2009 All-Area Baseball Team

The 2009 Opelika-Auburn News All-Area Baseball Team

First Team
—Brett Bowers, Glenwood (AISA): 1st-team All-State, hit .466, set school records in hits (62) and triples (8).
—Kyle Brown, Beauregard (5A): Honorable mention All-State, hit .339 with nine home runs, 46 RBI and went 7-2.
—Cameron Carleton, Dadeville (3A): Honorable mention All-State, went 6-1 with a 1.02 ERA and 67 strikeouts.
—Reid Carter, Auburn (6A): 1st-team All-State, OA News Pitcher of the Year, went 9-2 with a 2.02 ERA and 57 strikeouts.
—Tanner Cimo, Auburn (6A): 1st-team All-State, hit .356 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 26 RBI.
—Jesse Dodgen, Valley (5A): Hit .434 with three home runs and 21 RBI, went 6-2 with a 2.23 ERA.
—Drew Eiland, Auburn: Honorable mention All-State, went 7-1 with a 0.79 ERA and led team with four saves.
—Jace Harper, Lee-Scott (AISA): Honorable mention All-State, hit .398 with four home runs and 11 doubles.
—Zach Helewski, Smiths Station (6A): Went 4-3 with a 2.01 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 62 innings.
—Hayden Hillyer, Beauregard (5A): 1st-team All-State, OA News Hitter of the Year, hit .478, set school records in hits (55) and doubles (18).
—David Langley, Glenwood (AISA): 1st-team All-State, hit .437 with six home runs, 22 doubles and 58 RBI.
—Grant Massey, Auburn (6A): Honorable mention All-State, hit .403 with six home runs, 39 RBI and slugged .677.
—Jordan Moran, Dadeville (3A): Honorable mention All-State, hit .427 with 16 doubles, 28 RBI and a .526 OBP.
—Scott Norrell, Auburn (6A): Went 8-0 with a 1.98 ERA, allowed 4.6 hits per seven innings.
—Tyler Sheridan, Opelika (6A): Hit .384 with two home runs and a .463 OBP.
—Todd Thompson, Auburn (6A): Honorable mention All-State, hit .328 with 53 runs, 37 walks and a .488 OBP.
—Mathew Tooker, Glenwood (AISA): 1st-team All-State, AISA MVP, hit .452 with 51 RBI, went 10-0 with 1.96 ERA.
—Cody Weems, Beauregard (5A): 1st-team All-State, hit .340 with 10 home runs, slugged school-record .777.

Honorable Mention
—Auburn (6A): 1B Trey Gregg, Jr.; C Chace Mitchell, Sr.; OF James Ponder, Jr.
—Beauregard (5A): OF Justin Choron, Sr.; 3B Tyler Cofield, Sr.; OF Chandler Guy, Jr.
—Beulah (3A): IF Dylan Aikens, So.; OF Kamp Fender, So.; OF Jarod Prather, So.; IF Hunter Smith, Jr.; P David Strickland, So.
—Dadeville (3A): IF/P Kyle Caldwell, So.; P Chris Kizziah, Sr.; OF Quinn Harrelson, Jr.
—Central (6A): C Will Boan, Sr.; SS Eagle Wuestney, So.
—Glenwood (AISA): P/OF Stevie Argo, Sr.
—LaFayette (3A): 3B Brandon Ashford, So.; C Chris Ashford, Jr.; 1B Jacob Williams, So.
—Lee-Scott (AISA): 1B Micah Pointer, Sr.; 3B/P William Scott, Sr.
—Loachapoka (1A): SS Tracy Brooks Jr, So.; C Vontrez Hutchinson, Sr.; OF Patrick Moore, Jr.; 1B Tommy White Jr., Sr.
—Notasulga (1A): Util Jeremy Holley, Sr.; C/OF Eric Pollard, Sr.
—Opelika (6A): OF/P Marc Luhta, Sr.
—Reeltown (2A): SS/P Jacob Coan, Sr.; IF/P Michael Langford,; C/IF Brady Newman, Sr.; OF/P Kyle Taunton, OF Calan Waver, Sr.
—Smiths Station (6A): C Kendell Brinson, Sr.; OF/1B Tyler Holt, So.; SS Cody Hussey, Sr.; OF Arron Marsh, Sr.; P Brandon Smith, Sr.; DH Tyler Wallace, Sr.
—Springwood (AISA): IF/P Cole Buchanan, Sr.; IF/OF Jake Jenkins, Sr.; OF Jeff Jenkins, Sr.; 1B Jake Key, Sr.; 2B Brandon Shierling, Sr.; P Rory Spurlock, Sr.; C Dilan Tompkins, Sr.;
—Tallassee (5A): P/OF Trey Cochran-Gill, So.; C Davis Knapp, So.; 3B Brad Stone, Jr.
—Valley (5A): 2B/P Hunter Hodnett, Jr.