Seven Colts make All-District baseball team

Seven Colts make All-District baseball team
Posted: May 27, 2022

NMMI Sports Press

Seven New Mexico Military Institute Colt baseball players were named to the All-District 4/5-3A team.

NMMI finished a stellar season going 23-6 overall after being crowned Class 3A state champions for the first time since 2002.

Four of the seven players earned first-team honors.

Luis A. Patron was named first-team All-District after going 9-1 on the mound with a 1.06 ERA in 14 games started.

He tallied 161 strikeouts, which ranked second in the nation, according to MaxPreps.

Patron had a no-hitter on March 19 against Loving during the championship of the Hal Bogle tournament. The Colts won 13-0 as Patron struck out 20 batters.

The 20 strikeouts rank second in the New Mexico Activities Association record book for strikeouts in a seven-inning game.

His 161 total strikeouts finish third in the NMAA record book.

At the plate, Patron hit .411 with 39 hits and 30 RBI.

Catcher Jose Barcelo earned first-team honors after batting a team-high .535 with 46 hits, 12 doubles and 28 RBI.

Barcelo rode a 19-game hitting streak from March 21 to April 30.

From June 3-4, Barcelo and Patron will play in the Class 1A-3A red vs. green all-star game at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho.

Miguel Rivera was also named first-team All-District. Rivera batted .403 with 31 hits and 28 RBI.

On the mound, Rivera went 3-0 with one save while sporting a 3.62 ERA with 39 strikeouts.

Tegin Maloney rounds out the four Colts to earn first-team honors. Maloney hit .460 with 40 hits and 20 RBI.

He had two or more hits in 12 games.

Maloney finished 6-4 on the mound with a 3.25 ERA and 57 strikeouts.

Bailey Mego, Luis C. Patron and Gentry Caplan were named honorable mention All-District.

Mego hit .313 with 21 hits and 18 RBI. He pitched 15.1 innings with 16 strikeouts.

Luis C. Patron compiled 33 hits while driving in 34 runs to sport a .379 batting average.

Caplan tallied 15 hits and nine RBI in 77 plate appearances.

 

All-District

  • Luis A. Patron, senior, first-team
  • Jose Barcelo, senior, first-team
  • Miguel Rivera, junior, first-team
  • Tegin Maloney, freshman, first-team
  • Bailey Mego, junior, honorable mention
  • Luis C. Patron, sophomore, honorable mention
  • Gentry Caplan, junior, honorable mention
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