It’s always good to set your goals high. You never know – you just might reach them.

Cameron Russo is one of those to reach the pinnacle – make that pinnacles, plural.

The senior third baseman from Fountain Hills wanted to win the Division III state championship, and he and his teammates did that with a 5-4 victory over Tucson Empire on May 11.

Now, three weeks later, Russo has reached his other big goal.

He wanted to be named to the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Team, and will play for the North against the South on Saturday (June 1) at Surprise Stadium. First pitch is 4 p.m.

A game between Division IV All-Stars will follow at 7 p.m., with games for Division I (4 p.m.) and Division II (7 p.m.) taking place on Sunday (June 2).

“I’ve heard of most of the kids before, and now I get another chance to play with and against them,’’ Russo said.

“It will be my last high school game and I want to leave it all out on the field. I want to enjoy my last game.’’

Russo was in Fountain Hills’ program for four years, starting the last two. He was a shortstop and third baseman in his early years, switched to catcher and was a full-time third baseman this season. He also was team captain.

“He was emotional, an intense player. He was our team leader,’’ said Mike Briguglio, Fountain Hills head coach and athletic director who also will be one of the North All-Star coaches on Saturday.

Two more of Briguglio’s players will join Russo on the North All-Stars – catcher Josh Tant and outfielder Justin Steuber.

Briguglio recalled Russo’s tendency to come up with clutch hits. The biggest evidence of that came in the state championship game, when Russo hit a pair of triples.

Russo hit in the cleanup spot most of the season and hit .408 with 40 hits. He proudly points out that more than half were for extra bases.

As a freshman, he said his swing “had a lot of moving parts.’’

He worked with a hitting coach and later employed a wider base, with more of a pivot than lifting up his foot.

“Short and quick,’’ he said.

Fountain Hills was eliminated in the semifinals in 2012, Russo’s junior season, and those who returned this season were ready to take the final step.

“We knew what we were capable of,’’ he said. “As a team leader, I tried to help make sure we were focused, especially in the playoffs.’’

Of winning the championship, Russo said, “There is no feeling like it. It is the best.’’

Russo has registered for classes at Phoenix College (junior) and will play for coach Kevin Kimball and the Bears.

In the meantime, he will continue to make the transition from the metal bats used in high school to the wood bats in college, playing in a wood-bat league in Tempe.

“I want to make sure I get my at-bats, try to find the sweet spot,’’ he said.

When such a transition is made, much of the attention is focused on the hitter. But defensive players also must adjust, Russo says, “because the ball can come off the bat differently.’’

Russo worked hard to reach his goals at Fountain Hills, so there is no reason why he can’t do the same thing in college.