2018 News-Herald baseball all-stars

Player of the Year

Mike Zeuli

Kirtland, Senior

The Kirtland Hornets put together the best season in school history with their first district championship in 2018. No player had more to do with Kirtland’s success than Mike Zeuli. Zeuli’s powerful bat and experience helped a .500 Hornets team find its way to the school’s first-ever regional berth. The Hornets’ senior catcher hit .519 with 12 doubles, three triples and 38 RBI. Over 81 at-bats, Zeuli struck out only five times. During the state tournament, Zeuli went 8-for-12 at the plate with three doubles, eight RBI and five runs scored. On the mound, Zeuli pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and picked up a save. Zeuli collected a trove of postseason accolades as the Division III Ohio Player of the Year, the OHSBCA Northeast District Player of the Year, a Mizuno All-Ohio and All-Lake County selection, first team All-CVC and now the News-Herald Player of the Year. Zeuli heads to Lakeland Community College this fall and will play baseball.

Coach of the Year

Brett Munn

Brush

The season prior to Munn’s arrival at Brush, the Arcs lost every game they played in Western Reserve Conference play and finished 3-18 overall. Under Munn, Brush saw immediate improvement. In 2018, the Arcs compiled a winning record of 12-11 and finished 5-9 in league play as they developed into a competitive member of the WRC.

First Team

(In alphabetical order)

OF Jack Amendola, Jr., Chagrin Falls

.488, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 46 runs, 56 SB, second team All-Ohio, first team All-District.

P/OF Dakota Baldwin, Sr., Chardon

.468, 10 2B, 17 RBI, 20 runs, 6-2, 54 1/3 IP, 2.06 ERA, 66 K, 12 BB, second team All-District.

P/C Jameson Campbell, Sr., Riverside

5-3, 0.55 ERA, 51 IP, 55 K, 14 BB, .357, 27 RBI, 27 runs, first team All-District, Washington & Jefferson commit.

C Matthew Cassaro, Sr., Kenston

.426, 18 runs, 6 2B, 1 HR, 30 RBI, second team All-District, WRC Player of the Year.

OF Will LaGanke, Sr., Mentor

.414, 9 RBI, 27 rubs, 22 SB, .609 OBP, second team All-District, first team All-GCC, All-Lake County selection.

2B/P Dom Prevesk, Sr., South

.444, 10 2B, 25 RBI, 24 runs, 3-2, 1.67 ERA, 57 K, 37 2/3 IP, 2 saves, second team All-District, Mizuno All-Ohio selection.

OF/P Chris Reilly, Sr., Beachwood

.456, 8 2B, 8 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 14 SB, 3-3, 34 1/3 IP, 45 K, All-Ohio honorable mention, first team All-District.

SS Joey Torok, Jr., Kirtland

.500, 5 2B, 1 3B, 11 RBI, 33 runs, 46 SB, .602 OBP, first team All-Ohio, first team All-District, first All-CVC, All-Lake County selection.

2B Kyle Zaluski, So., Chagrin Falls

.455, 6 2B, 4 3B, 35 RBI, 32 runs, 20 SB, second team All-Ohio, first team All-District.

Second Team

(In alphabetical order)

OF Jimmy Clark, Sr. Hawken: .384, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 20 runs, All-District honorable mention, first team All-CVC.

P/OF Owen Corcoran, Sr., Gilmour: 6-1, 1.61 ERA, 42 IP, 34 K, second team All-District.

3B/P Steven D’Eusanio, Sr., South: 4 W, 2.47 ERA, 37 K, All-District honorable mention, Youngstown State commit.

1B Jimmy Gaudio, Sr., Mayfield: .386, 4 2B, 2 3B, 13 RBI, 14 runs.

SS Riley Grieco, Sr., Mentor: .435, 10 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 27 RBI, 14 runs, All-District honorable mention, first team All-GCC, All-Lake County selection.

P/SS Myles Metz, Sr., Chardon: .447, 5 2B, 18 RBI, 26 runs, 6-4, 2.10 ERA, 46 2/3 IP, 42 K, 15 BB, second team All-District.

P Travis Thompson, Sr., Brush: 5-4, 1.98 ERA, 63 2/3 IP, 65 K, 20 BB, .400, 10 2B, 1 3B, 17 RBI, 20 runs, second team All-District.

C David Valadez, Sr., Harvey: .518, 5 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 13 runs, 22 SB, second team All-CVC.

P Tom Yuras, Sr., Lake Catholic: 4-2, 3.68 ERA, 51 K, All-District honorable mention, second team All-NCL.

Third Team

(In alphabetical order)

P/3B Ben DeMell, Fr., Gilmour: 3-4, 1.18 ERA, 42 IP, 36 K, .387, 2 HR, 6 2B, 1 3B, 20 RBI, 19 runs, All-District honorable mention, Penn State commit.

2B Grant Goodge, Sr., Chardon: .396, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 31 RBI, 27 runs, 10 SB, All-District honorable mention.

P Dom Motta, Sr., Wickliffe: 4-4, 2.67 ERA, 37 K, 42 IP, second team All-District, All-Lake County, second team All-CVC Chagrin.

SS/P Matt Kalady, Sr., University: .377, 1 HR, 14 SB, 2.44 ERA, 31 K, All-District honorable mention.

SS Andrew Keller, Jr., Riverside: .417, 20 RBI, 26 runs, second team All-District.

P Mark Manfredi, Sr., Mayfield: 5-2, 1.60 ERA, 48 IP, 54 K.

1B/P Seann McGill, Jr., Kirtland: .408, 3 2B, 1 3B, 21 RBI, 14 runs, All-Lake County selection, All-CVC honorable mention.

C Cole Newbauer, Sr., Chagrin Falls: .411, 11 2B, 1 3B, 26 RBI, 35 runs, 27 SB All-Ohio honorable mention, first team All-District.

OF Matthew Pecoraro, Sr., Kenston: .416, 24 runs, 8 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 14 SB, second team All-District, all-WRC.

Honor Roll

Andrews Osborne: Jay Sminchak; Beachwood: Ben Connor; Benedictine: Billy Boehlke, Connor O’Donnell; Berkshire: Joe Detweiler; Brush: Nick Malenda, Tyler Iacobucci, Myles Brown; Cardinal: Brice Hogue, Matt Carney; Chagrin Falls: Erik Wilson, Jack Reboul, Colin Kennedy, Ben Cervelloni, Adam Bencko; Chardon: Dylan Hemly, Luke Callahan; Euclid: Jovan Owens; Fairport: Luke Honkala; Geneva: Tyler Cerjan, Nick Stoltz, Kaleb Smothers; Gilmour: Nick Christopher, Logan Wright, Colt Corpse; Hawken: Will Rowley, Charles Winans, John Byrne, Eli Ehrbar; Kenston: Blaise Gorski, Patrick Persichetti, Michael Koniar, Tyler Mintz, Stephen Szczesniak; Kirtland: Tyler McCrory, Tyler Bratton; Lake Catholic: Ryan Boruszkowski, Logan McNutt, Sam Melnyk, Jack Lausin; Madison: Shayne Magda; Mayfield: Dominic DiPippo, Joe Trivison; Mentor: Matt Sabin, Justin Wilson, Dan Zelina; NDCL: Dan Liberatore, Frank Martin, Noah Arkenburg; Newbury: Matt Fink; North: Cam Shreves; Perry: Donny Watters, Josh Martin, Eric Pentek; Riverside: Ethan Brown; VASJ: Kyle Trickett; West Geauga: Stephen Javorek, David Kless; Wickliffe: Dom Motta, Dylan Ward, Riley Pugh