Houston Heat Baseball

Perfect Game came out with their Preseason All American list and our very own Justin Ruble of Tomball Memorial is on it. He has worked hard the past year to become one of the top talents in the country and this recognition is a testament to that. He will be on our 2018 Heat Silver roster as one of our top arms and will play first base for us throughout the summer. He is uncommitted at the moment but wont be for long. 

It's not easy to hide when you're 6' 6" and 260 lbs. But if you're Jonathan Freemyer and you just finished a two sport college career at Northwestern Oklahoma State by being named Great American Conference 2014 Player of the Year in baseball, Northwestern's Senior Male Athlete of the Year 2013-2014, and the 1st player in GAC history to earn 1st Team All-Conference in two sports (basketball 2012-2013 and baseball 2014) who's trying to hide. A criminal justice major who's working on his masters degree, I'd say Jonathan has taken full advantage of his college opportunities. When you look up the word "student athlete" Jonathan's picture should be there. This is proof that you don't have to attend a prestigious D1 college to have a succesful college experience. View the power point to see a recap of Jonathan's amazing college career.

Their season may not have gone as they planned but Shepherd H.S. may soon be the talk of the nation. Many of the top MLB scouts, national cross checkers, managers and even general managers have made the trip to see Heat and Shepherd H.S. RHP Tyler Kolek pitch and he didn't disappoint. The latests were Astros manager Bo Porter and special assistant to owner Jim Crane and Texas legend, Nolan Ryan. With the 1st pick in the 2014 MLB amatuer draft the Astros and Kolek could make history since no high school RHP has ever gone 1st overall in the draft. To read the story on the Astros trip to see Tyler click the link to chron.com.

Several Heat players made the Perfect Game Preseason All-American Team. To see the full list of Houston area players named to the All-American teams click the link to chron.com.

The Dayton Broncos Kevin Roe will be interviewed and honored as the KHOU Athlete of the Week on Tuesday March 25. KHOU will also film Dayton's game against Crosby on Friday March 28. Click on Kevin's pic to see the article on KHOU.com.

Several Heat players have been recognized by the Houston Chronicle as 1st and 2nd Team Preseason All-Greater Houston. Tyler Kolek, Patrick Donaho, Ryan Newman and Jonathan Ducoff were named to the 1st Team and Hunter Hearn, Tucker Cascadden and Luke Sherley were named to the 2nd Team.

To view the 1st and 2nd Team selections click on the Chron logo.

Tyler and Stephen Kolek may have just burst onto the national spotlight in the past 8 months but it's taken years of hard work, and in Tylers case a big break, to get to where they are now. The brothers Kolek were profiled in an article in the VYPE magazine this month.

To read the article click Tyler's pic.

It's no surprise that Tyler Kolek was named the top prospect in Texas but he isn't the only Heat player in the Top 10. Jonathan Ducoff from Kingwood Park H.S. is also a Top 10 prospect according to StudentSportsBaseball.com. which is a partner with Area Code Baseball. Ducoff came in ranked as the #8 prospect in Texas.

Click on Tyler's pic to see the Texas Top 10 list.

The lists that have Tyler Kolek at #1 just keeps growing. Studentsportsbaseball.com lists Tyler Kolek as the #1 high school prospect in the country. It may have something to do with the fact that he's 6' 5", and still growing, 250 lbs and still holding, and he's been clocked at 100+ mph.........more than once!!!!

To see the Top 100 list click on Tyler's pic.

Perfect Game, leader in the industry when it comes to scouting and showcases, have named 3 Houston Heat players on it's list of the top players in the Texas/Oklahoma Region. Trey Supak, La Grange H.S., Jonathan Ducoff, Kingwood Park H.S. and Tyler Kolek, Shepherd H.S. make the list which only lists one player from each position, one utility player and five pitchers. Ducoff makes it as a middle infielder while Supak and Kolek are 2 of the 5 pitchers named to the team.

To see the full Texahoma Region team click on the PG logo.