NICL East, West baseball teams released

The North Iowa Cedar League East and West divisions released the all-NICL baseball teams for their respective divisions in recent weeks.
 
Barkema shares NICL West's top honor
 
Brad Barkema, a senior from BCLUW, was named the NICL West's Co-Most Oustanding Player along with West Marshall's Alex Dickey.
 
The Comets and Trojans were two of three teams that tied for first for the NICL West championship. The third team, AGWSR, was represented in the postseason awards by Coach of the Year Dave Showalter.
 
Unanimous first-team selections for BCLUW included Barkema, Blake Mann at pitcher and Troy Dolphin in the outfield. Logan Mann was a utility pick on the first team.
 
AGWSR's Liam Stubbe was a unanimous first-team pick for the Cougars and Gladbrook-Reinbeck's Walker Thede was unanimously selected at second base for the first team along with utility pick Tyler Tscherter.
 
Second-team picks included four AGWSR players – Luke Starr, Brody Roder, Matt Pfaltzgraff and Alex Hames – along with G-R's Mason Skovgard, Bronson Wrage and Kyle Koppen as well as Grundy Center's Garret Weldon.
 
Honorable mention was awarded to AGWSR's Ben Macy, BCLUW's Calob Keller, G-R's Eli Thede and Grundy Center's Sawyer Bowen.
 
All-NICL West Baseball Teams
 
Final standings: AGWSR 9-3; BCLUW 9-3; West Marshall 9-3; East Marshall 6-6; Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-6; South Hardin 2-10; Grundy Center 1-11.
 
Most Outstanding Player: Alex Dickey, West Marshall; Brad Barkema, BCLUW.
 
Coach of the Year: Dave Showalter, AGWSR.
 
(* denotes unanimous selection)
First team
 
Pitchers – *Liam Stubbe, sr., AGWSR; *Blake Mann, sr., BCLUW.
 
 
Catcher – *Brad Barkema, sr., BCLUW.
First base – *Justin Ridout, sr., EM.
Second base – *Walker Thede, sr., G-R.
Shortstop – Zane Johnson, sr., EM.
Third base – *Alex Dickey, sr., WM.
Outfielders – *Troy Dolphin, sr., BCLUW; Parker Hulbert, sr., WM; Zach Jacobson, so., EM.
Utility – Logan Mann, sr., BCLUW; Tyler Tscherter, so., G-R.
 
Second team
Pitchers – Cameron Bannister, jr., WM; Luke Starr, so., AGWSR.
Catcher – Brody Roder, so., AGWSR.
First base – Mason Skovgard, sr., G-R.
Second base – Austin Elliott, so., EM.
Shortstop – Cade Spieker, jr., SH.
Third base – Matt Pfaltzgraff, sr., AGWSR.
Outfielders – Alex Hames, jr., AGWSR; Jake Tollefson, jr., WM; Bronson Wrage, sr., G-R.
Utility – Garret Weldon, sr., GC; Kyle Koppen, sr., G-R.
 
Honorable mention
(Local teams only)
Ben Macy, fr., AGWSR; Calob Keller, sr., BCLUW; Eli Thede, so., G-R; Sawyer Bowen, sr., GC.
 
Beuter, Sonnenberg 1st team All-NICL East
 
Dike-New Hartford sophomores Reece Beuter and Drew Sonnenberg were first-team selections to the All-North Iowa Cedar League East teams released last week.
 
D-NH outfielder Parker Kiewiet was a second-team selection, along with Zak Wauters at second-team utility.
 
Ryan Moore represented the Wolverines in the honorable mention category.
 
Denver's Zach Miller was named NICL East Player of the Year, while D-NH head coach Sean Leonard was selected as the league's Coach of the Year. The Wolverines won their third consecutive conference title this season with a 13-3 record, finishing one game ahead of Aplington-Parkersburg at 12-4.
 
 
All-NICL East Baseball Teams
 
Player of the Year: Zach Miller, Denver.
 
Coach of the Year: Sean Leonard, Dike-New Hartford.
 
Conference standings: Dike-New Hartford 13-3; Aplington-Parkersburg 12-4; Hudson 11-5; Denver 9-7; Jesup 8-8; Wapsie Valley 6-10; Union 5-11; Waterloo Columbus 4-12; Sumner-Fredericksburg 4-12.
 
First team
 
Pitchers – CJ Christopher, Hudson, sr.; Zach Miller, Denver, sr.
Catcher – Brodey Key, A-P, soph.
First base – Brock Farley, Denver, jr.
Second base – Kirk Drew, WV, sr.
Shortstop – Koby Alpers, Union, sr.
Third base – Reece Beuter, D-NH, soph.
Outfielders – Coby Hoff, A-P, sr.; Jacob Murray, Hudson, jr.; Cade Nolan, Jesup, jr.
Utility – Alex Hageman, Hudson, sr.; Carter Cuvelier, A-P, jr.; Drew Sonnenberg, D-NH, soph.
 
Second team
 
Pitchers – Alec Oberhauser, A-P, sr.; Anthony Kiler, Union, jr.
Catcher – Ben Sinnott, WC, soph.
First base – Tanner Wulf, Hudson, sr.
Second base – Hunter Fleshner, Union, sr.
Shortstop – Bryce Phelps, Denver, fr.
Third base – Jacob Myers, Hudson, jr.
Outfielders – Colin Schrader, WV, sr.; Parker Kiewiet, D-NH, so.; Ray Seidel, WC, soph.
Utility – Sam Fox, S-F, sr.; Dylan McCombs, Jesup, sr.; Zak Wauters, D-NH, fr.
 
Honorable mention
(Local teams only)
D-NH – Ryan Moore, jr.

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