High School

Blake Mitchell, LSU signee, wins Gatorade Texas Baseball Player of Year back-to-back

Senior utility player is projected first round MLB Draft pick, has Sinton in UIL regional finals

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Blake Mitchell, LSU signee, wins Gatorade Texas Baseball Player of Year back-to-back
Blake Mitchell, LSU signee, wins Gatorade Texas Baseball Player of Year back-to-back /

Sinton senior Blake Mitchell, the top high school baseball prospect in Texas, was named Gatorade Texas Baseball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Mitchell, who also won the award in 2021-22, is a standout catcher, short stop, right-handed pitcher and a projected first round MLB Draft pick this summer as a catcher. MLB.com projects him being selected No. 14 overall. 

The 6-foot Mitchell is batting .471 on the season with 41 RBI and 20 extra base hits (six home runs, 14 doubles). Sinton leads Boerne 1-0 in a best-of-three Texas (UIL) Class 4A Region IV finals. Game 2 is scheduled for Friday afternoon. 

Sinton is the No. 4 ranked team in the SBLive Power 25 national baseball rankings. Mitchell is the No. 5 prospect in the nation in the class of 2023, according to Prep Baseball Report.

Follow the Texas (UIL) high school baseball regional finals live

Published
Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

Home/Texas