By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Six Silver Lake and Rossville baseball standouts earned first-team honors on the All-Big-East League team after the Eagles and Bulldawgs both advanced to state tournaments this spring.
Silver Lake senior Logan Cathcart was one of six Shawnee County baseball players to earn first-team spots on the All-Big-East League first team. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville junior pitcher Cameron Miller was one of three Bulldawgs to earn first-team All-Big-East baseball recognition. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake, which competed in the Class 3A state tourney, is represented on the first team by senior catcher Cooper Campidilli, senior pitcher Logan Cathcart and senior infielder Dysen Schooler, with Campidilli and Cathcart both unanimous all-league picks.
Rossville, which advanced to state in 2A-1A, put sophomore pitcher Cael Horgan, junior pitcher Cameron Miller and senior outfielder Logan Kufahl on the first team.
Silver Lake junior outfielder Brady Hogle, Rossville junior infielder Canann Mitchell and Bulldawg junior utility player Conner Bush made the all-league second team while Silver Lake junior infielder Dayne Johnson received honorable mention.
ALL BIG-EAST LEAGUE BASEBALL
First team
Catcher -- Cooper Campidilli, Silver Lake (unanimous).
Pitchers -- Logan Cathcart, Silver Lake (unanimous); Cael Horgan, Rossville; Cameron Miller, Rossville; Cooper Watkins, Jefferson West (unanimous).
Infielders -- Drew Bielman, Jefferson West; Evan Olberding, Nemaha Central; Eli Dean, Perry-Lecompton (unanimous); Mitchel Kramer, Sabetha; Dysen Schooler, Silver Lake.
Outfielders -- Lane Smith, St. Marys; Reid Mitchell, Sabetha; Logan Kufahl, Rossville; Sam Nordhus, Nemaha Central (unanimous).
Utility -- Eli Harmison, Riley County; Caige Starnes, Perry-Lecompton.
Second team
Catcher -- Killian McCann, St. Marys.
Pitchers -- Tyler Birch, St. Marys; Corbin Mayer, Jefferson West.
Infielders -- Brett Hopper, Riley County; Canann Mitchell, Rossville; Brody Thelen, Jefferson West; Caleb Hynek, Nemaha Central.
Outfielders -- Brady Hogle, Silver Lake; Sammy Allen, Riley County; Tucker Holthaus, Jefferson West.
Utility/DH -- Conner Bush, Rossville.
Honorable mention
Hiawatha -- Tagen Diller. Holton -- Jarett Abel. Perry-Lecompton -- Kayden Baker. Royal Valley -- John Young. Silver Lake -- Dayne Johnson.
