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JJ Kennett C 5-10 175 Fr. Missouri City, TX Ridge Point HS
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HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Ridge Point High School ... Played for head coach Clinton Welch ... Garnered Class 6A First Team All-State honors as a senior and was named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Super Elite Team ... Was a two- time First Team All-District selection during his prep career ... Led Ridge Point to the Class 6A State Semifinals as a junior in 2022 ... Recognized as an Academic All-State selection ... Rated the No. 8 catcher in the state of Texas and No. 54 nationally by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Texas Twelve.
PERSONAL
Born on September 27, 2004 ... Parents are Gerardo and Maria Kennett ... Majoring in Business ... Favorite Bible verse is Romans 15:13.
Myles Martinez LHP
6-4 234 R-Sr.
Columbus, OH
Ohio Dominican University
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2023 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR - OHIO DOMINICAN)
Named a NCAA Division II Honorable Mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and garnered First Team All-Region honors from the ABCA, D2CCA, and NCBWA ... Also tabbed a First Team All-Conference selection ... Went 3-1 and recorded a team-high seven saves in 21 relief appearances ... Compiled a 1.23 ERA and struck out 48 batters while issuing just nine walks in 44.0 innings of work ... Posted a streak of eight consecutive scoreless appearances (15.1 innings) from March 10 - April 3.
2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE - OHIO DOMINICAN)
Made 15 relief appearances ... Posted a 3-1 record and notched one save ... Compiled a 4.75 ERA and struck out 40 batters in 30.1 innings of work.
2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - OHIO DOMINICAN)
Made nine relief appearances ... Went 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA ... Totaled 17 strikeouts over 17.2 innings.
2020 (FRESHMAN - OHIO DOMINICAN)
Redshirted in his first collegiate season.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Florence Flamingos in the Coastal Plains League last summer ... Spent the summer of 2021 in the Ohio Valley League with the Madisonville Miners.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Centennial High School ... Played for head coach Patrick Nance ... Was a First Team All-Conference selection as a junior ... Lettered in five sports in high school including baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, and soccer ... Named an Honorable Mention All-State selection in basketball as a senior and also garnered First Team All-Conference honors ... Was also a First Team All-Conference selection in golf as a junior ... Graduated as the valedictorian of his class.
PERSONAL
Born on October 2, 2003 ... Parents are Gimel and Melissa Martinez ... His father played basketball at the University of Kentucky from 1990-1994 and was a part of
a Wildcats team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1993 ... His father went on to play professional basketball overseas in France, Japan, and Puerto Rico ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors in Sports Management from Ohio Dominican University ... Currently pursuing a Masters in Kinesiology ... Favorite Bible verse if Job 42:5.
Chayton Krauss INF 6-3 227 Jr. Coppell, TX
Grayson College
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2023 (SOPHOMORE - GRAYSON COLLEGE)
Named a First Team All-Conference selection at third base ... Led the team in seven categories including batting average (.404), hits (63), home runs (8), doubles (11), triples (5), RBI (58), and slugging percentage (.692) ... Also made eight appearances, including six starts, on the mound and struck out 21 batters in 21.2 innings ... Garnered Academic All-Conference honors.
2022 (FRESHMAN - GRAYSON COLLEGE)
Hit .343 with a team-high 59 hits ... Totaled eight home runs, 12 doubles, three triples, and 35 RBI ... Posted a .587 slugging percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Coppell School ... Played for head coach Ryan Howard ... Named the District’s Most Valuable Player as a senior after leading Coppell to the Class 6A Regional Semifinals ... Selected to the Texas High School 5A-6A All-Star Team
... Rated the No. 14 first baseman in the state of Texas and the No. 64 nationally by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born on March 7, 2003 ... Parents are Paul and Philippa Krauss ... Was born in New Zealand and selected to play for his home country in the 2022 World Baseball Classic ... Also starred on New Zealand’s U15 and U18 National Teams ... Hit an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, a walk-off win over Pearland, Texas, in the United States Championship of the 2015 Little Leage World Series ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6.
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