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There was once again quite a few former Arizona high school baseball players in the NCAA Baseball Tournament.
26 former Arizona high school players were listed on the rosters of the 64 teams in the tournament, which began last weekend.
Not surprisingly, the Arizona Wildcats had the most former Arizona standouts of any team in the tournament on their roster with nine.
PHOTOS: Arizonans in 2017 NCAA Baseball Tournament
BYU came in second with five, while San Diego State was the only other team with multiple former Arizona high school standouts on its roster (2).
After the first weekend of games, just four of the 26 Arizonans in the tournament remain.
Former Paradise Valley standout Rhyse Dee’s Wake Forest team and former Tucson Rincon standout Josh Smutzer’s Davidson team have both advanced to the Super Regionals.
Also, former River Valley standout Josh Advocate’s Long Beach State team and former Sierra Vista Buena standout Matt Duce’s Dallas Baptist team are both still alive in their respective regionals.
Will any former Arizona high school standouts help their team make the College World Series?
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Arizonans in 2017 NCAA Baseball Tournament:
**Long Beach State: Josh Advocate, RHP, 6-1, 195, senior, Mohave Valley River Valley
Arizona: Juan Aguilera, RHP, 6-1, 183, junior, Sierra Vista Buena
Arizona: Casey Bowman, infielder, 5-10, 174, senior, Phoenix Sunnyslope
San Diego State: Logan Boyer, RHP, 6-3, 215, freshman, Chandler Hamilton
BYU: Matt Bushman, outfielder, 6-5, 225, freshman, Tucson Sabino
Arizona: Cameron Cannon, infielder, 5-10, 198, freshman, Glendale Mountain Ridge
BYU: Keaton Cenatiempo, RHP, 6-4, 210, senior, Mesa Desert Ridge
Southeastern Louisiana: Matt Dalke, pitcher, 5-11, 170, freshman, Phoenix North Canyon
*Wake Forest: Rhyse Dee, RHP, 6-1, 235, freshman, Phoenix Paradise Valley
**Dallas Baptist: Matt Duce, catcher/infielder, 5-11, 190, junior, Sierra Vista Buena
Sacramento State: Trent Goodrich, infielder, 6-2, 195, Senior, Chandler Hamilton
Arizona: Rio Gomez, LHP, 6-0, 189, junior, Phoenix Desert Vista
Arizona: Ryan Gowens, RHP, 6-4, 201, junior, Glendale Deer Valley
BYU: Brock Hale, outfielder, 6-0, 203, sophomore, Mesa
Arizona: Michael Hoard, infielder, 5-11, 191, senior, Tucson Salpointe Catholic
Michigan: Jimmy Kerr, infielder, 6-1, 185, sophomore, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep
Texas Southern: Anthony Martinez, LHP, 5-7, 155, junior, Nogales
Arizona: Cameron Ming, 6-1, 180, junior, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor
Arizona: Austin Nichols, RHP, 6-0, 173, freshman, Queen Creek
BYU: Cam Richins, infielder, 6-0, 175, freshman, Mesa Desert Ridge
BYU: Hayden Rogers, LHP, 6-0, 195, junior, Mesa Mountain View
Arizona: Austin Schnabel, RHP, 6-5, 219, senior, Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep
Oral Roberts: Alex Sevensky, catcher, 5-10, 185, freshman, Phoenix Thunderbird
*Davidson: Josh Smutzer, RHP, 6-3, 188, junior, Tucson Rincon
South Alabama: Adam Wolfe, infielder/outfielder, 5-11, 190, senior, Phoenix Horizon
San Diego State: Justin Wylie, infielder/outfielder, 5-10, 190, junior, Chandler Hamilton
*Team advanced to Super Regional round
**Team still in Regional round
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