South Burlington, Middlebury, BFA-Fairfax and Blue Mountain finished the year winning titles at Centennial Field.
And now it's time for some postseason awards.
The coaches' all-league baseball teams for the 2024 season as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department:
METRO DIVISION
Coach of the year:Luke Goyette, South Burlington; Chris Kendall, St. Johnsbury.
Assistant coach of the year: Dave Bostwick, Essex.
Players of the year (hitting): Garret Carter, Mount Mansfield; Russell Willoughby, Champlain Valley; Wyatt Wolpert, Rice.
Pitcher of the year: Zach Davis, Colchester; Nick Kelly, South Burlington.
Most RBIs (19): Garret Carter, Mount Mansfield. Most home runs (3): Sam Mazza-Bergeron, South Burlington. Most strikeouts (69): Nick Kelly, South Burlington; Wyatt Wolpert, Rice. Most stolen bases (12): Travis Stroh, Champlain Valley.
FIRST TEAM
First base:James Chagnon, South Burlington. Second base: Oliver Quong, Rice; Vinny Wagoner, Colchester. Third base: Coleton Merchant, Rice; Jason Mitchell, Jr., St. Johnsbury; Brady Havers, South Burlington. Shortstop: Andre Bouffard, South Burlington; Caleb Murphy, Mount Mansfield. Catcher: Kiefer McGrath, South Burlington. Outfield: Will Eaton, St. Johnsbury; Sam Mazza-Bergeron, South Burlington; Hazen Randall, Essex; Travis Stroh, Champlain Valley. Designated hitter: Lucas Van Mullen, South Burlington. Utility: Carson Neveau, BFA-St. Albans. Pitcher: Rex Hauser, St. Johnsbury; Langdon Hazen, Mount Mansfield; Aaron LaRose, Champlain Valley; Easton Randall, Mount Mansfield; Stephen Rickert, Champlain Valley; Cage Thompson, St. Johnsbury.
SECOND TEAM
First base: Adam Littlefield, Burlington. Second base: Liam O'Connor, South Burlington. Third base: Johnny Luter, Colchester. Catcher: Oliver Lawrence, Essex; Colton Lefebvre, Colchester; Ira Siegel, Burlington. Outfield: John Deyo, Champlain Valley; Jack Foster, Burlington; Davis Harris, Essex. Utility: Austin Grzych, Burlington. Pitcher: Tobey Appenzeller, Essex; Elise Berger, Champlain Valley; Jackson Lyman, Essex; Landon Merchant, Rice; Vinny Wagoner, Colchester.
HONORABLE MENTION
BFA-St. Albans: Parker Daudelin, Brody Tatro. Champlain Valley: Riley McDade, Andrew Nunziata. Colchester: Eli Davis, Rishon Robenstein. Mount Mansfield: Evan Chicoine, James Ripley. Rice: Derek Wenner. South Burlington: Henry Dorman, Cedric LaMothe.
LAKE DIVISION
Player of the year: Gavin Nichols, Missisquoi.
Coach of the year:Tim Paquette, Middlebury.
FIRST TEAM
Enosburg: Luke Burns, Keegan Cousineau, Grady Gervais, Noah Keelty, Peter Stiebris, Blake Teague. Middlebury: Tucker Morter, Carter Paquette, Alex Sperry. Milton: Carter Abell, Colin Eaton. Missisquoi: AJ Dennett, Parker Hakey, Reid Myers. Mount Abraham: Cameron Castillo, Stefan Johnson, Abraham Ready. Vergennes: Tyler Kimball, Reese Paquette, Eyon Tembreull.
HONORABLE MENTION
Middlebury: Ethan Sweet, Timothy Whitney. Milton: Aidan Greenfield. Missisquoi: Hayden Richardson. Mount Abraham: Aricin Griffin, Clark Crary. Vergennes: Aiden Fuller, Gabe Scribner.
CAPITAL DIVISION
Player of the year:Keegan Smith, Montpelier.
FIRST TEAM
Harwood: Matt Fiaschetti. Lake Region: Gabe Gardner. Lyndon: Ethan Lussier, Wyatt Mason. Montpelier: Nate Groff. North Country: Tate Parker. Oxbow: Chase Fischer. Spaulding: Cam Burke, Averill Parker. Thetford: Xander Oshoniyi. U-32: Maddox Heise.
SECOND TEAM
Harwood: Nick Casey, Jackson Palermo. Lake Region: Johnny Piers. Lamoille: Zach Schriber. North Country: Logan Cross. Thetford: JD Farrell, Owen Goodrich, Dempsey McGovern, Justin Robinson. U-32: Aiden Boyd, Owen Dyer.
HONORABLE MENTION
Hazen: Andrew Menard. Lyndon: Cooper Calkins, Cannon Fillion, Parker Thompson, Logan Wheeler. Montpelier: Lucas Alber, Clayton Foster, Meles Gouge. Spaulding: Michael Noury.
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
Player of the year:Kason Blood, Blue Mountain.
FIRST TEAM
BFA-Fairfax: Ryan Sheehan. Blue Mountain: Kason Blood, Brody Kingsbury, Owen Murray. Peoples: Quinn Kalp, Camden Strong. Richford: Carter Blaney, William Steinhour.
SECOND TEAM
BFA-Fairfax: Reagan Baumeister, Chase Murray. Blue Mountain: Kris Fennimore, Cameron Roy. Peoples: Brandon Allen, Derek Baxter, Garnet Matson. Richford: Michael Cunningham, Marcel Gendron, Mitchell Kane.
THIRD TEAM
BFA-Fairfax: Braydon Gillilan, Kayden Lovejoy, Dylan Sicard. Blue Mountain: Keegan Frigon, Jamal Saibou. Peoples: Seamus Burgess, Harrison Frazee. Paine Mountain: Charlie Fitzpatrick. Richford: Jerrick Jacobs, Aiden Wood.
SOUTHERN VERMONT LEAGUE
'A' DIVISION
Coach of the year:Ed Lewicki.
FIRST TEAM
Brattleboro: Sam Bogart, Jayke Glidden. Burr and Burton: Max Brownlee, Seb Dostal, Jack McCoy, Danny Scarlotta. Mount Anthony: Tanner Bushe, Jacoby Dicranian. Rutland: Anders Lowkes.
HONORABLE MENTION
Brattleboro: John Satterfield. Burr and Burton: Ozzie Weber. Mount Anthony: Colby Hill, Hunter Sherwin, Carter Thompson. Rutland: Sam Arnold, Chase DeCastro, Aaron LeFrancois, Greg Olsen.
'B' DIVISION
Coach of the year: Bill Villeaux, Hartford.
FIRST TEAM
Bellows Falls: Eli Allbee, Cole Moore. Fair Haven: Trey Lee, Noah Woodbury. Hartford: Nate Clark, Zach Johnson. Otter Valley: Jackson Howe, Isaiah Wood. Windsor: Lee Bevis.
HONORABLE MENTION
Bellows Falls: Steve Joslyn, Trent Fletcher. Fair Haven: Joe Buxton, Sam Kyhill. Hartford: Cam Bradford, Wyatt Chambers, Solly Flores. Otter Valley: Luciano Falco, Jacob Warrell. Windsor: Hayden Pascarelli
'C' DIVISION
Coach of the year:Jason Tarleton, Woodstock.
FIRST TEAM
Green Mountain: Mason Parker, Andrei Solzhenitsyn, Tanner Swisher. Leland & Gray: Cody Hesco*ck, Ryan Peloso. Springfield: Carson Clark. White River Valley: Wyatt Cadwell, Joey Ferris, Brayden Russ. Woodstock: Ben Runstein, Ray Petrone.
HONORABLE MENTION
Green Mountain: Tate Pellerin, Logan Williams. Leland & Gray: Ryder Butynski, Spencer Claussen. Springfield: Reece Harriman, Nathan Leonard, Luke Stocker. White River Valley: Jacob Benoit. Woodstock: Aksel Oates, Riley O'Neal.
'D' DIVISION
Coach of the year:Ken Stanley, Proctor.
FIRST TEAM
Arlington: Kasey Dickie, Kyle Hess. Mill River: Sasha Auer, Caiden Rochon. Mount St. Joseph: Kyle Costales, David Franzoni. Poultney: Jayden Mead. Proctor: Dylan Aker, Cam Cannucci. Rivendell: Will Knowles, Parker Piper. Twin Valley: Seth Wrathall. West Rutland: Andrew Bailey, Grady Johnson.
HONORABLE MENTION
Arlington: Cosby Lux. Mill River: Xavier Auer, Ethan Severy. Mount St. Joseph: Vincent Cavalieri, Gavin Treanor. Poultney: Nolan Gero, Jared Lambert. Proctor: Aaron Brock, Roy Gee. Rivendell: Mason Fahey, Cillian Kenneally. Twin Valley: Garrett Ryan. West Rutland: Ryan Coolidge, Gus Covarrubias.
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