First Team
Ricky Castro
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Parkland College.
Key stats: Finished with an 8-1 record. Also had a 1.57 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings.
Andrew Cronin
School: Metea Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Designated hitter.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Had program-record 22-game hitting streak. Hit .366 with 21 RBIs and 25 runs. Also went 5-1 as a pitcher with a 2.37 ERA in 44 1/3 innings.
Jake Kmiecik
School: Metea Valley.
Year: Junior.
Position: Shortstop.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Set a program record with 29 stolen bases and tied a program record with 54 hits. Hit .446 with 41 runs, two homers and 25 RBIs.
James Kulak
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected conference pitcher of the year. Committed to Purdue.
Key stats: Program’s all-time leader with 22 wins and 212 strikeouts. Went 6-1 with a 0.83 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings.
Evan Ranneklev
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-area for second straight season. Committed to Illinois Wesleyan.
Key stats: Hit .470 with three homers, 33 RBIs and 40 runs.
Jack Rigoni
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School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-area for second straight season. Committed to Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
Key stats: Hit .422 with 28 runs, four homers and 33 RBIs.
Jack Schneider
School: Benet.
Year: Senior.
Position: Third baseman.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Illinois Wesleyan.
Key stats: Hit .366 with 18 runs and 16 RBIs.
Aaron Staehely
School: Benet.
Year: Junior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference and was runner-up for conference player of the year.
Key stats: Hit .393 with 22 runs and 21 RBIs.
Cade Sullivan
School: Metea Valley.
Year: Sophomore.
Position: Third baseman.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Batted .477 with a homer and 37 RBIs. His batting average and 53 hits are the second most in program history.
Nick Taylor
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Junior.
Position: Second baseman.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .396 with 35 runs, a homer and 19 RBIs.
Jake Wenz
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
Position: Catcher.
Accolades: Selected honorable mention all-conference. Committed to Wisconsin Whitewater.
Key stats: Hit .302 with 20 RBIs and caught 205 of a possible 225 innings.
Ryan Wheeler
School: Neuqua Valley.
Year: Senior.
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Position: Shortstop.
Accolades: Selected co-conference player of the year.
Key stats: Hit .449 with 47 runs, three homers and 25 RBIs. Program’s all-time leader with .440 average and 120 hits.
Honorable Mention
Clay Billadeau, Metea Valley, sophomore, catcher/designated hitter; Mike Bruebach, Naperville North, junior, infielder; Andrew Churchman, Neuqua Valley, senior, pitcher; Spencer Collins, Metea Valley, junior, outfielder; Jared Dunnett, Naperville North, senior, pitcher/outfielder; Cole Gregorio, Waubonsie Valley, junior, infielder; Danny Hughes, Naperville Central, junior, outfielder; Zach Laws, Waubonsie Valley, senior, infielder/pitcher; Quinn Moriarty, Benet, senior, pitcher; Andrew Prisby, Benet, senior, infielder; Jared Suchevits, Naperville Central, junior, pitcher; Jack Whitley, Naperville North, senior, pitcher/infielder.
Blake Baumgartner is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.