By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Five city baseball players earned All-United Kansas Conference first-team honors, led by Shawnee Heights senior pitcher of the year Brody Cooper.
Shawnee Heights senior pitcher Brody Cooper has been named the UKC pitcher of the year by conference coaches. [Photo by Selena Rivas Favela/Special to TSN]
Cooper, a first-team All-UKC repeat pick, helped lead the T-Birds to a runnerup finish in the Class 5A state tournament.
Cooper is joined on the all-conference first team by Heights senior outfielder Cayden Lindsay while Seaman is represented on the first team by junior designated hitter Axton Brewer, junior infielder Beau Jessop and senior utility player Cale Rosenberger.
Brewer is a first-team repeat pick.
Shawnee Heights (21-10) put sophomore utility player Gabe Escobar, senior infielder Cambren Floberg and senior outfielder Michael Lilly on the All-UKC second team while six Heights, Seaman and Topeka West players received honorable mention.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL
First team
Pitchers -- Brody Cooper, sr., Shawnee Heights; Dylan Eikenberry, jr., Piper; Bryce Fullen, sr., Lansing.
Catcher -- Judah Monhollon, sr., Piper.
Infielders -- Bryce Fullen, sr., Lansing; Frankie Giamalva, sr., Leavenworth; Beau Jessop, jr., Seaman; Myles Ross, sr., Piper; Bo Wiegmann, sr., De Soto.
Outfielders -- Gabe Fryman, sr., Leavenworth; Tanner Krier, sr., De Soto; Cayden Lindsay, sr., Shawnee Heights; Reece Mattingly, jr., Lansing.
Utility -- Cale Rosenberger, sr., Seaman.
Designated hitter -- Axton Brewer, jr., Seaman.
Second team
Pitchers -- Jacob Norman, sr., De Soto; Carter Prost, jr., Leavenworth; Steven Zimbelman, sr., Basehor-Linwood.
Catcher -- Caden Puderbaugh, sr., Basehor-Linwood.
Infielders -- Noah Davis, sr., Leavenworth; Cambren Floberg, sr., Shawnee Heights; Kian Hopkins, sr., De Soto; Chase Legault, jr., Lansing; Nate Martin, sr., Basehor-Linwood.
Outfielder -- Teahen Bradley, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Jack Cole, sr., De Soto; Michael Lilly, sr., Shawnee Heights; Mason Porter, sr., Piper.
Utility -- Gabe Escobar, so., Shawnee Heights.
Designated hitter -- Michael Ross, so., Turner.
Honorable mention
Basehor-Linwood -- Chase Young, sr.; Colin Zimbelman, jr. De Soto -- Hudson Boyer, jr.; Nico Martinez, jr.; Jackson Whiddon, sr. Lansing -- Trey Boden, jr.; Brady Heim, sr.; Chase Legault, jr.; Brady Nieman, fr.; Ausin Oakley, jr. Leavenworth -- Anthony Giamalva, so.; Julian Simon, sr. Piper -- Carter Laird, sr.; Connor Musil, sr.; Kaiden Simons, sr. Seaman -- Jack Becker, jr.; Michael Dobbs, so.; Cooper Hayes, sr. Shawnee Heights -- Jackson Hayes, sr.; Nowlan Hurla, jr. Topeka West -- Roman Babcock, jr.
