Two Area Players On IHSBCA All-State Baseball Teams

Two area players were named to the 2015 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association 1A and 2A All-State Baseball Teams.

Neoga High School's Matt Kingery was named to the Class 1A All-State Team. Kingery was a junior centerfielder for the Indians. Neoga lost to Cobden 5-4 in the Carbondale Super-Sectional.

Other players named were Craig Austin (Decatur Lutheran), junior centerfield; Devon Ballard (Fulton), junior third base; Darren Betz (Carrier Mills-Stonefort), senior shortstop; Mitch Bick (Hardin-Calhoun), junior pitcher/left field; Adam Deal (Morrisonville), senior pitcher/centerfield; Tyler Engel (Astoria-South Fulton), senior shortstop; Grant Farmer (Illinois Lutheran), senior pitcher/third base; Brad Fuhrhop (Okawville), junior catcher; Peyton Hagerman (Okaw Valley), senior pitcher; Mitchell Janssen (Princeville), senior pitcher; Adam Jones (Century), junior catcher; Wyatt Logsdon (Triopia), junior catcher; Michael Lowery (Mount Pulaski), senior shortstop; Colten McCree (Crab Orchard), senior pitcher; J.T. Moore (Cobden), junior centerfield; Owen Pulver (Dwight), senior pitcher; Nick Saltzman (Somonauk), senior pitcher/designated hitter: Logan Spalt (Cobden), junior pitcher/shortstop; Devon Still (Okaw Valley), senior pitcher and Devin Williams (Odin), senior third base.

Teutopolis High School's Louis Niemerg was named to the Class 2A All-State Team. Niemerg was a senior pitcher/shortstop for the Wooden Shoes. T-town captured third place at the State Tournament by beating Peru St. Bede 4-1.

Also named to the team were Nolan Ard (Illini West), senior shortstop; Luke Bleyer (Williamsville), senior pitcher; Carson Cuevas (Brimfield-Elmwood), senior shortstop; Charlie Donovan (Westmont), senior shortstop; Joe Donovan (Westmont), sophomore catcher; Tyler Fisher (Herscher), junior first base; Nolan Gazouski (Rockford Christian), junior pitcher/shortstop; Gus Gibbs (Benton), senior pitcher/centerfield; Cole Hamilton (Pleasant Plains), senior third base; Tyler Htuchison (Greenville), senior pitcher/first base; Brad Littleton (Coal City), junior pitcher/centerfield; Austin Keen (Belleville Althoff Catholic), senior pitcher/first base; Keegan McHood (Argenta-Oreana), senior pitcher/shortstop; Jarret Olson (St. Bede Academy), junior pitcher; Dalton Parker (St. Joseh-Ogden), junior pitcher; Alec Powell (Rockford Christian), junior pitcher; John Rave (Bloomington Central Catholic), junior centerfield; A.J. Smith (DuQuoin), senior pitcher/infielder; Evan Snyder (Ottawa-Marquette), junior pitcher/first base and Tristan Weaver (Auburn), junior pitcher.