 3.0 unweighted GPA