See which Northern Kentucky baseball players earned all-state honors
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association released its all-state baseball teams on Sunday and there is plenty of Northern Kentucky representation.
There are four first-team all-state honorees from teams whose season ended in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state baseball quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Beechwood had three honorees: Juniors Brice Estep, Cameron Boyd and Mitchell Berger.
Estep, the starting catcher, led the Tigers in batting (.486) and runs batted in (56) while managing Beechwood’s pitching staff that allowed fewer than three runs per game. His RBI total ranked fourth in the state.
Boyd, the right fielder, led Beechwood in home runs with 15, which tied for first in the state with Patrick Forbes of Bowling Green, who was named Mr. Baseball as part of the all-state release.
The team’s leadoff hitter also hit .398 with a team-high 56 runs scored and 18 stolen bases, plus 37 RBI which was second to Estep.
Berger was the ace pitcher with a 7-0 record and 2.51 earned-run average. He also played center field and hit .413 with six homers and 37 RBI.
Beechwood finished 29-7 after losing 1-0 Saturday to Russell County and first-team all-state pitcher Cody Luttrell, who hurled a four-hit shutout against the Tigers, Beechwood’s only one of the year. The Tigers finished ranked sixth in the final state coaches poll.
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Campbell County junior Aydan Hamilton was named first team all-state. The University of Kentucky commit at shortstop hit .490 in 20 games before missing the rest of the season with a hand injury.
Campbell County finished 24-11 this season, winning the 10th Region title for the second-straight season and losing 4-3 to third-ranked McCracken County in Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
Conner senior Gage Testerman was second team all-state.
Testerman, a shortstop, was the Northern Kentucky and Ninth Region player of the year after batting .542 with seven homers, 47 runs scored and 36 stolen bases. He ranked seventh in the state in batting average.
Campbell County senior Greg Vineyard and Conner junior Brody Mangold were third team all-state.
Vineyard, the center fielder and a senior, hit .371 with 51 runs scored and 25 steals for the state quarterfinalist Camels.
Mangold was the top pitcher in the Ninth Region, going 8-0 for the Cougars with a 0.53 ERA, which was seventh in the state. He allowed only 28 hits and 22 walks in 53 innings, striking out 70.
He and Testerman led the Cougars to 29-7 this season, a school record for wins
Full all-state list
First team: Jack Bennett (McCracken Co), Brody Williams (Lyon Co), Elijah Underhill (Christian Co), Luke Evans (Owensboro Catholic), Patrick Forbes (Bowling Green) also Mr. Baseball, Nathan Lawson (Russell Co), Cody Luttrell (Russell Co), Ashton Prechtel (Fern Creek), Korbyn Dickerson (Trinity), Matt Klein (Trinity), Jake Bennett (St. Xavier), Brice Estep (Beechwood), Cameron Boyd (Beechwood), Mitchell Berger (Beechwood), Dalton Davenport (Nicholas Co), Aydan Hamilton (Campbell Co), Raymond Saatman (Sayre), Luke Gaffney (Boyle Co), Brady Morse (Danville), Caden Petrey (Whitley Co), Bryce Blevins (Lawrence Co), Chase Alderman (Rowan Co).
Second team: Gage Griggs (Paducah Tilghman), Jackson Shoulders (Lyon Co), Preston Chaudoin (Hopkinsville), Maddox Carlson (Crittenden Co), Isaac Seeger (Breckinridge Co), Zak Spurrier (Central Hardin), Owen Barger (North Bullitt), Ty Starke (St. Xavier), Chase Edmonds (North Oldham), Cole Dycus (Woodford Co), Gage Testerman (Conner), Owen Jenkins (Lafayette), Bennett Myers (Franklin Co), Hayden Robbins (Madison Central), Matt Johns (Madison Central), Logan Smother (Danville), Brady Baxter (Danville), Cade Elam (Corbin), Dave Elkins (Perry Co Central), Baron Ratliff (Paintsville), Jake Biggs (Boyd Co), Luke Preston (Boyd Co).
Third team: Levin East (Paducah Tilghman), Cohl Proctor (Breckinridge), Sam McFarland (Owensboro Catholic), Dalton Fiveash (Franklin Simpson), Carson Bryant (Bullitt East), Nolan Hood (Male), Nic Schutte (Male), Robbie Reed (Trinity), Cooper Smith (St. Xavier), Jack Perdue (Christian Academy of Louisville), Brody Mangold (Conner), Greg Vineyard (Campbell Co), Malachi Feeback (Harrison Co), Brady Davis (George Rogers Clark), Tanner Walton (George Rogers Clark), Bradley Poynter (Madison Central), Hayden Smith (West Jessamine), Evan Hart (Mercer Co), Cameron Combs (Corbin), Sawyer Patrick (Hazard), Luke Patton (Lawrence Co), Hayden Mains (Rowan Co).
Honorable mention: Evan Oakley (Marshall Co), Harrison Bowman (Apollo), Bryce Estes (Elizabethtown), Ethan Elmore (Louisville Eastern), Brady Hockensmith (Franklin Co), Addison Stockham (Sayre), Silas Schaffer (Rockcastle Co), Sam Harp (Whitley Co), Max Johnson (Hazard), Ashton Deskins (Belfry)
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Kentucky baseball: Beechwood, Conner, Campbell County all-state names
