2020 Don Mattingly Teams: Dallas Patriots
Players
1 Chase
Pendley
SS • 6-0/170 • R/R
Uncommitted
Prosper (TX) 2021
Achievements: 60 dash – 6.9 (Fall 2019); Home to First – 4.0 (Fall 2019) – Five Tool; Infield: #1 IF Velo 89 (01.05.2019) – PBR Dallas I.D.; Exit Velo 89 (01.05.2019) – PBR Dallas I.D.; 2020 6/4 Five Tool OKC – Dallas Patriots Stout – Batting Avg .400 OBP .500 OPS 1.325; 2020 Spring Batting Avg .400 OBP .520 OPS 1.150
2 Blake
Paradis
RHP • 5-10/175 • R/R
Uncommitted
McKinney North (TX) 2021
High School Honors: 1st Team All District Pitcher of the Year
Academic Awards: Academic All A Honor Roll
Favorite Quote: You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.- Micheal Jordan
Favorite Athlete: Micheal Jordan
3 Connor
Carson
3B/RHP/UTL • 6-1/195 • R/R
Abilene Christian University
Bullard (TX) 2021
High School Honors: Freshman year: 2nd team all-district, Newcomer of the year 2018, State Runner up. Sophomore year: 1st team all-district, district MVP, 1st team all-state, 1st team all-East Texas.
Academic Awards: National Honor Society, All A Honor Roll.
Other Sports: Football
7 Ryan
Pehrson
RHP • 6-0/175 • R/R
Uncommitted
Carroll Senior (TX) 2021
Awards and Achievements: 2019 Newcomer of the year district 5-6a. 2019 Second lowest era in the state of Texas 6A. 2019 Texas state champion 6A.
Other Sports: basketball
Summer Awards: 2019 preseason all American (baseball factory and perfect game) 2019 all southwest region team.
Favorite Quote: “Earn everything.”- Larry Vucan
Favorite Athlete: Ronald Acuña Jr.
8 Cameron
Hunt
OF • 5’11 180 • R/R
Uncommitted
Forney (TX) 2021
Summer Awards: All tournament team (batting) WWBA national championship, All tournament team (batting) south national championship, All tournament team (batting) south invitational, Five tool PoG , etc.
Favorite Quote: “if you ain’t first your last “- Ricky Bobby
Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout
9 Kevin
Bazzell
C/3B/SS • 6-0/205 • R/R
Dallas Baptist
Rockwall Heath (TX) 2021
High School Honors: District 11-6A Defensive Player of the Year
Academic Achievements or Awards: A-B honor roll
Summer Awards: Preseason Underclass all American, 2019 PG all tournament team, Nationally Ranked (PG), Texas Ranked (PG, PBR)
Favorite Quote: “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” Reese Bobby
Favorite Athlete: Yadier Molina
10 Rylan
Byrd
RHP • 6-4/205 • R/R
SFA
Forney (TX) 2021
Academic Achievements or Awards: Top 15%, All A Honor Roll
Summer Awards: Fivetool PoG, Fivetool Pitcher
Favorite Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard” – Kevin Durant”
12 Gray
Rowlett
1B/OF • 6-4/190 • R/L
Uncommitted
Keller (TX) 2021
Awards and Achievements: 2020 varsity, 60 time-6.7
16 Tyson
Neighbors
RHP/OF • 6-1/220 • R/R
Kansas State University
Royse City (TX) 2021
High School Honors: All state honorable mention RB, District 5 4A all purpose player of the year, finished top 100 in 10 stats for TX HS baseball (4A)
Academic Achievements: A Honor Roll
Other Sports: Football
Summer Awards: Preseason Underclass All American, Nationally Ranked (PG,PBR)
Favorite Quote: “Nobody cares, work harder” – Derick Henry
Favorite Athlete: Marcus Stroman”
19 Cortlan
Castle
C/1B • 6-0/190 • R/R
Baylor
Midway (TX) 2021
Highschool Honors: First team all District
Academic Achievements or Awards: First Team Academic All State, National Honors Society
Favorite Quote: “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
Favorite Athlete: Michael Young
30 Alan
Benhardt
LHP/CF/1B • 6-0/175 • L/L
Uncommitted
Malakoff (TX) 2021
High School Honors: All-District Outfield 13-5A (2018 and 2019)
Academic Achievements: 4.0 GPA, NHS Member
Favorite Athlete: Dansby Swanson
Favorite Bible Verse: Romans 12:2
