By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman senior Bryson Vawter has been named the United Kansas Conference baseball player of the year, one of five city players named to the All-UKC first team.
Seaman senior Bryson Vawter has been named the United Kansas Conference baseball player of the year in the Vikings' first season in the league. [File photo/TSN]
Vawter, a pitcher/first baseman, helped lead the Vikings to an 18-5 record and a state-record 19th straight state tournament berth this spring.
Vawter is joined on the first team by Seaman sophomore infielder Max Huston and senior outfielder Cameron Selbach.
Shawnee Heights sophomore catcher Deacon Pomeroy was named to the all-conference first team for the second straight season while T-Bird senior Zack Cole was named the first-team designated hitter.
Heights seniors Nic Perez, Gavin Zuperku and Evan Smith and juniors Brayden Wheatley and Jordan Armruster received All-UKC second-team recognition as did Seaman junior Holden Finley.
Leaavenworth senior Charlie Rambo was named the UKC pitcher of the year while De Soto's Joel Thaemert was named the coach of the year.
.ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL
First team
Pitchers -- Jack Millman, jr., De Soto; Charlie Rambo, sr., Leavenworth; Bryson Vawter, sr., Seaman.
Cacher -- Deacon Pomeroy, so., Shawnee Heights.
Infielders -- Cole Martinez, so., De Soto; Dillon Stanley, sr., De Soto; Tonio Mendez, jr., Lansing; Max Huston, so., Seaman; Erickson George, so., KC-Turner.
Outfielders -- Brady VanDonge, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Noah Thompson, o., De Soto; Blake Slaighter, sr., Lansing; Cameron Selbach, sr., Seaman.
Utility -- Reid Oakley, so., Lansing; Sawyer Matz, sr., Piper.
Designated hitter -- Zack Cole, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Second team
Pitchers -- James Umbarger, jr., Lansing; Lukas Boehm, jr., Piper; Nic Perez, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Catcher -- Jackson Harding, jr., Leavenworth.
Infielders -- Garrett Pierce, so., Basehor-Linwood; Dalton Jorgensen, jr., Lansing; Holden Finley, jr., Seaman; Brayden Wheatley, jr., Shawnee Heights; Gavin Zuperku, sr., Shawnee Heights.
Outfielders -- Jeff Hutton, jr., Lansing; Julian Simon, fr., Leavenworth; Evan Smith, sr., Shawnee Heights; Jordan Armbruster, jr., Shawnee Heights.
Designated hitter -- Hernan Mora, so., KC-Turner.
Honorable mention
Basehor-Linwood: Will Howard, so.; Caden Puderbaugh, fr.; Nash McCarty, jr.; Trey West, so.; Gage Greer, sr.; Nate Martin, fr. De Soto: Jason Webb, sr.; Max Thurman, jr.; Will Burger, jr. Lansing: Caden Howell, jr. Leavenworth: Noah Davis, fr.. Piper: Zak Surprise, jr. Seaman: Justin Phillips, jr.; Scout Jellison, sr. Shawnee Heights: Carter Ulrich, jr.; Topeka West: Elijah Berg, so. Turner: Wyatt Huyett, sr.; Cruz Perez, so..
Player of the year -- Bryson Vawter, Seaman.
Pitcher of the year -- Charlie Rambo, Leavenworth.
Coach of the year -- Joel Thaemert, De Soto.
