By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee Heights senior Andrew Rantz earned a spot on the All-United Kansas Conference baseball first team as an infielder while four other T-Birds earned all-league recognition.
Shawnee Heights senior Andrew Rantz received first-team All-United Kansas Conference baseball honors as an infielder. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Rantz was the T-Birds' lone first-team pick, but senior pitcher Chase Carson, senior infielder Brayden Zirkle and junior outfielder Braeden Ginter were all named to the All-UKC second team.
Shawnee Heights junior outfielder Caden Walker received honorable mention.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL
First team
Pitchers -- Brayden Tower, sr., De Soto; Weston Madden, sr., De Soto.
Catcher -- Carter Bergman, jr., Basehor-Linwood.
Infielders -- Jackson Herbel, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Cooper Schmidt, jr., De Soto; Peyton Basler, sr., Lansing; Andrew Rantz, sr., Shawnee Heights; Nathan Deckard, sr., Turner.
Outfielders -- Chandler Miller, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Jackson Miller, sr., De Soto; Jack Knutson, sr., Lansing; Sean Goings, sr., Leavenworth.
Second team
Pitchers -- Adam Jenkins, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Chase Carson, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Infielders -- Ben Harding, sr., De Soto; Bryce Turner, jr., Lansing; Tonio Mendez, fr., Lansing; Devon Bruning, jr., Leavenworth; Brayden Zirkle, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Outfielders -- Brady Garrison, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Josh Kellogg, sr., De Soto; Braeden Ginter, jr., Shawnee Heights; Brett Langley, jr., Turner.
Honorable mention
De Soto: Gavin Williams, sr.; Greyson Chappel, so. Lansing: Samuel Yancey, sr.; Jaden Vanek, sr. Leavenworth: Wesley Redelberger, jr.; Brandon Jones, so. Shawnee Heights: Caden Walker, jr. Turner: Matthew Jiminez, jr.; Bradley Ogden, fr.
