The Lake County Baseball Coaches Club earlier this week announced its 2021 all-star teams.
Top honors went to Mentor’s Hal Walker and Aidan Limtury, the Division I Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, as well as to Andrews-Osborne’s Clayton Graham and Kirtland’s Mason Sullivan, who were named the Co-Players of the Year in Division II-IV. Kirtland’s Andrew Spencer and Andrews-Osborne’s Jason Pohl were named Co-Pitchers of the Year in the smaller school divisions.
The John “Spark” Sankal Division I Coach of the Year award was presented to both Eastlake North’s Kyle Stahlberg and Mentor’s Jeff Haase while the Division II-IV Co-Coach’s of the Year were Kirtland’s Luke Smrdel and Andrews-Osborne’s Jay Murphy.
A complete list of the Lake County Baseball Coaches Club all-stars is listed below:
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM
Matt Barner, 11, P/C, Eastlake North
- Batted .365 with 16 RBI and 16 runs scored
- 2.29 ERA, with five wins, one save, and 47 strikeouts in 42 2/3 innings
Shane Gibson, 12, 1B/P, Madison
- Batted .303
- 4.50 ERA with two wins
Hal Walker, 12, 1B, Mentor
- Batted .471 with six doubles, 33 RBI, 17 runs, and five stolen bases
- .975 fielding percentage
- Hiram College commitment
- Augusta All-Ohio game participant
Aiden Limtury, 12, P, Mentor
- 7-1 on the mound with a 2.35 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings
- Baldwin Wallace commitment
Cael Gray, 12, SS, Mentor
- Batted .385 with two doubles, two triples, 19 RBI, 34 runs scored, and 19 stolen bases
Jaden Debevec, 12, SS/OF, Harvey
- Batted .462 with 10 doubles, three triples, two home runs, and 16 stolen bases
- Allegheny College commitment
Connor Bates, 10, C/3B, Harvey
- Batted .403 with nine doubles, and 17 stolen bases
Ethan Brown, 12, 1B, Riverside
- Batted .400 with eight doubles, three triples, one home run, 31 runs scored, and 27 RBI
Ethan Brennan, 12, 2B, Riverside
- Batted .340 with eight doubles, four triples, one home run, 34 runs scored, and 22 RBI
- 2.24 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 50 innings
- Ohio Northern commitment
Timmy Costello, 12, 3B/P, South
- Batted .342 with eight doubles, 20 runs scored, and 25 RBI
- 3.40 ERA in 38 2/3 innings
SECOND TEAM
Devo Britsky, 12, IF, North
- Batted .350 with nine doubles, 19 runs scored, and 20 RBI
Will Henderlich, 10, SS/P, Madison
- 4.3 ERA with two wins and 31 strikeouts in 32 innings
Aidan Buckley, 12, OF, Mentor
- Batted. 453 with five doubles, one triple, 23 runs scored, 13 RBI, and 11 stolen bases
Eric Coode, 12, C, Mentor
- Batted .315 with three doubles, 10 runs scored, 16 RBI, and five stolen bases
- .971 fielding percentage and threw out 42-percent of base stealers
- Baldwin Wallace commitment
Dylan May, 10, OF, Riverside
- Batted .388 with one double, 25 runs scored, and 25 RBI
Vince D’Eusanio, 12, 1B, South
- Batted .319 with nine runs scored, 11 RBI, and 14 walks
HONORABLE MENTION
- Otto Abel, Riverside
- Avery Anderson, Harvey
- Trent Bucy, Eastlake North
- Perry Catanese, Mentor
- Noah Gladish, Mentor
- Troy Hemminger, Mentor
- Eli Klimko, Madison
- John Lanning, Eastlake North
- Jake Laurie, Madison
- Danny Mulhall, Mentor
DIVISION II-IV
FIRST TEAM
Clayton Graham, 12, C, Andrews-Osborne
- Batted .641 with four doubles, 28 runs scored, 20 RBI, and 18 stolen bases
- .973 fielding percentage
- Mercyhurst University commitment
Jason Pohl, 11, P, Andrews-Osborne
- 6-1 on the mound with a 1.12 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 31 innings; allowed just 10 hits and five earned runs with one perfect game
Tim Bitzer, 12, C/P, Cornerstone Christian
- Batted .375 with 16 doubles, 26 RBI, 33 stolen bases
- 3.25 ERA with 54 strikeouts
Joey Tanker, 11, SS/P, Fairport Harding
- Batted .463 with seven doubles, 23 runs scored, 25 RBI, and 1 stolen bases
- 3-2 on the mounds with a 2.70 ERA and 50 strikeouts
Nate Kopp, 12, SS/2B/P, Fairport Harding
- Batted .457 with 19 doubles, one triple, 24 runs scored, 23 RBI, and 15 stolen bases
Danny Davidson, 12, OF, Kirtland
- Batted .506 with 10 doubles, two triples, one home run, 21 runs scored, 27 RBI, and 24 stolen bases
Reese VanArnhem, 12, SS, Kirtland
- Batted .476 with eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 29 runs scored, and 31 stolen bases
Mason Sullivan, 12, 3B/P, Kirtland
- Batted .425 with seven doubles, five triples, three home runs, 33 runs scored, 35 RBI, and 20 stolen bases
- 5-2 on the mound with a 2.80 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 55 innings
Andrew Spencer, 12, P, Kirtland
- 6-2 on the mound with a 0.68 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 47 innings
- CVC Player of the Year
Joe Malchesky, 12, C, Lake Catholic
- Batted .375 with six doubles, one home run, 20 runs scored, 20 stolen bases
- .995 fielding percentage
Josh Dohm, 11, 3B, Wickliffe
- Batted .397 with 26 runs scored and 18 RBI
Colin Casey, 10, SS/2B/P, Wickliffe
- Batted .324 with two doubles, one triple, 19 runs scored, 11 RBI, and 10 stolen bases
Shaun Derganc, 10, OF/P, Wickliffe
- Batted .347 with three doubles, one triple, 18 runs scored, and 16 RBI
- 4-4 on the mound with a 2.75 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings
SECOND TEAM
Ben Hope, 12, SS/P, Andrews-Osborne
- Batted .641 with four doubles, two triples, one home run, 18 runs scored, and 19 RBI
Ryan Chipps, 11, Fairport Harding
- Batted .333 with four doubles, 19 runs scored, nine RBI, and 11 stolen bases
Gage Sullivan, 11, 1B, Kirtland
- Batted .333 with seven doubles, five triples, two home runs, 19 runs scored, 24 RBI, and 18 stolen bases
HONORABLE MENTION
- Calvin Cackowski, Wickliffe
- Anthony DeMarco, Kirtland
- Matt Gant, Cornerstone Christian
- Vince Gargiulo, Wickliffe
- Bryce Gilman, Wickliffe
- Jarred Hackney, Cornerstone Christian
- Greg Kita, Wickliffe
- Andrew Marcelli, Fairport Harding
- Mason Rus, Kirtland
- Jimmy Taddeo, Andrews-Osborne