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WBCA announces Baseball All-State, Academic All-State, and All-District Awards

06/20/2022, 12:00pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

Bangor's Ashton Michek was named the WBCA Division 4 Player of the Year

The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association has announced its awards for the recently completed 2022 season. The WBCA recognizes a Player of the Year in each of the four divisions, All-State Teams, Honorable Mention All-State, Academic All-State, and All-District.

  • For a player to be chosen, his head coach must be a member of the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association.
  • A player must be nominated by his head coach and be named 1st Team All-District.
  • Each conference in the district is represented by their conference representative, who has a vote. Players are chosen by this committee. From the District Reps meet in Appleton to chose the All-State Teams.
  • The State and District Head Coaches of the Year are chosen at the Fall Area Meeting. The Assistant Coach of the Year is listed below.

Division 1 Player of the Year: Mitch Voit, Sr., Whitefish Bay

Division 2 Player of the Year: Carson Hansen, Sr., Pewaukee

Division 3 Player of the Year: Brayden Olson, Jr., Saint Croix Falls

Division 4 Player of the Year: Ashton Michek, Sr., Bangor

WBCA First Team All-State

Player Grade School Position
Brayden Olson Jr. Saint Croix Falls P
Davis Hamilton Sr. Sun Prairie P
Ashton Michek Sr. Bangor P
Will Vierling Sr. Homestead C
J.D. Dix So. Whitefish Bay IF
Alex Alicea Jr. Saint Thomas More IF
Dylan O'Connell Sr. Eau Claire Memorial IF
Gavin Kilen Sr. Milton IF
Tristan Ellis Sr. Greendale IF
Michael Lippe Sr. Whitefish Bay OF
Carson Hansen Sr. Pewaukee OF
Dominik McVay Sr. Mineral Point OF
Mitch Voit Sr. Whitefish Bay UTILITY

WBCA Second TEAM ALL-STATE

Player Grade School Position
Mason Buss Sr. Arrowhead P
Thomas Burns Jr. Hortonville P
Ben Lee Sr. Amherst P
Dominic Kibler Jr. New Berlin West C
Jalen Gellings Sr. Campbellsport IF
Jack Counsell Jr. Whitefish Bay IF
Tyler Butina Jr. Jefferson IF
Jake Schaffner Jr. Janesville Craig IF
Caleb Guden Sr. Medford IF
Joey Nerat Sr. Campbellsport OF
JT Kelenic Jr. Catholic Memorial OF
Brennan Huber Jr. Wisconsin Rapids OF
Peyton Lee Sr. Edgerton DH/UTILITY

WBCA Third Team All-State

Player Grade School Position
Ryan Karst Sr. Brookfield East P
Al Leitner Sr. Kimberly P
Kobe Vosberg Sr. Cuba City P
Ben Buehring Sr. Oshkosh West C
Ryan Santi Sr. Oak Creek IF
Gabe Richardson Sr. Eau Claire North IF
Colin Obermann Sr. Kimberly IF
Keegan Jirschele So. Mosinee IF
Leyton Bowers Sr. Mineral Point IF
Landon Behringer Sr. North Fond du Lac OF
Conner Hughes Jr. Turner OF
Logan Dunn So. Wautoma OF
Henry Wilkinson Sr. Eau Claire North DH/UTILITY

WBCA Honorable Mention All-State

Name Grade School Position
Aiden Gardner Sr. Medford C
Howie Rickett Sr. Waunakee C
Will Bieber Jr. Coleman C
Jonah Hanson Sr. Eau Claire North C
Calvin Hargrove Jr. La Crosse Aquinas C
Adrian Scott Jr. Saint Croix Falls C
Boone Kirst Jr. Ashwaubenon C
Alec Campbell Sr. Milton C
Will Michalsky Sr. Wisconsin Dells DH/UTILITY
Nick Doubek Sr. Pewaukee DH/UTILITY
JJ Vargas Sr. Arrowhead DH/UTILITY
Griffin Smith Sr. Appleton North DH/UTILITY
Ian Dohms Soph. Menasha DH/UTILITY
Ashton Henning Jr. Shawano IF
Cal Casper Soph. Bay Port IF
Ethan Hindle Jr. Arrowhead IF
Griffin Olson Sr. Viroqua IF
Caden Weber Jr. Eau Claire Regis .545 IF IF
Max Mueller Jr. Chilton IF
Kadin Wallin Sr. Seneca IF
Wyatt Jensen Sr. Luck IF
Mitchell Hiller Jr. Random Lake IF
Noah Wech Soph. Manitowoc Lincoln IF
Chris Calico Jr. West Salem IF
Logan Dobberstein Sr. Pewaukee IF
Garret Hietpas Jr. Appleton North IF
Addison Ostrenga Sr. Sun Prairie IF
Jake Hoffman Sr. Amherst OF
John Nickel Sr. Bay Port OF
Justin Syverson Sr. Prescott Of
Mason Armstrong Jr. Verona OF
Owen Nowak Jr. Union Grove OF
Zac Jurmo Sr. Shawano OF
Drew Brookman Jr. Tomah OF
Jack Christenson Sr. Aquinas OF
Colin Kinas Jr. Green Lake/Princeton OF
Jack Redwine Sr. Eau Claire Memorial OF
Dadon Gillen Jr. McFarland OF
Andrew Setter Sr. Kenosha St. Joseph OF
Tyler Olson Jr. St. Croix Falls OF
Hayden Konkol Sr. Denmark OF
Christian Counard Jr. Southern Door OF
Cal Fisher Jr. Deerfield P
Karson Casper Sr. Coleman P
Rory Fox Sr. Catholic Memorial P
Keenan Mork Jr. River Falls P
Owen Weadge Sr. Hudson P
Noah Marschke Soph. SPASH P
DJ Kojis Sr. Whitefish Bay P
Quinn Falish Sr. DePere P
Christian Oppor Sr. Columbus P
Christian Schaller Sr. Eau Claire Immanuel P
Owen Deprez Jr. Luxemburg-Casco P
Matthew Mueller Sr. Brookfield Central P
Luke Klekamp Sr. Oak Creek P

WBCA Academic All-State

The following criteria is required to be named WBCA All-State Academic:
    1. The coach must be a member of the WBCA.
    2. The player must be a junior or senior.
    3. The player must receive some All-Conference recognition.
    4. He must have a cumulative GPA of 4.00, or higher.

Wesley Barnhart – La Crosse Central
Brady Belisle – St. Croix Falls
Leo Biel – Milwaukee King
Jacob Brooks – St. Thomas More
Bryce Cashin – Pacelli
Karson Casper – Coleman
Trevor DeBruin – Little Chute
Owen Deprez – Luxemburg-Casco
Sam Dodd – Hortonville
Carter Dugre – West De Pere
Jaxson Easterlin – Franklin
Sam Elko – Milwaukee King
Hunter Enloe – Pecatonica
Jackson Fields – New London
Rory Fox – Catholic Memorial
Trevor Garski – Mosinee
Jack Grable – New London
Caleb Guden – Medford
Sylver Gulbrandsen – Northwood/Solon Springs
Joseph Hartlieb – Edgewood
Cade Honkamp – Brookfield East
Evan Iwinski – Franklin
Ryan Jamison – Rhinelander
Charlie Jarvis – Catholic Memorial
Ryan Karst – Brookfield East
Caden Kautza – Antigo
Calvin Keesler – Xavier
Bridger Klein – Spooner
Payton Kohnle – Kewaunee
Parker Krcmar – Waupaca
Colby Latvala – Northwood/Solon Springs
Ashton Michek – Bangor
Vin Nikolai – Waupaca
Colin Obermann – Kimberly
Evan Olson – Kimberly
David Olson – Cumberland
Gabe Richardson – Eau Claire North
Andrew Rud – Mondovi
Brock Salm – Appleton North
Aiden Schmick – Markesan
Sam Schneider – Rhinelander
Jacob Sheahan – Edgewood
Crete Slattery – Badger
Dylan Smith – St. Croix Falls
Reece Stangel – Roncalli
David Stoffel – Mosinee
Gavin Thimm – Hustisford/Dodgeland
Kale Twombly – Kimberly
Aaron Uttech – Columbus
Caden Weber – Regis
Thomas Wolder – West DePere

WBCA All-District Teams

•For a player to be chosen, his head coach must be a member of the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association.
•A player must be nominated by his head coach.
•Each conference in the district is represented by their conference representative, who has a vote. Players are chosen by this committee.


About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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