Highlights from Rachel's days in college include having a class down the hall from Chase Daniel and having NCAA wrestling champion Ben Askren hold the door open for her at Brady Commons, Mizzou's student center. She spent time covering Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball while working for the Columbia Missourian and is excited to return home to Southeast Missouri to cover local sports for semoball.com.
Rachel has covered three Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournaments for the Southeast Missourian and semoball.com, and she'll see you courtside again this year.
Coaches' all-state baseball teams released
The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its all-state teams on Monday. You'll find them below. Apologies for the formatting and all-caps, but that's how the teams came typed I didn't quite have the patience to retype the entire list. I tried to make it better by making the sub-headings easier to read.
I put all the selections from the semoball area in italics. If I missed someone, please shame me in the comments and I'll add the player I missed.
As with pretty much any list like this, there seem to be some head-scratchers, but it is a great acknowledgement for the players that are listed. I know from experience that it is ridiculously difficult to help put together a list like this, so I commend the MHSBCA and its members for taking on the task. It is up to each school's coach to nominate their players for the teams, and I also know from experience that not all coaches nominate players, for what that's worth.
Class 1
PITCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
JR SETH RESSEL ORAN
SR BRANDON BRIDGES COOTER
JR BRAD ROBERTS NORTHEAST R-4
SR SPENCER KELLY STURGEON
PITCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR TYLER WHITE NEW FRANKLIN
SOPH WILL SAPPINGTON DADEVILLE
SOPH TREY GREEN NORTHWEST HUGHESVILLE
JR ZANE MEDLEY DADEVILLE
CATCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR CHAD TIEMAN SANTA FE
SR ALEX HEURING ORAN
SOPH DREW FLAGG WEAUBLEAU
CATCHERS --SECOND TEAM
JR LUKE STRATTON MARION COUNTY R-2
SOPH TOMMIE WILLIS MACKS CREEK
SR AARON GRAHAM NAYLOR
CATCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR MITCH HILSABECK SOUTH NODAWAY
SOPH WILLIAM ROBERTS STURGEON
INFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
JR CORTLEN AUSTIN NORTHWEST HUGHESVILLE
SOPH WYATT WILKINSON SANTA FE
SR ANDREW CURRY SANTA FE
JR DALTON DULL LAKELAND
SR CALAB KAUFFMAN WEAUBLEAU
INFIELDERS --SECOND TEAM
JR ALEX HOLEM NEW FRANKLIN
SR LOGAN ROGERS HERMITAGE
SR ZACH JERMAIN SOUTH NODAWAY
SR AUSTIN HUFFERD MACKS CREEK
INFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR MARCUS RIGDON NAYLOR
JR JACOB WOOD LINN COUNTY
SR BRANDON NIENDICK WELLINGTON NAPOLEON
SOPH AARON SCHUSTER WELLINGTON NAPOLEON
OUTFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SOPH TANNER WHITE NEW FRANKLIN
SR COLE WODRICH SANTA FE
FR BEN HINZ SANTA FE
OUTFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR MARSHALL BYERS LAKELAND
SOPH TANNER SANDKER STURGEON
OUTFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
FR ROBERT IDEKER HERMITAGE
DH/UTILITY -- FIRST TEAM
JR KEATON GRAF SANTA FE
SR AARON BARRATT NORTHEAST R-4
SR KODY MOORE ORAN
DH/UTILITY -- SECOND TEAM
JR TYLER HULL NEW FRANKLIN
SOPH RYAN SEIDEL STURGEON
JR BRIAN DEVIVO MACKS CREEK
DH/UTILITY -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR JOSH ALLEN LINN COUNTY
JR JAY OSBORN LAKELAND
SOPH RILEY HICKERSON COOTER
Class 2
PITCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR DREW INCE HARTVILLE
SR LOGAN MOOSE WEST PLATTE
JR DUSTIN HOUART HOLCOMB
SOPH ANDREW BASLER VALLE CATHOLIC
PITCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR AUSTIN HOEWING CANTON
JR CODY PAYNE CHAFFEE
JR CAMERON CLARK HOLCOMB
SR MARKUS RADER CABOOL
PITCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
FR MCKAULLEY STEPHENSON WEST PLATTE
JR BOSTON DICKERSON ARCHIE
SR ISAAC MINNICK IBERIA
JR A.J. BUFORD HARTVILLE
CATCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
JR TYLER NIEMANN CANTON
SR DREW PEARSON CABOOL
SR JARED MEYER WEST PLATTE
CATCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR HAYDEN BROWN CONCORDIA
SR GABE BOHNERT SAXONY LUTHERAN
JR HUNTER SWAFFORD HOLCOMB
CATCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR BRENDAN ROSS LOUISIANA
JR AARON RICHARDSON MILAN
JR TREY ALLISON BARAT ACADEMY
INFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR AUSTIN ESSICK BILLINGS
SR RILEY BRANDT TIPTON
SR MICHAEL GLOVER HOLCOMB
SR MATT HEILI WEST PLATTE
SR JARED WALKER CHAFFEE
INFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR DOMINIC STRUEMPH VIENNA
SR JONAH WALKER CRANE
JR CASS HEIMSOTH CONCORDIA
SOPH CODY BIRDSONG NEELYVILLE
JR TIM FOX BLOOMFIELD
INFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR BRYCE ELLIOTT MILAN
SOPH DANIEL BERGTHOLDT VALLE CATHOLIC
SR JACOB MEBRUER LINN
SR WADE WOOD TIPTON
JR AUSTIN THRASHER SCOTLAND COUNTY
OUTFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR JUSTIN NORMAN NEELYVILLE
SR MATT KEITH HARTVILLE
JR JUSTIN ROTH VALLE CATHOLIC
SR DYLAN GUTHRIE WEST PLATTE
OUTFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR CLAYTON MEYER RUSSELVILLE
JR HUNTER SIMMONS HARTVILLE
SR DYLAN OGRON LONE JACK
JR BRANDON BERHORST CANTON
OUTFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR DARRIAN DICKEY IBERIA
SR NATHAN SMITH BILLINGS
SR AUSTIN HANCOCK PURDY
DH/UTILITY -- FIRST TEAM
SR TYLER LITTEREST VALLE CATHOLIC
SOPH RYAN MANTLE LINN
SR CHANDLER WOLF RUSSELVILLE
DH/UTILITY -- SECOND TEAM
SR CAMERON TERRY PURDY
SR CODY BOYERS NEELYVILLE
JR MASON PRICE BELLE
DH/UTILITY -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR TRAVIS PHILLIPS BLOOMFIELD
JR REECE CARMICHAEL CANTON
SR ETHAN BERINGER HARRISBURG
Class 3
PITCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR BRENDAN BEATTY HALLSVILLE
SR JUSTIN MURPHY NORTH CALLAWAY
JR TYLER AST SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC
SR DYLAN RILEY HOLDEN
PITCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR SETH LEHMAN FATIMA
SR JACOB KOELLING BLAIR OAKS
JR TAYLOR THOMPSON CUBA
JR MATTHEW TIPTON SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC
PITCHERS- HONORABLE MENTION
SR CONNOR MAROLF LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES
SR BLAKE EDWARDS LAWSON
SR TYLER MARTIN CLEVER
SR JASHAWN MCDANIEL NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL
SR WILL FUNKENBUSCH PALMYRA
CATCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR CHANCE WOLFE CLEVER
SR RYAN FORTNER SCOTT CITY
JR LUCAS SWINDLE LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES
CATCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR SOLOMON WEIDER DIXON
JR BRYER NASH CUBA
JR CODY ARELLA ORCHARD FARM
CATCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR JAKE HOOD LICKING
SR ROB RUZICKA SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC
JR JONATHAN ZUPTICH BISHOP LEBLOND
INFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR BRAD JELINEK WARSAW
JR SAM PREUSSER LUTHERAN ST. CHARLES
SR DEREK HURST FORSYTH
JR PATRICK DILLON BISHOP LEBLOND
SOPH JEREMY EIERMAN WARSAW
INFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR RYAN BOUSE CUBA
JR BRAYTON BALLENGER SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC
SOPH LANE DUNCAN LICKING
SR GARRETT GIBSON SUMMIT CHRISTIAN
SOPH CLAYTON BRINKLEY WEST COUNTY
INFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SOPH TANNER CANTRELL HOUSTON
SR RYAN JINKS DIAMOND
JR REID KESEL FATIMA
SR TIM CLAYTON NEW MADRID COUNTY CENTRAL
SR RANGER CURTIS CLEVER
OUTFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR BRETT DIRNBERGER SCOTT CITY
SR WYATT PORTER LICKING
JR CAMERON WILLIAMS CUBA
SR ERIC SMITH SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC
OUTFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR TAYLOR DARTING FORSYTH
JR MATTHEW MCCULLOUGH BISHOP LEBLOND
SR TYLER WADE LICKING
SR FRANK ALFORD ALTON
OUTFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR ADAM VOLNER STEELVILLE
SR TRAVIS PENNEWELL CLEVER
FR ANDREW MEIER DIXON
DH/UTILITY -- FIRST TEAM
SR PATRICK SCHNIEDERS FATIMA
SR TANNER MURPHY MALDEN
SOPH JAY KAUFMAN FORSYTH
SR A.J. BOYER SUMMIT CHRISTIAN
DH/UTILITY -- SECOND TEAM
SR AUSTIN MEINE WRIGHT CITY
SR KALON HONEYCUTT ALTON
SR MATT BORGEN HOLDEN
DH/UTILITY -- HONORABLE MENTION
FR LAYN HURST FORSYTH
SR KYLER MAXEY BLAIR OAKS
SR TYLER TUEPKER WRIGHT CITY
Class 4
PITCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR BEN LOVELL WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SR JUSTIN LANDEWEE CAPE NOTRE DAME
SR CONNER MATSON OAK GROVE
SR JUSTIN KING LOGAN ROGERSVILLE
PITCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR BRENNAN HEHNER WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SR DAVIS VANDERSLICE WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SR TONY HELFRICH ST. FRANCIS BORGIA
SR PRESTON MILLER KIRKSVILLE
PITCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR JORDAN MAGERS KIRKSVILLE
SR CALEB HEIN BOONVILLE
SR PRESTON BAILEY SAVANNAH
SR DAKOTA GRAHAM ODESSA
CATCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR JALEN POINDEXTER BOONVILLE
JR BRETT BOND WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
JR SAM FRAZEN PEMBROKE HILL
CATCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR CHASE SIMMONS CAPE NOTRE DAME
JR JAKE KIENZLER OAK GROVE
SR NICO CODEMO WARRENSBURG
CATCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SOPH COLE BORNHOP LUTHERAN SOUTH
SR ZACH BISHOP MARSHALL
JR JUSTIN RAY ST. JAMES
INFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR BRETT MARR WARRENSBURG
JR SHANE BENES WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
JR DALTON HORSTMEIER FULTON
SR ZACH NIXON BOONVILLE
SR SEANN BAKER OAK GROVE
INFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR DALAN MERRIMANN SENECA
JR CALEB HICKS WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SR GUNNER WESTERN KIRKSVILLE
SR DEREK MITCHELL CENTRAL PARK HILLS
INFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR KYLE KINNER WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SOPH AUSTIN HULBERT BOONVILLE
OUTFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR EVAN GRUENER LOGAN ROGERSVILLE
SR CHASE LEAVY WARRENSBURG
SR BRYCE BELL WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN
SR DAKOTA GLORE POTOSI
OUTFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR LEVI HARMON OAK GROVE
SR KYLER SHOFF MOUNT VERNON
SR TYLER WILT SAVANNAH
SR JONATHAN BROCE KIRKSVILLE
OUTFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR JAKE FORD ST. JAMES
SR MARK KRANTZ VAN HORN
SOPH ETHAN SANDER BOONVILLE
DH/UTILITY -- FIRST TEAM
SR J.W. MCGRAW ODESSA
SR COLTON WEBBER SENECA
SR COLE DOHERTY OAK GROVE
DH/UTILITY -- SECOND TEAM
SR DEVIN HAMMOCK POTOSI
JR TYLER LAPLANTE PEMBROKE HILL
JR PAYTON RAWLINS SENECA
DH/UTILITY -- HONORABLE MENTION
SOPH CODY CREED MEXICO
SR MATT JONES ST. FRANCIS BORGIA
JR LEVI KELSEY VAN HORN
Class 5
PITCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR JORDAN KNUTSON LEE'S SUMMIT
JR ALEX LANGE LEE'S SUMMIT WEST
SR DEVIN WILLIAMS HAZELWOOD WEST
SR RYAN FRANKLIN FORT ZUMWALT WEST
SR BRIAN HOWARD ST. LOUIS UNIV. HIGH
PITCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR JUSTIN ATCHISON WILLARD
SR AUSTIN SOUTHMAYD FRANCIS HOWELL
JR RYAN BERNSKOETTER ROCK BRIDGE
SR BRIAN ALEWINE STALEY
SR DALTON MOATS PARK HILL
PITCHERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR ROB EWALD LADUE
SR ALEX MERITHEW FORT OSAGE
SR ANDREW QUINN ST. LOUIS UNIV. HIGH
SR JOE HUBER ROCKHURST
CATCHERS -- FIRST TEAM
JR COLBY FITCH HICKMAN
SR JACK KLAGES VIANNEY
JR NIC PERKINS FRANCIS HOWELL
CATCHERS -- SECOND TEAM
JR RYAN TOLIVER FORT OSAGE
SOPH ALEX BARTON HELIAS
SR JOE SCHRIMPF CBC
INFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
SR ZAC PERKINS FRANCIS HOWELL
SR NATHAN WINFREY LIBERTY
SR MATT BROWN VIANNEY
SR JANSEN SMITH ROCK BRIDGE
JR JOHN OLIVER STALEY
INFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR BRETT GRAHAM JOPLIN
JR CHAD SUTTON FORT OSAGE
SR ETHAN HOWSER WAYNESVILLE
JR LUKE LATHAM WILLARD
SR DAVID STOBER BLUE SPRINGS
SR SETH SOTO LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH
INFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SR TODD CZINEGE ROCKHURST
JR DREW QUINONES FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH
JR KEITH GRIESHABER MARQUETTE
SR KOLE HUMMEL STALEY
SR MITCH LARKIN FRANCIS HOWELL
OUTFIELDERS -- FIRST TEAM
JR ELI DILDAY FRANCIS HOWELL
JR MONTE HARRISON LEE'S SUMMIT WEST
SR AUSTIN VERSCHOORE FORT ZUMWALT WEST
JR KEATON PRESLEY WILLARD
OUTFIELDERS -- SECOND TEAM
SR LEX KAPLAN LADUE
JR MATT SCHEIBEL MARQUETTE
SR MICHAEL PFEIFER WILLARD
JR DANNY BIGGS FORT ZUMWALT WEST
SR IAN DOTSON SEDALIA SMITH COTTON
OUTFIELDERS -- HONORABLE MENTION
SOPH JOE BARBEE ROCK BRIDGE
SR JORDAN BACKES HELIAS
SR DYLAN BRAUNER JEFFERSON CITY
JR KYLE REED BLUE SPRINGS
DH/UTILITY -- FIRST TEAM
SR CALVIN MUNSON FRANCIS HOWELL
SR LOGAN GRAY ROCKHURST
SR DREW BRIDGES CARTHAGE
DH/UTILITY -- SECOND TEAM
SR JUSTIN PAULSEN CBC
JR REECE EDDINS BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH
SR TREVOR SCHNIEDERS HELIAS
DH/UTILITY -- HONORABLE MENTION
JR JAKE BURGER CBC
SR DEREK PIKE FORT OSAGE
SR NATE GREEN FRANCIS HOWELL
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