Eddies dominate All-West baseball squad
Published 8:43 am Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Dowagiac seniors Matt Smith and Mason Hojara have been named to the Wolverine Conference All-West Division baseball team.
Smith, who hit .403 with 12 RBIs for the Chieftains this season, was a first team selection.
Hojara, who hit .301 with 10 stolen bases and 10 RBIs, was an honorable mention pick.
West Division champion Edwardsburg led the way with five first team selections.
Dalton Raymond, Jesse Reinebold, Damion Pompey, Joe Raab and Derek Pierce were named to the first team.
Edwardsburg’s A.J. Gaideski was named Coach of the Year.
Ben Robertson was an honorable mention pick.
Raymond hit .395 with 36 RBIs for Edwardsburg, while Reinebold hit .415 with 21 RBIs. Pompey hit .360 with 19 RBIs and Pierce hit 2.96 with 15 RBIs. Robertson hit .284 with 10 RBIs.
Raymond was 5-0 with an ERA of 1.12 with 55 strikeouts against West Division competition.
Raab was 7-0 with an ERA of .485 with 63 strikeouts.
WOLVERINE
CONFERENCE
All-West Division
Baseball
First Team
Dalton Raymond, Edwardsburg
Parker Marcon, Paw Paw
Jesse Reinebold, Edwardsburg
Alec Washegesic, South Haven
Damion Pompey, Edwardsburg
Caleb Hester, Coloma
Jack Pelletier, Paw Paw
Joe Raab, Edwardsburg
Trenton Smiley, South Haven
Chase Potter, Coloma
Jefferey Burch, Paw Paw
Jason John, South Haven
Matt Smith, Dowagiac
Derek Pierce, Edwardsburg
Tanner Rago, Berrien Springs
Coach of the Year
A.J. Gaideski, Edwardsburg
Honorable Mention
Jay Doll, Paw Paw
Brad Page, Coloma
Ben Robertson, Edwardsburg
Matt Riedel, South Haven
Patrick King, Paw Paw
Mason Hojara, Dowagiac
Robert Johnson, Berrien Springs