First Team
Jake Armentrout
School: Wheeler.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Xavier.
Key stats: Hit .357 with four triples, two homers and 23 RBIs.
Ty Bothwell
School: Boone Grove.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Won Class 2A state championship game against Southridge. Committed to Indiana.
Key stats: Went 10-2 with a 0.42 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings. Hit .349 with 30 RBIs.
Jake DeFries
School: Crown Point.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Indiana Tech.
Key stats: Hit .385 with a homer and 11 RBIs. Had a .482 on-base percentage and a .925 fielding percentage.
Michael Doolin
School: Andrean.
Year: Junior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Named 2018 Post-Tribune Baseball Player of the Year. Selected all-conference. Committed to Vanderbilt.
Key stats: Went 11-1 with a 0.70 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings. Hit .327 with nine doubles and 35 RBIs.
Steven Fowler
School: Highland.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .419 with 22 RBIs. Had only two errors in his last 200 chances.
Nick Fushi
School: Andrean.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Committed to Ball State.
Key stats: Hit .348 with team-best 11 doubles and 35 RBIs.
Conner Hoffman
School: Lake Central.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Named conference position player of the year. Committed to Purdue Northwest.
Key stats: Hit .390 with two homers and 29 RBIs. Had a team-best .991 fielding percentage.
Will Malekovic
School: LaPorte.
Year: Senior.
Position: Catcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Ivy Tech.
Key stats: Hit .379 with 22 RBIs.
Austin Peterson
School: Chesterton.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Purdue.
Key stats: Went 7-2 with a 1.05 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings.
Kyle Schmack
School: South Central.
Year: Junior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: All-conference.
Key stats: Hit .494 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs.
Clay Thompson
School: Andrean.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Oakland.
Key stats: Went 9-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 77 strikeouts. Hit .366 with 35 runs and 33 RBIs.
Chris Torres
School: Chesterton.
Year: Senior.
Position: Utility.
Accolades: Was winning pitcher in both regional games. Committed to Wabash Valley.
Key stats: Hit .348 with a homer and 10 RBIs. Went 6-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 59 strikeouts.
Second Team
Chandler Banic
School: LaPorte.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Went 7-1 with a 1.41 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 54 innings.
Matthew Benton
School: Hobart.
Year: Sophomore.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Went 7-1 with a 1.38 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 61 innings. Beat Crown Point 1-0 in the Class 4A Chesterton Sectional.
Brock Cooper
School: Hobart.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Set a single-season program record with 31 walks. Hit .418 with 18 RBIs.
Zach Dobos
School: Lake Central.
Year: Junior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Went 6-3 with a 2.27 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings.
Josh Dragicevich
School: Munster.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .373 with 21 runs.
Marcus Gholston
School: Valparaiso.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Committed to Arizona Western.
Key stats: Hit .348 with eight doubles and 12 RBIs.
Justin Graves
School: Lake Central.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected to the North-South All-Star Game.
Key stats: Hit .392 with 28 runs and 29 RBIs.
Ethan Igras
School: Lowell.
Year: Junior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .419 with seven extra-base hits and 17 RBIs.
Michael Langen
School: Lowell.
Year: Junior.
Position: Catcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .377 with seven extra-base hits and 18 RBIs.
Colin Mack
School: Morgan Township.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: A two-time all-area selection. Committed to Indiana South Bend.
Key stats: Hit .488 with 10 doubles, two homers and 35 RBIs. Went 3-2 with a 1.91 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 40 innings.
Bobby Nowak
School: Hanover Central.
Year: Senior.
Position: Utility.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Kankakee Community College.
Key stats: Went 3-0 with 2:05 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings. Hit .373 with 19 RBIs.
Joe Rycerz
School: Andrean.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to St. Xavier.
Key stats: Hit .366 with six homers and 38 RBIs. Produced game-winning homer against South Bend St. Joseph for regional title.
Honorable Mention
Jared Bais, Lake Central, junior, infielder; Sam Beier, Wheeler, senior, infielder; Tommy Benson, Chesterton, senior, infielder; Ryan Bolda, Crown Point, senior, pitcher; Ryan Bradtke, Bishop Noll, junior, infielder; Anthony DeCrescenzo, Bishop Noll, junior, pitcher; Jack Dickson, Portage, junior, pitcher; Kaleb Foster, Portage, senior, outfielder; Michael Hunter, Hobart, senior, outfielder; Carson Husmann, South Central, junior, outfielder; Charlie Jones, Andrean, freshman, infielder; Mickey Krol-Cain, Kankakee Valley, senior, catcher; Nick Lucido, Hanover Central, senior, outfielder; Johnny Maynard, Griffith, junior, pitcher; Jake Nelson, Washington Township, senior, infielder; Tyler Nelson, Andrean, sophomore, infielder; Tyler Nelson, Chesterton, sophomore, outfielder; Meet Patel, Highland, junior, outfielder; Travis Patrick, Hebron, senior, pitcher; Gunnar Pullins, Valparaiso, senior, infielder; Logan Ryan, Hebron, senior, infielder; Julian Rutherford, Griffith, senior, pitcher; Brad Spellings, Highland, senior, outfielder; Connor Tomasic, Lake Central, senior, infielder; Josiah Zambrana, River Forest, senior, utility.
