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The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association has announced its 2016 All-State and Player of the Year Awards.

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Division I: 
Gavin Lux – Sr. – Kenosha Indian Trail .524
 
Division II:
Nick Winter – Sr. – Milwaukee Lutheran  .515 (9-1)     0.83
 
Division III:
Zach Pronschinske – Sr. – Arcadia    .533   (11-1-1 )   0.81
Ryan Gassner – Sr. – Marathon     .400  (9-0)     0.70
 
Division IV:
Jacob Huebsch – Sr. – Ithaca     .301     (11-1-1 )    0.90
 
1st TEAM:

P – Mack Blashka – Sr. – St. Mary Catholic      7-0     0.52
P – Ryan Schmitt – Sr. – Arrowhead     11-0     0.49
C – Ben Rortvedt – Sr. – Verona     .444
IF – Peyton Hall – Sr. – Priaire du Chien     .464
IF – Nick Sailer – Sr. – Coleman     .610
IF – Gavin Lux – Sr. – Kenosha Indian Trail     .524
IF – Bryan Sturdevant – Sr. – Burlington     .495
OF – Ben Carew – Sr. – Kimberly     .443
OF – Gus Turner-Zick – Jr. – Stevens Point     .488
OF – Nick Winter – Sr. – Milwaukee Lutheran     .515
U – Nate Brown – Sr. – Arrowhead .427  6-1-1    0.89
 
2nd TEAM:

P – Keaton Knueppel – Sr. – Verona     6-3     1.02
P – Ryan Gassner – Sr. – Marathon     9-0     0.70
C – Jeff Holtz – Soph. – Hartland Arrowhead     .463
IF – Jack Blomgren – Jr. – Janesville Craig     .382
IF – Zach Stange – Jr. – Eau Claire North     .468
IF – Drew Behling – Jr. – Waupun     .500
IF – Justin Lavey – Sr. – Kenosha Tremper     .416
OF – Tanner Kirchberg – Sr. – Columbus     .541
OF – Zach Earll – Sr. – Onalaska     .533
OF – Aaron Mutter – Sr. – Burlington     .456
U – Zach Pronschinske – Sr. – Arcadia .533  11-1-1    0.81
 
3rd TEAM:

P – Travis Berg – Sr. – Eau Claire Memorial     7-0     0.75
P – Jack Eagan – Sr. – Wautoma     4-3     0.68
P – Jacob Lindemann – Jr. – Burlington     9-1     0.61
C – Steven Jacobson – Sr. – Kimberly     .398
IF – Ian Drays – Soph. – Jefferson     .500
IF – Jake Sperry – Sr. – Chippewa Falls     .458
IF – Cody Ryan – Sr. – Markesan     .461
IF – Brett Reinhart – Sr. – Mishicot     .476
IF – Zach Clayton – Jr. – Oconomowoc     .422
OF – Nick Herbst – Soph. – McFarland     .452
OF – Zach Gilles – Sr. – Chippewa Falls McDonell     .462
OF – Matt McNabb – Jr. – West De Pere     .435
OF – Payton Nelson – Jr. – Wausau West     .407
U – Brooks Chandler – Sr. – Pecatonica     .488    5-1  2.81
 
HONORABLE MENTION:

P – J.T. Parish – Sr. – Cambridge     7-1     1.82
P – Rece Dietrich – Sr. – Barron     7-1     0.78
P – Brandon Bohl – Sr. – Elk Mound     10-1-1     0.39
P – Alex Schulte – Sr. – La Crosse Aquinas 9-2     3.09
P – Max Van Boxel – Jr. – Green Bay East/West  8-2-2     1.66
P – Matt Osterberg – Jr. – Coleman     11-1     0.67
C – Zach Van Heuklom – Sr. – Clayton/Turtle Lake  .457
C – Keegan Johnston – Sr. – Westfield     .461
C – Trevor Hogenson – Sr. – St. Mary Catholic  .379
C – Paul Weise – Jr. – Wausau West     .378
IF – Jordan Gomez – Sr. – Marshall     .387
IF – Kyle Kleppe – Sr. – Pecatonica     .533
IF – Cal Sauro – Sr. – Eau Claire North     .395
IF – Lance Johnson – Sr. – Pepin/Alma     .390
IF – Diggy Cimaroli – Sr. – Wisconsin Dells     .436
IF – Nathan Baker – Sr. – La Crosse Logan     .357
IF – Paul Petit – Jr. – Eau Claire Regis     .432
IF – Colten Schild – Soph. – Fox Valley Luth.     .425
IF – Danny VandenBoom – Jr. – Kimberly     .346
IF – Andy Tepp – Jr. – Stevens Point Pacelli     .422
IF – Hunter Kirsch – Jr. – Antigo     .446
IF – Matt McHugh – Sr. – Stevens Point     .432
OF – Drew Finely-Haag – Sr. – Middleton     .333
OF – Matt Tarasewicz – Sr. – Ashland     .382
OF – Henry Eilen – Sr. – Eau Claire Memorial     .354
OF – Jordan Steinmetz – Jr. – Chippewa Falls     .410
OF – Jeremy Holzer – Sr. – La Crosse Logan     .352
OF – Cole Evers – Jr. – Freedom     .462
OF – Austin Ewan – Sr. – Rib Lake     .494
OF – Nate Loomis – Sr. – Beloit Turner     .404
Utility – Jordan Siebert – Jr. – Prairie Farm .384     13-1-1     1.16
Utility – Sonny Johnson – Jr. – Campbellsport     .369     7-2
Utility – Logan Langbehn – Sr. – D.C. Everest     .368     3-1     1.70

2016 WBCA ALL-STATE ACADEMIC TEAM
To qualify, a player needs to meet the following criteria:

He must be either a junior or a senior.
He must receive some All-Conference recognition.
His GPA must be 3.75, or higher.
His coach must be a member of the WBCA.
 

• Cody Link – Madison Edgewood
• Jordan Olson – Dodgeville
• Garrett Gogin – Monroe
• Brett Needham – Fennimore
• Nick Henkel – Fennimore
• Donovan Tomony – Madison East
• Keaton Knueppel – Verona
• Anthony Caminiti – Wisconsin Heights
• Evan Spry – Janesville Craig
• Nate Michek – Highland 
• Tanner Kirchberg – Columbus
• Trevor Troxel – Riverdale
• Jesse Sturtz – Darlington
• Trey Laube – Barneveld
• Sam Shatrawka – Barneveld
• Presly Hauser – Pecatonica
• A.J. Hendrickson – Pecatonica
• Dane Blanchar – Cambridge
• Kigen Mares – Marshall
• Ryan Hutchinson – Poynette
• Zac Wille – Evansville 
• Bennett Paulson – Amery
• Rece Dietrich – Barron
• Logan Peterson – Somerset
• Brandon Bohl – Elk Mound
• Trey Mohr – Elk Mound
• Trent Smith – St. Croix Central
• Zach Tebow – Grantsburg
• Dante Bender – Hurley
• Austin Koplin – Hurley
• Nathan Heimstead – Unity
• Austin Donahue – Unity
• Jordan Siebert – Prairie Farm
• Sean Borgerding – Spring Valley
• Xavier Cummings – Hayward 
• Marcus Schmidt – Weston
• Ramsey Arneson – Weston
• Paul Petit – Eau Claire Regis
• Zach Drake – Viroqua
• Zach Pronschinske – Arcadia
• Isaiah Anderson – Arcadia
• Connor Bauer – Arcadia
• Brady Back – Arcadia
• Tucker Schmitt – Westby
• Nathan Baker – La Crosse Logan
• Zach Earll – Onalaska
• Addison Freybler – Onalaska
• Kyle Voss – Mauston
• Parker Resop – Horicon
• Carter Hunter – Markesan
• Nathan Ruegesegger – Oshkosh Lourdes
• Evan Ganther – Oshkosh Lourdes
• Ryan Sorenson – Chippewa Falls McDonell
• Alex Cooney – Brillion
• Austin Marks – Seymour
• Levi Feaut – Campbellsport
• Koy Walsh – Campbellsport
• Ben Carew – Kimberly
• Danny VandenBoom – Kimberly 
• Matt Helms – Stevens Point Pacelli
• Logan Willfahrt – Auburndale
• Caleb Weinfurter – Auburndale
• Paul Weise – Wausau West
• Brandon Reinthaler – Rhinelander
• Ryan Gassner – Marathon
• Matt Osterberg – Coleman
• Jake Stange – Athens
• Christian Armstrong – Chequamegon
• Gus Turner-Zick – Stevens Point
• Kyle Antos – Kenosha Indian Trail
• Sam Behm – Beloit Turner
• David Dambrisi – University School
• Dale Damon – Burlington
• Mason DuMez – Badger Union
• Jake Hall – Lake Country Lutheran
• Ben Heiligenthal – Burlington Catholic Central
• Ivar Iverson – Kenosha Bradford
• Sam Kirby – Shoreland Lutheran
• Dakoda Lee – Greendale Martin Luther
• Nate Loomis – Beloit Turner
• Michael Molbeck – Racine Horlick
• Ryan Nehls – Lake Country Lutheran
• Adam Opichka – Hartford
• Dylan Shore – Kenosha Indian Trail
• Cal Tully – Burlington
• TD Walker – Milwaukee Lutheran
• Jake Wiedower – Saint Francis
• Ethan Woller – Shoreland Lutheran
• James Wright – Milwaukee Lutheran
• Jake Weiss – New Richmond