2020 Don Mattingly Teams: Dallas Tigers Hernandez
Players
3 Jacob Anthony
Mata
UTIL • 5-11/190 • R/R
Uncommitted
Waxahachie (TX) 2021
Academic Achievement: All A’s and B’s High school Honors: Sophomore-1st team All district 2nd basemen
Summer Awards: 2017 WWBA 14 nation championship/ All tournament team, 2017 14u perfect game world series all tournament team, 2018 WWBA all tournament team, 2019 Preseason all American,2020 Preseason all American
Favorite Quote: “There may be more people that have more talent than you,but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” – Derek Jeter
Favorite Athlete: Miguel Cabrera
5 Peyton
Sutherland
RHP/UTIL • 6-0/180 • R/R
Uncommitted
Allen (TX) 2021
Academic Achievements: Straight A/B student
Other Sports: Only baseball competitively as this was my first year without football
Favorite Quote: “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.” -Virginia Satir
Favorite Athlete: Trae Turner or Walker Buehler
9 Landon
Kerkmaz
1B OF LHP • 6-2/175 • L/L
Uncommitted
Mckinney (TX) 2021
High School Honors: Varsity Baseball Division 1 6-A 2019 Academic All-District
Academic Achievements: Maintained A and B all years of school
Other Sports: Basketball and Football
Favorite Quote: “Keep working even when no one is watching” -Alex Morgan
Favorite Athlete: Drew Brees
12 Zak
Taylor
LHP • 6-1/195 • L/L
Uncommitted
Aubrey (TX) 2021
High School Honors: 2019 Varsity Baseball District 11-4A pitcher of the year, 2019 Varsity Baseball 2nd team All Area
Other Sports: Football
Summer Awards: Five tool PoG, 2019 WWBA all tournament team
Favorite Quote: “I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13
Favorite Athlete: Max Scherzer
19 Bryce
Johnson
OF/3B/1B • 6-3/200 • R/R
Uncommitted
McKinney (TX) 2021
High School Honors: Starting Varsity Third Baseman and Outfielder my Freshman year through Junior year. District 9-6A. 2nd Team All District 3rd Baseman. Varsity football player Freshman through Junior year District 9-6A.
Academic Achievements or Awards: Academic All District Football and Baseball
Summer Awards: Perfect Game Preseason All American , Top 500 Rank Nationally , 137th in Texas. PBR Ranked 80th in the State of Texas, 5th for 3rd Baseman. Area Code Invitational Tryout 2020.
Favorite Quote: “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.”
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
21 Preston
Tabor
LHP • 5-10/150 • L/L
Uncommitted
Burleson Centennial (TX) 2021
Academic Achievements: Ranked 4th out of 444 students, Class President (sophomore & junior year), Student Council member, National Honor Society member.
Strengths: Great command of 3 pitches (FB, CH, CB). Summer 2019 statistics include: 72% overall strike percentage, 70% first pitch strike percentage, 42:5 strikeout to walk ratio, average of 15 pitches per inning
Personal Statement: I am an extremely dedicated and driven student athlete, and I am 100% committed to playing baseball at the collegiate level. I have pitched at the varsity level since my sophomore year. I pride myself in having great command and control while on the mound. I am also a stellar student in the classroom, and, I am currently ranked 4th in my class out of 444 students. I plan to major in pre-med and become an orthopedic surgeon.
23 Emerson “EJ”
Lott
RHP • 6-1/200 • R/R
Uncommitted
Grapevine Faith Christian School (TX) 2021
High School Honors: Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Year Varsity Baseball Letterman. Sophomore Year Varsity Football Letterman. Freshman Year JV Pitcher Of Year. Sophomore Year All District New Comer Of Year. Sophomore Year 2nd Team All District. Junior Year TX Private School Pre Season Player to Watch and TAPPS Top Leader in Strike Outs, ERA and WHIP.
Summer Awards: Five Tool 15U and 16U POG. Perfect Game WWBA 15U All Tourney Team. Perfect Game WWBA 16U All Tourney Team.
Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 27:17
Favorite Player: Greg Maddox
32 Jaxon
Holder
3B/MIF • 5-11/180 • L/R
Dallas Baptist
Aubrey (TX) 2021
High School Honors: All-district QB, All-Area QB, Varsity Baseball District Freshman of the Year, All-Area SS, Baseball District Defensive MVP.
Academic Honors: All a Honor roll, 4th in class
Other Sports: Football, Golf, Track
Summer Awards: Preseason Underclass All American, 5th 3B in Texas, 79 overall in Texas, Invited to Area code
Favorite Quote: “Baseball is like church, many attend, few understand.” – Leo Durocher
