Four Louisburg baseball players awarded all-league
Louisburg junior Garrett Caldwell was one of the Wildcats’ best hitters last season and for that he earned second team all-Frontier League honors recently. Caldwell was one of four Louisburg players selected to the team.
It may have not had the season it had hoped for, but the Louisburg High School baseball team still had several players that ended the 2017 season strong.
The Wildcats, who finished with a 7-14 record on the season, earned four selections to the all-Frontier League baseball team, including a spot on the second team.
Junior Garrett Caldwell was named to the utility spot on the second team and three other Wildcats earned honorable mention honors. Seniors Dalton Stone, Grant Harding and Korbin Hankinson were each recognized by the Frontier League coaches for their season.
Caldwell led Louisburg with a .396 batting average as he served as one of the team’s catchers. Caldwell also had a team-high two home runs to go along with three doubles, a triple and 14 RBIs.
Hankinson was an a honorable mention selection in the outfield as he was the team’s starting centerfielder all season. He committed just one error in the 21 games.
At the plate, Hankinson had a good year from the leadoff spot as he batted .366 with a team-high 26 hits, including eight doubles and 12 RBIs.
Harding and Stone were both named to the honorable mention team as infielders.
Stone finished the season with a .318 average to go along with 14 hits, including three doubles and a home run. Harding batted .283 with 17 hits, three doubles and a triple.
In the field, both players committed just five errors on the season, while Harding and Stone were the Wildcats’ top two pitchers. Harding led the Wildcats with 27 strikeouts and Stone had 24.
ALL-FRONTIER LEAGUE BASEBALL
FIRST TEAM
Catcher: Chandler Bloomer, Ottawa, junior
Pitcher: Blaine Hanf, Paola, senior; Zach Curry, Ottawa, senior
Infield: Donovan Sutti, Paola, senior; Keegan Finch, Ottawa, senior; Adam Carlson, Baldwin, senior; Dalton Rankin, Paola, senior
Outfield: Blaine Ray, Ottawa, senior; Josh Craig, Baldwin, senior; Max Barger, De Soto, senior
Utility/DH: Jack Barger, De Soto, junior
SECOND TEAM
Catcher: Trevor Boehm, Paola, senior
Pitcher: Conner Mackey, De Soto, junior; Trenton Ferguson, Ottawa, senior
Infield: Nash Dreiling, Paola, junior; Kaleb Shaffer, Ottawa, junior; Chance Montgomery, De Soto, senior; Cody Lucas, Spring Hill, junior
Outfield: Khalil Thrasher, Eudora, junior; Peyton Garvin, Eudora, junior; Jackson Burell, Spring Hill, junior
Utility/DH: Garrett Caldwell, Louisburg, junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Catcher: Caleb Ostronic, Eudora, junior; Garrett Borth, Baldwin, junior; Tony Slaughter, De Soto, junior
Pitcher: Peyton Garvin, Eudora, junior; Connor Quick, Baldwin, freshman; Caden Bressler, Paola, freshman; Nathan Patterson, De Soto, senior
Infield: Dalton Stone, Louisburg, senior; Grant Harding, Louisburg, senior; David Hornberger, Eudora, senior
Outfield: Korbin Hankinson, Louisburg, senior; Ty Kempf, De Soto, senior; Sean King, Spring Hill, senior; Monti Enriquez, Eudora, senior
Utility/DH: Brock Huddlestun, Ottawa, senior; Dylan Sanderson, Spring Hill, senior