All-Area Baseball: Co-POY, COY, First-, Second- and Third-teams

P SEAN KENNEDY

North Stafford senior

A starter since he was a freshman, Kennedy leaves the Wolverines as one of their best players ever. He rewrote the school’s record book, striking out 361 batters, including 100 this year with an 0.68 ERA.

P DAMION CARROLL

King George senior

The Group AA Player of the Year, Carroll powered the Foxes’ run

to the playoffs with his arm and his bat. He fired two no-hitters, struck out 131 and hit .420 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs.

DANIEL NOBBS

Eastern View

With just one starter back, Nobbs guided the Cyclones to their fourth straight Battlefield District title game, where they lost

to state playoff participant King George by one run in extra innings.

C BEN PITTMAN

Eastern View junior

A former infielder, Pittman moved behind the plate and responded with a breakout performance. He hit .364, drove in 22 runs and earned all-Battlefield and all-Region I honors.

IF GEOFF CIESLEWITZ

North Stafford senior

A three-time All-Area selection, Cieslewitz capped a stellar career for the Wolverines with another strong year. Besides batting .422, he was a standout infielder and the No. 2 starter on the mound.

IF DYLAN DOMBROWSKAS

King George senior

This reliable senior was a stalwart at first, as well as a clutch hitter for coach Thad Reviello’s squad. An all-Battlefield District first-team pick, he hit .430 with 19 runs.

IF CRAIG LOPEZ

Mountain View senior

Lopez helped anchor the Wildcats’ defense with his steady play at short and was also the team’s closer on the mound. He hit .361 with 10 stolen bases and is headed to VCU next season.

IF ANTHONY MALOCU

Colonial Forge junior

This all-Commonwealth District third baseman helped the Eagles advance to the regional playoffs for the seventh time in nine years. He batted . 370, smacked 10 doubles and scored 16 runs.

OF TREVOR TALLEY

Spotsylvania senior

Talley helped spark the Knights to a share of the Battlefield District title and a return to the Region I playoffs after a three-year absence. He batted a team-best .430 and collected 25 RBIs.

OF RYAN LEAKE

Stafford senior

This versatile outfielder hit .382 and was a big catalyst in the Indians’ late-season turnaround. A solid defender, he also struck out 11 in a Northwest Region playoff win over Patrick Henry.

OF NATE YATES

Eastern View sophomore

A major contributor for the Cyclones, Yates was an all-district and all-region pick in his first year as a starter. The athletic sophomore stole 19 bases and scored 17 runs while hitting .372.

DH CHASE BOSTER

Colonial Forge senior

A key cog in the Eagles’ march to the Commonwealth District titles, Boster led the team in hitting with a .385 average and 18 RBIs. He won eight games as a pitcher and will play at Marshall University.

U NATE TRAUGH

Riverbend senior

This UNC-–Charlotte-bound senior was a force on the hill and at the plate. In addition to posting a .421 batting average and belting five home runs, he also threw the first no-hitter in school history.

P Sean Pico, Caroline Jr.—.80 ERA with 50 Ks in 35 innings

P Carter Siweck, Col. Forge, Sr.—Key hurler for district champs

C Issac Geisler, Mt. View, Sr.—Northwest Region first team, hit .411

IF Zak Kegley, K. George, So.—.423 hitter for state playoff team

IF J.P. Gorby, Culpeper, So.—All-Battlefield shortstop, .366 hitter

IF Michael Hundley, K. George, So.—Steady all-district infielder

IF Dylan Clark, Wash. & Lee, Sr.—All-Northern Neck DH/pitcher

OF Larry Green, Caroline, Sr.—Hit .345 for Battlefield tri-champs

OF Sean Morgan, Mountain View, So.—Speedy defender, 18 RBIs

OF Cameron Parks, Col. Forge, Sr.—Timely hitter, .356 average

DH Janiel Suren, Courtland, Jr.—All-state DH, batted .390

U Jacob King, Spotsylvania, Sr.—Versatile all-Region I utility player

Ryan Afman, Brooke Point

Chris Barlow, Chancellor

Cody Beacorn, Stafford

Tyler Diag, Caroline

Lucas Behning, Colonial Forge

Nikko Burrell, Courtland

Eric Byrd, Riverbend

Brandon Chenault, Fr. Christian

Jacob Conley, Louisa

Jacob Conradt–Eberlin, Spotsy

Rahiem Cooper, Orange

Nate DiDonato, Riverbend

Josh Ewing, Spotsylvania

Josh Fones, W&L

Chris Gallet, North Stafford

Nick Graves, Colonial Beach

Austin Huff, Eastern View

David Hunt, King George

Brandon Imler, Massaponax

Justin Kime, Mountain View

Clay Massie, Riverbend

Tanner May, Eastern View

Peter McAulif, James Monroe

Cole Migliorini, Colonial Forge

Drew Mikula, Colonial Forge

Jason Morgan, Chancellor

Dustin Phillips, King George

Tyler Seal, Orange

Josh Seay, Louisa

Brandon Settle, Eastern View

Will Shiflett, Caroline

Tre Smith, Stafford

A.J. Stead, Eastern View

Lucas Weaver, Spotsylvania

Ben White, Massaponax