Sports360AZ
For twelve years, Sports360AZ has been committed to acknowledging the best and brightest student athletes in Arizona. We are excited once again to introduce the Sports360AZ All-Academic Spring Sports Teams brought to you by IBEW Local 640, 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 2023 Sports360AZ All-Academic Baseball Teams for Divisions 3A-4A:
First Team
Noah Gallagher – Arizona College Prep – 4.78 weighted GPA
Cole Muscari – Northwest Christian – 4.51 weighted GPA
Jacob Stefanovski – Arizona College Prep – 4.46 weighted GPA
Vincent Zizzo – Empire – 4.41 weighted GPA
Jacob Glazener – Apache Junction – 4.4 weighted GPA
Max Peterson – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.4 weighted GPA
Zack Linker – Gilbert Christian – 4.4 weighted GPA
Dylan Dwyer – Empire – 4.38 weighted GPA
Jack Rosales – Eastmark – 4.36 weighted GPA
Kevin Hill – Northwest Christian – 4.33 weighted GPA
Michael Karlin – Arizona College Prep – 4.33 weighted GPA
Connor Morrison – Arizona College Prep – 4.32 weighted GPA
Bryan Lorenz – Northwest Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Caleb Johnson – Gilbert Christian – 4.3 weighted GPA
Gerard Gerken – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Trevor Carlson – Tanque Verde – 4.3 weighted GPA
Matt Greiner – Tanque Verde – 4.24 weighted GPA
Gabriel Mendoza – Apache Junction – 4.2 weighted GPA
Ian Bailey – Arizona College Prep – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jackson Bruening – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Tyler Steil – Gilbert Christian – 4.2 weighted GPA
Dre Bair – Northwest Christian – 4.19 weighted GPA
Beck Caballero – Tanque Verde – 4.18 weighted GPA
Thomas Bryant – Empire – 4.18 weighted GPA
Johnny Toole – Salpointe Catholic – 4.14 weighted GPA
Jose Simon – Salpointe Catholic – 4.14 weighted GPA
Chase North – Tanque Verde – 4.12 weighted GPA
Gunner Geile – Salpointe Catholic – 4.12 weighted GPA
Chase Ries – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
James Torok – Tanque Verde – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jax Minnis – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.1 weighted GPA
Matthew Wegman – Arizona College Prep – 4.1 weighted GPA
Brady Carey – Empire – 4.09 weighted GPA
Jackson Heinkel – Arizona College Prep – 4.09 weighted GPA
Jaxson Greene – Salpointe Catholic – 4.08 weighted GPA
Alex Rietz – Tanque Verde – 4.04 weighted GPA
Nate Niehwenhuis – Northwest Christian – 4.03 weighted GPA
Lucas Shannon – Salpointe Catholic – 4.02 weighted GPA
Carson Grier – Valley Christian – 4.01 weighted GPA
Samuel Meisner – Salpointe Catholic – 4.01 weighted GPA
Connor Trisoliere – Apache Junction – 4.0 weighted GPA
Hayden Estes – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 4.0 weighted GPA
Nathan Nielsen – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Tyler Burr – Gilbert Christian – 4.0 weighted GPA
Kyle Grier – Valley Christian – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Bert Scheer – Payson – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Brock Jackson – Valley Christian – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Isaiah Carranza – Apache Junction – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Gunnar Penzkover – Northwest Christian – 3.96 weighted GPA
Cole Martin – Northwest Christian – 3.95 weighted GPA
Trotsen Simms – Northwest Christian – 3.93 weighted GPA
Jordon King – Gilbert Christian – 3.9 weighted GPA
Rene Sosa – San Miguel – 3.86 weighted GPA
Christian Pascual – San Tan Foothills – 3.83 weighted GPA
Isaiah Stott – Gilbert Christian – 3.7 weighted GPA
Micah Tiggas – Empire – 3.67 weighted GPA
Carter McWilliams – Northwest Christian – 3.63 weighted GPA
Ivan Marmolejo – San Miguel – 3.63 weighted GPA
Dmitry FInch – San Tan Foothills – 3.61 weighted GPA
Camden Tripi – Northwest Christian – 3.52 weighted GPA
Zachary Young – Payson – 3.96 unweighted GPA
Cameron Bergloff – Valley Christian – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Colby Jessup – Valley Christian – 3.92 unweighted GPA
Danny Oakes – Empire – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Caleb Sweeney – Valley Christian – 3.88 unweighted GPA
Ayden Ormand – Payson – 3.84 unweighted GPA
Dexter Waterman – Payson – 3.84 unweighted GPA
Kade Penrod – Camp Verde – 3.82 unweighted GPA
Ryan Kao – Valley Christian – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Ian Lemus – Empire – 3.74 unweighted GPA
Devin Morganfield – Valley Christian – 3.67 unweighted GPA
Austin Pelkey – Payson – 3.66 unweighted GPA
Nolan Keeney – Payson – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Treyton Battise – Camp Verde – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Tristan Palmer – Camp Verde – 3.55 unweighted GPA
Chance Bird – Empire – 3.54 unweighted GPA
Daiton LeBlanc – Payson – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Caleb Marinelli – Payson – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Chase Gillespie – Camp Verde – 3.46 unweighted GPA
Gunner Selting – Camp Verde – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Adrian Mungarro – San Miguel – 3.39 unweighted GPA
James Hall III – Valley Christian – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Jorge Sesteaga – San Miguel – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Kevin Mata – San Miguel – 3.39 unweighted GPA
Marcus Martin – Valley Christian – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Kelten Taylor – Payson – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Hunter Heeringa – Valley Christian – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Fulton – Payson – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Matthew Merritt – Valley Christian – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Gavin Smith – Valley Christian – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Zackary Breinlinger – Empire – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Beau Cotherman – San Tan Foothills – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Cristian Arredondo – San Miguel – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Ethan Gomez – Valley Christian – 3.16 unweighted GPA
Will Bastian – Valley Christian – 3.13 unweighted GPA
James Twombly – Valley Christian – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Ben Savage – Empire – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Christian Lopez – Empire – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Tyler Wilson – Payson – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Masen Wojack – Valley Christian – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Tyler Georgia – Camp Verde – 3.06 unweighted GPA
Berkeley Kaiser – Valley Christian – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Jake Harrison – Valley Christian – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Joe Barnum – Empire – 3.02 unweighted GPA
RJ Friend – Empire – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Diego Garayzar – Rio Rico – 3.97 weighted GPA
Uriel Quintero – Rio Rico – 3.96 weighted GPA
Mason Williams – Eastmark – 3.95 weighted GPA
PJ Rafford – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.9 weighted GPA
Isaac Barcleo – Salpointe Catholic – 3.89 weighted GPA
Logan Miller – Salpointe Catholic – 3.84 weighted GPA
Jaime Gonzales – Salpointe Catholic – 3.83 weighted GPA
Joshua Burlend – Arizona College Prep – 3.83 weighted GPA
Brennan Ashley – Salpointe Catholic – 3.8 weighted GPA
Hector Navarro – Rio Rico – 3.8 weighted GPA
Eli McInturf – Arizona College Prep – 3.76 weighted GPA
Caden Rosenbaugh – Eastmark – 3.75 weighted GPA
Matthew Varela – Eastmark – 3.72 weighted GPA
Guillermo Elias-Lozano – Salpointe Catholic – 3.672 weighted GPA
Felix Enriquez – Salpointe Catholic – 3.67 weighted GPA
Rueben Carreon – Salpointe Catholic – 3.66 weighted GPA
Jaxon Desotell – Eastmark – 3.63 weighted GPA
Conner Raetzman – Salpointe Catholic – 3.62 weighted GPA
Izaiah Moraga – Salpointe Catholic – 3.52 weighted GPA
Charles Heil – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jeffrey Gorombei – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Eathen Rush – Arizona College Prep – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Travis Albert – Paradise Honors – 3.74 unweighted GPA
Rylon Tober – Paradise Honors – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Brady Moser – Paradise Honors – 3.69 unweighted GPA
Parker Sanders – Eastmark – 3.61 unweighted GPA
David Ossanna – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.6 unweighted GPA
Dalton Bailey – Apache Junction – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Cash O’Connor – Apache Junction – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Damien Mercado – Paradise Honors – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Hugo Rodriguez – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Carlos Borras – Salpointe Catholic – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Garrett Bagshaw – Eastmark – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Alejandro Moctezuma – Salpointe Catholic – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Shawn Barros – Salpointe Catholic – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Ricardo Maytorena – Salpointe Catholic – 3.33 unweighted GPA
Brennan Hansen – Paradise Honors – 3.31 unweighted GPA
Jerry Coyle – Salpointe Catholic – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Nick Johnston – Seton Catholic Preparatory – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Kade Ashton – Paradise Honors – 3.29 unweighted GPA
Aciel Guillen – Salpointe Catholic – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Ernesto Bojorquez – Salpointe Catholic – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Diego Garcia – Salpointe Catholic – 3.23 unweighted GPA
Johnny Twitchell-Calzada – Paradise Honors – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Quentin Tsui – Paradise Honors – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Roman Basurto – Salpointe Catholic – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Ronan Baker – Salpointe Catholic – 3.15 unweighted GPA
Francisco Bailon – Eastmark – 3.08 unweighted GPA
Alric Branscom – Apache Junction – 3.07 unweighted GPA
Rowan Sparks – Salpointe Catholic – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Dax Podany – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Matthew Kee – Eastmark – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Michael Nicolini – Paradise Honors – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Ryan Haselhorst – Apache Junction – 3.0 unweighted GPA
