Smith, Farr Headline All-DAC Baseball
Dallas College Richland's Trey Smith was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Dallas Athletic Conference. Teammate Bron Farr was voted the league Pitcher of the Year.
Bobby Gutierrez, Sean Amarante, Jhosnel Ruiz and Jaylen Cream received First Team All-DAC honors, while Jordan Owns was a second team selection.
A sophomore first baseman from San Antonio, Smith is batting .444 with a nation-leading 30 doubles, 13 home runs, three triples and 70 RBI entering the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III World Series, which begins 6:15 p.m. CT Saturday when Richland (35-22) meets Northern Essex (32-8) at Falcon Park in Auburn, New York. He cranked his 13th homer – a bases-clearing shot in the South Central District Championship game Saturday to propel the Thunderducks on to the World Series.
A sophomore right-hander from San Antonio, Farr is 7-3 with a 2.73 earned run average and 47 strikeouts in a nation-leading 102 1/3 innings pitched. He tossed one complete game this year, and has gone seven or more innings in eight outings this season.
A freshman shortstop from Fort Worth, Gutierrez is hitting .333 with six homers, 12 doubles, four triples, 36 RBI and 21 stolen bases from the leadoff spot. He collected four hits in two games this season, and had three stolen bases in two others.
A sophomore right fielder from Houston, Amarante is batting .351 with 12 home runs, 65 RBI, 14 doubles and two triples. He homered twice in a win over Dallas College Cedar Valley, going 5 for 5 with a career-high eight RBI.
A freshman designated hitter from Valencia, Venezuela, Ruiz is hitting .343 with 11 doubles, three homers and 42 RBI. He had three hits in seven games this year.
A freshman right-hander from Houston, Cream is 3-1 with two saves, a 3.75 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. He did not surrender a run in his last three outings and 13 of his 19 appearances this season.
A sophomore left fielder from San Antonio, Owns is hitting .367 with seven doubles, two triples, 22 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He had 21 multi-hit games, including six with three – the last time in the district championship win over No. 4 Dallas College Eastfield.
The eight-team double-elimination World Series runs from Saturday to May 29. Richland advanced to the national semifinals last year.
2025 ALL-DAC BASEBALL
Most Valuable Player
1B - Trey Smith Richland
Pitcher of the Year
RHP - Bron Farr Richland
Coach of the Year: Michael Martin Eastfield
NJCAA All-Region V Team
1B - Trey Smith Richland
3B - Sebastian Palma Eastfield
OF - Michael Caputo Eastfield
P - Benjamin Sheppard Eastfield
P - Bron Farr Richland
OF - Sean Amarante Richland
1B - Jorge Herrera Eastfield
P - Oliver Overlin Brookhaven
C - Parker Burt North Lake
DH - Erik Aguirre Eastfield
ALL-DAC
First Team
1B - Jorge Herrera Eastfield
2B - Asher Bates Mountain View
SS - Bobby Gutierrez Richland
3B - Sebastian Palma Eastfield
OF - Sean Amarante Richland
OF - Michael Caputo Eastfield
OF - Phillip Orr Brookhaven
OF - Luke Sasser Eastfield
OF - Ryan Hernandez Cedar Valley
C - Parker Burt North Lake
DH - Erik Aguirre Eastfield
UTL - Jhosnel Ruiz Richland
P - Benjamin Sheppard Eastfield
P - Oliver Overlin Brookhaven
P - Clayten Mixon Brookhaven
P - Ryan Dyer Eastfield
RP- Teague Rehwald Eastfield
RP - Jaylen Cream Richland
RP - Noah Ferraro Brookhaven
Second Team
1B - Greg Willis Mountain View
2B - Isaiah Nava Brookhaven
SS - Angel Gutierrez Eastfield
3B - Harrison Golden North Lake
OF - Jordan Owns Richland
OF - Rendon Garcia Cedar Valley
OF - Leo Salas North Lake
C - Michael Holden North Lake
DH - David Chandler Cedar Valley
UTL - Bradley Boedeker Brookhaven
P - Drake McIver Cedar Valley
P - Christian Alcala Cedar Valley
P - Matthew Wendorf North Lake
RP - Christian Jaquay Brookhaven
RP - Cooper Sexton Eastfield
RP - Nathan Jacobson Brookhaven