Honors 2017
Outstanding Service Awards
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Most Valuable Player - JV 1
No recipient named for 2017.
Most Valuable Player - JV 2
Past Winners
2006 Mike Smith
Melissa Cavazos
2005 Robert Rangel
Craig Hohertz
Laurie Hohertz
Cheryl Martinez
Christine Morton
No recipient named for 2017.
Past Winners
2016 no recipient named
2015 Nate Flores
2014 Rene Franco
2013 Michael Garcia
2012 Jonathan Candelas
2011 Rene Castro
Past Winners
2016 no recipient named
2015 Jason Castilla
2014 Alejandro Martinez / Nate Flores
2013 Niko Olvera / Adam Ivey
2012 Michael Garcia
2011 Ryan Gomez
2010 David Garza
2009 Paul Castro
2008 Jeremy Mendez
2007 Jesse Barba
2004 Chris Small
Awarded to players who maintain a 90% average or above in the classroom. No Eagle recipient was named for 2017.
Academic All District
2010 Tim Jackson
2009 Roger Herrera
2008 Corey Pinson
2007 Jorge Mendoza
2004 Brandon Stewart
Past Winners
2016 Austin McNicholas
2015 Austin McNicholas
Austin Scully
Coaches from the teams in District 14-6A vote each year on this honor.
Past Winners
2016 1ST TEAM Adam Ivey PITCHER
Austin McNicholas UTILTY
2ND TEAM Jason Porter OUTFIELD
HON MENTION Jordan Candelas 2ND BASE
Chris Castro INFIELD
Nate Flores 3RD BASE
Niko Olvera 1ST BASE
2015 1ST TEAM Adam Ivey PITCHER
Austin McNicholas SHORTSTOP
2014 2ND TEAM Michael Garcia PITCHER
Austin McNicholas SHORTSTOP
2013 2ND TEAM Jonathan Candelas PITCHER
Austin McNicholas SHORTSTOP
All District
2010 2ND TEAM Corey Pinson CATCHER
Lorenzo Mendoza 1ST BASE
Chris Cullen OUTFIELD
2008 1ST TEAM Brandon Rivera INFIELD
Randy Berg CATCHER
Tyler Pinson PITCHER
2ND TEAM Kyle Smith 1ST BASE
2007 1ST TEAM Brandon Rivera INFIELD
2ND TEAM Randy Berg CATCHER
2006 Jacob Saldaņa INFIELD
2005 Airrik Martinez OUTFIELD
Austin Downtown Lions Club
Sportsmanship Award
Boys Team Sports
For more than 50 years, the Austin Downtown Founders Lions Club has recognized team sportsmanship by making a yearly award for boys’ sports and another for girls’ sports. 
Austin ISD high school teams in all sports are considered. The Lions ask sporting officials (referees, umpires, etc.) to vote, based on the sportsmanship of the players, coaches, and fans.
Last year, the award was won by the soccer team of Crockett High School. This year’s recipient is the Akins Eagles baseball team. The Eagles will keep and display the traveling trophy for a year.
In addition to the handsome trophy, the Austin Downtown Lions gave the Eagles baseball program a $500 cash award - which it doesn’t have to give back after a year!
1ST TEAM
Rudy Reyna
PITCHER
Adam Gutierrez
OUTFIELD
Jason Porter
OUTFIELD
Nate Flores
3RD BASE
David Wilson
1ST BASE
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
2ND TEAM
Chris Castro
2ND BASE
Mason Arvallo
CATCHER
HONORABLE MENTION
Connor Archer
PITCHER
Ryan Camacho
PITCHER
Gilbert Machuca
OUTFIELD
Eagle Pride Award
Rudy Reyna
Selected by the members of the Eagle teams as the embodiment of what makes it special to be a baseball player at Akins High School. The Eagle Pride Award for 2017 goes to Rudy Reyna.
Past Winners
2016 Austin McNicholas
2015 Christian Suttles
2014 Christian Martinez
2013 George Palacios
2012 R.C. Medrano
2011 Justin Pecchia
2010 Michael Mancilla
2009 J.T. Garcia
2008 Michael Arriaga
2007 Ben Kwiatkowski
2006 Matt Cavazos
2005 Matt Hohertz
2004 Marcus Flores
2003 Clint McFerrin
2002 Jonathan Ramos
Jason Porter
AKINS CLASS OF 2017
Most Improved Player
The 2017 choice is Mason Arvallo, who worked diligently to improve his strength and speed in the off-season, becoming the starting Varsity catcher.
Past Winners
2016 Chris Castro
2015 Dylan Bryden
2014 Michael Garcia
2013 Andreas Duran
2012 Billy Ferren
2011 Robert Franco
2010 Freddy Zamora / Frank Gutierrez
2009 Martin Martinez
2008 Bryant Alvarez
2007 Matt Diaz
2006 Daniel Guerra / Brandon Stewart
2005 Chris Thompson
2004 Justin Jimenez
2003 Nick Larocque
2002 Luis Garcia
Most Valuable Player
Past Winners
2016 Adam Ivey
2015 Austin McNicholas
2014 Rene Castro
2013 Austin McNicholas
2012 Tim Jackson
2011 Roger Herrera
2010 Jeremy Rubio
2009 Jeremy Rubio
The co-winners of the Most Valuable Player award from the 2017 Akins Eagles Varsity team are Jason Porter and Adam Gutierrez.
Mason Arvallo
2008 Tyler Pinson
2007 Brandon Rivera
2006 Daniel Fabian / Martin Salinas
2005 Airrik Martinez
2004 Charles Morton
2003 Jason Rangel
2002 Frank Johnson
Jason Porter
Adam Gutierrez
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Tournament Awards
Past SAISD Tournament honors
2014 Eagles win consolation bracket
2013 Eagles take 3rd place in tournament
2008 Eagles take 2nd place in tournament
The Eagles did not play in the 2017 AISD Tournament. There was no All-Tournament selection from the Eagles team for the 2017 tourney.
Austin ISD Tournament
Past Winners
2016 Adam Ivey / Austin McNicholas
2015 none
2014 none
2013 none
2012 none
2011 Blake Hoffman / Robert Franco
Defensive Players of the Year
Best Pitcher: The winner for 2017 is Rudy Reyna. A right-handed pitcher, Rudy finished the season with a regular season record of 8-0 and an ERA of 1.43. He’s the first 8-game winner in Eagles history.
Gold Glove: The winner for 2017 is Chris Castro, a rock at 2nd base for the Eagles Varsity. Chris has impressive stats, but they don’t even begin to capture his ability to make a spectacular play at a crucial point in a ballgame.
Past Winners
2016 BEST PITCHER Adam Ivey
2016 GOLD GLOVE Nate Flores
2015 Adam Ivey
2014 Rene Castro
2013 Jonathan Candelas
2012 Paul Castro
2011 Paul Castro
2010 Jeremy Rubio
Offensive Player of the Year
Past Winners
2016 BEST HITTER Niko Olvera
2015 Austin McNicholas
2014 Adam Gutierrez
2013 Rene Castro
2012 Daniel Lopez
2011 Roger Herrera
2010 Chris Cullen
2009 Corey Pinson
Best Hitter: David Wilson is the 2017 winner. David led the Eagles with a .444 regular season batting average. He led the team with 29 hits, of which 10 were for one or more extra bases. David tied for the most RBIs with Adam Gutierrez. Both had 17.
Rudy Reyna
2009 Julian Gonzales
2008 Randy Berg
2007 Randy Berg
2006 Jacob Saldaņa
2005 Jason Rangel
2004 Emmanuel Hernandez
2003 James Mudrak
2002 Philip Canty
David Wilson
2008 Kyle Smith
2007 Ulises Castillo
2006 Randy Berg
2005 Charles Morton
2004 Airrik Martinez
2003 Marcus Flores
2002 James Mudrak
Chris Castro
Adam Gutierrez
AKINS CLASS OF 2017
Three Eagles Seniors and the team’s head coach were chosen to participate in the 2017 AABCA All-Star game on Sunday, June 11, at Dell Diamond. The annual contest divides the area’s outstanding players into teams from the North and South. Eagles Jason Porter, Nate Flores, and Adam Gutierrez were named to the South team. Eagles Head Coach Gene Salazar was selected as a coach of the South team.
Congratulations to these worthy Eagle All-Stars!!!
Past AABCA Selections
2016 Adam Ivey,
Austin McNicholas
Niko Olvera
2008 Randy Berg
Nate Flores
AKINS CLASS OF 2017
Gene Salazar
EAGLES HEAD COACH
Coach, 2017 AABC South Team
Austin Area Baseball Coaches Association All Stars
(L to R) JASON PORTER, EAGLES HEAD COACH GENE SALAZAR, NATE FLORES, ADAM GUTIERREZ
NATE FLORES
ADAM GUTIERREZ
JASON PORTER
NATE FLORES
JASON PORTER
ADAM GUTIERREZ
COACH SALAZAR AND PLATE UMPIRE PRE-GAME
FINAL SCORE IN 9 INNINGS: NORTH ALL STARS 6
SOUTH ALL STARS 3
Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All State Team
David Wilson 1st base 1st team
Jason Porter Outfield 3rd team
Honors for Eagles just keep coming!
Wilson named to American-Statesman’s All-Central Texas Team,
recognized as Newcomer of the Year.
Members of the Sports staff of the Austin American-Statesman have selected Eagles sophomore 1st baseman David Wilson to their All-Central Texas high school baseball team for 2017, and they have named him as their Newcomer of the Year. The honor was published June 30, 2017, and was accompanied by a copyrighted feature article about Wilson that noted accomplishments of the entire Akins baseball program.
David Wilson
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR