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Attention Head Baseball Coach . . .

Coaches,

Please take a few minutes to nominate deserving players from your team for the Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Baseball team. Deadline is Monday, June 16, 2025.

Players do not have to be seniors.

To nominate, please return the following information to Robert Cessna, The Eagle in College Station - at: robert.cessna@theeagle.com

PLAYER(S): ________________________
TEAM:_________________________
CLASSIFICATION OF TEAM: (1A, 2A, etc… please include this) _________________________
POSITION: _________________________
FINAL SEASON STATS: _________________________

(Feel free to include any postseason honors you know about, or if the player has signed or given a verbal pledge to a college).

Note: if a player played more than one position, PLEASE tell me what position you prefer he be considered for. If they played multiple positions, you might want to consider nominating for Utility…ALSO…if the player is an infielder, PLEASE be specific about what position since we select a 1B, 2B, 3B and SS.

Players do not have to be seniors.

Deadline to nominate is Monday, June 9 (the week after the state softball tournament).

To nominate, please return the following information to Jack Stallard with the Longview News-Journal. Email: jstallard@news-journal.com

PLAYER(S):
TEAM:
CLASSIFICATION OF TEAM: (1A, 2A, etc…PLEASE INCLUDE THIS)
POSITION(S) . . . Be specific on infield positions (1B, 2B, SS, 3B). If a player saw time at several positions, please let me know what position you want her nominated for (if two spots are listed, I will go with the first one unless told otherwise). We will have a utility spot for kids who played multiple positions, but please let me know if that is where you want them nominated. We will also select a DP/DH/Flex postion.

FINAL SEASON STATS: (Feel free to include any postseason honors you know about, or if the kid has signed or given a verbal pledge to a college)

Note: if a kid played more than one position, PLEASE tell me what position you prefer she be considered for. If they played multiple positions, you might want to consider nominating for Utility…
ALSO . . . if the player is an infielder, PLEASE be specific about what position since we select a 1B, 2B and SS.

Jack Stallard
Sports Editor
Longview News-Journal, jstallard@news-journal.com
Office: 903-237-7760
Cell: 903-445-7526
X: @lnjsports
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Attention Coaches, Parents, Players and Fans! ...

When All-State teams are released and you look for a player that didn't make one of the teams -- please do us a favor before sending an irate E-mail listing all the reasons why your player was deserving to be on one of these teams.

We can't select players if they were never nominated. Coaches and/or sports writers are the only ones who can nominate a player(s). If they are not nominated - our writers can't vote on someone who is not on the ballot. So check with your coach FIRST to see if the player was even nominated.

There is no way a single sports writer, who compiles the ballots, can know every player across the state. Coaches are the life-line in helping us select players. If coaches choose not to participate in submitting their players -- then we can't do anything beyond that.

All-State Award Plaques

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Players can now memorialize their Texas Sports Writers Association All-State selection.

If you were selected as an All-State player in football, volleyball, baseball, or softball -- you can order one of two available beautiful plaques with your name, sport, and year that you were selected as one of the prestigious All-State players in Texas.

The lighter wood plaque is laser-cut; the darker wood plaque has a smooth metal surface.

To order your All-State Plaque, download the order form, and send in the completed form with your payment of $50.00 — check or money order only, no credit cards.

ATTENTION SCRIBES!!!

TSWA Shirts Now Available!

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A Texas Sports Writers Association shirt is now available to Texas Sports Writers.

The shirt will identify you as you cover various high school sporting events and multiple sizes and colors are available. Just click on the form and follow the instructions.

To order your shirt download the order form and send in the completed form with your payment of $50.00 — check or money order only, no credit cards.

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Calling All Scribes

It is time to renew your TXSWA membership. The website is designed with you and Texas high school fans in mind.

The membership form is on the site ready to be printed out, filled out, and mailed to:

Send $10 which is the annual dues to:
Texas Sports Writers Association 1517 Jasmine Court College Station, TX, 77845

Make checks payable to: Texas Sports Writers Association

Just click Membership form.

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