I have guys out scouting all over the state pretty much every weekend and I have to say, I have never been more impressed with what guys all over the state are doing. Predictions if all things stay the same over the next 2 years:
1) Lovington and Rowell become perennial playoff teams and all four from that district get in each year
2) Aztec and Miyamura make 1-5A impossible to predict
3) 3 way tie for 1st place at the end of the season in 3-5A
4) 2015/16 season will have even more parity than 2014/15

HS baseball coaches and players are putting in a lot of work and it is very evident. Proud of our sport!

Who are the 2015 District Champs

District 1-6A - Rio Rancho
District 2-6A - La Cueva
District 3-6A - Onate
District 4-6A - Carlsbad
District 5-6A - TBA

District 1-5A - Piedra Vista
District 2-5A - Los Alamos
District 3-5A - Valencia
District 4-5A - Goddard
District 5-5A - Academy

District 1-4A - Bloomfield
District 2-4A - TBA
District 3-4A - Cobre
District 4-4A - Ruidoso
District 5-4A - Sandia Prep

Please send updates to 505.577.5953 or e-mail me at nmpreps@yahoo.com

Andrew Caliendo - Piedra Vista - Hit double and triple against Volcano Vista

Andrew Pratt - La Cueva - 3 run HR against Eldorado. hitting 520 with 5 HR's.

Austin Bell - La Cueva - Three run rome run against Carlsbad

Barboa - Valley - 3-3 with 3 RBI and HR against Cibola

Beau Williams - Sandia Prep - Earned win against East Mountain

Ben Kelley - Artesia - Had 4 RBI's against Lovington

Ben Kelley - Artesia - , sr., 4/9, 1 dbl, 1 hr, 4 RBIs

Cade Guthrie - Valencia - 2 HR's against Belen

Caleb McAlister - La Cueva - Earned win against Sandia

Calen McAlister - La Cueva - Earned win against Carlsbad

Cal Villareal - Goddard - 11K's against Artesia

Carlos Ortiz - Santa Teresa - 19 K's against Los Lunas

Carlos Ramirez - Valencia - 3-4, 2B, 2R, 3 RBI against Los Lunas

Cody Richardson - Santa Fe - 12K's against Rio Rancho

Dalton Watson - Aztec - Hit HR, triple, and 3 RBI’s against Shiprock

Dalton Watson - Aztec - Was 2/3 against Miyamura and earned the win on the mound

Dante Urrea - Deming - Hit HR against EP Cathedral

Easton Haskill - Farmington - Threw shutout against Goddard

Elias Archuleta - Espanola - Earned his 5th win of the year against Bernalillo

Elias Archuleta - Espanola - Earned his 6th and 7th win of April

Esai Lopez - Artesia - Threw 9 K's against Goddard

Fabian Reyes - Onate - West 2-4 at the plate with a double and two RBI's against Gadsden

Fernando Contreras - Las Cruces - 3-5 today in 2nd game against Mayfield. Solo Hr, Double off the Left center wall and a single with 4 RBI'S

Garret Day - Carlsbad - Walk off RBI against Clovis

Garret Day - Carlsbad - Hit single, double, and triple against Clovis

Garret Garcia - Valencia - 2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI against Los Lunas

Greg Barela - Valencia - 2-3 against Los Lunas

Gunner Archuleta - Piedra Vista - 1 hit in 89 pitches against Carlsbad

Gunner Archuleta - Piedra Vista - 3-5 with HR and 4 RBI's and CG shutout against Aztec

Gunner Archuleta - Piedra Vista - 2 for 3 with an HR against Gallup

Harris McConnell - SandiaPrep - Earned W with 7K's against St. Mike's

Hector Casas- Deming - pitched a complete game against Gadsden

Ian Russell - Academy - 3-4 with HR and 6 RBI's against Santa Fe

Isaac Olivares - St. Mike's - 8K's against Hope

Jason Henderson - Pecos - 8-10 during the Santa Rosa Tournament

Jason Henderson - Pecos - Infield the park HR against Laguna

Jason Henderson - Pecos - 4-5 with three walks and scored 7 runs, 6 stolen bases against Clayton

Jesse Jimenez - Mayfield - Hit a two run double against Las Cruces

Jeusu Chavez - Espanola - Hit his 6th home run of the year against Bernalillo

Jhrayss Granger - Artesia - 1 hit shutout against Lovington

Jahryss Granger, so. - Artesia - 5/7, 2 dbl, 3 RBIs

Jahryss Granger - Artesia - scattered 6 hits and 11 K's thru 9 innings and was 1/2 at the plate vs Goddard on 4/28.

Jimmy Gallegos - Sandia - Walk Off HR against Eldorado

Joe Garcia - Deming - Hit HR against EP Cathedral

Joe Martinez - Sandia Prep - 4 K's against St. Mike's

Joe Martinez - Sandia Prep - Earned win against Los Lunas

Joe Standley - Hope - 16 K's in 7 innings against Bloomfield

Joe Vigil - Pecos - Had 8 RBI's in two games against Clayton

Jon Saiz - Academy - 4-4 with triple and HR against Santa Fe

Jonathan Stroman - La Cueva - 2 hit shutout against Eldorado

Jose Galaviz - Valencia - 2-3, 2B, 2R - against Los Lunas

Junior Pena - Centennial - 7 K’s, also went 3-4 with a triple and RBI against Valencia

Junior Candelaria - Bloomfield - Threw a no-hitter against Zuni

Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Hit HR against Onate

Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Homered against Mayfield

Lane Saunders - Los Alamos - Threw no-hitter against Bernalillo

Landon Williams - Clovis - Earned win against Carlsbad, with 5 K's

Landon Moya - Valencia - with CG and 7K's against Santa Teresa

Logan Klunder - Piedra Vista - Is hitting .690 this month with 6 doubles and 8 RBI's.

Matt Barlow - Artesia - sr., 4/8, 3 dbl, 7 RBIs

Matthew Marquez - Atrisco Heritage - Was 3-4 with a double against Albuquerque

Matt Odegaard - Texico - Hit HR against Eunice

Matt Odegaard - Texico - Went 3-3 with 2 RBI’s against Capitan

Michael Barboa - Valley - 3-4 with HR against Albuquerque

Mosies Anaya - Went 8-12 during the Santa Rosa Tournament

Nate Garley - Eldorado - Threw a no-hitter against Sandia

Nick Barela - Valley - 11K's against Albuquerque

Paul Tapia - Valley - 3-4 with 2 RBI's against Albuquerque

Paul Tapia - Valley - Earned win against West Mesa with 3K’s

Phillip Archuleta - Piedra Vista - threw a no hitter against Gallup

Phillip Archuleta - Piedra Vista - 3-5 with 2B and 2 RBI's against Aztec

Phillip Archuleta - Piedra Vista - 7 for 11 with 5 RBI’s and 3 doubles against VV and Carlsbad

Riley Peterson - Cleveland - Went 2-3 with 2 RBI's against Santa Fe

Roman Trujillo - Onate - Went 3 for 4 with a double and 4 RBI’s against Mayfield

Saul Moriel - Tucumcari - 12 strikeouts thrown against Santa Rosa

Scott Ingle - La Cueva - 2 triples against Sandia

Sean Allin - La Cueva - Earned win against Sandia

Sean Allin - La Cueva - Went 5/6 against Highland with 2 doubles and a HR

Taylor Null - Artesia - , fr., 5/8, 1 dbl, 6 RBIs

Taylor Null, Artesia - . Fr, was 2/4 against Goddard

Taylor Serna - Onate - Earned win against Gadsden

Taylor Serna - Onate - Went 2-4 with 4 RBI’s against Mayfield

Tim Galindo - Las Cruces - Hit game winning RBI against Onate

Trevor Rogers - Carlsbad - earned win against Clovis, also went 2-2 at the plate

Trevor Rogers - Carlsbad - Retired final 18 of 19 batters against Clovis

Treston Shallenberger - Cleveland - Went 4-4 and 3 RBI's against Santa Fe

Tristan Bowden - Artesia- jr., G1 6 2/3 IP, 10k, win. G2 2 IP 4k, save. 14k on the day 3BB, 10 hits.

Tristin Lively - Las Cruces - Went 3 for 3 against Mayfield *Only a freshman

Tyler Archuleta - Piedra Vista - Went 4-5 with 3B and 4BI's, 2SB against Aztec

Wyatt Weaver - Piedra Vista - Threw complete game against Volcano Vista, 5 scoreless

Wyatt Weaver - Piedra Vista - Is hitting .500 this month with 6 RBI's

Wyatt Weaver - Piedra Vista - 3-5 with 2B and 2 RBI's against Aztec

Who does your NFL Team need to draft!

Aztec quarterback Marcus Crawford commits to play football at Western State Colorado University.

Good clinic, good times!

Tularosa Boy's Basketball is looking to fill one spot for the J.May Classic December 10-12. If anyone is interested contact Eric Gutierrez at (575) 491-5693 or eric.gutierrez@tularosak12.us

Academy RHP Zeke Long is going to play baseball at MIT. That is what a 35 ACT gets you! He will be getting the best engineering degree in the world!

If you are an "academic student" you are crazy to not go and tryout at the AZ Fall Classic All Academic Game. Zeke was heavily recruited out of that and part of the reason he got into MIT was because of baseball. Even with a 35 he was borderline to get in.

Artesia Bulldog center Elvis Acosta signs with NMHU Wenesday morning.

Which Class Has The Most Parity

What National HS Football Rules Need To Change?

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Sam Sandoval--PV signed with Colorado Mesa Univ.

Tularosa Boy's are looking to fill 1 spot for the boy's J. May Classic Dec 10-12, 2015


Tularosa Girl's are looking to fill 1 spot for their tournament Jan 14-16, 2016

You can reach Eric Gutierrez at (575) 491-5693 or eric.gutierrez@tularosak12.us

Where would you say each program is right now

What are your thoughts on each Head Coach

Seems like there hasn't been improvement over the last 5-years, would you agree or disagree

What needs to change

Will NMSU ever drop to D1AA

Tularosa Girl's Basketball is looking to fill one spot for their tournament January 14-16. If interested you man contact Eric Gutierrez at (575) 491-5693 or at eric.gutierrez@tularosak12.us

NMPreps.com’s Class 6A Playoff Predictions

1. La Cueva 11-8, 7-0
2. Onate 20-2, 7-2
3. Carlsbad 14-6, 5-1
4. Cleveland 14-7, 4-1
5. Rio Rancho 17-7, 4-2
6. Volcano Vista 14-7, 3-3
7. Eldorado 13-6, 5-2
8. Sandia 11-10, 5-4
9. Mayfield 10-9, 5-3
10. Hobbs 13-7, 4-2
11. Clovis 12-8, 3-3
12. Rio Grande 9-11, 3-1
13. Atrisco 11-9, 3-2
14. Deming 14-7, 4-3
15. Valley 12-9, 3-2
16. Las Cruces 10-10, 3-4

Outside
Cibola 11-10, 2-3
Santa Fe 9-13, 1-5
Manzano 6-12, 2-4
Highland 6-15, 0-9
Gadsden 10-11, 1-8
Alamogordo 7-13, 0-6
Albuquerque 2-19, 2-3
West Mesa 7-14, 1-4

NMPreps.com’s Class 5A Playoff Predictions

1. Piedra Vista 17-4, 4-0
2. Academy 13-6, 3-1
3. Valencia 15-7, 5-1
4. Artesia 10-9, 5-1
5. Goddard 16-4, 4-2
6. Espanola 15-4, 7-0
7. Los Alamos 15-6, 6-1
8. Centennial 12-10, 6-1
9. St. Pius X 10-9, 3-1
10. Santa Teresa 15-8, 5-2
11. Aztec 10-10, 3-1
12. Farmington 8-14, 2-2
13. Bernalillo 12-10, 5-4
14. Los Lunas 10-10, 3-4
15. Belen 13-8, 1-5
16. See bubble list

Bubble
Roswell 6-14, 2-4
Moriarty 7-13, 2-2
Miyamura 7-11, 1-3
Del Norte 6-14, 2-6
Lovington 5-15, 1-5

Outside
Gallup 4-17, 0-3
Chaparral 1-21, 0-7
Grants 2-15, 0-4
Capital 3-18, 0-9

NMPreps.com’s Class 4A Playoff Predictions

1. Sandia Prep 18-1, 4-0
2. Cobre 16-4, 6-0
3. Bloomfield 13-7, 4-0
4. St. Mike’s 11-9, 3-1
5. Ruidoso 13-8, 6-2
6. Portales 13-7, 4-4
7. Robertson 10-9, 3-3
8. Silver 10-9, 6-1
9. Hope 8-12, 1-3
10. Taos 9-12, 2-2
11. East Mountain 12-11, 4-6
12. West LV 13-9, 3-3
13. Pojoaque 10-11, 2-2
14. NMMI 9-8, 2-4
15. Hatch 8-10, 3-5
16. Socorro 11-8, 2-5

Outside
SFIS 8-8, 0-4
Hot Springs 1-15, 0-6
Kirtland 6-12, 4-0
Shiprock 12-10, 2-2
Wingate 3-14, 1-3
Zuni 9-11, 1-5
Thoreau 7-10, 0-2

NMPreps.com’s Class 3A Playoff Predictions

1. Eunice 10-6, 5-1
2. Texico 13-6, 4-2
3. Raton 10-11, 4-0
4. Pecos 13-7, 2-0
5. Lordsburg 8-2, 3-0
6. Dexter 12-11, 5-3
7. Mesilla Valley 6-4, 2-1
8. Estancia 10-6, 2-0
9. Tucumcari 8-9, 3-1
10. Tularosa 9-5, 1-2
11. Santa Rosa 10-10, 1-4
12. Laguna Acoma 7-8, 0-0
13. Navajo Prep 6-8, 2-0
14. Santa Fe Prep 5-11, 1-3
15. Clayton 6-8, 0-3
16. NACA 5-12, 0-2

Outside
Tohatchi 4-4, 0-0
Loving 0-16, 0-8
Capitan 2-11, 0-3
Monte Del Sol 4-11, 1-3

Who are the top power forwards returning for the 2015/2016 season

Who is the next big time prospect? (Girls hoops wise)

Seems you get to 6-foot-5 or 6-foot-6 and you've got an offer in the bag. Truth?

Covered the Hobbs versus Clovis doubleheader Tuesday and watched Clovis' Landon Williams throws a 10-inning complete game on just 107 pitches (76 strikes). Nothing overpowering but threw strikes, located well and let his defense work (no walks, six strikeouts). First time I've seen this in my nine years covering prep baseball in the state (OK ... I know back in the day some dude probably with a cool nickname threw both ends of a doubleheader, hit in the three hole and walked up hill both ways to get to the ball park - I'm just saying in recent times it's darn impressive).

It's just a reminder to folks in this wood bat age of New Mexico high school baseball – if you throw strikes and locate, you'll be successful even if you don't throw real hard. I'm shocked with the number of walks I still see when these bats have taken a good chunk of the power in the game away.

What are your guys thoughts on having a team selection show party? How many guys out there have them?

Who's The Top Sr., Jr., Soph. On Each Team?