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 5A-6A:
First Team
Kyan Roseland – Millennium – 5.02 weighted GPA
Izaiah Ramirez – North – 4.95 weighted GPA
Zach Mitra – Horizon – 4.85 weighted GPA
Cooper Shillington – Sunnyslope – 4.73 weighted GPA
Jose Rivera – Cesar Chavez – 4.7 weighted GPA
Liam Hillis – Sunnyslope – 4.7 weighted GPA
Brayden Scott – Gilbert – 4.67 weighted GPA
Gavin Smith – Basha – 4.67 weighted GPA
Juan David Vasquez – Nogales – 4.62 weighted GPA
Gavin Kinkead – Desert Ridge – 4.61 weighted GPA
Thomas Teel – Nogales – 4.6 weighted GPA
Wyatt Rauch – Campo Verde – 4.6 weighted GPA
Aaron Geenen – Horizon – 4.58 weighted GPA
David Richter – Basha – 4.58 weighted GPA
Nolan Rivera – Youngker – 4.58 weighted GPA
Carter Pratchard – Campo Verde – 4.5 weighted GPA
Cole Jolley – Horizon – 4.5 weighted GPA
Derek Jenk – Horizon – 4.5 weighted GPA
Fabian Martinez – Central – 4.5 weighted GPA
Lucas Wisehart – McClintock – 4.5 weighted GPA
Luke Mann – Mountain Pointe – 4.5 weighted GPA
Rodolfo Ramirez – Central – 4.5 weighted GPA
Juan Carlos Kalemera – Pinnacle – 4.49 weighted GPA
Andrew Zubey – Higley – 4.47 weighted GPA
Donovan King – Desert Ridge – 4.44 weighted GPA
Henry Richards – Pinnacle – 4.44 weighted GPA
Marcus Downing – Pinnacle – 4.43 weighted GPA
Antonio Gutierrez – Gilbert – 4.4 weighted GPA
Beckham Barney – Mountain View (Mesa) – 4.4 weighted GPA
John Witt – Sunnyslope – 4.4 weighted GPA
Roman Earl – Perry – 4.4 weighted GPA
Jacob Amstutz – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.39 weighted GPA
Robert Lenhard – Pinnacle – 4.34 weighted GPA
Carson Kuhn – Pinnacle – 4.33 weighted GPA
Kyle Jeffries – Gilbert – 4.33 weighted GPA
Alex Gamboa – Queen Creek – 4.32 weighted GPA
Alex Dabrowski – Basha – 4.3 weighted GPA
Chris Lavin – Perry – 4.3 weighted GPA
Dominik Bagchi – Central – 4.3 weighted GPA
Donovan Burnham – Central – 4.3 weighted GPA
Malachi Rodriguez – Sunnyslope – 4.3 weighted GPA
Trey Markam – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.3 weighted GPA
Cooper Sobeck – Desert Ridge – 4.29 weighted GPA
Owen Wade – Pinnacle – 4.28 weighted GPA
Nelson Vasquez – Tolleson Union – 4.27 weighted GPA
Teagan Kearney – Mountain Pointe – 4.25 weighted GPA
Salvador Valenzuela – Nogales – 4.23 weighted GPA
Mathew Maledon – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.22 weighted GPA
Nathan Gray – Queen Creek – 4.21 weighted GPA
Carson Agostini – Basha – 4.2 weighted GPA
Cooper Patterson – Higley – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jack Ohman – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Jack Ryan – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.2 weighted GPA
Michael Corrales – Cholla – 4.2 weighted GPA
Mitchell Hamrock – Campo Verde – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sam Yeager – Mountain Pointe – 4.2 weighted GPA
Sergio Garcia – Mountain Pointe – 4.2 weighted GPA
Daniel Smith – Queen Creek – 4.19 weighted GPA
Hunter Stockton – Youngker – 4.19 weighted GPA
Matt Lewis – Gilbert – 4.18 weighted GPA
Bradford McCurdy – McClintock – 4.17 weighted GPA
Noah Weiss – Pinnacle – 4.17 weighted GPA
Ty Nelson – Higley – 4.17 weighted GPA
Johnny Casale – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.15 weighted GPA
Carlos Peralta – Nogales – 4.14 weighted GPA
Peyton Matura – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.14 weighted GPA
Grant Smith – Pinnacle – 4.12 weighted GPA
Jet Berry – Queen Creek – 4.12 weighted GPA
Lucas Brutsche – Basha – 4.12 weighted GPA
Casey Myczek – Perry – 4.1 weighted GPA
Cole Rogers – Mountain Pointe – 4.1 weighted GPA
Daniel Cueva – Cesar Chavez – 4.1 weighted GPA
Daren Walters-Ansell – Pinnacle – 4.1 weighted GPA
Maddox Peacock – Sunnyslope – 4.1 weighted GPA
Nicholas Patula – Higley – 4.1 weighted GPA
Zachary Stevens – Mountain Pointe – 4.1 weighted GPA
Jackson Rowland – Desert Ridge – 4.09 weighted GPA
Avery Muraoka – North – 4.06 weighted GPA
Kenton Wilson – Maricopa – 4.06 weighted GPA
DJ Guerrero – Gilbert – 4.05 weighted GPA
Charles Hazen – Brophy College Preparatory – 4.03 weighted GPA
Logan Spetz – Desert Ridge – 4.03 weighted GPA
Matty Gonzales – Gilbert – 4.03 weighted GPA
Samuel Round – Pinnacle – 4.03 weighted GPA
Vicente Castro – North – 4.03 weighted GPA
Zach Koss – Horizon – 4.03 weighted GPA
Alex Nemecek – McClintock – 4.0 weighted GPA
Arnulfo Barocio – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Athan Armenta – Nogales – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brady Tokarski – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brandon De Hondol – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Brayden Higby – Notre Dame Preparatory – 4.0 weighted GPA
Carter VanDine – Perry – 4.0 weighted GPA
Daniel Rojas – Youngker – 4.0 weighted GPA
Drew Johnson – Gilbert – 4.0 weighted GPA
Fabian Espinoza – Youngker – 4.0 weighted GPA
Javier Hernandez – North – 4.0 weighted GPA
Landon Zaborowski – Basha – 4.0 weighted GPA
Sean King – Campo Verde – 4.0 weighted GPA
Taylor Trillo – Pinnacle – 4.0 weighted GPA
Connor Keogh – Sunnyslope – 4.0 unweighted GPA
Honorable Mention
Aaron Kniffin – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.63 weighted GPA
Abraham Ortega – North – 3.85 weighted GPA
Adler De La Rosa – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Aiden Rosner – Campo Verde – 3.8 weighted GPA
Alan Durazo – Nogales – 3.71 weighted GPA
Alexander Parra – Youngker – 3.81 weighted GPA
Alfredo Ruiz – Cesar Chavez – 3.6 weighted GPA
Andrew Bernstein – Horizon – 3.73 weighted GPA
Andrew Grenert – Horizon – 3.02 unweighted GPA
Andrew Hover – Perry – 3.6 weighted GPA
Arturo Duran – Youngker – 3.85 weighted GPA
August Besemer – Pinnacle – 3.77 weighted GPA
Austin Mittelstedt – Horizon – 3.92 weighted GPA
Blake Liedberg – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Blake Lowrey – Higley – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Bradley Deutsch – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Brady Lord – Basha – 3.28 unweighted GPA
Bradyn Barnes – Basha – 3.98 unweighted GPA
Brayden Bullard – Pinnacle – 3.83 weighted GPA
Brayden Tambone – Perry – 3.3 unweighted GPA
Brock Jacobs – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.62 unweighted GPA
Brock Snow – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Bronson Sluiter – Higley – 3.92 weighted GPA
Caden Truman – Desert Ridge – 3.77 unweighted GPA
Cameron Jantz – Higley – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Cameron Lopez – Queen Creek – 3.32 unweighted GPA
Cannon Albright – Basha – 3.73 weighted GPA
Carlos Alvarez – Cholla – 3.5 unweighted GPA
Carsen Kane – Desert Ridge – 3.57 weighted GPA
Carson Borges – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.83 weighted GPA
Carter Bailey – Mountain Pointe – 3.84 weighted GPA
Carter Boone – Basha – 3.7 weighted GPA
Carter Deckwa – Sunnyslope – 3.56 unweighted GPA
Cayden Cook – Maricopa – 3.36 unweighted GPA
Charles Amodei – Mountain Pointe – 3.87 weighted GPA
Chase Wagner – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.82 weighted GPA
Chase Welker – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.85 weighted GPA
CJ Snowden – Perry – 3.6 weighted GPA
Colin McMahon – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.73 weighted GPA
Collin Senior – Horizon – 3.67 weighted GPA
Colten Bott – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.22 unweighted GPA
Connor White – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.99 weighted GPA
Curren Gentry – Campo Verde – 3.7 weighted GPA
Cy Gatson – Central – 3.6 weighted GPA
Dale Jorgensen – Basha – 3.91 weighted GPA
Dallin Harrison – Basha – 3.71 weighted GPA
Dante Westmiller – Maricopa – 3.65 weighted GPA
David Constantini – Higley – 3.08 unweighted GPA
David Molina – Youngker – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Dayton Dille – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Derek Montijo – Nogales – 3.85 weighted GPA
Derrick Linley – Youngker – 3.11 unweighted GPA
Diego Diaz – Maricopa – 3.53 unweighted GPA
Diego Rivera – Mountain Pointe – 3.8 weighted GPA
Dominic Cuffel – Queen Creek – 3.92 weighted GPA
Dominic Jochumsen – Perry – 3.9 weighted GPA
Drew Douglas – Basha – 3.61 weighted GPA
Drew Snow – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.8 weighted GPA
Dylan Weekly – Queen Creek – 3.12 unweighted GPA
Easton Turner – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Enrique Cardenas – Youngker – 3.83 weighted GPA
Erick Dessens – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.63 weighted GPA
Esteban Acevedo – Nogales – 3.75 weighted GPA
Ethan Chavez – Maricopa – 3.5 weighted GPA
Ethan Miller – Perry – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Evan Hanish – Pinnacle – 3.5 weighted GPA
Frankie Uriarte – Mountain Pointe – 3.8 weighted GPA
Gabriel Velasquez Mendoza – Pinnacle – 3.94 weighted GPA
Garrett Allen – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.58 unweighted GPA
Garrett Ahern – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Garrett Geenen – Horizon – 3.59 weighted GPA
George Smith – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.62 weighted GPA
Gio Melchione – Desert Ridge – 3.52 unweighted GPA
Giovanni Liburdi – Higley – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Grayson Buchberger – Maricopa – 3.94 weighted GPA
Hector Torres – Cholla – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jack Budnick – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.84 weighted GPA
Jack Lafflam – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.77 weighted GPA
Jack Meissner – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.27 unweighted GPA
Jack Zelenka – Campo Verde – 3.5 weighted GPA
Jackson Bucholz – Pinnacle – 3.63 weighted GPA
Jackson Reid – Campo Verde – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jake Smoley – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.96 weighted GPA
Jake Farr – Pinnacle – 3.54 unweighted GPA
James Craig – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.81 weighted GPA
James Dallas – Sunnyslope – 3.36 unweighted GPA
James DeCremer – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Jaxon Riley – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Jeremy Sprague – Perry – 3.9 weighted GPA
Jett Glad – Higley – 3.92 weighted GPA
JJ Palmer – Perry – 3.8 weighted GPA
Joe Terranova – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.8 weighted GPA
Joey Geraldo – Youngker – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Jonah Castle – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.6 weighted GPA
Kaden “Jet” Gonzalez – Higley – 3.05 unweighted GPA
Kaden Major – Desert Ridge – 3.77 weighted GPA
Kris Bailey – Basha – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Leiton Peterson – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.97 weighted GPA
Logan Darges – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.4 unweighted GPA
Logan Yule – Pinnacle – 3.68 weighted GPA
Lou Berg – Perry – 3.6 weighted GPA
Lucas Ferreira – Queen Creek – 3.17 unweighted GPA
Lucas Franz – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.6 weighted GPA
Luis Martin Romero – Nogales – 3.74 weighted GPA
Luke Calendo – Perry – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Luke Comella – Desert Ridge – 3.69 unweighted GPA
Luke Jones – Campo Verde – 3.9 weighted GPA
Luke Witte – Perry – 3.9 weighted GPA
Manny Fajardo – Nogales – 3.51 weighted GPA
Mason Doherty – Cibola – 3.9 weighted GPA
Mason Shea – Campo Verde – 3.9 weighted GPA
Matt Niezgodzki – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.46 unweighted GPA
Matt Wallace – Perry – 3.2 unweighted GPA
Max Herrera – Tolleson Union – 3.83 weighted GPA
Michael Chandler – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.25 unweighted GPA
Michael Florentino – Central – 3.5 weighted GPA
Nelson Ahumada Jr. – Cholla – 3.8 unweighted GPA
Nelson Koenig – Basha – 3.0 unweighted GPA
Nicholas Willerup – Higley – 3.9 unweighted GPA
Nick Smoley – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.72 weighted GPA
Nick Masciangelo – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Nitsuga Jimenez – Cibola – 3.9 weighted GPA
Noah Fagan – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.92 weighted GPA
Nolan Ganter – Pinnacle – 3.78 weighted GPA
Owen Harper – Sunnyslope – 3.8 weighted GPA
Parker Lay – Maricopa – 3.53 weighted GPA
Quintin Hennesy – Horizon – 3.03 unweighted GPA
Ralphie Felix – Nogales – 3.87 weighted GPA
Robert Leibmann – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.67 weighted GPA
Rodrigo Islas – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.73 weighted GPA
Rogelio Martinez – Central – 3.5 weighted GPA
Ryan Barbosa – Perry – 3.1 unweighted GPA
Ryan Birch – Higley – 3.44 unweighted GPA
Ryan Davie – Perry – 3.6 weighted GPA
Ryan Dilger – Desert Ridge – 3.86 unweighted GPA
Ryan Robles – Cholla – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Ryker Waite – Queen Creek – 3.76 unweighted GPA
Santiago Hernandez – North – 3.83 unweighted GPA
Sergio Contreras – North – 3.78 weighted GPA
Shane Miller – Higley – 3.7 weighted GPA
Tait Reynolds – Queen Creek – 3.57 unweighted GPA
Tanner Ruyle – Campo Verde – 3.6 weighted GPA
Thomas Peck – Basha – 3.26 unweighted GPA
TJ Stottlemyre – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.64 unweighted GPA
Trevor Collins – Sunnyslope – 3.38 unweighted GPA
Ty Borowski – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.24 unweighted GPA
Tyler Davis – Mountain View (Mesa) – 3.7 unweighted GPA
Walker Cook – Campo Verde – 3.5 weighted GPA
William Jenkins – Notre Dame Preparatory – 3.09 unweighted GPA
Willie Cornejo-Farmer – Brophy College Preparatory – 3.34 unweighted GPA
Wyatt Wolff – Basha – 3.9 weighted GPA
Zach Akers – Horizon – 3.97 weighted GPA
Zan Deskins – Higley – 3.97 unweighted GPA
