At the Cotton Sports Ranch in Katy, Texas, the Twelve Baseball Scout League continued this past weekend with entertaining 2024 matchups filled with notable performances. Five Tool Texas was there and has reports from Saturday and Sunday games:
 
SATURDAY
 
2024 Gold vs. 2024 Silver
Gavin Brewer put on a show on the mound for 2024 Texas Twelve Gold against 2024 Texas Twelve Silver. Brewer, out of Tompkins High School (uncommitted), got the win on the bump by throwing four shutout innings. Brewer struck out six and only gave up three hits. He showed command of his fastball (83-85 MPH), slider (73-75 MPH), and changeup (76-78 MPH). He displayed pitchability as he found out what was working early on. He favored his slider, and it induced many swings and misses with its’ 18 inches of horizontal run. Brewer had a few wild pitches but overall pounded the zone consistently. 
 
The offense was led by leadoff hitter Chance Crawford out of Bryan High School (uncommitted). Crawford showed skill as he went 2-for-2 with a single, a double and a walk. Crawford didn’t have the hardest hit ball as that honor would go to lefty Gage Dorris (Huntsville High School) after he hit an RBI double that one hopped to the fence.

On the other side, pitcher Ryan Brautigam from The Woodlands High School (uncommitted) flashed potential with a solid pitch repertoire with his fastball at 82-84 MPH, slider at 72-74 MPH and a splitter 76-78 MPH. Brautigam commanded his splitter; there wasn’t a single ball in play against his splitter. He showed mental toughness on the mound because he got himself out of a bases-loaded jam, striking out back-to-back hitters on six-straight offspeed pitches. His catcher Cooper Schmidt out of St. John College Preparatory (uncommitted) has his back, calling a great game and mixing up pitches. Schimdt showed off his arm with a 2.09 pop time and gunning out three runners trying to take second.

2024 Gold vs. Grey 
2024 Texas Twelve Gold triumphed again with an unstoppable offense in an 8-0 victory. Anthony Ramirez from Deer Park High School led the way. He had a massive day at the plate. Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a single and a run in the first inning, then a bases-clearing double in the fourth. Others contributed such as Ryan Ratajczak (Tompkins High School), who had two RBI on a hit; Chance Crawford (Bryan High School), who had a walk, stolen base, and a RBI double. Behind the offense was pitcher Zach Franco out of Cinco Ranch (uncommitted). Franco went 5.0 innings, pitching to weak contact most of the way. His fastball, which sits at 80-82 MPH, paired with his curveball at 66-69 MPH to make a strong combination.

For 2024 Texas Twelve Grey pitcher Sam Rickman (Grand Oaks High School) had a rough start but turned it around and showed signs of potential. Rickman threw a fastball that sat at 82-84 MPH, a changeup at 75-77 MPH and a curveball at 68-69 MPH (2400 RPM). He leaned on his curveball early in the game, and it proved to be the right decision. Rickman lacked command early but ended his day on a 1-2-3 inning. Although they couldn’t string them together, the hits did come for Texas Twelve Grey. Andrew Turnbow from Stephen F. Austin High School was just a few feet short of a homer and hit a standup double.

2024 Texas Twelve Grey vs. Silver
Andrew Turnbow out of Stephen F. Austin High School (uncommitted) and Beckett Richards out of Concordia Lutheran High School (uncommitted) went head-to-head in a lefty-lefty showdown. Turnbow commanded the strike zone and limited walks right away for Twelve Grey. He went 3.0 innings, striking out three and only allowing one hit. His curveball (60-62 MPH) neutralizes hitters consistently making his fastball (74-76 MPH) appear faster to hitters. His defense made some nice plays behind, including a running grab in center field and a runner gunned out at home by Jack Spenst (W.B. Ray High School). Turnbow helped himself as he managed a single to finish his day. Wally Bockelmann (A&M Consolidated) got in on the action offensively and hit a two-RBI single to take a 4-2 lead.

Richards matched that performance with one of his own striking out six in 4.0 innings of work. He consistently avoided barrels allowing just one hit during his time on the mound. His fastball (82-85 MPH) blew hitters away while his curveball (70-72 MPH) had them out in front. Richards struggled with command at times and issued five walks. The bats came alive late. Jack Meloy (Strake Jesuit) led off the rally with a double in the gap. Klayton Kurtz (A&M Consolidated) did what he needed to do and scored him with a single of his own. Lastly, Cameron Thrower (Madisonville) contributed by hitting the ball hard into left field for a RBI sac fly.
 
SUNDAY
 
Texas Twelve Grey vs. Texas Twelve Gold 
The offenses came out firing in a matchup between 2024 Texas Twelve Grey and 2024 Texas Twelve Gold. The Grey offense had several stars shine but was led by a two-hit day from Sam Rickman or Grand Oaks (uncommitted). Rickman hammered two balls into the outfield as well to get going. An outfielder, Rickman makes good reads on balls and has a high baseball IQ and has a strong arm that’s been up 88 MPH from the outfield. Paired with Rickman was teammate Wyatt Lacina out of Weimer High School (uncommitted), who had the biggest hit for his team. Lacina showed some speed and hit an RBI triple down the right-field line. 
 
For 2024 Texas Twelve Gold, the offense was led by a trio, with Ryan Ratajczak (Tompkins High School), dominating with the bat. Ratajczak had a day with four RBI, including two balls ripped into the left-center gap. Along with Ratajczak, shortstop Joaquin Costa from A&M Consolidated (uncommitted) had a strong performance. Costa had a great day on both sides of the ball showing notable hustle. Offensively, he hit a single, a hustle double, and then immediately stole third base not even drawing a throw. Defensively, Costa really showed some skill, making a sliding stop, and gunning the runner out while on the ground showing his true arm strength. Sutton Hull (Katy High School) was a two-way talent today pitching 3.0 innings and allowing two earned runs. Hull has a 17-20 MPH speed differential from his fastball and curveball, causing problems for hitters. Hull helped himself, ending his day with an RBI double. 
 
2024 Texas Twelve Grey vs. 2024 Texas Twelve Silver 
In a 5-3 win, pitcher Cameron Thrower from Madisonville High School (uncommitted) led the way for 2024 Texas Twelve Silver. Thrower is one of the most unique guys I have seen on the bump. He has two arm slots that he goes to: over-the-top and sidearm with a release height of about three feet. His sidearm slider (62-64 MPH) has 18-21 inches of horizontal break while his sidearm fastball (74-75 MPH) has 10-12 inches of run in the other direction. Thrower also touched 80 MPH over-the-top with his fastball and 64 MPH with his curve. He ended his day with a stat line of 4.0 innings, three strikeouts, and two hits given up. 
 
For 2024 Texas Twelve Grey, Diesel Gonzalez out of Hudson High School (uncommitted) also pitched well, commanding the zone. Gonzalez had a nice tempo, going out and attacking hitters. He’s a pitch-to-contact type of guy topping out at 80 MPH. His three-pitch mix of fastball, curveball (65-67MPH), and changeup (64-66 MPH) induced six groundball outs in four innings of work. He established himself as a two-way, adding a walk and an RBI single. Offensively, on-base machine Tanner Reese (Brenham High School) had a solid day with two singles and a walk. 
 
2024 Texas Twelve Gold vs. 2024 Texas Twelve Silver 
2024 Texas Twelve Gold Pitcher Anthony Ramirez (Deer Park High School) was nearly perfect on the mound today, not allowing a baserunner until the fourth inning. Ramirez is a special arm with a dominating fastball. He touched 88 MPH on the fastball and compliments it with a slider that sits at 72-75 MPH (2350 RPM) and a changeup at 77-78 MPH. This combo was really tough on hitters. Ramirez struck out five of the first right batters he saw and then leaned on his defense more with excellent diving plays by shortstop Joaquin Costa (A&M Consolidated High School) and third basemen Ryan Ratajczak. 

 
Jackson Kemper (Cy Woods High School) showed his baseball IQ and called a great game and mixed pitches well. Kemper also backpicked a runner to finish his day. The offense produced some runs with a two-RBI double from Chance Crawford (Bryan High School) and a two-RBI double from Logan Witt (Stephen F Austin).

Colten Sanchez
Five Tool Scouting Intern