Meet The Fresno Bee high school baseball Player of the Year, co-Coaches and All-Stars
A drove of Major League Baseball scouts followed wherever Trey Morris pitched during Washington Union’s season.
It didn’t matter where. Scouts would draw out their radar gun to catch how fast Morris was throwing.
That was evident at the Fresno Easter Classic where he dazzled the scouts. Not just there but in Easton.
To say Morris was a factor for the Panthers is an understatement.
“I just play and have fun,” Morris said. “Put in the work so that those goals can come true and achieve those goals.”
Among those goals Morris set out prior to the season: be productive on the mound and at the plate and help Washington Union win games.
He did a lot of that.
Morris batted .338 and drove in team-highs 28 RBI and eight home runs en route to a 25-6 finish and 8-0 in the Tri-County - Sequoia. On the mound, Morris 9-3 with a 0.29 ERA and 149 strikeouts.
For that, Morris is The Fresno Bee Player of the Year.
“It’s a huge award for me,” Morris said. “Not only for me, but it kind of shows what family made me out to be and the person I am today. I wouldn’t be anywhere I am without my family and my parents.”
Morris had Tommy John surgery after his sophomore year after playing first base.
He hadn’t played a full season since his freshman year.
He didn’t play his junior year and rehabbed, but he came back a different player and that proved to pay dividends for the Panthers.
“It was a tough process going through all that rehab,” he said. “It definitely made me tougher and allowed me to go out there and prove what I can do and what I did before.”
Morris is set to play for Oregon State, which appeared at the College Baseball World Series. That could change, however, if a Major League Baseball team drafts him high enough that he flirts with the idea of signing.
“I’m just kind of waiting now and seeing how it plays out,” he said. “As of now, I have my mind on going to college to play baseball.”
Co-Coaches of the Year: Bill Feaver, Fowler and Alan Shaw, Corcoran
Each coach had a tremendous season, guiding his teams to a section championship.
For Bill Feaver, he knew he would have a dynamic team in front of him.
The Redcats came up short last season, but that meant more motivation for his team to rebound.
They answered the call and Fowler ended up winning the Central Section Division III championship with a 10-1 victory over Morro Bay at Valley Strong Ballpark in Visalia, avenging a loss to Kingsburg in 2024.
Fowler ended the season 29-4 and 13-0 in the Northwest Sequoia League.
Shaw had the same success at Corcoran.
The Panthers rolled through the Division V playoffs, capped by an 18-6 victory over Shafter.
Corcoran won 16 straight during the season.
Shaw’s team had gone 15-11 and 5-3 in the league in 2024. The Panthers turned it up a notch in a memorable season that will not be forgotten.
Large School Player of the Year: Austin Finegan, Jr., Buchanan
Finegan was one of the reasons why the Bears had success, finishing first in the Tri-River Athletic Conference under coach Brad Fontes.
Finegan for the season hit .448 and had a .509 OBP. He also belted five home runs and had eight doubles and two triples and 27 RBI.
Finegan committed only one error.
Medium School Player of the Year: Jerod Smith, Sr., Fowler
They call him “Bubba” at Fowler. His statistics will back that up in any sport he plays.
The versatile player shined no matter which position he played, and even produced at the plate.
The latest is baseball. He helped the Redcats to a section championship when he dazzled on the mound against Morro Bay.
His batting average was .458 and had 11 doubles, triple, home run and 33 RBI. On the mound, he was 11-2 with 1.17 ERA.
Small School Player of the Year: Brayden Espinoza, Jr., Corcoran
Corcoran was led all season by Espinoza and his productivity backs that up.
He finished with a batting average of .374 and had 11 doubles, two triples and drove in a team-high 30 RBI.
Espinoza’s fielding percentage was .884.
Bee All-Stars
Joel Arellano, Sr. Madera
Colton Azevado, Sr., Liberty-Madera Ranchos
Vincent Barba, Sr., Redwood
Conner Bates, Sr., Woodlake
Ty Baxter, Sr., Monache
Brennan Botill, Fr., Corcoran
Ethan Chavez, Sr., Corcoran
Brayden Chiarito, Sr., Bullard
Deep Chohan, Sr., Clovis
Jaxon Climer, Soph., Buchanan
Aiden Corkery, Sr., Clovis East
Corbin Culver, Soph., Buchanan
Gianni Di Reo, Sr., Buchanan
Elijah Duarte, Soph., Kingsburg
Edgar Espinoza, Soph., Sierra Pacific
David Flores, Sr., Woodlake
Isaac Esquivel, Sr., Redwood
Gavin Ekizian, Sr., Kingsburg
Davin Finderup, Sr., Washington Union
Tanner Garnett, Jr., Exeter
Eric Garcia, Sr., Kingsburg
Gio Gastelum, Sr., Kerman
Lewis Green, Soph., Monache
Josiah Guerra, Jr., Orange Cove
Gage Hastin, Sr., Mission Oak
Parker Heintz, Buchanan
Jensen Hirschkorn, Jr., Kingsburg
Mark Huarte, Sr., Madera
John Kasten, Sr., Clovis
Elias Lang, Sr., Woodlake
Zach Lloyd, Jr., Sierra
Brandon Lopez, Sr., Mendota
Bryan Martinez, Jr., Lindsay
Will Masterson, Jr., Tulare Western
Andrew McCracken, Soph., Selma
Wyatt McElree, Soph., Redwood
Asa Medina, Sr., Hoover
Chaz Merrel, Soph., Dos Palos
Euraiya Morelos, Soph., Fowler
Ethan Myers, Sr., Buchanan
Preston Gaeta, Sr., Clovis East
Noah Garcia-Ortega, Sr., Selma
Braiden Ochoa, Jr., Sanger
Paul Ochoa, Sr., Mendota
Roman Ocejo, Sr., Orange Cove
Tyler O’Toole, Sr., Buchanan
Eyzec Parada, Sr., Sunnyside
Adam Plascencia, Jr., Buchanan
Wyatt Prieto, Sr., Clovis North
Gilbert Ramirez, Soph., Dos Palos
Cash Rico, Sr., Redwood
Vincent Robinson, Sr., Bullard
Memo Rosales, Jr., Woodlake
Cole Roth, Jr., Washington Union
Justin Simas, Sr., Sierra Pacific
Alejandro Solorio, Jr., Riverdale
Davian Stephenson, Sr., Chowchilla
Noah Tasi, Sr., Coalinga
Luke Trukki, Sr., Garza
Andy Valencia, Soph., Farmersville
Dillon Watkins, Jr., Chowchilla
Michael Wilcox, Sr., Bullard
Zach Williams, Jr., Buchanan
Davis Wilson, Soph., Clovis North
Luke Wojewoda, Sr., Coalinga
This story was originally published June 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM.
