By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman senior catcher Dagen Brewer has been named the Centennial League baseball player of the year after leading the Vikings to a 20-3 record, a share of the league championship and a berth in the Class 5A state tournament.
Seaman senior catcher Dagen Brewer (3) has been named the Centennial Leeague baseball player of the year by league coaches after leading the Vikings to a share of the league title and a berth in the Class 5A state tournament. [File photo/TSN]
Brewer was one of eight city players to earn spots on the 11-member first team.
Brewer is joined on the first team by Viking senior teammates Maclane Finley and Mason McConnaughey and junior Bryson Vawter, while Seaman's Trent Oliva was named the Centennial League coach of the year.
Washburn Rural, which shared the league crown and finished third in the 6A state tournament with a 19-6 record, put senior Brock Howard, junior Ty Weber and sophomore Kyle Walker on the first team, with Walker also being selected as the league newcomer of the year, while Topeka High senior Max Colombo also earned a first-team berth.
League tri-champion Manhattan, which finished second in 6A, put seniors Cade Perkins and Braden Dinkel and junior Kyler Horsman on the first team.
ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE BASEBALL
First team
Name, school Class
Dagen Brewer, Seaman Sr.
Cade Perkins, Manhattan Sr.
Bryson Vawter, Seaman Jr.
Max Colombo, Topeka High Sr.
Maclane Finley, Seaman Sr.
Brock Howard, Washburn Rural Sr.
Mason McConnaughey, Seaman Sr.
Kyler Horsman, Manhattan Jr.
Ty Weber, Washburn Rural Jr.
Braden Dinkel, Manhattan Sr.
Kyle Walker, Washburn Rural So.
Second team
Name, school Class
Carson Rosen, Washburn Rural Sr.
Elijah Kincade, Topeka High Jr.
Robby Bolin, Washburn Rural Sr.
Ian Luce, Manhattan Jr.
Dillon Mitchell, Topeka High Sr.
Coy Cavender, Manhattan Sr.
Jack Campbell, Manhattan Sr.
Aidan Polter, Seaman Sr.
Max Huston, Seaman Fr.
Zach Sharshel, Washburn Rural Jr.
Colin Redeker, Washburn Rural So.
Honorable mention
Emporia: Cam Geitz. Hayden: Konnor Becker, Cooper Grace, Braydn Rose. Highland Park: Mason Foxford. Junction City: Jonathan Phillips, Jorden Kell, Logan Nabus, Kyrell Taylor, Braden Avers, Tate Miller. Manhattan: Keenan Schartz, Tylar Pere, PJ Hughes. Seaman: Casen Stallbaumer, Scout Jellison. Topeka High: Isaiah Kincaide, Matt Genrich, Aiden Feldhausen. Topeka West: Zander Putthoff. Washburn Rural: Dayton Smoot.
Player of the year -- Dagen Brewer, Seaman.
Newcomer of the year -- Kyle Walker, Washburn Rural.
Coach of the year -- Trent Oliva, Seaman.
