ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP BASEBALL TEAM

(Listed in alphabetical order) FIRST TEAM

Michael Barnett, P, College Park, senior

UCLA commit finished with a 1.28 ERA in 652⁄3 innings. Struck out 90 and walked 16. Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division's pitcher of the year.

Jack Basseer, IF, Foothill, senior

East Bay Athletic League player of the year finished with 18extrabase hits, including eight homers, as the Falcons won the league title. Pepperdine commit hit .377 and knocked in a team-high 35 runs.

Matteo Blandino, C/IF, Archbishop Mitty, junior

First-team all-West Catholic Athletic League player finished with a team-leading 39 hits and 41RBIs for CCS and NorCal DII champions.

Henry Bolte, OF, Palo Alto, senior

Texas commit is rated among the top 50 high school prospects by Baseball America. Hit .441 (45 for 102), scored 57 runs and knocked in 42. Stole 48bases and finished with 13 homers. Superb defender in center field. Was named Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division MVP.

Nic Bronzini, P/IF, California, senior

LSU commit received first-team all-East Bay Athletic League recognition as he went 9-3 with a 1.51ERA. Averaged 1.8strikeouts per inning, finishing with 133, for a team that went 23-6. Walked 26.

Diego Castellanos, IF/P/OF, Live Oak, junior

MVP of the Blossom Valley Athletic League's Mt. Hamilton Division. Led the league-champion Acorns with a .488 batting average (41 for 84). Struck out only nine times in 107plate appearances. Had .570 on-base percentage.

Donovan Chriss, IF/P, De La Salle, senior

All-East Bay Athletic League firstteam pick scored the winning run when DLS captured the NorCal D1 title in a walk-off fashion. Hit .400 (32 for 80) with 19 RBIs and played shortstop when he wasn't pitching. On the mound, he had a 0.70ERA in 30innings and six saves. UC San Diego commit pitched a complete game against Foothill in NorCal D1semifinal win.

Elias Duncan, IF, St. Francis, junior

The shortstop led the CCS Division I champs and NorCal D1 runner-up with 40 hits and 41 runs. Hit .367, also a team-best. First-team all-West Catholic Athletic League selection. Drove in the only run in the CCS championship game against Palo Alto with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly.

Raoul Fabian, OF, California, senior

First-team all-East Bay Athletic League selection hit a team-leading .433 (39 for 90). Eleven of his 15extra-base hits were doubles. Scored 36 runs. Signed with Long Beach State.

Tyler Gebb, P, Foothill, junior Set a school record with 14 victories while leading the Falcons to their first EBAL title in 34years. Charged with only one loss in 17 appearances and finished with a 1.82ERA in 84 2⁄3 innings. Named to the East Bay Athletic League's first team.

Ryder Helfrick, C/IF, Clayton Valley, junior

Arkansas commit received firstteam honors in the Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division. Hit .424 (36for 85) with 19extra-base hits, including 12doubles, as Clayton Valley won the league title.

Jacob Hudson, IF/P, Valley Christian, junior

West Catholic Athletic League's MVP hit .343 (37 for 108) with 24 RBIs. Also made 14 appearances on the mound, finishing with a 2.62 in 37 1⁄3 innings as Valley finished fifth in the final Bay Area News Group rankings.

Lucas Kelly, IF/P, Sacred Heart Cathedral, senior

Texas A&M commit hit .449 with seven homers and 14 doubles for a team that made the CCS Division I playoffs. Finished with a .570 on-base percentage and 28 RBIs. Scored 37runs. First-team allWest Catholic Athletic League.

Anthony Martinez, C, De La Salle, senior

Bay Area News Group player of the year hit .411 (39 for 95) with a school-record 10 homers. Drove in 44runs and struck out only twice all season as DLS won NCS and NorCal D1titles. In 12games against Top 15BANG opponents, UC Irvine commit hit .457with five HRs, 15 RBIs and 10 walks. Steady presence behind the plate.

Blake Rogers, P, St. Francis, senior

West Catholic Athletic League's pitcher of the year finished 7-0 with a 0.80ERA in 70 1⁄3 innings. Pitched a complete game against Valley Christian when St. Francis won the West Catholic Athletic League postseason title and seven shutout innings in a 1-0, eight-inning win over Palo Alto for the CCS D1 title. Committed to Baylor.

SECOND TEAM

Jarren Advincula, IF/OF, Archbishop Mitty, junior

Kyler Bacosa, P, Bellarmine, senior Charlie Bates, IF, Palo Alto, sophomore

Evan Bilter, OF, Foothill, senior Michael Castaneda, P/IF, Valley Christian, junior

Brendan Comerford, IF/P, Foothill, junior

Rowan Kelly, OF, Bellarmine, sophomore

Wyatt King, OF, St. Francis, senior Jacob Krieg, IF/P, Clayton Valley, senior

Josh Morano, P, Granada, junior Alec Nava, IF, De La Salle, senior Danny Peters, P/IF, Palo Alto, senior

Landon Stump, P, Live Oak, junior Jack Surdey, P, St. Francis, junior Tyler Wood, P, De La Salle, senior

THIRD TEAM

Antonio Cabrera, P/IF/OF, Archbishop Mitty, senior

Cole Curtis, OF, Albany, senior Cade Cushing, IF, De La Salle, senior

Griffen DeRusso, Berean Christian, junior

Cole Ehrhorn, P, Liberty, junior Troy Frazier, P/IF, Fremont Christian, junior

Matt Garcia, IF/P, Branham, junior Tripp Garrish, IF/OF/P, Carlmont, senior

Holden Glavin, P, Burlingame, junior

Jesse Gutierrez, IF/P, Wilcox, senior

Carter Johnstone, IF, Los Gatos, sophomore

Darrell Mays, IF/OF/P, Berkeley, senior

Anthony Potestio, P/IF/OF, Heritage, junior

Dylan Stewart, P/IF, St. Joseph Notre Dame, senior

Noah Zirkle, P/IF, St. Mary'sBerkeley, senior

HOW TEAM WAS CHOSEN & WHO IS ELIGIBLE

The Bay Area News Group's high school sports staff selects the team. Those eligible for all-Bay Area News Group honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties.