Meet the 2022 All-Tidewater baseball first and second teams
All-Tidewater Player of the Year
Clay Grady
Nansemond River, senior shortstop
Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
Helped lead the Warriors to the Class 5 state semifinals
Batted .465 with 27 runs, 23 RBIs, 12 doubles and four triples
Will play at Virginia Tech
First Team
Brayden Bachman
Hickory, freshman outfielder
Helped lead the Hawks to the Class 5 Region A title
First team All-Class 5 Region A
Batted .384 with 26 hits, 18 RBIs, 18 runs and 13 walks
Jerry Barnes
First Colonial, senior catcher
Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
Lead-off batter, he hit .424 with 25 hits, 18 RBIs and five home runs
Had a .583 on-base percentage, including 15 walks
Will play at William & Mary
Tyler Black
Churchland, senior outfielder/pitcher
Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
Batted .365 with 23 hits, 19 runs and 16 RBIs
On the mound he was 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA and a save
Will play at Thomas Nelson Community College
Cody Christman
Walsingham, senior third baseman
VISAA Division III Player of the Year
Helped lead the Trojans to the VISAA Division III state title
Batted .366 with 36 runs, 32 RBIs, 30 hits and 10 homers
Trey Christman
Walsingham, junior shortstop
First team All-VISAA Division III
Helped lead the Trojans to the VISAA Division III state title
Batted .333 with 32 runs, 27 hits, 16 RBIs and five homers
Committed to William & Mary
Blake Dickerson
Ocean Lakes, junior pitcher
First team All-Class 6 Region A
Struck out 90 batters with a 1.98 ERA
Committed to Virginia Tech
Harrison Didawick
Western Branch, senior outfielder
First team All-Class 6 Region A
Batted .495 with a .611 on-base percentage
Scored 34 runs with 22 RBIs and 10 stolen bases
Will play at Virginia
Joe Fredericks
Grassfield, junior outfielder/pitcher
First team All-Class 6 Region A
Batted .500 with 35 runs and 25 RBIs
On the mound, he struck out 59 batters over 29 innings
Committed to West Virginia
Josh Markley
Poquoson, senior outfielder
Class 2 Region A Player of the Year
Helped lead the Islanders to the Class 2 Region A title and a state tournament berth
Batted .459 with 20 RBIs and 10 stolen bases
Bailey Matela
Greenbrier Christian, senior pitcher
First team All-VISAA Division II
Allowed six earned runs over 46.1 innings and struck out 79
Batted .325 with 25 hits and 22 RBIs
Will play at Old Dominion
Kenny Schaedel
Cape Henry, senior outfielder/pitcher
Helped lead the Dolphins to the VISAA Division I state title and earned state tournament Most Valuable Player honors
First team All-VISAA Division I
Batted .500 with 24 RBIs
Will play at Georgia Tech
Tanner Schaedel
Cape Henry, sophomore infielder/pitcher
Helped lead the Dolphins to the VISAA Division I state title
First team All-VISAA Division I
Batted .407 with 31 runs and 19 RBIs. On the mound he was 8-0 with a 1.53 ERA and 45 strikeouts
Daniel Smith
Granby, sophomore pitcher
Helped lead the Comets to the Class 5 Region A title and advance to the state semifinals
First team All-Class 5 Region B
He was 7-1 with a 2.04 ERA, including a 3-0 record in the postseason and allowed just one earned run
Price Whitaker
Lafayette, senior utility player
Helped the Rams advance to the Class 4 state tournament
Batted .473 with a .628 on-base percentage
He had 26 hits with 20 walks and scored 17 runs with 13 RBIs
Second Team
Jacob Avant, Granby, senior third baseman
Jordan Crosland, Nansemond River, third baseman
Tyler Gorbett, Menchville, senior utility
Dylan Hall, Grassfield, senior outfielder
Norman Jackson, Great Bridge, senior shortstop
Cayedon Jones, Hampton, senior outfielder
Luke Hanson, Lafayette, senior shortstop/pitcher
Max Kuhle, Ocean Lakes senior pitcher
Joe Munitz, Cox junior second baseman
Cooper Newell, Hickory senior outfielder/pitcher
Matthew Phillips, Maury senior utility
Ayden Stuffel, Nansemond River senior outfield/pitcher
William Wian, First Colonial senior pitcher
Matt Weber, Landstown senior outfielder/pitcher
Austin Younce, Greenbrier Christian senior catcher
