Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

For the third consecutive season Solon standout Brett White earned the highest honor awarded by the WAMAC Conference.

White was named WAMAC East Division player for the third straight season this week when the conference released its postseason honors.

The senior third-baseman highlighted a list of seven Solon players to earn all-East division honors.

A five-time WAMAC all-division pick, White closed an incredible career as a .402 career hitter with a .578 career on-base percentage.

White started all 188 games of his five-year career racking up 239 runs scored and 189 RBI and finished his career with 107 extra-base hits, 29 home runs and 114 stolen bases.

This season White hit .398 with 27 extra-base hits including 13 home runs and 42 RBI.

White scored 57 runs, had 24 stolen bases and posted a .560 on-base percentage and .856 slugging percentage.

Senior Vince Steinbrech and junior Nolan Seagren joined White on the East Division first team.

Seagren was a first-team utility selection after batting .354 with 11 doubles, 28 RBI, 29 walks, 38 stolen bases and 44 runs scored.

Steinbrech was a first-team pick at pitcher after he went 8-0 with a 2.48 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP with 55 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings.

Solon senior catcher Gehrig Turner was a second-team pick along with freshman Maddox Kelley who was a second-team utility selection.

Turner batted .328 with 12 doubles, 28 RBI and 14 runs scored while Kelley hit .333 with 10 doubles, 18 runs and 38 RBI.

Junior Jackson Link and senior Tyson Wheeler were each honorable mention picks for Solon.

Clear Creek Amana had eight players earn all-division honors in the West Division.

Juniors Ty Fuller and Kaden Phan were both unanimous first-team picks and joined junior Maclane Morgan on the West Division first team.

Juniors Robert Meade and Reece Cochran and freshman Luke Young were all named to the West Division second team while junior Trace Robertson and sophomore Wyatt Key were both named honorable mention.

Fuller batted .456 with 17 doubles, 30 RBI and 30 runs scored on his way to earning first-team honors while Phan hit .386 with 25 extra-base hits, 44 RBI and 26 runs scored.

Phan also went 5-1 with a 1.51 ERA and .89 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.

Morgan hit .457 with a team-high 52 runs scored, 15 extra-base hits, 31 RBI and 22 walks.

Meade hit .327 with 11 extra-base hits and 31 RBI and Cochran was 3-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 1.42 WHIP with 57 strikeouts in a team-high 38 2/3 innings pitched.

Young was 4-0 with a 1.79 ERA with .99 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings.

WAMAC All-Division Baseball Teams

East Division

First team – P: *Isaac Scott, Sr., Marion; Vince Steinbrech, Sr., Solon. C: Tommy Taylor, Sr., Center Point-Urbana. INF: Isaiah Scott, Soph., Marion; Brent Yonkovic, Jr., West Delaware; *Brett White, Sr., Solon. OF: *Trey Franck, Sr., Marion; Christopher Meyer, Soph., Independence; Blayze Havel, Sr., Center Point-Urbana. UTIL: Payton Hodges, Sr., Marion; Nolan Seagren, Jr., Solon.

Second Team – P: Trevor Antes, Sr., Center Point-Urbana; Bryer Wiley, Sr., Center Point-Urbana. C: Gehrig Turner, Sr., Solon. INF: Colin Bentley, Jr., Mount Vernon; Jake Miller, Jr., Marion; Chase Kiler, Sr., Independence. OF: Michael Ryan, Soph., Mount Vernon; Grayson Kirsch, Jr., Marion; Carter Andrews, Jr., Center Point-Urbana. UTIL: Sam Hamilton, Jr., Independence; Maddox Kelley, Fr., Solon

Honorable mention – Austin Goodrich, Jr., Marion; Cole Goodrich, Soph., Marion; Jackson Link, Jr., Solon; Tyson Wheeler, Sr., Solon; Anthony McDermott, Jr., Mount Vernon; Cole Thurn, Jr., Mount Vernon; Keagan Jackson, Jr., West Delaware; Blake Recker, Sr., West Delaware; Bryce Christian, Soph., Independence; Luke Johnson, Sr., Independence; Jonah DuPont, Sr., Center Point-Urbana; Drake VonGorder, Sr., Center Point-Urbana

Player of the year – Brett White, Sr., Solon

East Division

First team – P: Drew Fillenworth, Soph., Benton Community; Carson Penyich, Sr., Grinnell. C: *Eli Patterson, Soph., Benton Community. INF: Maclane Morgan, Jr., Clear Creek Amana; Brady Coffman, Jr., Grinnell; *Ty Fuller, Jr., Clear Creek Amana. OF: Carson Nolan, Soph., Benton Community; *Derek Doty, Jr., Grinnell; *Kaden Phan, Jr., Clear Creek Amana. UTIL: *Wyatt Rinderknecht, Sr., Benton Community; *Nile Sinn, Jr., Williamsburg.

Second Team – P: Luke Young, Fr., Clear Creek Amana; Levi Jack, Fr., Grinnell. C: Henry Simmons, Soph., Williamsburg. INF: Grady Frese, Soph., Benton Community; Robert Meade, Jr., Clear Creek Amana; Daniel Wiese, Sr., South Tama. OF: Owen Mullinex, Sr., Vinton-Shellsburg; Ryan Finn, Sr., Benton Community; Reece Cochran, Jr., Clear Creek Amana. UTIL: Kaleb Hupke, Fr., Benton Community; Cole Blackford, Sr., Grinnell

Honorable mention – Cody Wright, Sr., Benton Community; Casey Gessner, Jr., Benton Community; Quentin Kniffen, Jr., Grinnell; Kayne Pavey, Jr., Grinnell; Trace Robertson, Jr., Clear Creek Amana; Wyatt Key, Soph., Clear Creek Amana; Levi Ferguson, Sr., Vinton-Shellsburg; Kaden Fisher, Soph., Vinton-Shellsburg; Tyrus Clegg, Jr., South Tama; Kyan McBride, Sr., South Tama; Cael Moore, Jr., Williamsburg; Logan Rethwisch, Sr., Williamsburg

Player of the year – Brady Coffman, Jr., Grinnell

*-Unanimous selection

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