The Corpus Christi Hooks held their 19th South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet honoring baseball and softball players and coaches for their achievements last season and the Preseason All-Star Teams list.Sinton 2011 graduate Anthony Banda was the featured athlete, honored as the South Texas Professional Player of the Year. He also won the award in 2015. This past season he won his first World Series with the LA Dodgers, and he played in all four of the games they won in the best-of-7 series that ended in five.Hooks legend and two-time World Series champion with the Giants Hunter Pence was the headliner and guest speaker. The national sports broadcaster played 14 seasons as a Major League outfielder. Back in 2006 he helped the Hooks win the Texas League Championship. His 28 home runs are the Hooks single-season standard. Pence earned the nickname 'The Reverend'. He was a strong at-bat, but it was also his pre-game speeches that inspired his teammates.The Hooks also announced their 4A-5A and Private-3A baseball and softball All-Star Teams.2025 South Texas Preseason High School All-Star Team | 4A-5A Baseball DivisionPitcherCollier Carroll - Calallen - Jr.Blaine Elizalde - Gregory-Portland - Sr.Jordan Garza - Veterans Memorial - Jr.Sean Howell Rockport-Fulton Sr.Drayton Mitchell - Calallen - Jr.CatcherKason Kolle - Victoria East - Jr.First BaseKash Wood Sinton Sr.Second BaseTrae Hernandez - Veterans Memorial Jr.Third BaseMax Lara - Tuloso-Midway Sr.ShortstopLucas Tinajero Ray Sr.OutfieldIsrael Benavides - Tuloso-Midway - Sr.Chase Lynch - Calallen - Sr.Ryan Steele - Victoria East - Jr.Designated HitterBlake Quinn - Calallen - Jr.UtilityOrlando Ruiz Jr. Ray Jr.2025 South Texas Preseason High School All-Star Team | Private-3A Baseball DivisionPitchersCristian Chapa Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco So.Adam Hinojosa Santa Gertrudis Sr.Barrett Irwin Goliad So.Ethan Ortega London Sr.CatcherChristian Olivares London Jr.First BaseAndre Cisneros Falfurrias Jr.Second BaseRJ Olivares London Sr.Third BaseDerek Chavera Falfurrias Sr.ShortstopAiden Salinas London So.OutfieldRyan Casas San Diego Sr.Gabe Garcia Bishop Sr.Zander Wills Refugio Jr.Designated HitterBarrett Garcia Goliad Sr.Eric Swisher Odem Sr.UtilityDeMarcos Gonzalez Premont Sr.2025 South Texas Preseason High School All-Star Team | 4A-5A Softball DivisionPitcherMeredith Cavazos - Veterans Memorial - Sr.Brooke Castillo Alice Sr.Maddy Dykes Rockport-Fulton Jr.Madison Gummelt Tuloso-Midway Jr.Jordyn Thibodeaux - Calallen - Jr.CatcherBrookelynn Meador - Calallen - Sr.First BaseBraelyn Bailey - Calallen - Jr.Second BaseParker Malone - Veterans Memorial - So.Third BaseAddie Cervantez Sinton Sr.ShortstopDemiree Stafford Tuloso-Midway Sr.OutfieldCarol Rodriguez Ingleside Sr.Kayden Trevio - Calallen - Jr.Jada Zepeda - Veterans Memorial - Sr.Designated PlayerAudrey Diercks Gregory-Portland - Sr.Kalia Flaherty Rockport-Fulton Sr.UtilityAmeris Garcia Carroll Sr.2025 South Texas Preseason High School All-Star Team | Private-3A Softball DivisionPitcherSidney Castillo Woodsboro Jr.Natalia Escobedo Santa Gertrudis Jr.Eva Gallegos London Sr.Kadence Trevino Hebbronville Sr.CatcherK'Lee Bazan Santa Gertrudis Jr.Clarissa Vela Banquete Sr.First BaseIzzy De Los Santos Santa Gertrudis Sr.Second BaseKameron Bean Incarnate Word Jr.Third BaseJazaelynne Lewis Refugio Jr.ShortstopAniya Zena Woodsboro So.OutfieldMattie Barnick Incarnate Word Sr.Ayla Gonzales Bishop Sr.Hannah Perales Santa Gertrudis Sr.Designated PlayerAddie Aleman Incarnate Word Jr.UtilityJasmine Ramirez Bishop Jr.Calallen senior Chase Lynch also received the Matt Beveridge Award, given annually to a high school baseball senior student-athlete who exemplifies character, courage, leadership, and spirit.Five coaches were honored for their record setting seasons last spring. Three in baseball and two in softball. Joe Luis Lopez and Steve Chapman of Calallen were 4A state finalists in 2024, ending their campaign with a (37-10) record. Falfurrias Gus Esquivel advanced to the fifth round for the first time since 2007. The Jerseys finished the year with a (28-9-1) record.Calallens Teresa Lentz led the Wildcats to their second straight state championship in 2024. The Lady Cats tallied an impressive (34-2) record. Paula Salinas of Veterans Memorial engineered their longest playoff run in program history by advancing to the fourth round. They went (9-0) in UIL 29-5A to win their first district title.Former Hooks President and American League All-Star pitcher Ken Schrom was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. He dedicated 43 years of service to professional baseball, including a seven-year Major League career with the Blue Jays, Twins and Indians.The Coastal Bend college awards went to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Monee Montilla and Isaac Webb and Texas A&M-Kingsvilles Lindsey Evans and Vincent Sanchez.