MONTICELLO - The River
Valley Conference has released
their 2019 All-Conference hon-
ors list for the recently completed baseball season. The
Conference names four honor
teams. They are an Elite team,
RVC South Division team,
RVC North Division team, and an honorable mention team. The conference also named coaches’ of the year for both the North and South Divisions. On the four teams, there are 17 players from the Conservative sports coverage area represent- ed on the honor’s list.
Five players were named to the River Valley Conference Elite team. Wilton had three players honored in pitcher Jared Townsend, in elder Col-lin McCrabb and utility player Chantz Stevens. Tipton had the other two selections with infielder Trent Pelzer and utility player Luke Becker.
Townsend became a four-time All-Conference selection after being named to the Elite team for the third straight year. He was an RVC South Division pick as a freshman in 2016.
He was 7-0 in RVC games in seven starts. He had an ERA of 0.34 in 41 innings and had 70 strikeouts. Townsend batted .364 in RVC games with 16 hits, 19 RBI’s, two home runs and 11 runs scored. Townsend had an on-base percentage of .444 in RVC games.
McCrabb became a three- time RVC Elite pick after being named to the list for the third straight year. McCrabb was 3-0 in three RVC starts in 18
RVC North Division team, and an honorable mention team. The conference also named coaches’ of the year for both the North and South Divisions. On the four teams, there are 17 players from the Conservative sports coverage area represent- ed on the honor’s list.
Five players were named to the River Valley Conference Elite team. Wilton had three players honored in pitcher Jared Townsend, in elder Col-lin McCrabb and utility player Chantz Stevens. Tipton had the other two selections with infielder Trent Pelzer and utility player Luke Becker.
Townsend became a four-time All-Conference selection after being named to the Elite team for the third straight year. He was an RVC South Division pick as a freshman in 2016.
He was 7-0 in RVC games in seven starts. He had an ERA of 0.34 in 41 innings and had 70 strikeouts. Townsend batted .364 in RVC games with 16 hits, 19 RBI’s, two home runs and 11 runs scored. Townsend had an on-base percentage of .444 in RVC games.
McCrabb became a three- time RVC Elite pick after being named to the list for the third straight year. McCrabb was 3-0 in three RVC starts in 18
1/3 innings. He had an ERA
of 0.00 with 29 strikeouts and seven walks. McCrabb batted .491 in conference games with 26 hits, 20 runs, seven home runs, 24 RBI’s, and had an on-base percentage of .569. He was the fourth leading batter in the RVC South.
Becker was an honorable mention selection in 2018. Becker had the most RVC starts among RVC South start- ers with eight. He had a record of 5-2 in 43 1/3 innings. He had an ERA of 2.26 with 24 strikeouts. Becker was sixth in batting in the RVC South with a batting average of .358 with 24 hits.
Pelzer was an RVC South Division pick in 2018. He was the fifth-highest batter in RVC South games this year with a .431 average and 25 hits. He had 10 stolen bases and had a .492 on-base percentage.
Stevens earned his first River Valley Conference honors being selected to the RVC Elite team. He batted .423 in RVC games and that was the ninth highest total this year. Stevens had 22 hits, 12 RBIs and six stolen bases. He had an on- base percentage of .530 in RVC games.
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada was named the River Valley Conference South Coach of the Year. Souhrada won
the honors in 2017 and 2016
as well. Souhrada guided the Beavers to the top ranking in Class 2A all season. Souhrada helped the Beavers to an RVC South Division title this season.
of 0.00 with 29 strikeouts and seven walks. McCrabb batted .491 in conference games with 26 hits, 20 runs, seven home runs, 24 RBI’s, and had an on-base percentage of .569. He was the fourth leading batter in the RVC South.
Becker was an honorable mention selection in 2018. Becker had the most RVC starts among RVC South start- ers with eight. He had a record of 5-2 in 43 1/3 innings. He had an ERA of 2.26 with 24 strikeouts. Becker was sixth in batting in the RVC South with a batting average of .358 with 24 hits.
Pelzer was an RVC South Division pick in 2018. He was the fifth-highest batter in RVC South games this year with a .431 average and 25 hits. He had 10 stolen bases and had a .492 on-base percentage.
Stevens earned his first River Valley Conference honors being selected to the RVC Elite team. He batted .423 in RVC games and that was the ninth highest total this year. Stevens had 22 hits, 12 RBIs and six stolen bases. He had an on- base percentage of .530 in RVC games.
Wilton baseball coach Jake Souhrada was named the River Valley Conference South Coach of the Year. Souhrada won
the honors in 2017 and 2016
as well. Souhrada guided the Beavers to the top ranking in Class 2A all season. Souhrada helped the Beavers to an RVC South Division title this season.
The Beavers advanced to the
Substate round of the 2019 2A
playoffs s before losing and had
24 overall wins. The Beavers
were 17-1 in the RVC this year.
Cascade baseball coach Roamn Hummel was named the River Valley Conference North Coach of the Year. Hummel guided the Cougars to an RVC North Division title this season. Cascade lost in a Class 2A District Final game and had 24 overall wins. Cas- cade was 14-4 in the RVC this year.
Six players were named to the South Division All-Conference team. They were Brock Hartley and Garrett Bohnsack from Wilton, and a trio of Durant Wildcats in Brendan Paper, Ben Orr, and Nate Dierickx. Hartley is a repeat pick for the RVC South team. Hartley bat- ted .250 in conference games with 12 hits and 11 RBI’s.
Bohnsack was an honorable mention pick in 2018. He bat- ted .297 with 11 hits, 11 stolen bases, 14 walks and had an on-base percentage of .481 in conference games this year.
Orr was second in the RVC South in batting, in conference games this summer, batting .459 with 28 hits, 13 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .522.
Paper batted .279 with 17 hits and pitched with a record of 1-2 in six RVC starts. Paper pitched in 32 1/3 innings with a 1.73 ERA and 43 strikeouts. Dierickx batted .283 with
17 hits 13 stolen bases and pitched with a record of 2-5 in five starts and eight appearances. He had an ERA of 4.64 in 28 2/3 innings. He had 32 strikeouts.
Cascade baseball coach Roamn Hummel was named the River Valley Conference North Coach of the Year. Hummel guided the Cougars to an RVC North Division title this season. Cascade lost in a Class 2A District Final game and had 24 overall wins. Cas- cade was 14-4 in the RVC this year.
Six players were named to the South Division All-Conference team. They were Brock Hartley and Garrett Bohnsack from Wilton, and a trio of Durant Wildcats in Brendan Paper, Ben Orr, and Nate Dierickx. Hartley is a repeat pick for the RVC South team. Hartley bat- ted .250 in conference games with 12 hits and 11 RBI’s.
Bohnsack was an honorable mention pick in 2018. He bat- ted .297 with 11 hits, 11 stolen bases, 14 walks and had an on-base percentage of .481 in conference games this year.
Orr was second in the RVC South in batting, in conference games this summer, batting .459 with 28 hits, 13 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .522.
Paper batted .279 with 17 hits and pitched with a record of 1-2 in six RVC starts. Paper pitched in 32 1/3 innings with a 1.73 ERA and 43 strikeouts. Dierickx batted .283 with
17 hits 13 stolen bases and pitched with a record of 2-5 in five starts and eight appearances. He had an ERA of 4.64 in 28 2/3 innings. He had 32 strikeouts.
North Cedar had two players
selected for the River Valley
Conference North Division
team. They were out elder Ja-
cob Wagner and junior Ethan
Sahr for utility. Sahr was a
repeat selection on the RVC
North Division team after earn-
ing the same honors in 2018.
This year, Sahr batted .284
with 19 hits in RVC games. He
was 1-6 pitching with a 4.32
in 35 2/3 innings. He struck out 49 and walked 21. Wagner batted .333 in RVC games. He had 18 hits, 10 runs, four RBI’s and had an on-base percentage of .486 in conference games.
Four area players were named to the River Valley Conference honorable mention team. They were Devon Willis from North Cedar, Drew DeLong from Durant, Dylan Mente from Tip- ton, and Brayton Wade from Wilton.
Willis was 12th in batting in the RVC North this year with
a .322 batting average in RVC games. He had 19 hits, six RBI’s. Willis was also an honorable mention pick in 2018. DeLong was 10th in batting in the RVC South this year, bat- ting .390 in RVC games. He had 30 hits, 12 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .510 in RVC Games. Mente batted .321 in RVC games with 18 hits, seven RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Wade batted .253 in RVC games with 21 hits and 16 RBI’s.
in 35 2/3 innings. He struck out 49 and walked 21. Wagner batted .333 in RVC games. He had 18 hits, 10 runs, four RBI’s and had an on-base percentage of .486 in conference games.
Four area players were named to the River Valley Conference honorable mention team. They were Devon Willis from North Cedar, Drew DeLong from Durant, Dylan Mente from Tip- ton, and Brayton Wade from Wilton.
Willis was 12th in batting in the RVC North this year with
a .322 batting average in RVC games. He had 19 hits, six RBI’s. Willis was also an honorable mention pick in 2018. DeLong was 10th in batting in the RVC South this year, bat- ting .390 in RVC games. He had 30 hits, 12 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .510 in RVC Games. Mente batted .321 in RVC games with 18 hits, seven RBIs and 16 stolen bases. Wade batted .253 in RVC games with 21 hits and 16 RBI’s.
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