2016 Journal-News All-Area Baseball Team

COACH OF THE YEAR

Tony Schulz, Fairfield – Greater Miami Conference Coach of the Year

PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Logan Heintzman, Badin, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed Central Division first team

POSITION PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Adam Goodpaster, Carlisle, junior, shortstop – Division III All-Ohio first team, Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division Player of the Year

FIRST TEAM

First Base: Roman Rothwell, Monroe, senior – Southwestern Buckeye League Southwestern Division Player of the Year

Second Base: Kaleb Ford, Fairfield, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Third Base: Andrew Sams, Fairfield, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Shortstop: Jefferson Szydlowski, Lakota East, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Outfield: Reece Human, Carlisle, junior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team

Outfield: Kaleb Lepper, Lakota East, senior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Outfield: Ross Mulcare, Badin, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed Central Division first team

Catcher: Brock Mathis, Fairfield, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Utility: K.C. Lindon, Madison, senior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team

Pitcher: Jake Bourke, Springboro, senior – Division I All-Ohio second team, Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division Athlete of the Year

Pitcher: Paul Donisi, Edgewood, senior – Southwest Ohio Conference first team

Pitcher: Ryan Middendorf, Lakota East, senior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Pitcher: Drew O'Brien, Fenwick, senior – Division II All-Ohio honorable mention, Greater Catholic League Coed North Division Co-Athlete of the Year

Pitcher: Korren Thompson, Hamilton, senior – Greater Miami Conference first team

SECOND TEAM

First Base: Zach Larkin, Badin, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed Central Division second team

Second Base: Ryan Robinson, Hamilton, senior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Third Base: Brett Neal, Madison, junior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team

Shortstop: Jim Gephart, Fenwick, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed North Division first team

Outfield: A.J. Fritz, Lebanon, sophomore – Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division first team

Outfield: Alssan Ramsby, Lakota West, junior – Greater Miami Conference second team

Outfield: Koby Schmidt, Edgewood, sophomore – Southwest Ohio Conference first team

Catcher: Cody Boxrucker, Badin, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed Central Division first team

Utility: Jake Glover, Carlisle, junior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team

Pitcher: Luke Campbell, Madison, senior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division second team

Pitcher: Jeremy Chapman, Springboro, senior – Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division first team

Pitcher: Lunden Damuth, Talawanda, senior – Southwest Ohio Conference second team

Pitcher: Jacob Kates, Lakota West, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Pitcher: John Sherman, Lakota East, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

THIRD TEAM

First Base: Cameron Gallo, Fenwick, senior – Greater Catholic League Coed North Division first team

Second Base: Jared Kauffman, Fenwick, junior – Greater Catholic League Coed North Division second team

Third Base: Tyler Flick, Ross, junior – Southwest Ohio Conference first team

Shortstop: Drew Reckart, Edgewood, junior – Southwest Ohio Conference second team

Outfield: Bryce Couch, Hamilton, senior – Greater Miami Conference second team

Outfield: Daulton Butler, Carlisle, senior

Outfield: Alan Nix, Fenwick, junior – Greater Catholic League Coed North Division first team

Catcher: Stephen Melton, Madison, senior – Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division first team

Utility: Christian Acus, New Miami, junior – Miami Valley Conference Gray Division Athlete of the Year

Pitcher: Charlie Faraci, Fairfield, senior

Pitcher: Brian Hensley, New Miami, senior – Miami Valley Conference Gray Division first team

Pitcher: Ryan Kellum, Hamilton, junior – Greater Miami Conference first team

Pitcher: Ethan McCarty, Edgewood, sophomore – Southwest Ohio Conference second team

Pitcher: Jack Pagliarini, Springboro, junior – Greater Western Ohio Conference South Division second team

HONORABLE MENTION

Badin – David Begley, Daunte DeCello, Garrett Hogan, Nick Taylor

Carlisle – Caleb Boy, Jake Branson, Nick Moore

Cincinnati Christian – Mitchell Smith

Edgewood – Nick Noble, Cody Rose, Zach Smith

Fairfield – Trey Batt, Kurt Lange, Ben Matthews, Lucas Sheriff

Fenwick – Alec Appel, Matt Davenport, Joe Sora

Franklin – Konnor Black, Collin Dean, C.J. Trevino

Hamilton – Tyler Hannah, Jake Pennington, Brooks Robinson, Landon Stephens

Lakota East – Austin Hatfield, Andrew Jaeger, Winston Owens

Lakota West – Keegan Fish, Alex Smith, Troy Wagner

Lebanon – Tommy Brosnahan, Tyler Inloes, Joey Perkins, Nick Taylor

Madison – Austin Philpot, Dustin Skinner

Middletown – Caleb Caudill, Andrew Sanders

Middletown Christian – John Leisinger

Monroe – Logan Becraft, Connor Curtis, Jake Daulton, Kyle Ireton, Alex Page

New Miami – P.J. Johnston, Jordan Phillips

Preble Shawnee – Cody Chesnut, Chase Thompson

Ross – Thomas House, Drew Huffman, Trey King, Austin McKee

Springboro – Justin McConnell, Mark Nadeau, Tre Poster, Cameron Rountree, Luke Walker

Talawanda – Trevor Detherage, Lane Dougherty

Valley View – Nathan Boyle, Austin Lewis

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