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C10 THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008
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THE ENQUIRER
HIGH SCHOOL SPRING ALL-STARS
BASEBALL ALL-STARS
DIV. I PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Colt Cattani, Lakota East
The senior was named first team allstate and was Greater Miami Conference
player of the year. He hit .475 with eight
doubles, four triples, four home runs, 39
RBI and 13 steals.
DIV. I COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Dreisbach, Lakota West
His team (26-2) was a state semifinalist,
after losing much of the 2007 state title team
to graduation. Dreisbach was D-I state coach of
the year and GMC coach of the year.
DIVISION I FIRST TEAM
Jimmy Brenneman, Lakota West
The senior was named first team all-state
and All-Greater Miami Conference. He hit
.447 with six homers, 25 RBI and 30 stolen
bases.
Bryan Beaver, Lakota West
The junior was named second team allstate and All-Greater Miami Conference. He
hit .485 with one homer, 38 RBI and 10
steals and was 4-1 as a pitcher.
Nathan Smith, Lakota West
The junior was named second team allstate and All-Greater Miami Conference. He
was 11-1 with a 2.43 ERA and 52 strikeouts
(63 IP). He also hit .313.
Patrick Curtin, Moeller
The senior was Greater Catholic League
South player of the year. He batted .435 with
a homer, 29 RBI and 18 steals. He also was
3-2 with a 2.65 ERA and two saves.
Greg Williams, Moeller
Mike Basil, St. Xavier
Brett McKinney, Badin
The junior pitcher led Badin to the Division III state final and was Greater Catholic
League Central co-player of the year. He
was 9-2 with a 1.87 ERA, with 75 strikeouts in 60 innings. He also had two saves.
The senior was named first team all-state and
Fort Ancient Valley Conference Cardinal player of
the year. He was 7-1 with an 0.94 ERA (91 K’s
in 60 innings). He also hit .361 with 28 RBI.
Aaron Walter, La Salle
The senior was All-Greater Catholic League
South. He was 5-1 with a 0.91 ERA, with 36
strikeouts in 46 innings. His WHIP (walks/hits/
innings pitched) was 0.98.
Eric Linneman, Elder
The senior was All-Greater Catholic League
South. He batted .402 and led Elder in runs
(23), hits (33) and stolen bases (17), with a
.484 on-base percentage.
The senior was All-Greater Miami Conference.
He hit .376 with six home runs, 28 RBI and
eight stolen bases. As a pitcher, he was 2-0.
The senior was All-Greater Miami Conference.
Despite a 2-3 record, he was regarded as one of
the area’s top pitchers (2.41 ERA, 48 K’s in 32
innings).
Alex Vice, Colerain
The senior was named All-Greater Miami Conference. He was 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA and batted
.380 with two home runs and 17 RBI.
DIV. II-IV COACH OF THE YEAR
Rick Kunkel, Badin
He led Badin (26-7) to the Division III state
finals, the program’s second state championship game appearance in four years. Badin
also was Enquirer Divisions II-IV coaches’ poll
champion and GCL Central champion.
DIVISIONS II-IV FIRST TEAM
Justin Messinger, Clermont NE
The senior was Fort Ancient Valley Conference Buckeye player of the year. He batted
.424 and led Milford in home runs (four), RBI
(28) and steals (17).
James Pierson, Western Hills
J.J. Ellis, Western Brown
Casey Henn, Colerain
DIV. II-IV PLAYER OF THE YEAR
John Renz, Milford
Ryan Martin, Turpin
Ross Oltorik, Moeller
The senior was named first team all-state
and All-Greater Catholic League South. He hit
.384 with four home runs, 23 RBI and 12
stolen bases.
The senior was All-Greater Miami Conference. He led the GMC in hitting (.533) and
doubles (12) and tied for the home run lead
(eight). He also had 31 RBI.
The senior was Cincinnati Metro Athletic
Conference player of the year. He batted
.525 with two homers, 37 RBI and 19 stolen
bases.
Bryan Apking, Mason
Andy Lamping, St. Xavier
Trevor Lothrop, Sycamore
The junior was second team all-state and AllGreater Catholic League South. He hit .473 with
six homers, 25 RBI and 14 steals. He was 2-0
(1.62 ERA) as a pitcher.
The senior was named honorable mention
all-state and All-Greater Catholic League
South. He was 6-2 with a 2.49 ERA, two
saves and 63 strikeouts in 56 innings.
The senior was All-Greater Catholic League
South. He hit .368 with three home runs and
27 RBI. He also was 6-1 with a 2.36 ERA,
with 55 strikeouts in 36 innings.
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Kyle Massa, McNicholas
The senior was Southern Buckeye Conference/American player of the year. He batted
.485 with seven doubles, two home runs and
28 RBI.
Matt Marksberry, Glen Este
The junior was All-Fort Ancient Valley Conference Buckeye. He was 5-1 with a 1.80
ERA, with 56 strikeouts in 462⁄3 innings.
Matt Malloy, Oak Hills
The junior was All-Greater Miami Conference. He tied for the GMC home run lead
(eight) and was fifth in RBI (32), while hitting
.346. He also stole six bases.
Marcus Davis, Princeton
The sophomore was All-Greater Miami
Conference. He led Princeton in hitting
(.417), runs (35), hits (40), doubles (10)
and tied for the stolen base lead (13).
DIV. I HONORABLE MENTION
Amelia: Spencer Cox, Garrett Hounshell, Brandon Dietrich, Zach Zieman; Anderson: Josh Jeffery,
Daniel Rod, Ethan Arnold, Austin Rexroat; Colerain: Nick Priessman, Chris Hundley, Andrew
McPheters; Edgewood: Josh Crout, Justin Elder, Kyle Sigmon, Cole Ewen, Seth Martin; Elder: Drew
Ernst, Zac Asman, Nick Gramke, Johnny Groene, Mike Nastold, Mitchell Reilly; Glen Este: Randy
Jones, Tyler Snoke, Brandon Fuller, Andrew Keller; Hamilton: Austin LeMaster, Andrew Ruecking;
Harrison: Marcus Kuykendoll, Colton Gibson, Tyler Lane; Hughes: B.J. Lowery; Kings: Cramer Dethy,
John Shumar, Josh Wittes, Mike Cantrell, Zac Murphy; Lakota East: Brad Blyberg, Evin Dusold, Jeff
Nilsen; Lakota West: Craig Gauden, Rob Shaw, Ricky Finley; La Salle: Terrell Jones, Elliot Hebeler,
Josh Hugentobler, Blake Lehmann, Jake Meister, Reid Rizzo; Lebanon: Josh Allen, Cameron Colbert,
Bo Gray, Bert Wray; Loveland: Adam Engel, Lucas Keller:Biehl, Josh Lay, Brian Smith; Mason:
Destul Huff, Grant Lewis, Josh Stolz; Milford: Kyle Amos, Robby Nesteroff, Ryan Troehler, Jesse
Johnson, Matt Olson; Moeller: Brent Suter, J.R. Reynolds, Robby Sunderman; Mount Healthy: Tony
Weber, Sam Clements, Andrew Nichols; Northwest: Mitch Morgan, Cory Cook, Brad Dearinger; Oak
Hills: Joel Bender, Kyle Bluestein, Jake Proctor; Princeton: Dorian West, Spencer Ware, Randy
Weinel, B.J. Willis; St. Xavier: Tim Issler, Craig Rother, Billy Rumpke, Pat Berning, Jordan Finley;
Talawanda: Josh Hogg, John Lynch, Todd Weiser, Noah Zipko; Turpin: Nate Fudala, Robbie
Lubanski, Pat Polaneczky, Charlie Seibert; Walnut Hills: Anthony Howard, John Custer, Cameron
Sloan; Western Brown: Dalton Carson, Eric Jamison; Western Hills: Jordan Walker, Zach Norman;
Winton Woods: Antoine Sawyer, Brian Tolliver; Withrow: Marcus Watson
Cameron Malone, Madeira
The junior was All-Cincinnati Hills
League. He batted .485 with five doubles,
five homers and 29 RBI and had a .557
on-base percentage.
Garrett Edwards, Reading
The junior was Division IV second team
all-state. He batted .378 with eight doubles, three homers, 37 RBI and 15 stolen
bases.
Corey Woodward, Reading
The junior was Division II first team all-state
and All-Southern Buckeye Conference/American. He hit .474 with two homers and 41 RBI.
The senior was All-Greater Catholic League
Central. He batted .424 with seven doubles, a
home run, 26 RBI and a .477 on-base percentage.
The junior was Division IV honorable
mention all-state and CHL co-player of the
year. He was 6-0 with a 1.17 ERA (69 K’s,
48 IP). He also hit .435 with three homers.
Adam Clark, Norwood
Matt van der Horst, Seven Hills
J.D. Little, Batavia
The senior was Division IV first team all-state
and All-Miami Valley Conference Scarlet. He hit
.607 with two homers, 21 RBI and 28 stolen
bases.
The junior was Southern Buckeye Conference National player of the year. He hit
.436 wth seven doubles, 24 RBI and 11
stolen bases.
Nate Lambert, CHCA
Kris Hecktor, Batavia
The senior was Division II second team allstate and Fort Ancient Valley Conference Scarlet
player of the year. He hit .486 with five homers.
He also was 5-2 with a 1.01 ERA.
Corey Van Natta, Badin
The senior was Division III second team allstate and Miami Valley Conference Scarlet
player of the year. He was 6-0 with a 1.52
ERA. He also hit .470.
The junior was All-Southern Buckeye
Conference National. He hit .464 with nine
doubles, three triples and 22 RBI. He also
was 3-1 with a 2.47 ERA.
Zach Toerner, Badin
Drake Browne, CHCA
The junior was All-Greater Catholic League
Central. He hit .398 with 11 doubles, 32 RBI
and a .479 on-base percentage.
The junior was All-Miami Valley Conference
Scarlet. He hit .462 with three homers and 34
RBI. As a pitcher he was 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA.
Thomas Gibson, Goshen
Chris Pinnock, Shroder
Josh Lanphier, Cin. Christian
The junior was All-Greater Catholic League
Central. He hit .360 with four home runs, 27
RBI and 10 stolen bases, with a .447 on-base
percentage.
The junior was All-Cincinnati Metro Athletic
Conference. He led the area with a .688 batting average and had 10 doubles, 18 RBI and
30 stolen bases.
The junior was Division IV second team allstate and Miami Valley Conference Gray player
of the year. He hit .500 with two homers, 38
RBI and 14 stolen bases.
Matt Taylor, Indian Hill
Brian Baird, Mariemont
The sophomore was All-Cincinnati Hills
League. He led the area with nine home runs
and had 25 RBI. He hit .438 overall, with a
.505 on-base percentage.
The senior was Cincinnati Hills League coplayer of the year. He batted .469 with four triples, 17 RBI and eight steals. He also was 2-0
with an 0.89 ERA.
Andrew Thole, McNicholas
Scott Herkamp, Mariemont
The senior was Greater Catholic League
Central co-player of the year. He hit .366 with
10 doubles, three homers, 34 RBI and a .449
on-base percentage.
The junior was All-Cincinnati Hills League. He
batted .469 and led the area with six triples.
He had 18 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .528
on-base percentage.
The sophomore was All-Southern Buckeye Conference American. He hit .556 with
13 doubles, two triples, a homer and 26
RBI. He also was 2-1 as a pitcher.
DIV. II-IV HONORABLE MENTION
Aiken: Alex Williams; Badin: Nate Hubbard, Nate Jackson, Tony Cassano, Josh Gonya, Eric
Gerbus, Garrett Seger, Scott Staarmann; Batavia: Ryan Beard, Matt Beitman, Ryan Anstaett;
Bethel Tate: Austin Newman; Blanchester: Donald Rhinehimer, A.J. Wiley; Cincinnati Christian:
Brian Kirschbaum, Chris Gortner, Steve Perry, Matt Fleenor; Cincinnati Country Day: Alex Dietz,
Max Dietz, Tony North, Dustin Armstrong; CHCA: David Myers, Kevin Fields, Matt Williams; Clark
Montessori: Will Simpson, Luke Howell, Bryan Berry, Jesse Corkin; Clermont Northeastern:
Zach Hall, Graham Nash; Deer Park: Ethan Carey, Jon Siefert; East Clinton: Dirk Eckle;
Fayetteville: T.J. Barnett; Fenwick: Jeff Benhase, Craig Geobeaux, Derek Graham, Tyler Zaidel;
Finneytown: Dante Powell, Jimmy Sammons, Chris Brown, Allen Viox; Goshen: Kyle Daulton;
Indian Hill: Brian Bascom, Danny Gill, Ryan Murphy; Little Miami: Ryan Christophel, Kyle Cook,
Clay Cleaver, Mike Sechrist; Lockland: Taylor Ellis, Joey Peak, Tyler Perkins, Chris Finley;
Madeira: Nate Miller, Mike Tincher, Kyle Voisard; Mariemont: Stuart Simons, Riley Flickner, Billy
Masur, Bo Zimmerman; McNicholas: Brandon Heffernan, Steve Rice, Paul Uhl, Matt Davidson,
Craig Hyson, Andy Jostworth, Jake Powers; Middletown Madison: Mike Roe;
New Miami: Nathan Carberry, Jake Davis, Casey Chestnut; New Richmond: Jake Wilson,
Andy Piper; North College Hill: Kyle Black, Dorian Rollins, Brian Johnson, Ryan Moeller;
Norwood: Tyler Roots, Tyler Sickinger, Jeff Tyree; Purcell Marian: Mark Pitocco, Cody Stich;
Reading: Tyler Bessey, Tyler Hilz, Chris Basler; Ripley: Ryan Fultz; Roger Bacon: Kevin Burkhart,
Josh Melzer, Josh Ungerbuehler, Andrew Frock; Ross: Derek Bischoff, Randy Bulach, Chris
Gaston, Travis Gamble, David Miller; St. Bernard: Ryan Jones, Scott Bruce; Seven Hills: Kyle
Neu, Jordan Burgess, Kenji Takahashi;Shroder: Christian Dicks, Jason Spaulding; Summit
Country Day: Henry Meininger, Zack Barkalow; Taft: Melvin Stewart, Marcus Thompson; Taylor:
Bryan Ellesberry, Michael Presnell; Williamsburg: Ryan Penny, Shannon Smith, Isaac Maham;
Wilmington: Brandon Arehart, Joey Schulte, Spencer Smith; Wyoming: Evan Aleshire, Dan
Drachman, Kendall Kadish, Patrick Lippert, T.C. O’Neal