Senior Evan Bouldin of Appoquinimink and junior Tyler August of Delaware Military Academy are the co-Players of the Year and highlight the All-State baseball team released Wednesday by the Delaware Interscholastic Baseball Coaches Association.
Bouldin went 7-1 with a 1.39 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 321/3 innings during the regular season. He is also strong at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI in Appo’s 9-2 victory over DMA in the quarterfinals of the DIAA Baseball Tournament on Tuesday.
August hit .510 with five homers, four triples, 25 RBIs and a .959 slugging percentage, and also rated among the state’s top pitchers.
Bouldin is one of three first-team All-State pitchers, along with Nick Cox of Cape Henlopen and Andrew Callaway of Delmar.
Brendan Timmons of Middletown is the first-team catcher, with August at first base, Cape Henlopen’s Austin Rhue at second and Conrad’s Tyler Pirrung at third.
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There is a three-way tie for the first-team shortstop, with Salesianum’s John Dunion, St. Elizabeth’s Matthew Trout and Cape’s Josh Reinhold sharing the honors.
The first-team outfielders are Middletown’s Zak Sophy, Indian River’s Roman Keith and William Penn’s Brandon Grygo. Conrad’s Pat Blanch was voted the top designated hitter, and Tower Hill’s Marty Coyne made the first team as a utility player.
Cape Henlopen’s Ben Evick is the Coach of the Year, and Conrad’s Joe Bolinski is the Assistant Coach of the Year.
The semifinals of the DIAA Baseball Tournament will be played Thursday at Frawley Stadium, with Saint Mark’s taking on Cape Henlopen at 3 p.m. and Appoquinimink going against Conrad at 6.
The championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Frawley.
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DIBCA All-State baseball team
First team
P – Nick Cox, jr., Cape Henlopen
P – Evan Bouldin, sr., Appoquinimink
P – Andrew Callaway, jr., Delmar
C – Brendan Timmons, sr., Middletown
1B – Tyler August, jr., DMA
2B – Austin Rhue, sr., Cape Henlopen
3B – Tyler Pirrung, sr., Conrad
SS – John Dunion, sr., Salesianum
SS – Matthew Trout, sr., St. Elizabeth
SS – Josh Reinhold, sr., Cape Henlopen
OF – Zak Sophy, sr., Middletown
OF – Roman Keith, jr., Indian River
OF – Brandon Grygo, jr., William Penn
DH – Pat Blanch, jr., Conrad
Utility – Marty Coyne, jr., Tower Hill
Second team
P – Tyler Reinert, sr., Conrad; Tyler August, jr., DMA; Quin Windett, sr., Middletown. C – Brett Walmsley, jr., Conrad. 1B – Connor Bartlett, sr., Polytech. 2B – Solomon Abdullah, jr., Conrad. 3B – Brenden Anderson, sr., Sussex Central. SS – Evan Bouldin, sr., Appoquinimink. OF – Justin Marsh, sr., Cape Henlopen; Rosnell Lewis, fr., Sussex Tech; Conor Campbell, sr., Salesianum; T.J. Morris, jr., Sussex Central. DH – Vince Blackston, sr., Delcastle. Utility – Chase Fleming, jr., Appoquinimink.
Honorable mention
P – Timmy Jones, jr., Laurel; Seth Smart, sr., Woodbridge; Brenden Anderson, sr., Sussex Central. C – Brenn Scott, so., Cape Henlopen; Adam Schiff, sr., Lake Forest. 1B – Gavin Smith, sr., Newark; Corey Silbergleid, sr., Wilmington Friends. 2B – Brandon Sullivan, jr., St. Georges; James Baffone, jr., Saint Mark’s; Jace Jarmon, fr., Indian River. 3B – Seth Smart, sr., Woodbridge; Nelvin Rivera, sr., Hodgson; Deuce Rzucidlo, sr., Salesianum. SS – Ben Cordrey, jr., Indian River. OF – Chris Albero, jr., Archmere; Peyton Brannock, jr., DMA; Christo Butner, sr., St. Andrew’s; Wyatt Skinner, sr., Sussex Academy; Zach Frame, jr., Saint Mark’s. DH – Michael Clarke, sr., Saint Mark’s; Chris Roscoe, jr., Caesar Rodney. Utility – Zachary Czarnecki, sr., Salesianum; Hunter Chambers, so., Dover.
Coach of the Year – Ben Evick, Cape Henlopen.
Assistant Coach of the Year – Joe Bolinski, Conrad.
