By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Class 6A state tournament qualifier Washburn Rural and 5A qualifiers Seaman and Shawnee Heights combined to earn 12 first-team berths on the TopSports.news 2022 All-Shawnee County baseball team.
Seaman senior Dagen Brewers has been named the Shawnee County baseball player of the year by TopSports.news. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman junior Bryson Vawter has been named the Shawnee County pitcher of the year by TopSports.news. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Robby Bolin is one of five Junior Blues on TSN's All-Shawnee County baseball team. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural pitcher Carson Rosen earned a spot on the TSN All-Shawnee County baseball team after turning in an outstandding senior season. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Senior pitcher Trevor Schattilly earned All-Shawnee County baseball honors after helping Shawnee Heights advance to the Class 5A state tournament. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural, which earned a share of the Centennial League championship and finished third in the Class 6A state tournament, is represented on the all-county team by seniors Robby Bolin, Brock Howard and Carson Rosen, junior Ty Weber and sophomore Kyle Walker while Centennial tri-champion Seaman put seniors Dagen Brewer, Maclane Finley and Mason McConnaughey and junior Bryson Vawter on the first team and United Kansas Conference champ Shawnee Heights is represented by seniors Trevor Schattilly and Caden Walker and freshman Deacon Pomeroy.
Seaman's Brewer was tapped as the Shawnee County player of the year while the Vikings' Bryson Vawter earned the pitcher of the year award and Rural's Jay Mastin and Seaman's Trent Oliva were named co-county coaches of the year.
Rural's Walker was named the county newcomer of the year.
Also earning spots on the all-county first team are senior Torrey Horak of Rossville, senior Daigan Kruger of Silver Lake and senior Max Colombo of Topeka High.
Brewer, Vawter and Finley earned first-team All-Class 5A recognition from the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches while McConnaughey and Shawnee Heights' Walker earned All-5A honorable mention.
Rural's Bolin was an All-6A second-team pick by the KABC while Rosen, Weber and Walker earned All-6A honorable mention.
Rossville's Horak and Silver Lake's Kruger were first-team All-3A picks by the KABC.
ALL-SHAWNEE COUNTY BASEBALL
First team
Name, school Pos Class
Robby Bolin, Washburn Rural OF Sr.
Dagen Brewer, Seaman C Sr.
Max Colombo, Topeka High IF Sr.
Maclane Finley, Seaman IF/P Sr.
Torrey Horak, Rossville OF Sr.
Brock Howard, Washburn Rural IF Sr.
Daigan Kruger, Silver Lake OF/P Sr.
Mason McConnaughey, Seaman P Sr.
Deacon Pomeroy, Shawnee Heights IF Fr.
Carson Rosen, Washburn Rural P Sr.
Trevor Schattilly, Shawnee Heights P Sr.
Bryson Vawter, Seaman P/DH Jr.
Caden Walker, Shawnee Heights OF Sr.
Kyle Walker, Washburn Rural IF So.
Ty Weber, Washburn Rural IF Jr.
Second team
Name, school Pos Class
Kaden Brown, Rossville C Sr.
Corey Catron, Rossville IF/P Sr.
Aiden Garcia, Rossville P Sr.
Camden Horak, Rossville IF/P So.
Max Huston, Seaman IF Fr.
Elijah Kincade, Topeka High DH Jr.
Jacob Malcom, Shawnee Heights OF So.
Dillon Mitchell, Topeka High IF/P Sr.
Nic Perez, Shawnee Heights P Jr.
Aidan Polter, Seaman IF Sr.
Colin Redeker, Washburn Rural OF So.
Zach Sharshel, Washburn Rural P Jr.
Eric Smith, Shawnee Heights IF Jr.
Casen Stallbaumer, Seaman OF Sr.
Kaden Walker, Silver Lake IF Sr.
Honorable mention
Hayden: Konnor Becker, Cooper Grace, Braydn Rose. Highland Park: Mason Foxford. Rossville: Brody Lietz. Seaman: Scout Jellison. Shawnee Heights: Braedon Ginter, Savon Scott. Silver Lake: Eli Barnes, Dysen Schooler. Topeka High: Aiden Feldhausen, Matt Genrich, Isaiah Kincade. Topeka West: Zander Putthoff. Washburn Rural: Dayten Smoot.
Player of the year -- Dagen Brewer, Seaman.
Pitcher of the year -- Bryson Vawter, Washburn Rural.
Newcomer of the year -- Kylle Walker, Washburn Rural.
Co-coaches of the year -- Jay Mastin, Washburn Rural, and Trent Oliva, Seaman.
