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All-State Baseball: Arizona

With spring approaching, ESPNHS has all the info you need on the top high school baseball players in Arizona.

We've broken down the state's top 20 players into two teams -- one of position players and one of pitchers. Keep in mind, these preseason selections were determined by a combination of in-season performance and recruit rankings.

See all 51 all-state baseball teams.

POSITION PLAYERS

Chris Akmon, Saguaro, 1B/OF, Senior
All-Arizona selection by The Arizona Republic batted .504 last spring.

Joey Curletta, Mountain Pointe, Senior
He can flat-out mash the ball, as evidenced by last year's 21 HRs.

Zach Gibbons, Saguaro, OF, Senior
Arizona recruit batted .411 and stole 17 bases last season.

Zach Hoffpauir, Centennial, OF/C, Senior
Two-sport star will play both football and baseball for the Cal Bears.

Garrett Jeffries, Mesquite, OF, Senior
Batted over .500 and drove in 43 runs for the Wildcats last year.

Mitch Nay, Hamilton, 3B/SS, Senior
Coveted infielder with power; he mashed 14 HRs last spring.

Jeff Paschke, Valley Christian, SS, Junior
Couldn't keep him off base; he batted .620 for Class 2A champs.

Riley Unroe, Desert Ridge, SS, Junior
Played for Team USA at IBAF U16 Youth Championships in Mexico.

Jamie Westbrook, Basha, 2B, Junior
Highly rated 2013 recruit cracked eight HRs, batted over .500 last year.

A.J. Young, Gila Bend, C, Senior
Batted .639, scored 40 runs and had 40 RBIs for the Gila Monsters.

PITCHERS

Nathan Bannister, Liberty, RHP, Senior
Arizona recruit is also a good basketball player (9.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg).

Tony Blanford, Boulder, RHP, Senior
Struck out 57 and didn't allow a single home run in 57.2 IP.

Dylan Cozens, Chaparral, LHP/1B, Senior
Back after not playing last season; also a standout DE in football.

Willie Ethington, Mesa Mountain View, RHP, Senior
Arizona State recruit stellar both on the mound and at the plate.

David Graybill, Brophy Prep, RHP/OF, Senior
Arizona State signee is getting looks from pro scouts as well.

Eric Melbostad, Pinnacle, RHP, Senior
Ranked the state's No. 12 senior recruit by Perfect Game; ASU pledge.

Zach Miller, Estrella Foothills, RHP, Senior
Posted a gaudy 1.46 ERA in 57.2 IP for the Wolves last year.

Cody Moffett, Highland, LHP, Senior
Arizona recruit boasts a 90-plus fastball and a sharp curve.

Andrew Naderer, Arcadia, LHP, Senior
Posted a 6-1 record and a 1.14 ERA for the Titans last season.

Tim Willittes, Desert Mountain, RHP, Junior
Rated the state's top prospect in the Class of 2013 by Perfect Game.

OTHER TOP PLAYERS

Josh Advocate, River Valley, 2B, Senior
Austin Anderson, Saguaro, OF, Senior
Ryan Baldonato, Holbrook, 3B, Senior
Chris Beall, Brophy Prep, OF, Senior
Ryan Benedict, Liberty, C, Senior
Nelson Benjamin, Valley Vista, OF/LHP, Senior
Kevin Brice, Salpointe Catholic, OF, Senior
Chris Burks, Verrado, OF, Senior
Christian Camacho, Trevor Browne, 3B, Junior
Manny Camacho, Kofa, 1B/LHP, Junior
Devon Carrillo, Sahuaro, SS, Senior
Ryan Castellani, Brophy Prep, RHP/1B, Sophomore
Brody Clifford, Bradshaw Mountain, OF, Junior
Nick Diamond, Chaparral, LHP/OF, Senior
Ryan Erazo, Estrella Foothills, 3B, Senior
John Everill, Thunderbird, SS, Senior
Juan Gamez, Cienega, C, Senior
Matt Garringer, Valley Vista, OF/RHP, Senior
Jakob Goldfarb, Desert Mountain, OF/RHP, Sophomore
Tommy Harding, Sabino, RHP, Senior
Brock Hartley, Pinnacle, SS/RHP, Junior
Gerard Hernandez, North Canyon, OF, Sophomore
Michael Hubbs, Pinnacle, OF/SS, Junior
Dillon Jackson, Chaparral, LHP, Junior
Scott Kingery, Mountain Pointe, 2B, Junior
Matt Koppinger, Yuma Catholic, 3B, Senior
Luke Leftwich, Desert Vista, RHP, Senior
Brent McClure, Youngker, SS/RHP, Senior
Tanner Moras, River Valley, 1B/3B, Sophomore
Austin Paschke, Liberty, OF/RHP, Junior
Brick Paskiewicz, Sunrise Mountain, OF, Junior
Andrew Petty, Rincon, RHP, Senior
Cole Plouck, Empire, LHP, Senior
Matt Renfro, River Valley, OF, Senior
Alex Robles, Tucson, SS, Junior
Hunter Rodriguez, Desert Vista, LHP, Senior
Brendan Satran, Arcadia, OF, Senior
Max Schuman, Arcadia, C/OF, Junior
Vittario Sells, Winslow, OF, Senior
Ben Skuro, Sabino, LHP, Senior
Matt Smith, Winslow, RHP, Senior
Zach Smutzer, Rincon, RHP, Senior
Trey Stine, Ironwood Ridge, 3B, Junior
Joseph Strecker, Kellis, 1B, Junior
Adam Touhey, Florence, 2B, Senior
West Tunnell, Boulder Creek, SS, Senior
Derek Umphries, Safford, SS, Senior
Marcus Wheeler, Thunderbird, 3B, Senior
Nick White, Sunrise Mountain, SS, Senior
Caleb Wood, Valley Vista, SS, Senior