Second Baptist School July 2023

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SEASON HONORS Christian McCleary First-Team All-District Luke Pettitte

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AFTER A SERIES OF INJURIES PUT THEM BEHIND SCHEDULE TO BEGIN THE SEASON, THE EAGLES CARRIED OUT A STUNNING COMEBACK TO REMIND EVERYONE WHY THEY WERE THE DEFENDING TAPPS-II CHAMPS. IT WAS A TESTAMENT TO THE TEAM’S CONSIDERABLE TALENT AND RESILIENCE THAT SBS RESURGED BACK TO PROMINENCE IN THE TAPPS RACE. WRAPPING UP THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 12-16 RECORD (9-5 IN DISTRICT), COACH RAYNER NOBLE’S SQUAD FINISHED THIRD IN DISTRICT BEFORE ADVANCING TO THE PLAYOFFS. THE EAGLES WERE HEADLINED BY DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY SIGNEE LUKE PETTITTE, DUAL-SPORT STAR JD CRISP AND TEXAS A&M-SIGNEE TY BAKER, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE EAGLES WOULD PROCEED TO BREEZE PAST SAN ANTONIO CHRISTIAN (7-0) AND LUTHERAN SOUTH (8-2) BEFORE BEING NARROWLY DEFEATED BY EVENTUAL STATE CHAMPION KELLY CATHOLIC (3-1) IN THE SEMIFINALS. PETTITTE AND CHRISTIAN MCCLEARY WERE NAMED TO THE TAPPS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM.

First-Team All-District Carson Bratcher Second-Team All-District Ben Kalife Second-Team All-District Tommy Willis Second-Team All-District

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