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News-Leader All-Ozarks Baseball

The News-Leader released their All-Ozarks Baseball teams over a week ago. And I struggled with mentioning it because, as with all the News-Leaders All-Ozarks team, it was heavily slanted to the immediate Springfield area and to the larger schools. Of the thirteen players named on the first team, only four are not from Springfield and the adjoining communities. And only three are from schools that are not class 4. So I didn’t feel it was truly deserving of being called an “All-Ozarks” team.

I finally remembered though that every poll is affected by personal preference or bias. Since the larger schools have larger populations, they should have a larger percentage of selections on teams that cross all classes. But more importantly, the News-Leader polls local coaches for selection of these teams. It only stands to reason that they will vote for more of their own players.  As the old saying goes ‘every old crow thinks hers is the blackest’.

So without further delay, here’s the team.  Check out the News-Leaders full article for stats and information.

All-Ozarks Baseball Team

First Team

Pitchers

  • Ethan Mather, JR, Ozark
  • Chris Barratt, SR, Hillcrest
  • Mike Kickham, SR,
  • Landon Widhalm, SR, Lebanon

Catcher

  • Brett Marshall, SR, Glendale

Infielders

  • Beau Harris, SR, Lebanon
  • Casey Goss, JR, Glendale
  • Brett Neill, SR, Ozark
  • Chance Sossamon, SR, Webb City

Outfielders

  • Levi Presley, SR, Ozark
  • Derek Harwell, SR, Ozark
  • Tyler Hartley, SR, Willard
  • Dan Kickham, SR, Glendale

Utility

  • Cory Kyle, SR, Stoutland

Second team

Pitchers

  • Tyler Abma, JR, Miller
  • Zak Porath, SR, Carl Junction
  • Willie Hoey, SR, Kickapoo
  • David Gilley, JR, Blue Eye

Catcher

  • Sam Adams, JR, Forsyth

Infielders

  • Shayne Hoke, SR, Joplin
  • Blake Weaver, JR Parkview
  • Ryne Armstrong, SR, Ozark
  • Josh Maynard, SR, Kickapoo

Outfielders

  • John Adams, SR, Parkview
  • Curtis Lohkamp, SR, Kickapoo
  • Landon Jarrett, JR, Mansfield
  • Chris Sartin, SR, Rogersville

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