Belton, TX – Four University of Mary Hardin-Baylor baseball players have been selected to play for the All-Star Teams in their respective summer leagues. Joseph Villegas, Michael Garza. Jared Hopper and Josh Shaw have all earned All-Star recognition in the past two weeks.
Villegas is playing outfield for the Richmond RiverRats in the Prospect League and will represent the RiverRats in the league’s all-star game later this week. Villegas, a senior from Hays High School, is currently fourth in the league in hitting with a .336 batting average. He also has a league-best 42 hits to go with 13 RBI and eight stolen bases.
Garza and Hopper are both playing for the Fort Collins Foxes in the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League and represented the Foxes in Sunday’s All-Star game. Garza, a sophomore infielder from Katy Cinco Ranch High School, is batting .308 with two home runs and nine RBI. Hopper, a junior from Northeast Christian High School, currently has a 4-1 record and a 2.34 ERA. He also has 35 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched on the season.
Shaw is playing for the Boise Owls in the Boise Summer League and earned a spot in last night’s All-Star game. Shaw, a junior outfielder from Salado High School, is batting .326 and has an on-base percentage of .426 on the season.
The Cru baseball team went 22-17 overall last season and advanced to the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament for the third straight season. UMHB finished 12-9 in ASC West Division play.