31 athletes from Southern Arizona are part of 55 athletes chosen to play in the 4th Sun Belt College League All-Star Game this coming Sunday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kino Sports Complex Field 5. Gates open at 5 p.m. and player introductions are slated for 6 p.m.
The 31 athletes are listed below.
Members of the Vail Rebels, Old Tucson Gauchos and the Show Sluggers will be playing for the Sonora All-Stars (Home/Third Base Dugout) and members of the Speedway Gamblers, Old Pueblo Kings and the Northwest Nighthawks will be playing for the Kino All-Stars (Visitors/First Base Dugout).
The Gauchos are currently in first place with a 13-3-1 record and the Nighthawks are in second with a record of 11-5-1.
This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to win either academic and/or athletic awards at the next level. These are not high school awards but collegiate and professional recognitions. NOT CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please let me know. amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
Portions from news release.
135 athletes have been recognized for 2023 – we had 201 athletes recognized in 2022.
Angel Ortiz/Baseball
Sahuarita/Cochise
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Ben Staiger/Baseball
Cienega/Yavapai
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Julian Encinas/Baseball
Amphitheater/North Central
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Dylan Bradford/Baseball
Sabino/Cochise
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
RJ Molina/Baseball
Salpointe/Park University
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Jacob Wiltshire/Baseball
Sabino/Cochise College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Antonio Rigney/Baseball
Benson/ Hastings College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Ruben Villaescusa/Baseball
Tucson/Cochise College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Cobi Cooper/Baseball
Mountain View/Rockford University
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Shea Prahl/Baseball
Marana/Concordia College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Ramos Julio/Baseball
Nogales/New Mexico Military Institute
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Gabe Ridenour/Baseball
Marana/Pima
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Dante Schindler/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Reanan Padilla/Baseball
Nogales/Gateway
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Justin Nichols/Baseball
Sabino/Northwest Oklahoma State
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Liam Padden/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Mercy College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Gerardo Grijalva/Baseball
Sunnyside/New Mexico JC
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Lalo Torres/Baseball
Desert View/Eastern Arizona
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Tate Williams/Baseball
Cienega/Dickinson State
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Joel Esparza/Baseball
Tombstone/Ottawa University
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Zeke Esparza/Baseball
Tombstone/Ottawa University
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Jon Enright/Baseball
Buena/Chandler/Gilbert
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Robert Lopez/Baseball
Salpointe/Pima
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Devin Alvarez/Baseball
Sahuarita/Eastern Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (3/30)
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Marcel Lopez/Baseball
Walden Grove/Phoenix College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Logan Martin/Baseball
Sahuaro/Gateway
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Carlos Molina/Baseball
Pueblo/Dickinson State
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Ruben Castro/Baseball
Tucson/Pima
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
John Michael Gonzalez/Baseball
Empire/Dickinson State
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Kenneth Kroese/Baseball
Tucson/Occidental College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Nomar Basurto/Baseball
Salpointe/Gateway
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Josue Franco/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Rainy River
MCAC North All-Division 1st Team (5/18)
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Taehyung Kim/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/DeAnza College
Sun Belt College All-Star (7/2)
Justen Glad/Soccer
Catalina Foothills/Real Salt Lake
MLS Team of the Matchday (6/24)
Allie Skaggs/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 1st Team (1/31)
Pac-12 Player of the Week Nominee (3/13)
Arizona Junior of the Year (4/24)
Pac 12 Defender of the Year (5/10)
Pac 12 All-Defensive Team (5/10)
Pac 12 First Team (5/10)
Academic All-District (5/16)
NFCA West Region Second Team (5/18)
NFCA Rawlings Gold Glove (5/31)
Academic First Team All-American (6/6)
Yannira Acuña/Softball
Salpointe ASU
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 1st Team (1/31)
Pac 12 First Team (5/10)
Academic All-District (5/16)
NFCA West Region First Team (5/18)
NFCA Second Team All-American (5/31)
Academic First Team All-American (6/6)
Alex Parkhurst/Beach Volleyball
Salpointe/Arizona
Pac-12 Pair of the Week Nominee (2/28)
Academic All-District (5/23)
Kiko Romero/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Arizona
D1baseball Top 50 JUCO Transfer (1/4)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (3/13)
Pac-12 All-Conference (5/25)
Collegiate Baseball All-America (6/6)
ABCA NCAA D-I All-West Region (6-13)
ABCA NCAA D-I All-American (6/16)
Travion White-Austin/Track
Sahuaro/Arizona
Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week Nominee (5/2)
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-American (6/12)
Turner Washington/Throws
Canyon del Oro/ASU
Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week (4/4)
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Pac 12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year (5/13)
Academic All-District (5/31)
NCAA Outdoor Shot Put All-American (6/7)
NCAA Outdoor Discus All-American (6/9)
USTFCCCA Shot Put All-American (6/12)
USTFCCCA Discus All-American (6/12)
USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year (6/12)
Paul Vasquez/Wrestling
Pueblo/Sahuarita Coach
NWCA Arizona Coach of the Year (6/15)
Ivan Villa/Baseball
Walden Grove/Central Lakes
MCAC All-Academic Team (5/12)
Leonel Villa/Baseball
Walden Grove/Central Lakes
MCAC All-Academic Team (5/12)
Breydan Carson/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Minnesota North
MCAC All-Academic Team (5/12)
Shane Erickson/Baseball
Ironwood Ridge/Rainy River
MCAC North Player of the Week (3/20)
MCAC North Player of the Week (5/8)
MCAC North All-Division 1st Team (5/18)
ABCA NJCAA All-American (6/12)
MCAC All-Academic Team (5/12)
Daniel Montana/Baseball
Cienega/North Central
UMAC All-Conference First-Team (5/16)
Christian Rodriguez/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/North Central
UMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention (5/16)
Andrew Stucky/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/Pima
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (4/4)
ACCAC Player of the Year (5/1)
First Team All-ACCAC (5/1)
First Team All-Region (5/1)
NJCAA All-American (6/12)
Mason White/Baseball
Salpointe/Arizona
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (6/7)
Cassie Castaneda/Softball
Sabino/North Dakota
Summit League Players to Watch (2/8)
All-Summit League First Team (5/9)
Defensive Player of the Year (5/9)
All-Summit League Academic (6/7)
Bela Goerke/Softball
Sahuaro/South Dakota
Summit League Honorable Mention (5/9)
Academic All-District (5/16)
Kevin Jimenez/Baseball
Nogales/New Mexico State
Second Team All-WAC (5/22)
Emiliano Mata/Baseball
Douglas/Arkansas Tech
NCBWA Region Pitcher of the Week (4/5)
Elise Muñoz/Softball
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (3/27)
All-ACCAC First Team (5/9)
All-Region I, D-I Team (5/9)
NJCAA All-American (5/6)
Antonio Fernandez/Baseball
Sabino/McPherson College
KCAC Player of the Week (2/28)
KCAC Player of the Week (3/27)
NAIA First Team All-American (5/6)
Mariah Lopez/Softball
Cienega/Utah
Pac 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/17)
Pac 12 First Team (5/10)
NFCA Pacific Region First Team (5/18)
NFCA Third Team All-American (5/31)
Isaiah Jackson/Baseball
Cienega/ASU
Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (5/25)
Alessandro Castro/Baseball
Pusch Ridge/Pima
Lawrence R. Toledo Leadership Award (5/22)
Mia Casadei/Softball
Tanque Verde/Pima
Lawrence R. Toledo Leadership Award (5/22)
Dillon Arvayo/Decathlon
Mountain View/Pima
NJCAA All-American (5/19)
Johnathon Lane/Steeplechase
Walden Grove/Pima
NJCAA All-American (5/19)
Joel Gardner/Track
Ironwood Ridge/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/4)
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
USTFCCCA NJCAA D-I Athlete of the Week (4/12)
NJCAA All-American (5/20)
Jessie Niegocki/Softball
Mountain View/Rider
Extra Inning Softball Top 15 (1/17)
All-MAAC Team (5/9)
MAAC All-Academic (5/9)
Academic All-District (5/16)
NFCA Northeast Region First Team (5/18)
Carlie Scupin/Softball
Tucson/Arizona
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
USA Softball Top 50 Watch List (1/25)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Softball America Preseason 2nd Team (1/31)
Academic All-District (5/16)
NFCA West Region Second Team (5/18)
Blaise Biringer/Softball
Cienega/Arizona
NFCA West Region Second Team (5/18)
Ellessa Bonstrom/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Utah
D1Softaball Top 100 (1/10)
All-Pac-12 Preseason Team (2/1)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (3/13)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (3/20)
Pac 12 First Team (5/10)
NFCA Pacific Region Second Team (5/18)
Logan Cole/Softball
Salpointe/Arizona
Freshman of the Week Nominee (5/8)
Gabe Escalera/Golf
Sahuarita/Hastings
GPAC All-Conference (5/11)
Izzy Paco/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
Academic All-District (5/16)
Devyn Netz/Softball
Ironwood Ridge/Arizona
Pac-12 Player of the Week (2/27)
Pac-12 Player of the Week Nominee (3/20)
Pac 12 Second Team (5/10)
Academic All-District (5/16)
Aimee Shanks/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Fort Lewis
RMAC Player of the Week Nominee (2/8)
RMAC Player of the Week Nominee (2/28)
RMAC First Team Academic All-Conference (4/27)
Academic All-District (5/16)
Isabel Tanabe/Softball
Douglas/Hastings College
Academic All-District (5/16)
Daniel Durazo/Baseball
Salpointe Arizona Christian
Academic All-District (5/16)
Cole Altherr/Baseball
Catalina Foothills/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (3/17)
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (4/17)
Cal Pac All-Conference (5/2)
Vanessa Brink/Softball
Empire/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (3/27)
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (4/17)
Cal Pac All-Academic Team (5/3)
Leah Salas/Softball
Sahuarita/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac Newcomer of the Year (5/2)
Cal Pac All-Conference (5/2)
Cal Pac All-Defensive Team (5/2)
Diana Miranda Montano/Softball
Salpointe/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac All-Conference (5/2)
Abril Nerey/Softball
Rio Rico/Park University
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week Nominee (2/20)
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week (2/27)
Cal Pac Pitcher of the Week (3/20)
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (4/17)
Cal Pac All-Conference (5/2)
Libby Axen/Golf
Catalina Foothills/Embry-Riddle
Cal Pac All-Academic Team (4/1)
Diego Bejarano/Baseball
Tucson/Park
Cal Pac Player of the Week Nomination (3/27)
Mallory Zylinski-Wrobel/Softball
Sahuarita/Pima
All-ACCAC Second Team (5/9)
All-Region I, D-I Team (5/9)
Asiah Bell/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Central Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (2/24)
ACCAC Third Team (5/9)
Kyana Vieux/Softball
Marana/Central Arizona
ACCAC First Team (5/9)
Division I All-Region (5/9)
Cassidy Morrow/Softball
Sahuaro/Eastern Arizona
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (3/1)
ACCAC D-I Player of the Week (4/4)
ACCAC Second Team (5/9)
Division I All-Region (5/9)
GiGi Garcia/Softball
Marana/Arizona Western
ACCAC Player of the Week (3/9)
ACCAC Player of the Week (4/26)
ACCAC Second Team (5/9)
Ashley Fields/Softball
Marana/Central Arizona
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/4)
ACCAC Player of the Week (3/17)
ACCAC Third Team (5/9)
Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage/Softball
Salpointe/North Dakota State
Summit League Player of the Week (3/6)
Summit League Second Team (5/9)
Nicole Conway/Softball
Catalina Foothills/Yale
Ivy League Honor Roll (4/10)
Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (5/1)
Academic All-Ivy Team (5/10)
Alyssa Brown/Basketball
Sahuaro/UNLV
Academic All-District (2/21)
UNLV Academic Champion (5/4)
Christian Olea/Baseball
Tucson/Cochise
First Team All-ACCAC (5/5)
Second Team All-Region I (5/5)
Alexis Garayzar/Softball
Lindsey Wilson/Rio Rico
Mid-South Conference First Team (5/3)
Will Menaugh/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Arizona
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Madison Courney/Gymnastics
Mountain View/Arizona
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Katie Daily/Jumps
Flowing Wells/Arizona
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Dominic Gehr/Track Multis
Marana/Arizona
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Delaney Schnell/Diving
Tucson/Arizona
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (1/17)
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (1/24)
Pac 12 Diver of the Week (2/7)
Pac-12 Diver of the Meet (2/25)
Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year (2/24)
NCAA 1-Meter All-American (3/16)
NCAA 3-Meter All-American (3/17)
NCAA Platform All-American (3/18)
First Team Academic All-America (3/20)
Pac 12 Diver of the Year (3/23)
Arizona Ruby Award (4/24)
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Taylor Alicea-Jorgensen/Swim
Catalina Foothills/Utah
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Diego Marquez/Track
Salpointe/Arizona
Arizona Community Service Award (4/24)
Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (5/3)
Sabrina Garcia/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Central Arizona
ACCAC Player of the Week (2/4)
ACCAC Player of the Week (4/16)
Miia Campos/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Regis
RMAC Player of the Week (3/28)
RMAC Academic Honor Roll (4/27)
Lima Magana/Softball
Canyon del Oro/Regis
RMAC Academic Honor Roll (4/27)
Levi Padilla/Baseball
Salpointe/Regis
RMAC Academic Honor Roll (4/27)
Roman Bravo-Young/Wrestling
Sunnyside/Penn State
NCAA All-American (3/17)
NWCA Scholar All-America (4/21)
Rumur Rouille/Volleyball
Ironwood Ridge/Long Island
LIU Most Improved Player (4/26)
Mackenzie McRee/Golf
Salpointe/Ohio
Ohio MVP Award (4/23)
Grace Hala’ufia/Throws
Mountain View/Arizona
Arizona Valedictorian (4/24)
Angelica Martinez/Golf
Tucson/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (4/10)
All-Region (4/10)
Luisa Chavez/Basketball
Rio Rico/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (1/25)
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/24)
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/4)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 1ST Team (3/2)
NJCAA 2nd Team All-American (4/4)
Candice Pocase/Pole Vault
Santa Rita/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
Jacob Rosales/Track
Walden Grove/Pima
1st Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
Tristan Spalding/Track
Paolo Verde/PIma
1st Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
Orion Barger/Track
Canyon del Oro/Pima
NJCAA All-American (3/4)
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
Rowen Coulombe/Javelin
Mountain View/Pima
2nd Team All-ACCAC (3/31)
Landyn Lewis/Golf
Tucson/Tucson City Golf
Player Development Award (2/21)
Jade Kwinn/Track and Field
Sabino/Northern Arizona
Big Sky Athlete of the Week (3/27)
Mitchell Effing/Track and Field
Flowing Wells/Northern Arizona
Big Sky Athlete of the Week (3/27)
Jaden Bramhall/Volleyball
Cienega/ Tusculum
IVA Defensive Player of the Week (3/21)
Iliana Mendoza/Softball
Tucson/Colorado Mesa
NFCA D-II Player of the Week (3/21)
Ruby Bottai/Swim
Tucson/Colorado Mesa
CSCAA All-American (3/20)
Ashley Bradford/Softball
Sahuaro/Colorado Mesa
RMAC Player of the Week (3/14)
Angel Addleman/Basketball
Palo Verde/Pima
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/4)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 2nd Team (3/2)
NJCAA Region II Tourney MVP (3/11)
Sal Silva/Wrestling
Walden Grove/Southeastern
NAIA All-American (3/4)
Liam O’Brien/Baseball
Salpointe/Paradise Valley
ACCAC Pitcher of the Week (3/9)
Chris Lopez/Wrestling
Mountain View/Western Wyoming
NJCAA All-American (3/4)
Chase Verdugo/Basketball
Walden Grove/Embry-Riddle
Academic All-District (2/21)
Cal Pac Winter All-Academic (2/26)
Conner Verdugo/Basketball
Walden Grove/Embry-Riddle
Academic All-District (2/21)
Cal Pac Winter All-Academic (2/26)
Cal Pac Honorable Mention (2/26)
Jerry Carrillo/Basketball
Salpointe/Cochise Coach
ACCAC Coach of the Year (3/2)
Cesar Saenz/Basketball
Sabino/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (3/1)
All-ACCAC 2ND TEAM (3/2)
NJCAA All-Region D-II 1ST Team (3/2)
Brody Boisvert/Baseball
Empire/Seward County
KJCCC West Player of the Week (2/28)
Kylee Callahan/Basketball
Salpointe/Knox College
MWC Newcomer of the Year (2/28)
Alexis Cortez/Basketball
Tucson/Bucharest Agronomy
Player of the Game (2/24)
Bryanne Olson/Basketball
Pusch Ridge/Hawaii at Hilo
Academic All-District (2/21)
Emma Morris/Basketball
Tanque Verde/Chaminade
Academic All-District (2/21)
Sam Beskind/Basketball
Catalina Foothills/Colorado School of Mines
Academic All-District (2/21)
Dominique Acosta/Basketball
Nogales/Pima
ACCAC D-II Player of the Week (2/2)
Nick Gonzales/Baseball
Cienega/AA Altoona Curve
No. 8 Pittsburgh Pirate Prospect (1/17)
Dillan Baker/Basketball
Salpointe/Pima
ACCAC Player of the Week (1/14)
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