All-state baseball 2017: Beckman's Riley LeGrand captain of INA Class 2A team

CEDAR RAPIDS — Riley LeGrand was just grand for Team Jenk this season and has been rewarded for it.

The senior infielder from Dyersville Beckman is the captain of the Class 2A all-state baseball team, it has been announced. The all-state teams are sponsored by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

LeGrand helped the Blazers win the Class 2A championship this past weekend and is a two-time all-state pick. He hit .500 with seven triples, two home runs, 20 RBIs and 43 runs scored.

He was joined on the 2A all-state first team by teammate Jackson Bennett, a pitcher who picked up the win in the 9-6 title game win over Carroll Kuemper. Bennett, a junior, was 8-0 with a 0.97 earned run average.

Other 2A first-teamers are Iowa City Regina pitcher Ryan Schooley, Monticello first baseman Jacob Manternach and Cascade outfielder Bryce Simon.

Ten other players from the Gazette area also are first-team all-staters.

That includes three guys from Iowa City West in Class 4A: pitcher Braden Houston, outfielder Connor McCaffery and third baseman Izaya Ono-Fullard. Houston went 9-1 with a 0.89 ERA this season, while McCaffery and Ono-Fullard combined for 17 home runs and 101 RBIs.

West lost in the state tournament semifinals. Ono-Fullard will play collegiately at Kirkwood Community College, McCaffery at Iowa.

Iowa City High's Brett McCleary also is on the first team as a utility player, as are Metro players Levi Usher (Cedar Rapids Prairie), Matt Berst (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) and Brayden Frazier (Cedar Rapids Jefferson). Outfielder Usher is the lone junior here, hitting .468 this season and being invited to play in this month's Perfect Game USA All-American Game in San Diego.

Catcher Berst decided last week to play for Iowa. Frazier, a junior, has committed to play for the Hawkeyes.

The lone first-teamer in Class 3A is Vinton-Shellsburg senior catcher Will Edwards. He hit .405 with 33 stolen bases.

Linn County underclassmen Austin Krob of Lisbon and Jake Hilmer and Ryan Miller of North Linn are first-team selections in 1A. Junior Krob helped his team make the state tournament by hitting .407 with a team-high 46 RBIs.

Hilmer and Miller led North Linn to state for the second time in three years. Hilmer hit an amazing .510 but is honored as a pitcher, where he went 11-0 with a 0.60 ERA.

Miller, picked as an outfielder, hit .406 with 11 triples and 49 stolen bases.

Class 4A

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Jack Dreyer, senior (Johnston); Ben Probst, senior (West Des Moines Dowling); Braden Houston, junior (Iowa City West)

Catcher – Matt Berst, senior (Cedar Rapids Kennedy)

First base – Hunter Dingman, senior (Mason City)

Infield – TJ Mahoney, junior (Des Moines Lincoln); Izaya Ono-Fullard, senior (Iowa City West); Brayden Frazier, junior (Cedar Rapids Jefferson)

Outfield – Levi Usher, junior (Cedar Rapids Prairie); Connor McCaffery, senior (Iowa City West); Robbie McCargar, senior (West Des Moines Dowling)

Utility – Payton Williams, senior (Johnston); Brett McCleary, senior (Iowa City High)

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Connor Van Scoyoc, junior (Cedar Rapids Jefferson); Nathan Buckallew, senior (Johnston); Cameron Cowan, senior (Ankeny Centennial)

Catcher – Joel Thompson, senior (Lewis Central)

First base – Harrison Cook, sophomore (Cedar Rapids Prairie)

Infield – Trevor Burkhart, junior (Davenport West); Brady Bunten, junior (Cedar Rapids Washington); Sam Olson, senior (West Des Moines Dowling)

Outfield – Evan Martin, freshman (Southeast Polk); Dylan Voves, senior (Mason City); Jevon Mason, junior (West Des Moines Valley)

Utility – Blake Elam, senior (Council Bluffs Lincoln); Brendan Sher, junior (Indianola)

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Duncan Davitt, junior (Indianola); Drew Irvine, junior (Waukee); Clayton Nettleton, junior (Davenport West)

Catcher – Tony Barreca, junior (North Scott)

First base – Kam Avons, senior (Bettendorf)

Infield – Austin Shotts, senior (Ottumwa); Nick Acri, senior (Pleasant Valley); Drew Beazley, junior (Johnston)

Outfield – Max Steffen, senior (Western Dubuque); Tyrese Moore, junior (Waukee), Adam Sacia, senior (North Scott)

Utility – Colin Lacey, senior (West Des Moines Dowling); Brendon Figueroa, senior (Lewis Central)

Class 3A

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Trenton Wallace, senior (Davenport Assumption); Ben Beutel, senior (Davenport Assumption); Max Hackbarth, junior (Webster City)

Catcher – Will Edwards, senior (Vinton-Shellsburg)

First base – Devin Porter, senior (Saydel)

Infield – Dillon Sears, senior (Harlan); Tyler Hillman, senior (Pella); Nate Mortimer, junior (Carlisle)

Outfield – Matt Nelson, senior (Sioux City Heelan); Ryley McGregor, senior (Sergeant Bluff-Luton); Tyler Miller, freshman (Oskaloosa)

Utility – Daniel Powers, junior (Davenport Assumption); Austin Savary, senior (Dubuque Wahlert)

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Zach Noble, junior (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley); Cameron Baumann, senior (Fairfield); Brett Sears, sophomore (Harlan)

Catcher – Jaden Rolffs, junior (Pella)

First base – Nolan Melchert, senior (Davenport Assumption)

Infield – Luke Fennelly, senior (Davenport Assumption); Tanner Davis, senior (Vinton-Shellsburg), Colin Kasperbauer, junior (Sioux City Heelan)

Outfield – Jacob Zuck, junior (Knoxville), Justus Burke, senior (Davenport Assumption); Owen Carstensen, senior (Marion)

Utility – Nathan Struve, senior (Vinton-Shellsburg); Luke Ira, junior (Solon)

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Houstin Hawkins, senior (Storm Lake); Brady Donohue, senior (Marion); Nic McCay, junior (Carlisle)

Catcher – Maverick Miller, senior (Marion)

First base – Ryan Doran, junior (Harlan)

Infield – Cole Loeffelbein, senior (Glenwood), Ben De Boer, senior (MOC-Floyd Valley); Jarod Harris, junior (West Delaware)

Outfield – Joshua Cheek, senior (Harlan), Keaton Candor, senior (Le Mars); Shane Solberg, senior (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley)

Utility – Scottie Wirth, senior (Vinton-Shellsburg); Tanner Bedier, junior (Bondurant-Farrar)

Class 2A

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Jackson Bennett, junior (Dyersville Beckman); Ryan Schooley, junior (Iowa City Regina); Colby Seuntjens, junior (Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto)

Catcher – Jacob Manternach, junior (Monticello)

First base – Noah Hopp, senior (New Hampton)

Infield – Evan Reifert, senior (Wilton); Brett Daley, senior (Treynor); Riley LeGrand, senior (Dyersville Beckman)

Outfield – Bryce Simon, senior (Cascade); Trace Howard, junior (Wapello); David Disney, senior (West Marshall)

Utility – Tyler Laing, senior (Carroll Kuemper); Kaleb Harrison, junior (Tri-Center)

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Conner McDermott, junior (Dyersville Beckman); Colin McCrabb, sophomore (Wilton); Colton Shipman, senior (Forest City)

Catcher – Treye Rinehart, senior (Centerville)

First base – Brock Farley, sophomore (Denver)

Infield – Ross Randall, senior (West Marshall); Will Dembski, sophomore (Pella Christian); Anthony Lowman, junior (Van Meter)

Outfield – Sam Stelken, senior (Dyersville Beckman); Izak Baumhover, junior (Carroll Kuemper); Kyle Dell, senior (Northeast)

Utility – Zach Miller, junior (Denver); Spencer Harrison, senior (Woodward-Granger)

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Carter Stochl, senior (New Hampton); Kendrick Umphreys, senior (Treynor); Evan Olesen, junior (Estherville-Lincoln Central)

Catcher – Brad Barkema, junior (Conrad BCLUW)

First base – Lowden Gabriel, senior (Louisa-Muscatine)

Infield – Gannon O'Brien, junior (Cascade); Matt Eckard, senior (Okoboji); Jaden Snyder, junior (West Lyon)

Outfield – Blake Berns, junior (Forest City); Ben Midtgaard, senior (Forest City); Jared Townsen, sophomore (Wilton)

Utility – Clayton Mapel, senior (Dike-New Hartford); Kyle Sperfslage, junior (Montiello)

Class 1A

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – Jake Hilmer, sophomore (North Linn); Jared Mayer, senior (Saint Ansgar); Caden Kratz, junior (Mason City Newman)

Catcher – Clay Emhoff, senior (West Fork)

First base – Brady Gavin, junior (Martensdale-St. Marys)

Infield – Ben Fitzgerald, senior (Mason City Newman); Trace Embray, senior (Twin Cedars); Garrett Reisz, junior (Council Bluffs St. Albert)

Outfield – Aaron Allard, senior (Akron-Westfield); Ryan Miller, junior (North Linn); Brandon Riley, senior (Coon Rapids-Bayard)

Utility – Jacob Wesselman, senior (Remsen St. Mary's); Austin Krob, junior (Lisbon)

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Kevin Duncan, senior (Martensdale-St. Marys); Jonathan Jacobs, junior (Colfax-Mingo); Evan Paulus, sophomore (Mason City Newman)

Catcher – Trevor Dooley, junior (Martensdale-St. Marys)

First base – Brett Kelting, senior (Calamus-Wheatland)

Infield – Chase Rath, senior (Highland); Joe Smoldt, senior (Gladbrook-Reinbeck); Mitchell Schiltz, junior (Remsen St. Mary's)

Outfield – Avery Moore, senior (Sigourney); Austin Allard, senior (Akron-Westfield); Aaron Schmitz, junior (Lenox)

Utility – Cameron Hoeg, senior (North Tama); Marcus Daugherty, senior (Anita CAM)

THIRD TEAM

Pitchers – Will Earley, senior (North Tama); Jake Dannes, senior (Westside Ar-We-Va); Tyson Tucker, junior (Maquoketa Valley)

Catcher – Quentin Sefrit, senior (Bedford)

First base – Austin Miller, senior (Don Bosco)

Infield – Alex Hageman, junior (Hudson); Leo Callison, senior (Durant); Drew Buckholdt, senior (Exira-EHK)

Outfield – Nick Phelps, junior (Woodbury Central); Jovonte Squiers, senior (Lone Tree); Peyton Scott, senior (Mason City Newman)

Utility – Kenny Boles, senior (Murray); Britt Noel, junior (New London)

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