The 2026 UIL baseball and softball seasons are in the record books, and multiple Ranch Cities athletes received postseason accolades for their performances on the field.
The Aubrey Chaparrals ended their season with a 2415-1 record, finishing third in 4A Region II District 10 and as runners-up for the regional finals.
Catcher Diego Tagliaferro headlined the Chaparrals honorees by being named the district’s Defensive Most Valuable Player.
Pitcher Jimmy Hay, first baseman Dane Buck, shortstop Luke Hellman and utility player Sebastian Marin were named first team all-district.
The Chaps' second team all-district honorees included third baseman Jackson Polen, second baseman Colton Billings, outfielder Ethan McMeen and utility player Keriel Torres.
Outfielder Ayden Bass and pitcher Jax Dunkin rounded out the Chaps' on-field honors, with both being named all-district honorable mention.
The Chaps also had six members of their team—Hay, Hellman, Polen, Billings, Bass and Will Storey—earn academic alldistrict honors.
Bass was also named to the Texas High School Coaches Association’s Academic All-State Team.
The Pilot Point Bearcats ended their season with a 9-13 record, finishing fifth in 3A Region II District 10.
Pitcher Fernando Marmolejo Jr. and outfielder David Pickrel were at the top of the Bearcats’ honorees, with both being named first team all-district.
Marmolejo Jr. racked up 42 strikeouts on the mound, a .946 fielding percentage and a .423 batting average for the season.
Pickrel posted a 1.0 fielding percentage, to go along with a .393 batting average and 11 stolen bases.
Utility player Hastings Fischer, outfielder Lane Eft, and catcher Riley Scholl were named second- team alldistrict.
Fischer collected 31 strikeouts on the mound, a .932 fielding percentage, and added 14 stolen bases, with a .348 batting average.
Scholl posted a .989 fielding percentage and a .348 batting average on the season.
The Bearcats’ honors were rounded out with Garrett Evans and Stephen Campbell being named all-district honorable mention.
The Tioga Bulldogs ended their season with a 7-19-1 record, finishing eighth in 2A Region II District 11.
Outfielder Cameron Askew headlined the Bulldogs' list of honorees, being named first team all-district.
Outfielders Maddox Hurst and Calan Sweeney and infielder Hayden Manzo received second team all-district honors.
Karson Stewart, Luke Roberts and Logan Netterville closed out the Bulldogs' honors, with the trio being named alldistrict honorable mention.
The Tioga Lady Bulldogs softball team ended their season with an 8-17 record, finishing sixth in 2A Region II District 11.
Shortstop Kenzee Powers and outfielder Kyndall Whitley received top honors for the team, with the duo being named first team all-district.
Powers finished the season with a .907 fielding percentage and a .484 batting average, with 18 RBIs, 2 home runs and 10 stolen bases.
Whitley posted a .706 batting average, 29 RBIs, 5 home runs and a .970 fielding percentage.
Pitcher Bella Dennis was named second team all-district, finishing the year with 41 strikeouts and a 1.0 fielding percentage to go along with a .557 batting average and 10 RBIs.
Four Lady Bulldogs— catcher Addison Snuggs, outfielder Sadie Bates, and infielders Emerson Moore and Alyssa Salinas—were named all-district honorable mention.
Eleven members of the team—Dennis, Powers, Snuggs, Salinas, Whitley, Bates, Reese Robinson, Kloie Lange, Josilyn Red, Preslee Schindler and Skilar Hodge— earned academic all-district honors.
