All-Herald Baseball Team
Published 7:58 pm Friday, June 22, 2012
The junior from Austin had a .537 on-base average to go along with his .433 batting average in 2012 -- Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
First base — John Rumpza, Blooming Prairie
The freshman hit .345 with 7 doubles and 19 RBIs for the Awesome Blossoms (5-14 overall). He also went 2-4 with 1 save, an ERA of 3.56 and 27 strikeouts on the mound.
Second base — Daniel Bollingberg, Lyle-Pacelli
The eighth grader hit .433 for the Athletics (12-7 overall) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 14 RBIs and 23 runs, to go along with 8 stolen bases. As a pitcher, he went 2-2 with an ERA of 3.50 and 21 strikeouts.
Shortstop — Marcus Stoulil, Austin
The junior hit .448 with an on-base percentage of .537 for the Packers (6-14 overall) as he finished with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homerun, 14 RBIs, 14 runs and 9 stolen bases.
Third base — Jordan Hart, LP
The freshman, who played shortstop for LP, hit .365 with 6 doubles, 6 triples, 15 RBIs, and 20 runs to go along with 5 stolen bases. Hart went 3-2 with a save on the mound and an ERA of 3.07 to go with 34 strikeouts.
Catcher — Gabe Kasak, Austin
The junior hit .378 with an on-base percentage of .420, while compiling 5 doubles, 3 triples, 1 homerun, 10 RBIs, 21 runs and 7 stolen bases.
Outfield — Tyler Kressin, Southland
The senior center fielder was a solid lead-off hitter for the Rebels (15-11 overall) as he had an on-base percentage of .580 and hit .344. Kressin also had 18 stolen bases and knocked in 10 runs.
Going hand-in-hand with his on-base average of .580, Kressin made the opposition pay with 18 stolen bases. -- Illustration by Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Outfield — Mike Goergen, Southland
The junior hit .357, with an on-base percentage of .429 and 22 RBIs.
Outfield — Luke Hueman, BP
The senior, who actually played shortstop for the Blossoms, hit .317 with 6 doubles and 10 RBIs.
Pitcher — Lukas Anderson, Southland
The sophomore came on strong at the end of the year as he went 5-1 with an ERA of 1.22. Anderson struck out 51 in 44.1 innings, while walking 14. At the plate, Anderson hit .333 with an on-base percentage of .416 and 25 RBIs.
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Trent Reinartz, second baseman, Southland
The sophomore hit .400 and had an on-base percentage of .519 with 11 RBIs.
Jacob Thompson, pitcher, Austin
Thompson went 2-4 with one save as he had an ERA of 3.23. The senior, who pitched two complete games, struck out 33 in 30.1 innings, while allowing 37 hits, 15 walks and 14 earned runs.
Ryan McCabe, catcher, BP
The senior hit .293 with 5 doubles, 1 triple and 8 RBIs, while playing solid defense behind the plate.
Jonah Rohne, pitcher, LP
The freshman went 5-2 with an ERA of 3.60 and 33 strikeouts. Rohne hit .246 with 2 doubles, 10 RBIs, 15 runs and 4 stolen bases.
Ryan McConnell, first base, LP
The junior hit .304 with 3 doubles, 16 RBIs and 9 runs.
Isaiah Toquam, pitcher/third base, BP
Toquam hit .259 with 3 doubles and 12 RBIs, while going 3-5 with an ERA of 3.70 and 37 strikeouts.
