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SPORTS

2011ALL-SUBURBAN BASEBALL TEAMPLAYER OF THE YEAR

Alex McRae, sr., New Berlin EisenhowerMakes the All-Suburban team as a utility player ... MVP of WBCAAll-Star Game, state POY by Wisconsin Baseball CoachesAssociation ... Went 12-0 with 0.72 ERA as pitcher with eightcomplete games in 11 starts. ... Has played every position at somepoint in his varsity career ... 122 strikeouts and 13 walks ... Batted.430 with a .551 on-base percentage, with 39 runs, 13 doubles,five homers and 31 RBIs. ... Walked 25 times and struck out once.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Jim Hughes, FranklinThe all-time winningest coach in state history guided his Sabers toa second consecutive WIAA summer baseball state title,withstanding late rallies in all three games at the state tournamentin Stevens Point. ... Helped by eight seniors but still picking uphuge contributions from non-seniors, especially on the hill,Franklin took second in the Greater Metro and knocked offconference winner Oak Creek in the sectional.

P ITCHER

Ian Malmstadt, sr.,FranklinWent 10-0 with a 1.45 ERAin the regular season andthree tournament contests,with a 1.19 WHIP and .214batting-average against. ...Worked four complete games and beatsome of the state's best teams,including Oak Creek, Muskego andBrookfield East.

P ITCHER

Dillion Engle, sr.,West Allis HaleWent 5-4 for the Huskies,who won 9 games total,with an ERA of 1.71. ...Completed nine of his 10starts, and all losses cameagainst 20-victory teams. ... Struck out103 and walked only 22, with a no-hitter against West Allis Central. ...Held opponents to a .167 battingaverage and earned first-team All-Stateaccolades.

P ITCHER

Chris Bournelis, sr.,Oak CreekAce of the 27-5 GreaterMetro champs went 9-1and permitted just 17earned runs in 66 innings(1.79 ERA) with 76strikeouts and 18 walks. ... Threw fourcomplete games despite missing morethan a week with injury. ... Broke TonyButler's career win percentage at theschool with career 16-2 record.

CATCHER

Kyle Hegeman,sr., New BerlinEisenhowerDefensive catcher wasnamed first-teamAll-State after posting.991 fielding percent-age. ... Calls own game behind theplate and allowed only 10 stolenbases. ... Batted .409 with threehomers and seven doubles, scoring31 runs and driving in 44. ...Posted .545 on-base percentageand .785 slugging percentage.

CATCHER

Brett Youngbeck, sr.,Brown DeerFour-year letterwinnermoved from second baseto shortstop to catcher ...Hit .460 with 13 doubles,four triples, 39 RBIs and30 runs scored. ... Stole 10 bases.

I NF IELDER

Danny Barwick,sr., BrookfieldCentralFirst team All-Stateplayer led the Lancersin hits (41), doubles(11), triples (4) andtotal bases (63). ... Batted .461with 29 RBIs, a .538 on-basepercentage and was 7 for 7 overallin stolen bases. ... Led GreaterMetro Conference in severalcategories.

I NF IELDER

Kurt Hegeman,jr., New BerlinEisenhowerSecond team All-Statechoice batted .430with 36 runs scoredand 19 RBIs from theNo. 2 spot in the order. ... Finishedwith seven doubles, two triples,four stolen bases and .509 on-base percentage.

I NF IELDER

Kevin Sylla, sr.,Brookfield EastSecond team All-Statechoice played firstbase and battedcleanup, hitting .429with 13 doubles, fourhomers and 40 RBIs ... Posted a15-game hitting streak and at onepoint had nine hits in nine at-bats... Went 8 for 16 against top twoteams in the conference, OakCreek and Franklin.

I NF IELDER

Trevor Theissen,sr., FranklinFirst team All-Stateplayer served asSabers shortstop,committing just sixerrors during the year,with .955 fielding percentage. ...Batted .359 with seven doubles,two homers, 39 runs and 16 RBIs.... Unanimous all-GMC choice willbe preferred walk-on at Wisconsin-Milwaukee next season.

I NF IELDER

Garrett DeMuth,sr., Whitefish BayMissed last seasonwhile serving on atraveling team butearned first-teamAll-State this year forstate semifinalist. Hit .494 with 22runs, 21 doubles, three homers, 41RBIs and 13 stolen bases in asmany attempts. ... Just sevenstrikeouts. ... Posted .989 fieldingpercentage at first base.

OUTF IELDER

Jay Dirienzo, sr.,FranklinHit .520, never dippingbelow .500 at any point thisseason ... Collected 14doubles, 13 home runs(single-season schoolrecord) and 52 RBIs to also break theschool mark, with 42 runs scored. ...Committed only one error in outfield. ...Greater Metro Player of the Year andfirst-team All-State. ... Will play baseballnext year at St. Thomas University in St.Paul.

OUTF IELDER

Joey Gribble, sr. Oak CreekSet school records with a.538 batting average and.618 on-base percentage onhis way to second-teamAll-State campaign. ...Finished with three doubles,five triples and four homeruns, with 47 runs scored and 36 RBIs atthe leadoff position ... Stole 24 bases in27 attempts. ... Finished with just sevenstrikeouts and .779 slugging percentage.

OUTF IELDER

Ryan Hinz, sr., Brookfield CentralFirst-team All-Stateoutfielder led his team inbatting average (.463),home runs (4), RBIs (32)and slugging percentage(.763), finishing with eightdoubles, two triples and 18walks. ... Played center and also pitched,posting a 3.37 ERA in nine games. ...Two-time all-Greater Metro pick.

OUTF IELDER

Evan Walton, sr., FranklinSabers leadoff hitter hit fiveleadoff home runs, in-cluding in the sectional finaland state quarterfinal. ...Batted .398 with 13 doubles,three triples and nine homeruns, wtih 35 runs and 31RBIs. ... Posted .452 on-base percentageand had zero errors in center field. …Named second-team All-State.

UT I L I TY

Brad Duggan, sr., NewBerlin WestSecond-team All-Districtchoice went 10-2 on themound with a 1.42 ERA and0.89 WHIP, completing 10of 12 games. ... Struck out59 with only 11 walks. ... Batted .439 witha .552 on-base percentage, finishing with10 doubles, five triples and two homers.... Scored 26 runs with 31 RBIs. ... Stole21 of 22 bases. ... Hit safely in everygame but one.

H IGH HONORABLE MENT ION

CATCHER: Mitch Hauser, sr., HomesteadINFIELDER: Adrian Peil, jr. New BerlinWest; Max Beckers, sr., HomesteadCOACH: Scott Holler, Oak Creek; LeeKleszczynski, Greenfield; Jay Wojcinski,Whitefish Bay; Bill Woodring, BrookfieldEast

HONORABLEMENT ION

PITCHER: Cole Borek,Muskego; Tyler Gross,Wauwatosa West; PeterJewell, Muskego; BrianKeller, Germantown; IanRoudebush, Shorewood;Joel Sharon, Nicolet; BrianSylla, Brookfield EastCATCHER: KorbenBiersack, Greenfield; JoshJesko, Oak Creek; CollinO'Gorman, BrookfieldCentral; Corey Volden,Menomonee FallsINFIELD: Billy Calawerts,Brookfield Central; BenCarpenter, WauwatosaEast; Tyler Crass, Nicolet;Declan Gruber, Shorewood;Nick Kanavas, BrookfieldEast; Brandon Kozinski,Greendale; Mike Leckie,Whitefish Bay; BrianMichalica, Brown Deer; PatO'Brien, Brookfield East;D.J. Peltz, Nicolet; JakePenegor, Franklin; JakeSchimenz, Brown Deer;Brandon Seifert,Germantown; Jordan Sirek,NB Eisenhower; SeanStaral, Muskego; AustinWendlandt, Muskego;Geoff Wisialowski, WhitnallOUTFIELD: SteveEllmaurer, Nicolet; PaulGerhartz, Wauwatosa West;Evan Greco, Greenfield;Anthony Hintz, NBEisenhower; Kevin Koch,Homestead; Grant Menard,Whitefish Bay; Greg Roble,Menomonee Falls; BrandtRogers, Brookfield East;Ryan Ungerecht, OakCreek; Kyle Veloz, OakCreek; JacksonWeber,Whitefish Bay; Dan York,NB Eisenhower; JoelZyhowski, MenomoneeFallsUTILITY: Justin Alt,Whitefish Bay; BlakeFleischman, Germantown;Pat Rose, Whitefish Bay;Joe Sanicola, MenomoneeFalls; Josh Serio, WhitnallCOACH: Tom Farina, NewBerlin West; ChadMateske,Wauwatosa West; JacobPaige, Muskego, ScottSchimmel, NB Eisenhower

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