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Licking County League honors top baseball players, coaches

kurt snyder, newark advocate
·2 min read

NEWARK — Two-way standouts excelled on Licking County League baseball diamonds this spring and led their teams to the top.

Watkins Memorial senior Trace Hartman recently was named Buckeye Division Player of the Year, and Watkins’ Donald Schone was named Coach of the Year. They led the Warriors to their third consecutive Buckeye championship, rolling to an unbeaten mark in league play.

Heath junior Hayden Woodward and Newark Catholic senior Eli Morris led their teams to a share of the Cardinal championship, and they and Utica junior Roman Gamble each earned Player of the Year honors. Heath’s Tom Warren and NC’s John Cannizzaro shared Coach of the Year honors.

LCL-Buckeye

Watkins Memorial

  • Trace Hartman, Player of Year; first team

  • Sam Johnson, first team

  • Ethan Pollock, first team

  • Chase Massie, first team

  • Trent Johnson, second team

  • Ethan Ryan, second team

  • Cole Massie, second team

  • Braiden Bates, second team

  • Aydan Guthrie, honorable mention

  • Donald Schone, Coach of Year

Watkins Memorial's Trace Hartman was named the Licking County League-Buckeye Division Player of the Year.
Watkins Memorial's Trace Hartman was named the Licking County League-Buckeye Division Player of the Year.

Licking Valley

  • Theo Walsh, first team

  • Gavin Bragg, first team

  • Evan Lichtenauer, first team

  • Hayden Rodgers, second team

  • Wyatt Binckley, second team

  • Kolton Chaney, second team

  • Brenden Moore, honorable mention

Licking Heights

  • Tyler VonBargen, first team

  • Jake Lopinto, first team

  • Brady Pennington, second team

  • Cody Czuckowitz, second team

  • Eli Hickman, honorable mention

Granville

  • Ezra Kurek, first team

  • Jacob Smith, first team

  • Drew Cottrell, second team

  • Nolan Tracy, second team

  • Jakob Culver, honorable mention

Zanesville

  • Canon Mercer, first team

  • Riley Needles, second team

  • Evan McBride, honorable mention

Heath's Hayden Woodward was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.
Heath's Hayden Woodward was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.

LCL-Cardinal

Heath

  • Hayden Woodward, Player of Year; first team

  • Connor Corbett, first team

  • Tannar Patterson, first team

  • Riley Baum, first team

  • Kaden Green, second team

  • Cooper Bradley, second team

  • Paul Gould, second team

  • Jacob Bunn, second team

  • Conner Toomey, honorable mention

  • Tom Warren, Coach of Year

Newark Catholic's Eli Morris was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.
Newark Catholic's Eli Morris was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.

Newark Catholic

  • Eli Morris, Player of Year, first team

  • Bryan McAnally, first team

  • Grant Moore, first team

  • Nate Ferrell, first team

  • Braylon Bates, second team

  • Troy Johnston, second team

  • Rocco Capretta, second team

  • Mikey Hess, second team

  • Kane Stephey, honorable mention

  • John Cannizzaro, Coach of Year

Utica

  • Roman Gamble, Player of Year; first team

  • Jordan Hartman, first team

  • Tyler Collura, first team

  • Aidyn Burgess, second team

  • Connor Whisner, second team

  • Gavin Chinn, second team

  • Jarrett Hill, honorable mention

Utica's Roman Gamble was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.
Utica's Roman Gamble was named a Licking County League-Cardinal Division Player of the Year.

Lakewood

  • Tyler Bebout, first team

  • Colton Ferry, first team

  • Cayden MacDonald, second team

  • William Marrero, second team

  • Mason Sprankle, honorable mention

Johnstown

  • Cole Boroff, first team

  • Clay Bruning, second team

  • Garrett Grinstead, honorable mention

Northridge

  • James Kalas, first team

  • Quentin Felhofer, second team

  • Layne Mercer, honorable mention

OCC-Buckeye

Newark

  • Owen Poole, first team

  • Jayce Dansby, first team

  • Austin Rose, second team

  • Seth Fish, second team

  • Max Durbin, special mention

  • Tyler Flint, honorable mention

  • Kyle Driskel, Scholar Athlete

MOCAL

Liberty Christian

  • Evan Dupler, first team

  • Parker Griffin, first team

  • Mason Kampii, honorable mention

  • Luke Mollohan, honorable mention

Granville Christian

  • Andrew Benvie, first team

  • Bentley Johnson, first team

  • Jayce Heisler, second team

  • Josh Benvie, second team

This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Licking County League honors top baseball players, coaches