Six Repeat on Large School Softball
CORPUS CHRISTI - Senior catcher Kylea Nix (Gregory-Portland), senior first baseman Ana Hinojosa (Tuloso-Midway), senior outfielder Marisol Ynfante (Ray), junior outfielder Olga Zamarripa (Carroll), senior pitcher Kendall Jones (Calallen), and junior pitcher Hannah Mayo (Carroll) are repeat selections on the 2016 South Texas Pre-Season Large School All-Star Team announced Tuesday.
All 13 members will be honored with their small school counterparts at the 12th South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet on Thursday, January 14, at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center.
The event is presented by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and iHeartMEDIA. Tickets are on sale at the Whataburger Field Box Office. To order by phone, call (361) 561-HOOK (4665).
Nix, Hinojosa, and Mayo were 2015 first-team All-South Texas by the Caller-Times. Four other '16 pre-season all-stars were so honored: sophomore third baseman Araya Ayala (Flour Bluff), senior pitcher Kaitlin Warnke (Flour Bluff), senior outfielder Dominique Salinas (King), and senior pitcher Briana White (Ray). Ayala was Caller-Times Newcomer of the Year last spring.
Senior second baseman Angelica Davidson (Gregory-Portland), junior shortstop Jasmine Fernandez (Tuloso-Midway), and junior designated player Sarah Espinoza (Victoria West) round out the pre-season honor squad.
Zamarripa made last year's pre-season team at second base.
The all-stars were nominated and selected by area Class 5A and 6A coaches.
2015 Honors
Hannah Mayo, Carroll, District 28-6A MVP; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas; HM all-state P by Texas Sportswriters Association
Olga Zamarripa, Carroll, 1st-Team All-District 28-6A OF; Caller-Times 2nd-Team All-South Texas
Araya Ayala, Flour Bluff, District 30-5A Newcomer of the Year; Caller-Times South Texas Newcomer of the Year
Kaitlin Warnke, Flour Bluff, 1st-Team All-District 30-5A P; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas
Angelica Davidson, Gregory-Portland, 2nd-Team All-District 30-5A 2B; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 3rd-Team All-South Texas
Kylea Nix, Gregory-Portland, District 30-5A Defensive MVP; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas
Briana White, Ray, 1st-Team All-District 28-6A Utility Player; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas
Marisol Ynfante, Ray, 2nd-Team All-District 28-6A OF; Academic All-District
Jasmine Fernandez, Tuloso-Midway, 2nd-Team All-District 30-5A SS
Ana Hinojosa, Tuloso-Midway, 1st-Team All-District 30-5A 1B; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas
Kendall Jones, Calallen, 1st-Team All-District 30-5A P; Caller-Times 2nd-Team All-South Texas
Dominique Salinas, King, 1st-Team All-District 28-6A OF; Academic All-District; Caller-Times 1st-Team All-South Texas
Sarah Espinoza, Victoria West, Academic All-District 30-5A
Also receiving votes
Alice (2): Gabby Canales, Miah Garcia
Calallen (2): Faith De Los Santos, Brianna Ortiz
Carroll (2): Jaylin Olivarez, Lisa Sosa
Flour Bluff (1): Kaehla Garrett
Gregory-Portland (2): Skylar Ouellette, Cassandra Roche
King (2): Alyssa Perez, Destiny Vega
Moody (4): Victoria Aguilar, Catherine Barrera, Illiana Elizondo, Alexis Sanchez
Ray (1): Alexia Andrade
Tuloso-Midway (2): Michelle Evans, April Paschal
Victoria East (4): Marissa Alarcon, Michaela Blough, Hailey Cavazos, Samantha Salazar
Victoria West (2): Leah Espinoza, Jaslynn Robards