Baseball All-Stars

These are the teams I saw this year personally: St. David, St. Gregory, Tanque Verde, Pusch Ridge, Benson, Tombstone, Empire, Safford, Santa Cruz, Canyon del Oro, Flowing Wells, Marana, Amphitheater, Catalina, Buena, Cienega, Douglas, Rincon, Ironwood Ridge, Salpointe, Sunnyside & Tucson.

All you need to know about Jake Cole can be found here (thanks to ESPN Rise): http://rise.espn.go.com/baseball/articles/2010/05/16-Jake-Cole-feature.aspx

He is headed to North Carolina as the top prospect in Arizona.

Three coaches? Lance Robertson, beat hands down and, personal favorite, Len Anderson twice and made it to the 4A-I championship game, Tom Belter pulled off the biggest shocker in Arizona by taking Empire to the 3A championship and Jim Lawwill was one hit away from another state championship.

I have to say baseball was the hardest to pick. Unlike other sports, the talent level is so even and at a such a high level that a player on a third team could easily be on someone else’s first team. There are only a handful of clear cut players and so many more that could not be listed.

As with softball, the combined all-stars may have players listed in different positions to make room for their talents. For example, I have Bubba Metz as a top 4A-I pitcher but I need him in the game all the time so I have him as a position player on the first team, ready to take the mound.

Player of the Year: Jake Cole, Sahuaro
Coaches of the Year: Lance Robertson, Catalina Foothills, Tom Belter, Empire & Jim Lawwill, Tanque Verde

CONFERENCE ALL-STARS

5A-I

Dan Slania

Player of the Year: Dan Slania, Salpointe
Coach of the Year: Danny Prebble, Salpointe

First Team
Harrison Graham, Salpointe
Jacob Hunter, Salpointe
Joe Serrano, Salpointe
Marc Gavre, Salpointe
Jack Hale, Salpointe
Ryan Penaflor, Salpointe
Bryant Munoz, Tucson
Alexis Batista, Tucson
Tagg Duce, Buena
Blake Berg, Buena

Pitchers
Dan Slania, Salpointe
AJ Alexander, Salpointe
Isaias Ortega, Salpointe

Second Team
Reed Turner, Tucson
Jimmy Marciano, Buena
Cody Kyle, Buena
Scott Redmond, Buena
Alex Robles, Tucson
Steven Elias, Tucson
Armando Martinez, Tucson
Kevin Brice, Salpointe
Hunter Miller, Salpointe
Aron Harrington, Salpointe

Pitchers
Wade Moody, Buena
Steven Taggert, Tucson
Scott Laughlin, Tucson

5A-II

Brandon Matthews

Player of the Year: Brandon Matthews, Ironwood Ridge
Coach of the Year: Jason Hisey, Ironwood Ridge

First Team
Luis Mendivil, Sunnyside
Ryan Rosthenhausler, Sunnyside
Pedro Cota, Sunnyside
Zach Sweety, Ironwood Ridge
Steven Still, Ironwood Ridge
John Hosmer, Rincon
Bobby Hosmer, Rincon
Alex Worden, Ironwood Ridge
Robert Kallal, Mountain View
Clay Matthews, Ironwood Ridge

Pitchers
Brandon Matthews, Ironwood Ridge
Kyle Petty, Ironwood Ridge
Michael Orozco, Sunnyside

Second Team
Jake Matthews, Ironwood Ridge
Will Meyer, Ironwood Ridge
Trey Higginbotham, Ironwood Ridge
Zach Smutzer, Rincon
Jakob Pierce, Mountain View
Vincent Gerhard, Mountain View
Jose Luzania, Rincon
Benny Garcia, Sunnyside
Carlo Tacchia, Sunnyside
Daniel Medina, Ironwood Ridge

Pitchers
Julio Felix, Sunnyside
Tyler Buntrock, Ironwood Ridge
Vincent Gerhard, Mountain View

4A-I

Player of the Year: Jake Cole, Sahuaro
Coach of the Year: Lance Robertson, Catalina Foothills

First Team
Ryan Gerber, Canyon del Oro
Ryan Cota, Canyon del Oro
Corey Fujimoto, Canyon del Oro
Hayden Cota-Robles, Canyon del Oro
Nick MacCarone, Catalina Foothills
Jeff Coelet, Catalina Foothills
CJ Rodriguez, Sahuaro
Mario Sanchez, Cienega
Pen Nakazato, Catalina Foothills
KC Mejia, Cienega
CJ Rodriguez, Sahuaro

Pitchers
Jake Cole, Sahuaro
Keith Zuniga, Nogales
Preston Jamison, Catalina Foothills
Bubba Metz, Canyon del Oro

Second Team
Daniel Gonzales, Cienega
Nick Sharp, Flowing Wells
Tyler Landrith, Flowing Wells
Juan Gamez, Cienega
Jaycob Romo, Nogales
Robert Gonzalez, Nogales
Reid Hunter, Catalina Foothills
Alan Drake, Canyon del Oro
Christian Muscarello, Catalina Foothills
Sebastian Magaddino, Canyon del Oro

Pitchers
Matt Cook, Catalina Foothills
Ricky Casler, Cienega
Luke Parish-Ward, Canyon del Oro
Juan Vega, Nogales

4A-II

Julian Daniel

Players of the Year: Julian Daniel, Catalina & Alex Brown, Amphitheater
Coaches of the Year: Tony Gabusi, Catalina & Nick Allen, Amphitheater

First Team
Julian Daniel, Catalina
Fabian Ochoa Douglas
Jason Sanez, Douglas
Jesus Salazar, Douglas
AJ Acosta, Douglas
Sam Gelardi, Sahuarita
Jesus Arvizu, Palo Verde
Alfonso Pacheco, Palo Verde
Travis Salisbury, Sahuarita
Will Palmer, Amphitheater

Pitchers

Alex Brown, Amphitheater
Nicco Blank, Catalina
Sergio Almeraz, Palo Verde
Alan Sandoval, Amphitheater

Second Team
Alec Esquivel, Catalina
Ariel Murillo, Amphitheater
Alan Borboa, Amphitheater
Camaren Gause, Palo Verde
Tony Young, Douglas
Jesus Lemas, Catalina
Jose Vasquez, Sahuarita
Adrian Cordova, Cholla
Alejandro Salazar, Cholla
Ricky Gomez, Palo Verde

Pitchers
Anthony Romero, Catalina
Cris Mariscal Douglas
TJ Morales, Catalina

3A

Player of the Year: Josh Elder, Empire

Josh Elder

Coach of the Year: Tom Belter, Empire

Team
Austin Kromminga, Empire
Silas Stewart, Empire
Justin Newkirk, Empire
Stephen Walden, Safford
Matt Hart, Safford
Zach garcia, Safford
Sam Delgado, Safford
Josh Hart, Safford
Ismael Esparza, Santa Cruz
Jesus Montijo, Santa Cruz

Pitchers
Josh Elder, Empire
Cole Plouck, Empire
Nathan Naverrete, Safford
Greg Ornelas, Safford

Aaron Vaughn

2A

Players of the Year: Aaron Vaughn, Owen Bertelsen & Alec Erceg, Pusch Ridge
Coach of the Year: Mark Frithsen, Pusch Ridge

First Team
Alec Erceg, Pusch Ridge
Matt Horrigan, Pusch Ridge
Koby Alva, Thatcher
Derrick Hedges, Willcox
Cruz Mora, Tombstone
Daniel Riebe, Desert Christian
Kyle Graf, Benson
Sergio Rivera, Bisbee

Mike Skiles, Tombstone
LJ Hedges, Willcox

Pitchers
Aaron Vaughn, Pusch Ridge
Owen Bertelsen, Pusch Ridge
Diego Mendez, Bisbee
Trevor Beck, Desert Christian

Second Team
Donny Perdue, Pusch Ridge
Daniel Bleyl, Pusch Ridge
Ben Royce, Desert Christian
Chris Flores, Willcox

Weston Williams, Thatcher
Victor Lopez, Bisbee
Rudy Verdugo, Willcox
Kenny Reinartz, Bisbee
Cody Frosco, Bisbee
Justin Rockhill, Willcox

Pitchers
Joe Beck, Desert Christian
Jake Skinner, Thatcher
Cole George, Willcox
Robbie Abril, Bisbee

1A

Players of the Year: Ryan Pernu, Ryan South & Mark Harris, Tanque Verde
Coach of the Year: James Lawwill, Tanque Verde

Ryan Pernu & Ryan South

Team
Ryan South, Tanque Verde
Luke Herschenroeder, Tanque Verde
Jose Perez, Tanque Verde
David Novak, Tanque Verde
Ryan Pernu, Tanque Verde
Michael Mellgren, Tanque Verde
Saul Mancinas, Valley Union
Adam Gonzales, St. Gregory
Frank Mgbolu, St. Gregory
Jose Gamez, Valley Union

Pitchers
Mark Harris, Tanque Verde
Jayson Rickel, St. Gregory

Jose Gamez, Valley Union
Jordan Tracy, St. David

COMBINED ALL-STARS

First Team Coach: Lance Robertson, Catalina Foothills

Jacob Hunter, Salpointe
Harrison Graham, Salpointe
Ryan Rosthenhausler, Sunnyside
Bubba Metz, Canyon del Oro
Ryan Gerber, Canyon del Oro
Ryan Cota, Canyon del Oro
Corey Fujimoto, Canyon del Oro
Nick MacCarone, Catalina Foothills
Pen Nakazato, Catalina Foothills
Julian Daniel, Catalina
Will Palmer, Amphitheater
Ryan South, Tanque Verde

Pitchers
Jake Cole, Sahuaro
Dan Slania, Salpointe
Keith Zuniga, Nogales
Preston Jamison, Catalina Foothills
Alex Brown, Amphitheater

Second Team Coach: Tom Belter, Empire

Joe Serrano, Salpointe
Marc Gavre, Salpointe
Zach Sweety, Ironwood Ridge
Jeff Coelet, Catalina Foothills
Mario Sanchez, Cienega
Luke Parish-Ward, Canyon del Oro
Hayden Cota-Robles, Canyon del Oro
KC Mejia, Cienega
AJ Acosta, Douglas
Nathan Naverrete, Safford
Owen Bertelsen, Pusch Ridge
Bryant Munoz, Tucson

Pitchers
AJ Alexander, Salpointe
Brandon Matthews, Ironwood Ridge
Nicco Blank, Catalina
Kyle Petty, Ironwood Ridge
Alan Sandoval, Amphitheater

Third Team Coach: James Lawwill, Tanque Verde

Ryan Penaflor, Salpointe
Alexis Batista, Tucson
Clay Matthews, Ironwood Ridge
Nick Sharp, Flowing Wells
Travis Salisbury, Sahuarita
Ariel Murillo, Amphitheater
Austin Kromminga, Empire
Silas Stewart, Empire
Stephen Walden, Safford
Alec Erceg, Pusch Ridge
Luke Herschenroeder, Tanque Verde
Ryan Pernu, Tanque Verde

Pitchers
Matt Cook, Catalina Foothills
Tyler Buntrock, Ironwood Ridge
Aaron Vaughn, Pusch Ridge
Mark Harris, Tanque Verde
Josh Elder, Empire

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