By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee Heights junior Deacon Pomeroy has been named the 2024 United Kansas Conference baseball player of the year by conference coaches, one of five city players who earned first-team honors.
Shawnee Heights junior Deacon Pomeroy was named the All-United Kansas Conference player of the year for the 2024 season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Pomeroy, a standout pitcher and catcher, was named to the All-UKC team as a utility player, and is joined on the first team by senior outfielder Jordan Armbruster, with the Heights duo helping lead the T-Birds to the Class 5A state tournament.
Pomeroy was also named the Class 5A player of the year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.
Seaman is represented on the first team by junior catcher David Dobbs, senior infielder Kaiden Griffin and senior outfielder Zach Wilson.
Shawnee Heights and Seaman combined to put five players on the All-UKC second team, with the T-Birds represented by senior pitcher Ben Schaub, junior infielder Carson Garner and sophomore outfielder Cayden Lindsay while the Vikings put senior pitcher Axton Brewer and senior pitcher Holden Finley on the second team.
Topeka West junior outfielder Elijah Berg is one of four city players to earn All-UKC honorable mention along with Seaman junior pitcher Bryer Finley, Brewer at designated hitter and Shawnee Heights senior Jayden Holly as a utility pick.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL
| Position | 1st Team | School | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Will Burger | De Soto | 12 |
| Pitcher | Tonio Mendez | Lansing | 12 |
| Pitcher | Henry Rambo | Leavenworth | 11 |
| Catcher | David Dobbs | Seaman | 11 |
| Infielder | Cade Martinez | De Soto | 11 |
| Infielder | Cole Heitmann | De Soto | 12 |
| Infielder | Noah Davis | Leavenworth | 10 |
| Infielder | Myles Ross | Piper | 10 |
| Infielder | Kaiden Griffin | Seaman | 12 |
| Outfielder | Noah Thompson | De Soto | 11 |
| Outfielder | Caden Howell | Lansing | 12 |
| Outfielder | Zach Wilson | Seaman | 12 |
| Outfielder | Jordan Armbruster | Shawnee Heights | 12 |
| Utility | Deacon Pomeroy | Shawnee Heights | 11 |
| Designated Hitter | Phoenix Thompson | De Soto | 11 |
| Position | 2nd Team | School | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Axton Brewer | Seaman | 9 |
| Pitcher | Holden Finley | Seaman | 12 |
| Pitcher | Ben Schaub | Shawnee Heights | 12 |
| Catcher | Will Howard | Basehor-Linwood | 11 |
| Infielder | Nash McCarty | Basehor-Linwood | 12 |
| Infielder | Bryce Fullen | Lansing | 10 |
| Infielder | Dalton Jorgensen | Lansing | 12 |
| Infielder | Carson Garner | Shawnee Heights | 11 |
| Infielder | Erikson George | Turner | 11 |
| Outfielder | Nate Martin | Basehor-Linwood | 10 |
| Outfielder | Will Burger | De Soto | 12 |
| Outfielder | Julian Simon | Leavenworth | 10 |
| Outfielder | Cayden Lindsay | Shawnee Heights | 10 |
| Designated Hitter | Hernan Mora | Turner | 11 |
| Utility | Jaylen Sims | Piper | 12 |
| Position | Honorable Mention | School | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infielder | Caden Puderbaugh | Basehor-Linwood | 10 |
| Infielder | Garrett Pierce | Basehor-Linwood | 11 |
| Infielder | Steven Zimbelman | Basehor-Linwood | 10 |
| Infielder | Max Johnson | De Soto | 11 |
| Pitcher | Max Thurman | De Soto | 12 |
| Catcher | Reid Oakley | Lansing | 11 |
| Pitcher | James Umbarger | Lansing | 12 |
| Catcher | Jackson Harding | Leavenworth | 12 |
| Infielder | Frankie Giamalva | Leavenworth | 10 |
| Pitcher | Cael Mueller | Leavenworth | 12 |
| Designated Hitter | Lukas Boehm | Piper | 12 |
| Infielder | Jovahni Perez | Piper | 11 |
| Pitcher | Zak Surprise | Piper | 12 |
| Designated Hitter | Axton Brewer | Seaman | 9 |
| Pitcher | Bryer Finley | Seaman | 11 |
| Utility | Jayden Holly | Shawnee Heights | 12 |
| Outfielder | Elijah Berg | Topeka West | 11 |
| Infielder | Davon Templeton | Turner | 12 |
| Pitcher | Cruz Perez | Turner | 11 |
