Scecina senior David Mendez was named baseball City Player of the Year by a vote of the coaches.
Mendez hit .468 this season for Scecina with two home runs, eight doubles and 20 RBIs. He was also 6-5 as a pitcher with a 2.85 earned run average and 72 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings.
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The 2024 All-City baseball team as voted by the coaches:
First team
Pitcher – Ethan Dorsey, Cathedral, Jr.
Pitcher – Eli Bennett, Cathedral, Jr.
Catcher – J.T. Stiner, Cathedral, Sr.
1B – Declan Hostettler, Bishop Chatard, Jr.
2B – Alex Jackson, Heritage Christian, Soph.
SS – Chris Klug, Bishop Chatard, Sr.
3B – David Mendez, Scecina, Sr.
OF – Patrick Mazur, Cathedral, Sr.
OF – Ryan Williams, Heritage Christian, Sr.
OF – Nolan Moore, Covenant Christian, Sr.
DH – Bo Cooper, Cathedral, Jr.
Utility – Jack Naab, Bishop Chatard, Jr.
Second team
Pitcher – Henry Borg, Bishop Chatard, Sr.
Pitcher – Aidan Lane, Cardinal Ritter, Fr.
Catcher – Nolan Jones, Covenant Christian, Sr.
1B – Will Ambrose, Heritage Christian, Jr.
2B – Ryan Keating, Bishop Chatard, Sr.
SS – Tyler Allemeier, Heritage Christian, Sr.
3B – Chase Nickols, Cathedral, Soph.
OF – Greg Mates, Bishop Chatard, Jr.
OF – Zack Plunkitt, Scecina, Sr.
OF – Jaden McCoy, Cathedral, Jr.
DH – Blake Cope, Covenant Christian, Soph.
Utility – Gabe Unger, Covenant Christian, Soph.
Honorable mention
Bishop Chatard: Tony Cuniffe, Michael Jones, Grant Tragesser
Cardinal Ritter: Regan Ring, Ty Gonzales
Cathedral: Eli Sinsabaugh, Neal Parrish, Jackson Reeves, Zander Carnahan, Ty Carroll, Max Finn, Landon Hughes, Max Linder, Connor Christiansen
Covenant Christian: Jameson Laughlin, Ty Gillespie
Heritage Christian: Carson Wilhite, Blake McDonald, JP Olesen, Tripp Vaughan
Herron: Richard Morris, Colvin Meek, Colin McHugh, Keane Ricchiuto
Purdue Poly: Nevan Jeffers
Scecina: Wil Battles, Jackson Daves, Dom McKiernan, Brady Ray
Tech: Jorge Mendoza, Dariel Caceres, Carlos Rodriguez, Isaiah Wilson
Washington: Eli Helmecy
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