Who were the best HS baseball players in the state in 2017?
Puyallup and Gig Harbor high schools were rewarded well for their state titles.
Puyallup had four players selected to the Class 4A all-state team by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association after securing the school’s second 4A state title in school history with a 3-2 win over Kentlake at Safeco Field.
Gonzaga-bound shortstop/pitcher Michael Spellacy, The News Tribune’s All-Area player of the year, was one of them. So was Washington State University-bound left-handed pitcher Michael Newstrom, outfielder Zach Larson and corner infielder Carter Wallace.
Gig Harbor had five players selected to the 3A all-state team and Pete Jansen was voted as the 3A coach of the year after its season ended with a 5-1 victory against Southridge for the state title.
The Tides had three pitchers make the all-state team — Minnesota-bound Patrick Fredrickson made the all-state team, as did WSU-signee Avery Jones, and Logan Gerling (Tacoma CC). Centerfielder RJ Green (Tacoma CC) and infielder Cameron MacIntosh (Tacoma CC) also made the team, but San Diego Padres 40th round draft pick Chad Stevens, a Portland signee, did not.
Bonney Lake had four players selected to the 3A all-state team: Oregon State commit Matthew Gretler, Kaiden Hammond, Robby Pogue and Cam Campbell.
Kentlake’s Brett Jaime was selected as the 4A coach of the year.
Here are the complete all-state teams, with plenty more South Sound selections:
CLASS 4A
Coach of the year: Brett Jaime, Kentlake | |||
Austin Baek | Bothell | C/OF | 12 |
Brody Barnum | Skyview | P/OF | 12 |
Daniel Copeland | Skyview | P/OF | 12 |
Colton Bunt | Glacier Peak | OF | 12 |
Ryan Ober | Glacier Peak | SS | 12 |
Ethan Smith | Glacier Peak | OF | 12 |
Nic Sokol | Mt. Vernon | INF | 12 |
Andrew Osterman | Tahoma | P | 12 |
Shane McGuire | Kentwood | C | 12 |
Isaac Barrera | Kentridge | OF | 12 |
Kody Darcy | Kentridge | SS | 12 |
Mason De La Cruz | Thomas Jefferson | SS | 12 |
Nick Horn | Kennedy Catholic | P | 12 |
Caleb Jamie | Kentlake | P/OF | 12 |
Jordon Wright | Kentlake | P | 12 |
Michael Kramer | Auburn Mountainview | OF | 12 |
Alex McBee | Auburn Mountainview | P | 12 |
Sammy Abbott | Curtis | 1B | 12 |
AJ Morioka | Curtis | INF | 12 |
Tyler Wheeler | Graham-Kapowsin | C | 11 |
Zack Larson | Puyallup | OF | 12 |
Michael Newstrom | Puyallup | P | 12 |
Michael Spellacy | Puyallup | P/INF | 12 |
Carter Wallace | Puyallup | 3B/1B | 12 |
Kolby Force | Rogers | SS | 12 |
Derek Downey | Olympia | P | 12 |
Jake Gehri | Sumner | C | 11 |
Gabe Smith | Sumner | P | 12 |
Ben Wilson | Sumner | 3B | 11 |
Seth Kuykendall | Gonzaga Prep | P | 12 |
Carsten Schmidt | Gonzaga Prep | 1B | 12 |
Mitchell Lesmeister | Walla Walla | SS | 12 |
Henry Gargus | Davis | OF/P | 10 |
Mason Marenco | Mt. Si | SS | 12 |
Reilly Olmstead | Mt. Vernon | P | 10 |
Max Randle | Battle Ground | OF | 12 |
Isaiah Smith | Battle Ground | OF | 12 |
Gunner Talkington | Battle Ground | C | 12 |
Mikey Thomas | Wenatchee | OF | 12 |
Mitchell Tomlinson | Eastmont | C | 12 |
Jeremy Yelland | Central Valley (Spokane) | P/OF | 12 |
Justin Vanderbrake | West Valley (Yakima) | INF | 12 |
CLASS 3A
Coach of the year: Pete Jansen, Gig Harbor | |||
Lucas Allen | Interlake | C | 11 |
Naoki Harmer | Interlake | SS | 12 |
Al Aurelio | Bellevue | OF | 11 |
Jack Enger | Bellevue | P/OF | 12 |
Colin Suter | Bellevue | P | 12 |
Greg Fuchs | Mercer Island | OF/C | 11 |
Noah Hsue | Mercer Island | SS | 12 |
Jack Smith | Mercer Island | SS | 12 |
Robert Weaver | Mercer Island | P | 11 |
Justin Armbruester | Eastside Catholic | P/1B | 12 |
Will Armbruester | Eastside Catholic | P/1B | 10 |
Connor Barison | Redmond | P | 11 |
Greg Bernash | Prairie | OF/SS/P | 12 |
Cam Campbell | Bonney Lake | 1B/INF | 12 |
Matthew Gretler | Bonney Lake | SS | 11 |
Kaiden Hammond | Bonney Lake | P | 11 |
Robby Pogue | Bonney Lake | 3B | 12 |
Ty Preece | Spanaway Lake | P | 12 |
Kennedy Cook | Stadium | P/3B | 12 |
Brock Gagliardi | Wilson | C | 12 |
Patrick Fredrickson | Gig Harbor | P/1B | 12 |
Logan Gerling | Gig Harbor | P/C | 12 |
RJ Green | Gig Harbor | OF | 12 |
Avery Jones | Gig Harbor | P | 12 |
Cameron McIntosh | Gig Harbor | P | 12 |
Dakota Hill | Yelm | P | 12 |
Brandon Thompson | Yelm | OF | 12 |
Jacob Loose | Capital | 1B/P | 12 |
Tanner Johnson | Capital | P | 12 |
Tucker Stroup | Timberline | INF | 12 |
Marcos Cuenca | Rainier Beach | P | 12 |
Jesse Franklin | Seattle Prep | OF | 12 |
Dominique Gates | O’Dea | OF | 12 |
Lane Hailey | Southridge | C | 11 |
Jake Harvey | Southridge | SS | 11 |
Wyatt Hull | Southridge | P | 11 |
Mason Martin | Southridge | OF | 12 |
Nick Hull | Edmonds-Woodway | P/1B | 12 |
Brandon Mitchell | Edmonds-Woodway | P/SS | 12 |
Alek Jacob | North Central | P | 12 |
Matt James | Ferndale | C | 12 |
Gabe Martin | Mt. Spokane | P | 12 |
Kyler McMahan | Lynnwood | SS/P | 12 |
Tanner Oxnevad | Shorewood | P | 12 |
Will Smith | Shorewood | P | 12 |
Jayson Schroeder | Juanita | P | 11 |
Tristan Sheward | Arlington | P/C | 12 |
Tommy Snyder | Evergreen (Vancouver) | P | 11 |
Trevor Swartz | Evergreen (Vancouver) | 3B | 12 |
Justin Solt | Shadle Park | P | 12 |
Tommy Vail | Blanchet | OF/P | 12 |
Nation Wood | Lake Washington | OF | 10 |
CLASS 2A
Coach of the year: Bryan Bullock, W.F. West | |||
Spencer Anderson | Ridgefield | P/OF | 11 |
Kevin Miser | Ridgefield | INF | 12 |
Jacob Childers | RA Long | C | 10 |
Kaden Vanderwerf | RA Long | P | 11 |
Mitch Lines | Hockinson | P | 12 |
Dakota Mason | Columbia River | P | 12 |
Jordan Anderson | Fife | UTIL | 11 |
Kevin Nakamura | Fife | C/INF | 12 |
Wes Nixon | Fife | OF | 12 |
Brooks Moeller | Eatonville | 1B | 12 |
Nicholas Hovland | Highline | 1B | 11 |
Ryan Moormeier | Highline | P/INF | 12 |
Logan Chase | Tumwater | P | 12 |
Logan Hayes | Tumwater | OF | 12 |
Noah Sirkel | Tumwater | OF | 12 |
Tyson Guerrero | WF West | OF/P | 12 |
Dac Archer | Selah | INF | 12 |
Cort Dietrich | Selah | 1B/P | 12 |
Carter Young | Selah | INF/C | 10 |
Ben Basden | Port Angeles | 2B | 12 |
Ryan Hecker | North Kitsap | P | 11 |
Bryce Wlodarchak | North Kitsap | P/OF | 12 |
Chase Matheny | Olympic | 3B/P | 12 |
Matt Walters | Olympic | OF | 12 |
Caden Cornett | Anacortes | P | 11 |
Lincoln Gilden | Anacortes | OF/P | 11 |
Anthony Notaro | Anacortes | C | 11 |
Chase Abshere | Blaine | 3B/OF | 10 |
Tristan Hope | Lynden | P | 11 |
Gage Gibson | Ellensburg | SS/2B | 12 |
Bryce Helgeson | Ellensburg | 3B/UTIL | 11 |
Xander Orejudos | Ellensburg | SS/P | 12 |
James Grubb | Sequim | P/OF | 12 |
Max Hagler | East Valley (Yakima) | C/OF | 12 |
Lucas Juarez | East Valley (Yakima) | P/INF | 12 |
Kenny McCormick | Sammamish | C | 12 |
Noah Shaw | Sammamish | 3B | 11 |
Mason Milkey | Archbishop Murphy | P | 12 |
Collin Montez | Archbishop Murphy | OF | 12 |
Connor O’Brien | Archbishop Murphy | INF/P | 12 |
Mike Peterson | Pullman | P | 12 |
Colin Spendlove | East Valley (Spokane) | UTIL | 12 |
CLASS 1A
Coach of the year: Ty Singleton, King’s Way Christian | |||
Connor Antich | South Whidbey | OF | 12 |
Will Simms | South Whidbey | P | 12 |
Michael Attallah | Cedar Park Christian | P/1B | 12 |
Zach Cokos | Cedar Park Christian | C | 12 |
Jeb Callaghan | Naches | P | 12 |
Damon Casetta-Stubbs | King’s Way Christian | P | 11 |
Sam Lauderdale | King’s Way Christian | P | 11 |
Garrett Wellman | King’s Way Christian | OF | 12 |
Tyler Chipman | Cashmere | P/SS | 11 |
Kross Knoll | Cashmere | 3B | 11 |
Tanner Van Lith | Cashmere | UTIL | 12 |
McKabe Cottrell | Freeman | P/OF/1B | 12 |
JT Neely | Freeman | SS | 12 |
Simon Rooney | Freeman | P/1B | 12 |
Desmond Parisotto | Freeman | P/OF/1B | 11 |
Austin Carder | Cascade Christian | OF | 12 |
Tyler Fox | Cascade Christian | P/INF/OF | 12 |
Peter Dudnakis | Overlake-Bear Creek | SS | 12 |
Karsten Kohout | Overlake-Bear Creek | 3B | 12 |
Tellier Lundquist | Overlake-Bear Creek | SS | 11 |
Ryan Long | Overlake-Bear Creek | P/1B | 12 |
Tristen Garland | Connell | P/SS | 12 |
Brian Hawkins | Connell | P/SS | 12 |
William Gross | Columbia (White Salmon) | SS | 11 |
Kai Osaka | University Prep | C | 9 |
Mike Plato | Montesano | 3B | 11 |
Elliot Puttkammer-Saxen | Bush | P | 12 |
Jacob Richey | Bush | P/OF | 12 |
Lino Rivera | Kiona-Benton | P/SS | 12 |
Parker Sandlin | Zillah | SS | 12 |
Drew Vankemeske | Zillah | P/1B | 11 |
Drew Shuler | Lakeside-Nine Mile | SS/P | 11 |
Colton Titus | Castle Rock | SS/P | 12 |
Brock Wrolstad | Seattle Christian | P | 12 |
Dylan Zuber | Klahowya | P/2B | 12 |
CLASS 2B/1B
Coach of the year: Mike Parrish, Colfax | |||
Jacob Amato | Tri-Cities Prep | OF/1B | 12 |
Spencer Burdick | Adna | P/INF | 12 |
Brady Chadwick | Colton | P/INF | 12 |
Jacob Dunn | Prescott | P | 12 |
Pate Earl | Asotin | 1B/OF | 12 |
Donny Edwards | Naselle | SS | 11 |
Allen Espinoza | Lake Quinalt | INF/P | 11 |
Justin Faber | Sunnyside Christian | SS/P | 12 |
Adrian Heffron | Sunnyside Christian | OF | 12 |
Cade Gingerich | Pomeroy | C/P | 12 |
Hogan Heytvelt | Pomeroy | P/SS | 11 |
Kyle Gradwohl | Prescott | P/SS | 12 |
Kai Herko | Friday Harbor | 1B/OF | 12 |
Brad Johnson | Odessa-Harrington | C/P/SS | 12 |
Xavier Jonas Jr. | Life Christian Academy | SS/P | 11 |
Dalton Kentner | Almira Coulee-Hartline | P/SS | 10 |
Grant Kizner | Colton | OF | 12 |
Peter Kosierowski | NW Christian | OF/P | 12 |
Jerome Lee | Kittitas | 1B/3B | 12 |
Logan Mercado | Tri-Cities Prep | SS/P | 9 |
Carter Ritala | Tri-Cities Prep | P/1B | 12 |
Danny Robinson | Colfax | P | 12 |
Wyatt Stanley | Napavine | P | 12 |
Zach Steele | St. George’s | P | 11 |
Joe Taylor | Brewster | SS/P | 10 |
Evan Weagraff | Garfield-Palouse | P/INF | 11 |
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This story was originally published July 25, 2017 at 3:43 PM with the headline "Who were the best HS baseball players in the state in 2017?."