Four local seniors earn All-State honors in baseball

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Posted 5/25/17

SIOUX FALLS – Two Bobcats and two Cossacks earned South Dakota High School Baseball Association All-State honors.

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Four local seniors earn All-State honors in baseball

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SIOUX FALLS – Two Bobcats and two Cossacks earned South Dakota High School Baseball Association All-State honors.

Pitcher/outfielder Jacob Devine and third baseman Akren Prodoehl were honored for Brookings in Class A.

The Bobcats finished the season with a 19-10 record, including a 3-0 loss to Watertown in the Region 4A championship on Wednesday. Brookings had won the past two state tournaments.

Sioux Valley infielder/pitcher Cole Gross and first baseman Zack Puetz were selected in Class B.

The Cossacks posted an 11-3 record. They fell 11-0 (six innings) to Dell Rapids in the Region 2B South Division title game on Tuesday. The Quarriers later earned a state tourney bid.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt (Class A) and St. Thomas More (Class B) led the way with three selections apiece.

Both state tournaments are at Sioux Falls Stadium, as the Class A title is decided on Saturday and the Class B event is Monday.

ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Class A

Ryan Meyer, Brandon Valley, 2B/3B/C, Sr.; Jacob Devine, Brookings, P/OF, Sr.; Akren Prodoehl, Brookings, 3B, Sr.; Tanner Brown, Harrisburg, P/OF, Sr.; Dillan Janak, Harrisburg, P/1B/OF, Jr.; Jed Schmidt, Mitchell, OF/P, Sr.; Spencer Sarringar, Pierre, C/OF, Sr.; Peyton Zabel, Pierre, OF/P, Jr.; Kai Torgerson, Rapid City Stevens, P, Jr.; Nick Hoekstra, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, OF, Jr.; Isaac Nelsen, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SS, Sr.; Gus Radel, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, P, Jr.; Alex Bertram, Sioux Falls Washington, P/C, Jr.; Matt Hedeen, Sioux Falls Washington, 2B, Sr.; Caleb Bates, Sturgis, P, Sr.

Class B

(Region affiliation in parenthesis)

Chase Kortan, Bon Homme/Scotland (1B West), CF/SS, Sr.; Cole Uecker, Bon Homme/Scotland (1B West), C/IF, Sr.; Josh Roeman, Dell Rapids (2B South), SS/P, Sr.; Jack Egemo, Lead-Deadwood (4B West), SS/P, Jr.; Brock Anderson, Lennox (3B East), P/IF, So.; Breadon Wallenstein, Lennox (3B East), P/OF, Sr.; Seth Kirsch, Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake/Corsica-Stickey (4B East), SS, Sr.; Spencer Koelewyn, Sioux Falls Christian (3B East), P/OF, Sr.; Cole Gross, Sioux Valley (2B South), IF/P, Sr.; Zack Puetz, Sioux Valley (2B South), 1B, Sr.; Steven Carriero, St. Thomas More (4B West), P/CF, Sr.; Ty Neugebauer, St. Thomas More (4B West), LF/P, Sr.; Teddy Tornow, St. Thomas More (4B West), C, Sr.; Billy Mount, Vermillion (1B East), 1B/P, Sr.; Nate Masloski, West Central (3B West), P, Sr.