NUIC all-conference baseball teams, MVPs, final 2022 standings

Matt Trowbridge, Journal Standard
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Forreston's Owen Greenfield pitches against Byron on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Byron High School in Byron.
Forreston's Owen Greenfield pitches against Byron on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Byron High School in Byron.

Lena-Winslow's Ethan Fye, Eastland's Kellen Henze and Fulton's Drew Dykstra were named MVPs of the three NUIC baseball divisions.

Division champions were Lena-Winslow, Eastland and Warren/Stockton.

Here are the complete all-conference baseball teams, plus final standings for all three NUIC divisions in 2022:

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NUIC North

MVP: Ethan Fye, Le-Win, sr.

Sportsmanship: Pearl City

First team: Ethan Fye, Le-Win, sr.; Nathan Brinkmeier, Pearl City, jr.; Jake Zeal, Le-Win, jr.; Adam Thompson, Dakota, sr.; Evan Broge, Aquin, sr.; Clay Luedeking, Aquin, sr.; Drew Streckwald, Le-Win, jr.; Trenton Taylor, Du/Pec, sr.; Brody Mahon, Le-Win, sr.; Luke Benson, Le-Win, sr.; Kaidyn Niedermeier, Dakota, jr.; Michael Conroy, Du/Pec, jr.; James Eyster, Dakota, jr.; Tanner Perdue, Pearl City, jr.

Second team: Bryce Fitzanko, Du/Pec, sr.; Caden Wenger, Dakota, jr.; Riley Schauer, Pearl City, sr.; Michael MacKenzie, Orangeville, sr.; Logan Braun, Du/Pec, sr.; Cooper Hathaway, Aquin, fresh.; Joe Thomm, Orangeville, sr.; Rowen Schulz, Le-Win, jr.; CJ Sheridan, Du/Pec, sr.; Tyson Clark, Pearl City, sr.

NUIC North standings

School, Overall, Conf.

Lena-Winslow, 20-7, 10-0

Durand/Pecatonica, 10-11, 7-3

Dakota, 6-10, 5-5

Pearl City, 9-14, 4-6

Aquin, 7-10, 4-6

Orangeville, 0-17, 0-10

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NUIC South

Jamie Koehn Award Winner (Conference MVP): Kellen Henze, Eastland, sr.

Sportsmanship: Ashton-Franklin Center

First team: Andruw Jones, Amboy, sr.; Sam Russell, Amboy, sr.; Jordan Harris, A-FC, jr.; Carson Rueff, A-FC, jr.; Carson Heckman, Eastland, sr.; Kellen Henze, Eastland, sr.; Owen Rogers, Eastland, sr.; Jacob Fiorello, Forreston, sr.; Dylan Greenfield, Forreston, sr.; Owen Greenfield, Forreston, jr.; Ashton Nobis. Milledgeville, sr.; Connor Nye, Milledgeville, soph.

Second team: Ian Eller, Amboy, sr.; Braiden Runkle, A-FC, jr.; Allyn Geerts, Eastland, jr.; Cole Huber, Eastland, soph.; Max McCullough, Eastland, jr; Hunter Miller, Eastland, fresh.; Jaxson Sturtevant, Eastland, sr.; Tommy Appel, Forreston, sr.; Brendan Greenfield, Forreston, fresh.; Noah Johnson, Forreston, sr.; Cayden Akers, Milledgeville, jr.; Caden VanDyke, Milledgeville, sr.

Honorable mention: Tucker Lindenmeyer, Amboy, jr.; Griffin Bushman, A-FC, jr.; Peyton Urish, Milledgeville, sr.; Nolan Hahn, Polo, soph.; Tyler Merdian, Polo, sr.

2022 NUIC South standings

School, Overall, Conf.

Eastland, 13-10, 9-1

Forreston, 18-9, 7-3

Milledgeville, 8-10, 5-5

Amboy, 7-11, 5-5

Ashton-Franklin Center, 9-11, 4-6

Polo, 0-16, 0-10

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NUIC West

MVP: Drew Dykstra, Fulton

First team: Drew Dykstra, Fulton, sr.; Austin Chumbler, Warren/Stockton, sr.; Ethan Hefel, Galena, sr.; Alex Marsden, Warren/Stockton , sr.; Caleb Mammoser, Warren/Stockton, sr.; Brevin Lee, East Dubuque, sr.; Jacob Jones, Fulton, sr.; Maddox Knauer, RR/SM, jr.; Drew Mesendike, Warren/Stockton, sr.; Angel Reyes, East Dubuque, soph.; Sam Huntington, East Dubuque, sr.; Parker Studtmann, Galena, fresh.

Second team: Ryan Eads, Fulton, jr.; A.J. Boardman, West Carroll, soph.; John Wubben, Galena, jr.; Brody Tashner, East Dubuque, sr.; Brock Mason, Fulton, sr.; Ian Wiebenga, Fulton, sr.; Gavyn Mendoza, Fulton, sr.; Brady Broshus, Warren/Stockton, jr.; Dylan Diehl, RR/SM, jr.; Breyton Fry, RR/SM, sr.; Ian Broshus, Warren/Stockton, sr.; Owen Logemann, Warren/Stockton, sr.

Honorable mention: Davis Ludin, Fulton, sr.; Cyler Cornelius, Warren/Stockton, jr.; Sam Bowman, East Dubuque, sr.; Ethan Price, Fulton, jr.; Ben Montag, East Dubuque, sr.; Ashton St. Ores, West Carroll, sr.; Ryan Stoffregen, Galena, jr.; Blaze Janecke, Warren/Stockton, sr.

2022 NUIC West standings

School, Overall, Conf.

Warren/Stockton, 20-7, 9-1

Fulton, 15-6, 8-2

East Dubuque, 16-11, 5-5

Galena, 12-7, 4-6

River Ridge/Scales Mound, 8-13, 4-6

West Carroll, 1-15, 0-10

Matt Trowbridge is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at mtrowbridge@rrstar.com and follow him on Twitter at @MattTrowbridge. Sign up for the Rockford High School newsletter at rrstar.com.

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