Announcement
Houston 5A Preview of 2007 Katy Tigers (as posted on H5A website)
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Tigers Hope to return to Round Rock in 2007
by Randy Byers
© 2006 Houston 5A Baseball.com
The Katy Tigers return nearly all of their starters from a year ago including four out of five pitchers and seven of eight position players. Aaron Daab, Carter Jurica and last year’s freshman sensation Keifer Nuncio, who returns one year wiser, will anchor the remaining Tiger staff.
The Tiger infield will feature two incredibly talented players up the middle in Carter Jurica at shortstop and Michael Fuda at second base. Nick Pepitone will stand in at first while Michael Sauceda will most likely take over at third. Another freshman standout from a year ago, catcher Andrew Stumph, has more than shown he can handle the Tigers staff while also swinging a pretty good stick.
Katy Tigers
District 18-5A
Head Coach-Tom McPherson
Assistant Coaches- Mike Langan, Trey Landers, Cory Connolly
2006 Record-37-9-1/14-3 District 19-5A Runner-up
2006 Play-Offs-Lost to The Woodlands 5-3 in 5A State Championship
Key losses: Will Weidig(Brown University), Michael Thaler, Chase Atwood, Nick Barrios.
Returning Statrters/Lettermen/Others: 8 Starters/14 Lettermen)
Bret Atwood (Sr.) -Starter– Centerfielder, 1st Team All District, 3rd Team All State
Robbie Bishop ( Sr.) - Pitcher / infielder
Kyle Canales (Sr.) - Outfielder
Aaron Daab (Sr.) – Starter- Pitcher (10 -3), 2ND Team All District, 1st Team All State
Michael Fuda (Sr.) – Starter -2nd/SS, 1st Team All District, 1st Team All State, 5A All State Tournament Team – 2nd baseman
Carter Jurica (Sr.) – Starter -Pitcher / SS (7-1), 1st team All District, 5A All State-Tournament Team - SS, MVP for the Junior Sun Belt Classic games
Nick Pepitone (Sr.) - Starter – 1st/Pitcher (3-0),2nd Team All District, 3rd tm All State
Michael Sauceda (Sr.) Starter - 3rd baseman, 2nd Team All District
Joss Tovar – ( Sr.) 2nd baseman
Tim Yager – (Sr.) – Catcher
Joey Fuda (Jr.) – Starter -Right fielder, All District Honorable Mentioned
Jared Fancher -(Soph) - infielder / outfielder
Keifer Nunico – (Soph) – Pitcher / infielder - (7-0) , Houston 5A Co -Newcomer of the Year
Andrew Stumph – (Soph) –Starter - Catcher/Pitcher ( 1-0), All District Honorable Mentioned, Houston 5A Co -Newcomer of the Year
Newcomers: Andrew Dresden (Sr.) – Pitcher; Pat Gorman – (Sr.) – Pitcher; Frank Jemela – ( Sr.) – Utility; Bobby Knauss – (Sr.) – Outfielder; Ryan Nietsche (Sr.) – 1st/ DH; Daniel Schram –(Sr.) – outfielder; Brad Graham – ( Jr.) - Outfielder; Cameren Strickler (Jr.) – Catcher/Outfielder; Ben Schmidt –(Soph) – Pitcher
From the dugout:
The Katy Tigers are very excited about this up coming season. The Tigers return their entire staring lineup, except for their left fielder and DH from last year’s state runner up team. They also return four out of their top five pitchers from last year’s squad.
Post-Season Honors for State Runner-up Katy Tiger Players
On the heels of a historic run through the State playoffs, finishing with a loss to the #1 State and Nationally ranked The Woodlands, many of the Tigers earned various local and state-wide honors for their play this past season.
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Assoc. (THSBCA) All-State Teams
1st Team |
3rd Team |
Aaron Daab - Pitcher |
Bret Atwood - Outfield |
Michael Fuda - 2nd Base |
Nick Pepitone - 1st Base |
Nick Barrios - Outfield |
Michael Fuda - 2nd Base |
Carter Jurica - Shortstop |
3rd Team |
Michael Fuda - 2nd Base |
Nick Pepitone - 1st Base |
Honorable Mention |
Aaron Daab - Pitcher |
1st Team |
2nd Team |
Hon. Mention |
Bret Atwood - Outfield |
Nick Barrios - Outfield |
Joey Fuda - Outfield |
Michael Fuda - 2nd Base |
Aaron Daab - Pitcher |
Andrew Stumph - Catcher |
Carter Jurica - Shortstop |
Nick Pepitone - 1st Base |
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Michael Thaler - DH |
Michael Sauceda - 3rd Base |
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Will Weidig - Pitcher |
Newcomers of the Year - Keifer Nuncio (P) & Andrew Stumph (C), Katy High School
1st Team |
2nd Team |
Michael Fuda - 2nd Base |
Aaron Daab - Pitcher |
Bret Atwood - Outfield |
Carter Jurica - Shortstop |
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Will Weidig - Pitcher |