Niles duo, coach named all-region

Published 9:24 pm Sunday, June 19, 2016

The Niles Vikings landed a pair of players and coach Mike Vota on the Division 2 All-Regional Baseball Team, which was selected last week.

Vota, along with Holland Christian’s Jim Caserta, were named as the all-region coaches.

First baseman Jakob Huffman and infielder Austin Curran were also named to the team.

Lakeshore had a pair of players on the squad, while St. Joseph placed one on the team, which is the second step in the Division 2 All-State selection process.

Lakeshore’s Trey Thibeault and Connor Brawley were named as a first baseman and a pitcher respectively.

St. Joseph’s Jordan Brewer was selected as an outfielder.

 

Division 2 All-Region

Catchers

Austin Krzeminski, Coldwater

Jarod Wierengo, Fruitport

David Williams, Holland Christian

 

First basemen

Jakob Huffman, Niles

Brendan Oosse, East Grand Rapids

 

Infielders

Brendan Spangler, Coldwater

Alec Overbeek, Hamilton

Trey Thibeault, Lakeshore

Austin Curran, Niles

Drew Devine, Marshall

Blake Haveman, Zeeland West

Connor Culhane, Forest Hills Eastern

 

Outfielders

Jordan Brewer, St Joseph

Dylan Kemp, Lakewood

Zach Smith, Harper Creek

Jace Beatty, Kenowa Hills

Lucas Reimink, Hamilton

Utility

Brandon Lewis, Coldwater

 

Pitchers

Mike Mokma, Holland Christian

Brendan Lovell, Vicksburg

Connor Brawley, Lakeshore

Christian Falicki, Kenowa Hills

Josh Stella, Catholic Central

 

Coaches of the Year

Mike Vota, Niles

Jim Caserta, Holland Christian