First team
ALL-TIDEWATER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keegan Haesler, First Colonial junior outfielder/first baseman
- Helped lead the Patriots to their first state title in more than 30 years.
- Class 5 Player of the Year
- Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
- Batted .486 with 47 hits, 34 runs, 24 stolen bases and 22 RBIs. He also had a .565 on-base percentage with 14 walks, 12 doubles, two triples and two home runs.
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Gavin Biernot, Western Branch senior pitcher
- Class 6 Player of the Year
- Class 6 Region A Player of the Year
- The 6-foot-4 left-hander posted an 8-0 record with a 0.89 ERA and 92 strikeouts.
- The Virginia Military Institute signee gave up 49 hits, and opponents batted .175 against him.
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Casey Cuddyer, Great Bridge sophomore shortstop
- First-team All-Class 5
- First-team All-Class 5 Region A
- Led the Wildcats in every offensive category as he batted .453, with a .625 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage.
- He scored 23 runs with 22 RBIs and 18 stolen bases to help Great Bridge get the No. 1 seed in the Class 5 Region A Tournament.
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Zach Davis, Menchville senior pitcher/outfielder
- Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- Two-time first-team All-Class 5 Region B and two-time first-team All-Peninsula District
- He was 12-0 with a 1.41 ERA and 104 strikeouts and tossed three one-hitters and one no-hitter this season. During the region tournament, he was 2-0 with 12 strikeouts and allowed just four hits and one earned run. He batted .460 with 30 RBIs, 26 runs and 21 stolen bases.
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Brycen Hamilton, Maury senior pitcher/third baseman
- Two-time All-Tidewater selection
- First-team All-Class 5
- Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
- The Virginia Military Institute signee batted .333 with 25 RBIs and three home runs to help Maury advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2007. He was 6-0 with a 1.20 ERA, including a win over Ocean Lakes to advance to the Class 5 state semifinals.
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Luke Harlow, Walsingham Academy senior outfielder
- Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- Two-time VISAA Division III Player of the Year
- Tidewater Conference Player of the Year
- The Ohio State commit batted .430 with 43 hits, 39 runs, 38 RBIs and 36 stolen bases to help lead the Trojans to the VISAA Division III state title.
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CJ Murray, Norfolk Academy junior pitcher
- Helped lead the Bulldogs to the Tidewater Conference regular-season and tournament titles
- First-team All-VISAA Division I
- First-team All-Tidewater Conference and tournament Most Valuable Player
- Batted .403 with 29 RBIs and was 6-4 with a 2.60 ERA and 67 strikeouts
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Jake Mutter, Tabb senior pitcher/infielder
- Class 3 Player of the Year and Class 3 Region A Player of the Year
- Bay Rivers District Player of the Year
- He was 7-2 with a 1.35 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He batted .567 with 21 RBIs and 18 runs.
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Cayden Ochsenfeld, Bethel senior pitcher
- Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- First-team Class 5 Region B and the Peninsula District Player of the Year
- He was 4-0 with a 0.33 ERA, 56 strikeouts and two saves. He threw two no-hitters — including a 19-strikeout performance against Kecoughtan — and a one-hitter. Opposing teams batted .032 against him.
- The James Madison commit went through a span of 21 innings without giving up a hit or a run.
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Tanner Schaedel, Cape Henry senior utility player
- Three-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- First-team All-VISAA Division I
- Batted .433 with 39 RBIs and five home runs, and had a 1.94 ERA with 48 strikeouts.
- Committed to Old Dominion
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Austin Shackleford, Gloucester senior pitcher/outfielder
- First-team All-Class 4 and Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
- First-team All-Peninsula District
- The Ferrum signee was 9-0 with a 0.56 ERA and 69 strikeouts. He batted .305 with 23 RBIs and scored 15 runs.
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Wes Stubbe, First Colonial junior shortstop
- Helped lead the Patriots to their first state title in more than 30 years.
- First-team All-Class 5
- First-team All-Class 5 Region A
- Batted .446 with 34 runs, 33 hits, 20 RBIs and a .545 on-base percentage.
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Eli Tyndall, Poquoson junior shortstop/pitcher
- Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- Led the Islanders to the Class 2 state title
- Class 2 Player of the Year and Class 2 Region A Player of the Year
- Batted .351 with 33 runs and 11 stolen bases. On the mound, he was 4-2 with a 1.04 ERA and 59 strikeouts.
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Mikey Urbaniak, Greenbrier Christian senior catcher
- Two-time All-Tidewater selection
- Led the Gators to the VISAA Division II state title
- VISAA Division II Player of the Year
- The Longwood signee batted .488 with 34 runs, 30 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.
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Parker Wight, Cox senior first baseman
- Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
- First-team All-Class 5 and first-team All-Class 5 Region A
- Batted .425 with 36 RBIs, 24 runs and six home runs.
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SECOND TEAM
- Brayden Bachman, Hickory junior outfielder
- Derek Baker, Maury junior utility player
- Sean Burke, Ocean Lakes senior pitcher
- Thomas Conrad, Greenbrier Christian junior outfielder
- Dylan Deyoung, Gloucester senior outfielder
- Cole Draper, York senior outfielder
- Patrick Dudley, Atlantic Shores Christian junior pitcher
- Ryan Gocio, Ocean Lakes junior catcher
- Bobby Holihan, York senior first baseman/pitcher
- Austin Irby, Cox senior third baseman
- Brady Isaksen, Lafayette junior pitcher
- Colby Motley, Hampton Roads Academy senior third baseman
- Brody Schultz, Walsingham Academy senior catcher
- Landon Turner, Menchville senior shortstop
- Bradley Zayac, Grassfield senior pitcher
Larry Rubama, 757-575-6449, larry.rubama@pilotonline.com
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