BND Large-School All-Area Baseball Team

Player of the Year

• Dylan Burris, Edwardsville, sr.

Coach of the Year

• Tim Funkhouser, Edwardsville

First Team

• Pitcher: Kade Burns, Edwardsville, sr.
• Pitcher: Hayden Juenger, O’Fallon, jr.
• Pitcher: Erik Kaiser, Waterloo, sr.
• Pitcher: Jack Lanxon, Belleville West, sr.
• Catcher: Quinten Albrecht, Waterloo, jr.
• First Base: Drake Westcott, Edwardsville, fr.
• Second Base: Jaxsen Helmkamp, Civic Memorial, sr.
• Shortstop: Braeden Chandler, Freeburg, sr.
• Third Base: Hayden Juenger, O’Fallon, jr.
• Outfield: Corey Price, Civic Memorial, sr.
• Outfield: John Hilpert, Freeburg, sr.
• Outfield: Jack Lanxon, Belleville West, sr.
• DH: Joe Guithues, O’Fallon, sr.
• Utility: Steve Nguyen, Alton, sr.

Second Team

• Pitcher: Jordan Kraljev, Mascoutah, sr.
• Pitcher: Andrew Yancik, Edwardsville, sr.
• Pitcher: Connor Pinkser, Highland, jr.
• Pitcher: Geoff Withers, Civic Memorial, jr.
• Catcher: Steven Patten, Alton, sr.
• First Base: Erik Kaiser, Waterloo, sr.
• Second Base: Joel Quirin, Edwardsville, sr.
• Shortstop: Josh Gibson, O’Fallon, so.
• Third Base: Elliott Prott, Highland, jr.
• Outfield: Hunter Counton, Collinsville, jr.
• Outfield: Brandon Hampton, Civic Memorial, sr.
• Outfield: Will Messer, Edwardsville, sr.
• DH: Dillon Knebel, Highland, jr.
• Utility: Andrew Yancik, Edwardsville, sr.

Honorable Mention

• Pitcher: Noah Blakely, Mascoutah; Ryan Culley, Belleville; Brandon Hampton, Civic Memorial; Brayden Arnold, O’Fallon; Chad Sauls, Belleville West; Zach Kraabel, Triad; Mack Langdon, Triad; Ben Cruikshank, Belleville East
• Catcher: Dalton Wallace, Edwardsville; Brady Schmitz, Freeburg; Sam Scott, Mascoutah; Chase Hackstadt, O’Fallon
• First Base: Nick Beeler, Triad; Garrett Garland, Waterloo; Connor Pinsker, Highland
• Second Base: Landon Touchette, Freeburg; Will Lanxon, Belleville West; Josh Messenbrink, Triad; Brock Troxell, Highland
• Shortstop: Jacob Willis, Highland; Michael Chaffin, Mascoutah
• Third Base: Jack Lugge, Freeburg; Sam Spivey, Columbia; Shane Wilhelm, Columbia; Logan Betz, Belleville West
• Outfield: Austin Bonvicino, Granite City; Jordan Fritz, Freeburg; Steve Nguyen, Alton; Nick Westerheide, Belleville West; Mike Hampton, Alton; Austin Hitt, Belleville East; Garret Marti, Highland; Danny Tharp, Waterloo; Brayden Arnold, O’Fallon
• DH: Carson Smith, Freeburg; Jacob Willis, Highland; Cameron Hibbets, Granite City; Brock Troxell, Highland
• Utility: Brayden Arnold, O’Fallon; Michael Chaffin, Mascoutah; Shane Wilhelm, Columbia; Nick Beeler, Triad; Noah Blakely, Mascoutah; Matt Albritton, O’Fallon; Caden Clark, Civic Memorial

This story was originally published July 28, 2017 at 10:28 AM with the headline "BND Large-School All-Area Baseball Team."