Vermont H.S. baseball: Coaches' all-league teams for 2023 season
Champlain Valley, Peoples, Thetford and Blue Mountain finished the year winning titles at Centennial Field.
And now it's time for some postseason awards.
The coaches' all-league baseball teams for the 2023 season as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department:
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METRO DIVISION
Coach of the year: Keith Carter, Mount Mansfield.
Assistant coaches of the year: Jeff Barton, Colchester. Joe Quinn, Rice.
Player of the year: Owen Pinaud, Mount Mansfield.
Pitcher of the year: Stephen Rickert, Champlain Valley.
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FIRST TEAM
First base: Dylan Combs, Mount Mansfield. Austin Stuart, BFA-St. Albans. Second base: Robbie Fragola, Champlain Valley. Brady Havers, South Burlington. Third base: Rex Hauser, St. Johnsbury. Malakai Callahan, Colchester. Shortstop: Austin Grzych, Burlington. Evan Havreluk, Rice. Catcher: Keifer McGrath, South Burlington. Garret Carter, Mount Mansfield. Outfield: Kyle Tivnan, Champlain Valley. Will Eaton, St. Johnsbury. Hazen Randall, Essex. Wyatt Wolpert, Rice. Pitchers: Chris Robinson, Champlain Valley. Easton Randall, Mount Mansfield. Langdon Hazen, Mount Mansfield. Tobey Appenzeller, Essex. Evan LaMothe, South Burlington. Nick Kelly, South Burlington. Zach Davis, Colchester. Designated hitter: Declan Cummings, Champlain Valley. Utility: James Chagnon, South Burlington.
SECOND TEAM
First base: Andrew Chandler, South Burlington. Second base: Jason Mitchell, St. Johnsbury. Jackson Pecor, Colchester. Third base: Colton Merchant, Rice. Shortstop: Andre Bouffard, South Burlington. Carson Neveau, BFA-St. Albans. Catcher: Ollie Lawrence, Essex. Outfield: James Ripley, Mount Mansfield. David Harris, Essex. Matai Callahan, Colchester. Pitchers: Elise Berger, Champlain Valley. Aaron Larose, Champlain Valley. John Luter, Colchester. Vinny Wagoner, Colchester. Derek Wenner, Rice.
HONORABLE MENTION
Liam Buck, Burlington. Will Erickson, Mount Mansfield. Isaac Gratton, BFA-St. Albans. Siddu Kanuparthi, Essex. Adam Littlefield, Burlington. Samuel Mazza-Bergeron, South Burlington. JD Raleigh, Rice. Jake Reyome, Essex. Trace Roach, Colchester. Jack Robinson, Colchester. Zach Santos, Champlain Valley. Travis Stroh, Champlain Valley. Cage Thompson, St. Johnsbury. Lucas Van Mullen, South Burlington. Liam Wood, BFA-St. Albans.
LAKE DIVISION
Player of the year: Evan Gorton, Milton
Coach of the year: Roy Sargent, Missisquoi
FIRST TEAM
Enosburg: Peter Stiebris, Danny Antillon, Keegan Cousineau. Middlebury: Carter Paquette, Alex Sperry, Cole Warren, Timothy Whitney. Milton: Hunter McClellan, Nate Pepin, Carter Abell. Missisquoi: JJ Beauregard, Garrett Fregeau, Gavin Nichols, Eli Calhoun, Parker Hakey, Tabor Rich. Mount Abraham: Gus Hill, Tanner Castillo, Chance Denecker. Vergennes: Elijah Duprey, Eyon Tembreull, Gabe Scribner, Peyton Paquette.
HONORABLE MENTION
Enosburg: Noah Keelty, Grady Gervais. Middlebury: Tucker Moter. Milton: Aidan Greenfield, Colin Eaton. Mount Abraham: Caleb Russell, Aricin Griffin. Vergennes: Nate Muzzy, Tyler Kimball.
CAPITAL DIVISION
Player of the year: Tyler Rivard, Hazen.
FIRST TEAM
Hazen: Lyle Rooney. Lyndon: Austin Wheeler, Ethan Lussier. Montpelier: Andrew Tringe. North Country: Joe Leblanc. Spaulding: Trevor Arsenault, Danny Kiniry, Cole McAllister, Averill Parker, Zack Wilson. U-32: Shane Starr.
SECOND TEAM
Hazen: James Montgomery. Lyndon: Cam Berry, Wyatt Mason. Montpelier: Keagan Smith. North County: Kaden Jones. Randolph: Colton Fordham. Spaulding: Dylan Bachand, Cam Burke. Thetford: Xander Oshoniyi. U-32: Alex Keane, Sawyer Mislak.
HONORABLE MENTION
Harwood: Nick Moran. Hazen: Jadon Baker. Lake Region: Shane Stevens. Lamoille: Brady Maher, Zach Schriber. Montpelier: Colden Hollinsworth. Oxbow: Chase Lund. North Country: Tate Parker, Ben West. Randolph: Avery Stockwell. Thetford: Owen Goodrich, JD Farrell. U-32: Max Scribner
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Player of the year: Ben Alekson, Peoples.
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FIRST TEAM
BFA-Fairfax: Gabe Nyland-Funke, Reagan Baumeister. Blue Mountain: Evan Dennis, Ricky Fennimore, Kason Blood. Northfield: Jameson Preston, Aujua Cheeney. Peoples: Ben Alekson, Jackson Lund, Camden Strong. Richford: Will Steinhour, Carter Blaney. Williamstown: Jameyson Locarno.
SECOND TEAM
BFA-Fairfax: Ryan Sheehan, Dylan Sicard. Blue Mountain: Kris Fennimore, Cameron Roy. Danville: Meles Gouge. Northfield: Travis Robillard, Carter Allen. Peoples: Chandler Follensbee, Derek Baxter, Dylan Sautter. Richford: Marcel Gendron.
HONORABLE MENTION
Blue Mountain: Owen Murray, Brody Kingsbury. Danville: Jonn Morgan, Cooper Calkins. Northfield: Charlie Fitzpatrick. Peoples: Gavin Lund. Richford: Jonas Lagasse, Michael Cunningham, Mitchell Kane.
SOUTHERN VERMONT LEAGUE
'A' DIVISION
Coach of the year: Trevor Coyne, Mount Anthony.
FIRST TEAM
Burr and Burton: Seb Dostal, Jack McCoy, Nate Smilko, Ozzie Weber. Mount Anthony: Tanner Bushee, Connor Hannan, Carter Thompson, Josh Worthington. Rutland: Aaron LeFrancois.
SECOND TEAM
Brattleboro: Sam Bogart, Jackson Emery. Burr and Burton: Trevor Greene, Danny Scarlotta. Mount Anthony: Colby Granger, Nat Greenslet. Rutland: Sam Arnold, Stefano Falco, Cam Rider.
'B' DIVISION
Coach of the year: Bill Vielleux, Hartford.
FIRST TEAM
Bellows Falls: Jamison Nystrom. Fair Haven: Carson Babbie, Sawyer Ramey. Hartford: Matt Hayes, Zach Johnson, Solly Flores. Otter Valley: Jordan Beayon, Luca Polli. Windsor: Johnny Clark.
SECOND TEAM
Bellows Falls: Cole Moore. Fair Haven: Trey Lee. Hartford: Trenton Bird, Nate Clark, Christian Hathorn. Otter Valley: Matthew Bryant, Andy McEnemy. Windsor: Lee Bevis, Maison Fortin.
'C' DIVISION
Coach of the year: Bastian Auer, Mill River.
FIRST TEAM
Green Mountain: Kaiden McCarthy, Liam O'Brien, Tanner Swisher. Leland & Gray: Cody Hescock, Parker Richardson. Mill River: Phil Severy. White River Valley: Wyatt Cadwell, Robby McShinsky, Brayden Russ. Woodstock: Aksel Oates, Vince Petrone.
SECOND TEAM
Green Mountain: Jack Hinkley, Tate Pellerin, Andrei Salzhenitsyn. Leland & Gray: Theo Kelloway. Mill River: Xavier Auer, Caiden Rochon. White River Valley: Ty Couture. Woodstock: Jackson Martin, Ben Runstein.
'D' DIVISION
Coach of the year: Dave Bartlett, West Rutland.
FIRST TEAM
Arlington: Kasey Dickie, Cameron Lamson, Cosby Lux. Mount St. Joseph: Matt Greeno, Braedon McKeighan. Proctor: Aaron Brock, Cam Cannucci, Jacob Patch, Bode Richardson. West Rutland: Andrew Bailey, Noah Olson.
SECOND TEAM
Arlington: Lewis Douglas. Mount St. Joseph: David Franzoni, Dom Valente. Poultney: Craig Baptie, Riley Scott. Proctor: Dylan Aker, Lucas Merrill. West Rutland: Gustavo Covarrubias, Grady Johnson.
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