(After games of Tuesday, May 29)

One player is chosen from each region of the country. The only other criteria is that no player will be chosen more than once during a season.

EAST

Max Banks, Northwest (Germantown, Md.)

The senior outfielder-pitcher was a major cog in the first state championship won by the Jaguars. Northwest capped the run with a 7-6 Class 4A finals' victory over Arundel (Gambrills, Md.) in 12 innings, the longest final in state history. Northwest had to rally in the 7th and 10th innings to remain alive. In the postseason, Banks went 3-0 on the mound with a 1.22 earned run average. At the plate, he batted .600 with seven runs batted in, seven stolen bases and eight runs scored.

SOUTHEAST

Matt Olson, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)

Parkview’s two victories over Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) in the Class AAAAA state championship series were both sparked by Olson. The Vanderbilt recruit was the winning pitcher and hit a two-run homer in the first game. He then hit a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning in the second game. For the season, Olson batted .407 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs. He also had a 12-1 mound mark with a 1.64 ERA. Parkview won its second straight state title and at 31-6 was moved up to No. 19 in this week’s FAB 50.

MIDWEST

Brian Burkhart, Moeller (Cincinnati)

The senior pitcher hurled his first career no-hitter as the Crusaders (24-5) blanked Anderson (Cincinnati) 3-0 in a Division I regional semifinal. Burkhart allowed only three base-runners -- two on walks and one hit batsman, while striking out six. Moeller's ace improved to 9-1 on the season with a 0.82 ERA and 53 strikeouts entering this week's state semifinals.

MIDLANDS

Derik Beauprez, Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)

A 6-foot-4 junior known mostly for his hitting, Beauprez took the ball as the pitcher for the Bruins in their Class 5A state championship game last weekend against Legend (Parker, Colo.). The result was a nine-strikeout, one-hitter as Cherry Creek prevailed 6-0 and earned the eighth state crown for longtime coach Marc Johnson. Beauprez also hit a two-run homer earlier in the day when Cherry Creek ousted defending champion Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.) in the semifinals.

WEST

Cameron Stewart, Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)

With the CIF Central Coast Section Division I championship on the line, this 6-foot-9 senior right-hander pitched a no-hitter and struck out six in a 3-1 win for the Warriors over San Benito (Hollister, Calif.). Stewart, who will play next year at Fresno State, was a hitting-pitching standout all season for Valley Christian and is a candidate for numerous postseason honors. In 62 innings this season, he allowed just 10 earned runs while striking out 70.