The third week of April was chalk full of wild upsets, exciting comebacks and all-around dominant performances during the 2026 Texas high school baseball and softball seasons.
The Big Country’s top high school baseball and softball teams stood out with dominant performances, where several of the area’s biggest stars put on dazzling displays and showed off their playmaking abilities.
Here’s a closer look at the players that shined brightest throughout the Abilene area and Big Country this week:
Big Country high school baseball, softball top performers (April 13-19)
Athletes are listed below in alphabetical order.
Owen Campbell, Goldthwaite baseball
Campbell pitched four scoreless innings with five strikeouts, two walks and two hits allowed, and went 3-for-6 at the plate with four runs scored, two walks, an RBI, a double and a stolen base in a baseball doubleheader against Junction.
Brandt Cox, Ira baseball
Cox helped the Bulldogs clobber Westbrook in a pair of lopsided wins last week, notching a 5-for-6 mark at the plate and tallying eight RBIs, four runs scored, two doubles, two walks and three stolen bases. He also tossed three scoreless innings on the mound with six strikeouts, two walks and no hits allowed.
George Ferguson, Abilene High baseball
Ferguson put on a clinic on the mound to help the Eagles capture a 1-0 road win over Wichita Falls Memorial in District 4-5A action. Abilene High’s ace nearly pitched a complete game no-hitter, racking up 17 strikeouts compared to one hit and one walk allowed in nine scoreless innings pitched.
Colby Garrett, Abilene Wylie baseball
Garrett helped the Bulldogs lock up an 11-1 win over crosstown rival Abilene Cooper by going 3-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs, three runs scored, a home run and a double.
Sydnee Gomez, Snyder softball
Gomez tossed seven scoreless innings to help the Lady Tigers secure wins over San Angelo Lake View (5-0) and Lubbock Cooper Liberty (9-4). She picked up a pair of wins in the circle after recording 18 strikeouts, two walks and two hits allowed.
Marin Hill, Stephenville softball
Hill went 3-for-3 at the plate with five RBIs, two runs scored, a walk and a pair of home runs to lead the Honeybees to a 14-4 win against Glen Rose.
Trot Jordan, Stephenville baseball
Jordan racked up five RBIs, five runs scored, two home runs, a double and a pair of walks on 3-for-7 hitting to power the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back wins over Graham (14-4; 9-6).
Naveah Martinez, Knox City softball
Martinez slugged a home run and a double on 5-for-6 hitting with six RBIs, five runs scored, a stolen base and a walk in the Lady Greyhounds’ 28-24 victory over Vernon Northside.
Jayden Nunez, Tuscola Jim Ned softball
Nunez recorded three RBIs, a run scored, a home run and a double on 2-for-4 hitting to power the Lady Indians to a 7-3 win against Clyde. She also pitched five innings in the circle for Jim Ned, registering five strikeouts, eight hits, two walks and two earned runs allowed.
AJ Pevey, Cisco softball
Pevey racked up eight RBIs, three runs scored, three doubles, a home run and a sac fly to lead the Lady Loboes to wins over Bangs (16-5) and Coleman (8-5).
Brooke Pike, Coahoma softball
Pike logged eight RBIs, three runs scored, a home run, a triple, a double, a stolen base and a hit-by-pitch to lead the Bulldogettes to back-to-back wins over Denver City (14-4) and Odessa Compass Academy (20-1).
Sam Pinson, Abilene Christian baseball
Pinson tallied three runs scored, two RBIs, two stolen bases and a home run on a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate in the Panthers’ 11-0 blowout win against Weatherford Christian.
Hadley Sanders, Tuscola Jim Ned softball
Sanders slugged a double and a home run on 2-for-4 hitting, adding two RBIs and a run scored in the Lady Indians’ 7-3 victory over Clyde.
K’Dynce Speck, Big Spring softball
Speck went 3-for-6 at the plate and tallied four RBIs, two runs scored, a home run, a double, two walks and three stolen bases to help Big Spring secure back-to-back wins against Levelland (9-7) and Alpine (11-5).
Jamie Vassar, Early softball
Vassar shined on the softball diamond, going 4-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs, three runs scored, two doubles, a triple and a walk in Early’s 5-2 win over Tolar and 13-1 victory against Dublin.
Carlos Vega, Stamford baseball
Vega led the Bulldogs to a dominant 13-3 victory over district rival Anson, going 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs, a run scored and a home run. He also picked up a win on the mound for Stamford after tossing five innings with two strikeouts, three hits, two walks and one earned run allowed.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Big Country high school baseball, softball top performers (April 13-19)
Reporting by Andrew McCulloch, Abilene Reporter-News / Abilene Reporter-News
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