Oak Creek's Payten Jibben, St. Thomas More's Alex Alicea named state baseball players of the year
The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association named its 2023 All-State team and two Milwaukee-area athletes were selected player of the year in their respective divisions: Oak Creek's Payten Jibben in Division 1 and Alex Alicea of St. Thomas More in Division 2.
Here are the full teams and honorable mentions, with Milwaukee-area athletes listed in bold.
Players of the year
Division 1: Payten Jibben, jr., Oak Creek
Division 2: Alex Alicea, sr., St. Thomas More
Division 3: Brayden Olson, sr., St. Croix Falls
Division 4: Cole Selvig, sr., Eau Claire Regis
First team
Pitchers: Thomas Burns, sr., Hortonville; Brayden Olson, sr., St. Croix Falls; Dylan Questad, sr., Waterford.
Catcher: Hunter Loser, sr., Kewaskum.
Infielders: Alex Alicea, sr., St. Thomas More; J.D. Dix, jr., Whitefish Bay; Camden Kuhnke, sr., Hortonville; Jake Schaffner, sr., Janesville Craig.
Outfielders: Edison Alonso, sr., Reedsburg; Easton Arendt, jr., De Pere; Brennan Huber, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Logan Schill, sr., Pewaukee.
DH/Utility: Payten Jibben, jr., Oak Creek; Lucas Miller, sr., Denmark.
Second team
Pitchers: Kyle Alivo, jr., St. Thomas More; Cole Selvig, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Nate Vela, sr., Hortonville.
Catcher: Thomas Curry, sr., Arrowhead.
Infielders: Logan Baumgartner, sr., Medford; Brady Belisle, sr., St. Croix Falls; Tyler Butina, sr., Jefferson; C.J. Trask, jr., Oak Creek; Austin Weinke, sr., Whitefish Bay.
Outfielders: Ryan Berghauer, jr., Brookfield East; Lucas Lendosky, sr., Fennimore; Nate Schopf, soph., Oak Creek.
DH/Utility: Zach Wolfram, sr., Menomonee Falls.
Third team
Pitchers: Michael Cook, sr., Beloit Turner; Nathan Langbehn, jr., D.C. Everest; Tanner Peterson, sr., La Crosse Aquinas; Ethan Plog, jr., Bay Port; Josh Steger, jr., Lomira.
Catcher: Sean Reilly, sr., Dodgeville.
Infielders: Chris Calico, sr., West Salem; Cal Fisher, sr., Deerfield; Ethan Hindle, sr., Arrowhead; Tyler McKeon, jr., Pecatonica; Max Mueller, sr., Chilton.
Outfielders: Dadon Gillen, sr., McFarland; Garrett Kay, sr., Waterford; Eric Kenesie, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph.
DH/Utility: Will Bieber, sr., Coleman; Jameson Johrnson, jr., Pecatonica.
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Honorable mention
Pitchers: Ben Berkhof, sr., Hudson; Parker Bleck, jr., Appleton Xavier; Zach Brzezinski, sr., Sun Prairie East; Hunter Guenther, sr., Independence/Gilmanton; Tayton Herron, West Bend West; Noah Musolf, sr., Franklin; Josh Opiola, sr., Stevens Point; Chayce Osterhaus, sr., Markesan; Riley Rosenkranz, sr., Cuba City; Jake Ross, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Noah Wech, jr., Manitowoc.
Catcher: Max Kalk, sr., Kimberly; Sam Knickerbocker, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Lucas Leisgang, sr., Seymour; Andy Nordloh, sr., Waunakee; Carter Vieth, jr., Elk Mound; Dawson Schmidt, sr., Shiocton.
Infielders: Abraham Ahlberg, jr., Northwood/Solon Springs; Jake Bjerke, jr., Eleva-Strum; Josh Bunyer, sr., Pewaukee; Jake Busson, sr., Hudson; Jack Hardt, jr., Milwaukee Marquette; Aston Henning, sr., Shawano; Keagan Jirschele, jr., Kewaunee; Andrew Rud, sr., Mondovi; Eddie Rynders, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Micah Salisbury, jr., Ithaca; Jack Schraml, sr., McFarland; Davin Stoffel, sr., Mosinee; Kale Twombly, sr., Kimberly; Parker Winghart, sr., Watertown Luther Prep; Kaleb Zabielski, sr., Burlington; Payton Kohnle, sr., Kewaunee.
Outfielders: Braydn Bezanson, jr., Hudson; Jackson Brewer, jr., Homestead; Kamron Diermeier, soph., Elk Mound; Logan Dunn, jr., Wautoma; Mason Elston, sr., La Crosse Central; Dawson Goodman, sr., Chippewa Falls; Joe Fischer, sr., Hortonville; Connor Hughes, sr., Beloit Turner; Taylor Lemanski, jr., Mosinee; Dylan Luther, sr., Pittsville; Evan Olson, sr., Kimberly.
DH/Utility: Tanner Hraby, jr., Medford; Boone Kirst, sr., Ashwaubenon; Cayden Lomas, sr., Wauzeka-Steuben; Riley Peterson, sr., Verona; Zander Rockow, sr., Eau Claire Regis; Mason Roell, jr., West Bend East; Aiden Schenk, sr., Janesville Craig.
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