Spring Fling: Players to watch

The 25th annual TSSAA Spring Fling kicks off Tuesday around Rutherford County and at Wilson Central (baseball).

Cost is $10 admission each day and $5 for parking.

Here is a look at the players to watch across the state in each of the five sports.

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BASEBALL

Austin Baskin, Covington, Jr. Memphis commitment and Class AA Mr. Baseball finalist hit .400 with six home runs and 40 RBIs while also picking up three wins on the mound.

Drew Benefield, Siegel, Sr. Louisville signee and Class AAA Mr. Baseball finalist is hitting .458 with 24 extra-base hits, including eight home runs, 33 RBIs and 44 runs.

John Bolton, MUS, Sr. Division II-AA Mr. Baseball finalist hit .352 while striking out just nine times all season.

Bryant Goolsby, Smith Co., Sr. Class AA Mr. Baseball finalist is hitting .575 with a 1.142 slugging percentage, 15 home runs and 62 RBIs.

Tate Kolwyck, Arlington, Sr. Vanderbilt signee and one of only three quarterbacks in TSSAA history to throw for 10,000 yards is hitting .447 with six home runs.

Alex Langford, Tipton-Rosemark, Sr. Arkansas-Little Rock signee hit .485 with 29 RBIs while striking out just six times during the regular season.

Will McCall, Columbia Acad., Sr. Class A Mr. Baseball finalist is hitting .427 with two home runs and 28 RBIs.

Raleigh Odle, Riverside, Sr. Columbia State signee has posted an 8-3 record with 89 strikeouts while also hitting .403 with 13 home runs, 32 RBIs and 22 stolen bases.

Caleb Pearson, Brentwood, Sr. Tennessee signee has posted a 9-0 record with a 0.46 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings for the defending state champion Bruins

Elijah Pleasants, Rossview, Sr. Tennessee signee is hitting .416 with six home runs, 21 doubles and 52 RBIs. He’s also posted a 5-4 record on the mound with 70 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings.

Cade Sammons, USJ, Jr. Ole Miss commitment is hitting .446 with 33 RBIs, nine doubles and three triples for the Division II-A semifinalist Bruins.

Jacob Tate, CAK, Jr. Division II-A Mr. Baseball finalist and Kentucky commitment has posted a 1.14 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 55 innings.

Ryan Weathers, Loretto, Sr. Vanderbilt signee went 8-0 with a 0.15 ERA, 92 strikeouts and just seven walks in 46 1/3 innings. He also hit .434 with two home runs and 17 RBIs.

SOCCER

Parker Allen, Houston, Jr. Allen, who missed much of the season with a broken foot, scored two goals in the Mustangs’ 6-1 sectional win over Clarksville.  

Garrett Beam, CPA, Sr. Beam boasts a 0.411 goals-against average and has 13 shutouts on the season.

Gregory Brannick, Lausanne, Sr. Brannick scored 11 goals and had 11 assists for the defending Division II-A champion Lynx.

Cameron Carroll, Rossview, Jr. Carroll has 26 goals and 11 assists.

Atakelti Gebregzabher, Station Camp, Sr. Memphis signee has scored 11 goals and provided six assists for the defending Class AAA champion Bison.

Douglas Kranz, Christian Brothers, Jr. Kranz has scored two goals and provided seven assists for the Purple Wave, who haven’t lost since April 6.

Collin Lewis, Bearden, Jr. First-year starter for the Bulldogs has scored 25 goals and provided 11 assists after not tallying a single point through four matches.

Tristan Lowery, Lexington, Sr. Christian Brothers signee has scored 47 goals and provided 15 assists.

Yanike Mashimabi, Stratford, So. Mashimabi has scored a team-leading 17 goals, helping lead the Spartans to their first state tournament appearance in program history.

Trey Thomas, MUS, Sr. Thomas anchors an Owls back line that has posted shutouts in two of the last three matches.  

J.P. Elyze-Vital, Greeneville, Sr. Elyze-Vital has tallied more than 20 goals and 10 assists for the defending state champion Greene Devils.

Shewit Worton, Grace Christian, 8th Worton has scored a team-leading 25 goals and provided nine assists.

SOFTBALL   

Alyssa Arden, White House Heritage, Sr.  Tennessee Tech signee is 25-1 with a 0.96 ERA and 291 strikeouts. She is hitting .602 with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs.

Kennedy Cowden, Powell, Sr. Kentucky signee is hitting .426 with 57 runs, 41 RBIs and 45 stolen bases.

Hannah Koenig, Brentwood, Sr. Louisiana Tech signee is 28-6 with more than 260 strikeouts and three no-hitters. She is also hitting .488 from the leadoff spot.

Allison Farr, Powell, Jr. ETSU commitment has tallied 180 strikeouts with a 1.12 ERA in 168 2/3 innings.

Megan Hodum, McNairy Central, So. Liberty commitment is hitting .516 with 12 RBIs, three doubles and three triples.

Sierra Hucklebee, Gibbs, Sr. District 3-AA MVP and Lincoln Memorial signee is hitting .532 with 62 runs and 39 RBIs.

Maddie Neal, Gibson Co., Sr. Dyersburg State signee is hitting .530 with 44 hits – 10 doubles – and 38 RBIs.

Gracie Osbron, Henry County, Sr. Tennessee signee is hitting .560 with six home runs and 38 RBIs.

Brooke Suddath, Cascade, Jr. Suddath is 19-4 with a 0.83 ERA and has struck out 255 batters. She is hitting .442 with nine home runs and has 44 RBIs.

E.C. Taylor, St. Benedict, Jr. Florida commitment is hitting .556 with eight triples, 37 runs and 17 stolen bases for the Eagles.

Katie Turner, McNairy Central, Sr. Lipscomb signee has posted a 29-6 record with a 0.92 ERA and more than 400 strikeouts. She’s also hitting .419 with eight home runs, nine doubles and 41 RBIs.

Rachel Whitley, Tipton-Rosemark, Sr. Last year’s Commercial Appeal Player of the Year is hitting .418 with four home runs and 39 RBIs while also compiling an 11-4 pitching record with a 1.45 ERA.

TENNIS

BOYS

George Corzine, USN, Jr. Corzine, the Division II-A Middle Region singles champion, is a three-star prospect according to The Tennis Recruiting Network.

Jack Powell, MUS, Jr. Powell enters the Division II-AA singles tournament as the top seed from the West Region and will be one of the key players as the Owls go for their 18th team title.

Baylor Sai, MBA, Fr. Sai, a five-star prospect and Division II-AA East/Middle singles champion, went 5-0 at No. 1 doubles.

Benjamin Sidwell, TCA, Jr. Sidwell, a two-star prospect, teamed up with Cam Presley to win the Region 8 doubles championship.  

Walker Stearns, St. George’s, Fr. Stearns, a four-star prospect, played in the Division II-A doubles final last year as an eighth-grader and was undefeated this spring in singles play. He’ll be playing doubles with John Kimball at state.

Harrison Williams, Webb, Sr. Williams, a three-star prospect, enters the tournament with a 25-2 record in singles.

Mason Woods, USJ, So. Woods, a two-star prospect, won the Division II-A West region singles championship.

GIRLS

Julia Adams, Bearden, Sr. Adams, a five-star Furman signee who’s making her fourth trip to the state tournament, has tallied a 17-0 singles record.

Eesha Gudiseva, St. Mary’s, So. Gudiseva, a three-star prospect, claimed the Division II-AA West Region title.

Hamsa Javagal, Brentwood, Fr. Javagal, a four-star prospect, has posted an unbeaten singles record since stepping in for the injured three-time defending champion Somer Henry.

Mia Pretorius, USN, Jr. Pretorius, the Division II-A Middle Region champion, has tallied a 20-1 record in singles.

Sneha Sinha, Collierville, Sr. Sinha, a three-star prospect and The Commercial Appeal’s 2017 Player of the Year, has focused more on doubles this spring, teaming up with sophomore Romaine Britt.

Lauren Yoon, Webb, Sr. Yoon, a three-star prospect, enters the Division II-A singles tournament with a 23-2 record.

TRACK

BOYS

Kevin Davis, TCA, So. Davis is the No. 2 qualifier in the 200-meter dash and the No. 3 qualifier in the 100-meter dash in the Small Class division. He’s also a member of the Lions’ 4x100-meter relay team.

Collin Jones/Keaton Jones, Houston, Sr. The twins have alternated finishing first and second in Memphis-area 800-meter competition. They will compete in the Large Class division.

Jett Kinder, Brentwood, Sr. Kinder, a sophomore, has already won the Large Class decathlon. He also will compete in the pole vault, long jump and high jump.

Jake Renfree, Knoxville Catholic, Jr. Renfree boasts the fastest 1,600 time (4:08.11) in the state.

Michael Scruggs, Riverdale, Sr. The UT Martin signee has the fastest time in the 100-meter dash from the Large Class sectionals and is the defending state champion.

Elijah Simmons, Pearl-Cohn, Jr. Simmons has the best distance among Small Class division qualifiers in the shot put (52-feet-2 ½) and discus (156-10).

Josh Sobota, Bearden, Sr. The Kentucky signee holds state records in shot put (67-3.25) and discus (194-7).

Willington Wright, Hardin Valley, Sr. Wright, an MTSU signee, enters state with the fastest times in the 200 (21.45) and 400 (47.44). He’s also among the top triple jumpers.

GIRLS

Blake Blakemore, Austin-East, So. Blakemore ran the state’s fastest time this season in the 100-meter dash, clocking a 12.12 at the KIL Championship.

Jordyn Braswell, Memphis Central, Sr. The senior swept the Large Class sectional hurdles races and has the top qualifying time in both, clocking 14.10 in the 100 and 43.62 in the 300.

Katherine Coffey, Brentwood, Sr. Coffey has the best distances for the Large Class in the shot put (43-7) and discus (152-8).

Kirstin Jones, Whitehaven, Jr. Jones owns the top qualifying time in the 100 (11.86) and 200 (24.29), and she’ll also anchor the 400- and 800-meter relays for the three-time defending champion Tigers.

Breanna Miles, Southwind, So. The four-fastest qualifiers in the Large Class 400 are all from Shelby County, and Miles’ time of 55.38 is the best.

Morgan Louderback, Brentwood Academy, Sr. Louderback has the best distance in the long jump (18-6) and triple jump (38-7 ¼) among Division II-AA qualifiers.

Rebecca Story, CAK, Sr. Story will be looking to defend last year’s state titles in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. She enters as the top Division II-A qualifier in all three events.

Makayla Transou, South Side, Jr. Transou, looking for her first state championship, enters the Large Class' long jump as the No. 1 qualifier with a distance of 18-09.50.

Loral Winn, Dresden, Jr. Winn finished in the top three in the 1600-meter run and 800-meter run a season ago. She enters both events as the No. 1 qualifier.