The Orion Chargers won the regular season West Division title, winning by a game over Sherrard and a game and a half over Monmouth-Roseville. The East Division championship was taken by Peru St. Bede. Sterling Newman finished in a tie for 3rd but would make the longest postseason run of any TRAC baseball club, garnering 3rd place in the recently completed class 1A state finals. Looking at the West Division all-conference baseball teams, Orion had the most total players among the 1st, 2nd and Honorable Mention lists with nine. Monmouth-Roseville had 8 total players and Sherrard and Rockridge had 7 total players. Orion, Sherrard and Monmouth-Roseville tied with three first team members each, but Monmouth-Roseville led all West Division schools with two unanimous selections. Senior CJ Johnson was a first team unanimous pitcher, with junior Zach Almaguer chosen as a first-team unanimous catcher. Monmouth-Roseville junior Tyler Finnicum is a first-team infielder. Titans on the 2nd team included senior pitcher Justin Brooks and senior infielder Silas Braun. Monmouth-Roseville Honorable Mention members were all juniors…..pitcher Leo Mahoney, infielder Tyler Jones and outfielder Ayden Holcomb.
Here’s the entire TRAC West and East Division All-Conference list:
2023 TRAC West Baseball All-Conference | |
* Denotes Unanimous All-Conference | |
1st Team | |
Pitcher | Creighton Johnson (MR) * 12th |
Brenden Martin (MOR) * 11th | |
Aidan Terronez (SHE) * 10th | |
Maddux Anderson (ORI) 10th | |
Carsen Dekeyrel (RR) 9th | |
Infield | Dawson Peterson (RIV)* 11th |
Gavin Awbrey (ORI) 10th | |
Tyler Theim (RR) 12th | |
Tyler Finnicum (MR) 11th | |
Outfield | Drake Gunn (ORI)* 12th |
Zane Romero (EP) 11th | |
Kyler Schmidt (SHE) 11th | |
Catcher | Zach Almaguer (MR)* 11th |
Utility | Cam Davis (SHE) 11th |
2nd Team | |
Pitcher | Maddux Harksen (SHE) 11th |
Justin Brooks (MR) 12th | |
Nolan Buchen (ORI) 10th | |
Bryce VanDeWostine (EP) 12th | |
Infield | Alex Edwards (ORI) 12th |
Cole Kratzberg (ORI) 12th | |
Seth Kramer (RR) 12th | |
Silas Braun (MR) 12th | |
Outfield | Maddox Williams (RIV) 11th |
Sam Crownover (SHE) 11th | |
Tanner Dye (RR) 9th | |
Kameron Bohnsack (RR) 12th | |
Catcher | Aiden Switzer (SHE) 11th |
Utility | Aydan Meinsma (MOR) 9th |
Honorable Mention | |
Pitcher | Jacob Fratzke (SHE) 10th |
Braedyn Frank (EP) 9th | |
Leo Mahoney (MR) 11th | |
Infield | Tyler Jones (MR) 11th |
Danny Mouw (MOR) 12th | |
Carson Strating (MOR) 11th | |
Jake Willems (RIV) 11th | |
Landon Peterson (RIV) 9th | |
Cullen Daly (RR) 11th | |
Outfield | Ayden Holcolmb (MR) 11th |
Andrew Meiresonne (ORI) 12th | |
Kile Johnson (ORI) 12th | |
Brendan Price (RR) 11th | |
Catcher | Connor Green (ORI) 12th |
Trent Doty (RIV) 12th |
West Division Standings: |
1- Orion 10-2 |
2- Sherrard 9-3 |
3- Monmouth Roseville 8-3 |
4- Riverdale 5-7 |
4 Rockridge 5-7 |
6- Morrison 2-9 |
7- EP 2-10 |
2023 TRAC East Baseball All-Conference | |
* Denotes Unanimous All-Conference | |
1st Team | |
Pitcher | Payton Dye (Hall) * 11th |
Kyle Wolfe (Newman) 12th | |
Danny Cihocki (Princeton) * 12th | |
Alex Ankiewicz (St. Bede) * 11th | |
Infield | San Rouse (Bureau Valley) 12th |
Mac Resetich (Hall) * 12th | |
Ashton Pecher (Hall) * 12th | |
Colson Welgate (Kewanee) 10th | |
Outfield | Brendan Tunink (Newman) * 11th |
Noah LaPorte (Princeton) * 10th | |
Evan Entrican (St. Bede) 11th | |
Catcher | Kyler Lapp (Hall) * 12th |
Utility | Garrett Matznick (Newman) 9th |
2nd Team | |
Pitcher | Izaiah Nanez (Mendota) 11th |
Seth Ferrari (St. Bede) 11th | |
Infield | Nolan Britt (Newman) 12th |
Ryan Brucker (Princeton) 12th | |
Luke Tunnell (St. Bede) 11th | |
Brendan Pillion (St. Bede) 12th | |
Outfield | Max Bryant (Hall) 11th |
Joe Oswalt (Newman) 10th | |
Augie Christiansen (Princeton 12th | |
Catcher | Jaesen Johns (Newman) 12th |
Utility | Ayize Martin (Bureau Valley) 12th |
Honorable Mention | |
Infield | Braiden Freeman (Mendota) 10th |
Gus Burr (St. Bede) 9th | |
Outfield | Cruz Paredes (Kewanee) 11th |
Catcher | Andy Osborne (Kewanee) 12th |
Utility | Jordan Reinhardt (Princeton) 10th |
East Division Standings: | |
1- St. Bede 11-1 | |
2- Hall 9-3 | |
3- Newman 8-4 | |
3- Princeton 8-4 | |
5 Bureau Valley 2-10 | |
5- Kewanee 2-10 | |
5- Mendota 2-10 |