The 2024 Texas high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Texas.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Austin at the UIL State Tournament in June, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Texas. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 30 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week and updating the Power 30 rankings.

Our 2024 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Navasota Rattlers
Head Coach: Riley Edwards
UIL Classification: UIL Class 4A (District 25)
Team Strengths: Experience
2023 Record (Playoff Finish): 13-13-1
Key Players Lost:

 

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TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

+ INF Devin Nunez (2024; Nebraska) - First Team All-District in 2023

*2024 Devin Nunez*

+ RHP/UTL Jaden Fox (2024; uncommitted) - First Team All-District in 2023
+ OF/INF Hudson Minor (2024; uncommitted) - Honorable Mention All-District in 2023
+ C/RHP Cameron Quezada (2024; uncommitted)
+ INF Evan Otto (2026) - District Newcomer of the Year in 2023
+ UTL Owen Otto (2026) - Honorable Mention All-District in 2023

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TOP NEWCOMERS

+ C/INF Zane Thompson (2027)

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FRESHMEN TO FOLLOW

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TEAM OUTLOOK

After a rebuilding year in 2023, the Navasota Rattlers bring back an intriguing squad for 2024. Led by Coach Riley Edwards, the Rattlers return an experienced roster featuring five players who were awarded All-District honors last season.

Headlining the Rattlers’ 2024 roster is Nebraska signee, INF Devin Nunez (2024), who was First Team All-District last year. Nunez is currently ranked No. 73 in the state and was a standout performer at our Top Prospect Games South Texas this past June. At the event, he ran the second-fastest 60 (6.68 sec), was 87 mph across the diamond in the infield, and had a max exit velocity of 96.8 mph with the bat. Nunez projects as the team’s opening day starter at shortstop for 2024.

A senior trio returns for the Rattlers this season, with two of the three earning All-District awards a season ago. This trio includes RHP/UTL Jaden Fox (uncommitted - 1st Team), OF/INF Hudson Minor (uncommitted - Honorable Mention), and C/RHP Cameron Quezada (uncommitted). These three, along with the aforementioned Nunez, will be relied upon to lead this experienced roster and lay the foundation for a program looking to turn the corner in 2024.

A sophomore duo is back for Navasota in 2024 after putting together stellar freshman campaigns in INF Evan Otto and UTL Owen Otto. Evan Otto was the District Newcomer of the Year last year and Owen Otto was Honorable Mention All-District. These two will help bring along the rest of the youth on the roster including freshman newcomer C/INF Zane Thompson.

With the returning talent throughout the roster, Coach Edwards should have a fun team to watch throughout the spring season. Look for the Rattlers to rebound in 2024 and try and get back into the 4A postseason.

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Find more information on the 2024 Navasota Rattlers program below:

+ <<2024 Schedule>>
+ Follow Navasota on X: @BaseballNav
+ Prep Baseball Texas, Power 30 Homepage

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