{"id":39845,"date":"2022-06-23T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bayfield-baseball-receives-postseason-props-aplenty\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T23:03:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:03:34","slug":"bayfield-baseball-receives-postseason-props-aplenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bayfield-baseball-receives-postseason-props-aplenty\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayfield baseball receives postseason props aplenty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Bayfield\u2019s
Bayfield\u2019s Isaac Ross scoops a grounder during Intermountain League action this season at Pagosa Springs. The Wolverines shortstop\/pitcher was recently named 3A Intermountain League Player of the Year and first team all-state. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Denied the Intermountain League crown but able to outlast all their circuit rivals in season longevity, Bayfield baseball was recently honored with five all-league picks. The announcement was made earlier this month after Eaton\u2019s win over Patriot League rival University (Greeley) in the 3A state championship.<\/p>\n

Junior first baseman Noah Chamblee, along with junior pitcher\/second baseman Jackson Queen, junior catcher Nic Twedt and senior shortstop\/pitcher Isaac Ross were all named first team All-IML. Ross was also honored as the league\u2019s Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

\"Bayfield\u2019s
Bayfield\u2019s Noah Chamblee catches an attempted pickoff throw at first base against Fort Morgan during nonleague action this spring in La Junta. This month, Chamblee was named first team all-Intermountain League, and this week he received an all-state honorable mention. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After a lengthy process including nominations from leagues and then a vote of head coaches, CHSAA on Tuesday announced its all-state teams, and Ross was one of nine players named first team all-state in Class 3A.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach texted me \u2026 to tell me, and that was pretty exciting,\u201d Ross said, \u201cespecially since I\u2019d made all-state for football too. So I was pretty proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without my team, God and my family,\u201d he said. \u201cThroughout all the years and with all the coaching I\u2019ve gotten, it\u2019s definitely been a joy to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with 44 other individuals, Chamblee, Queen and Twedt each received all-state honorable mentions in 3A.<\/p>\n

\"Bayfield
Bayfield catcher Nic Twedt gets the sign from the dugout during nonleague play in La Junta this spring. Twedt was recently named first team all-Intermountain League and received an all-state honorable mention. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cI honestly think that \u2026 a couple of them should have made (first team),\u201d Ross said. \u201cBecause it was definitely a team effort; we had great people on the bump every single game, we had people hit the ball well, and we had fielding that was out of this world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve all been huge contributors,\u201d BHS head coach Bert Miller said. \u201cAll our guys step up when they have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, junior center fielder\/pitcher Caden Wood was honorable mention all-IML as the Wolverines finished 6-2 in league, and 19-8 overall after losing to Sterling late in the state tournament \u2013 leaving BHS with a 3-2 postseason record.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, I\u2019ll come in and pitch when they really need me, and I\u2019ll do my best, but otherwise I love outfield,\u201d Wood said during the season. \u201cJust as long as I\u2019m playing, I\u2019m loving it.\u201d Wood also saw time at catcher and shortstop this season.<\/p>\n

Able to win the Region VI title in Hotchkiss by defeating Lafayette-based Peak to Peak and then event-hosting North Fork, Miller\u2019s crew then traveled to Greeley for the double-elimination Great Eight phase. Reseeded from 11th in the initial round of 32 to sixth for the final title push, Bayfield promptly lost 14-4 to 3-seed Parker Lutheran, but stayed in the hunt with an 11-4 win the next morning over No. 7 Manitou Springs.<\/p>\n

\"Bayfield's
Bayfield's Isaac Ross (14) grins during pregame introductions before state tournament action in Greeley this spring. The Wolverine shortstop\/pitcher was named 3A Intermountain League Player of the Year and first team all-state. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cIt was just a great \u2018team\u2019 year; we almost made it to where we\u2019d wanted,\u201d said Ross, who will next be donning a football helmet and pads this fall for NCAA Div. III Wilmington (Ohio) College, with exercise science his intended course of study.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe experience they got in this year\u2019s playoffs \u2026 will propel them into next year,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

Intermountain champion Alamosa (13-8, 6-2) had the most total all-league selections with six, including seniors Donovan Ramirez and Evan Sowards, plus juniors Kade Jones, Kasey Jones and Michael Madril \u2013 all named first team all-IML \u2013 as well as honorable mention pick Tracen Rothermich, a senior.<\/p>\n

Sowards \u2013 who, along with Ramirez and Kade Jones, received and All-3A honorable mention \u2013 also was selected to the Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association\u2019s Top 50 Seniors showcase, an after-season spectacle held June 8 at Keli McGregor Field at Coca-Cola All-Star Park in Lakewood.<\/p>\n

Qualifying for the state tournament as the round of 32\u2019s No. 8 seed, AHS edged 25-seed La Junta 9-8 in Region II semifinal play, but then saw its season abruptly end with a 13-2 loss to No. 9 Colorado Academy out of Denver.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came out flat,\u201d said skipper Tony Kechter, whose Mean Moose fell behind 3-0 after one inning and trailed 9-0 going into the bottom of the third. \u201cJust by making plays \u2026 we could have changed the whole dynamic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ending the season on a four-game slide, including a Region VII loss to Buena Vista in the Class 2A state tournament\u2019s opening Round of 32, La Jara-based Centauri (11-13, 2-6) had three selections including first team selections Byron Shawcroft, a senior, and junior Coby Thomas. Junior Connor King got a honorable mention, while boss Tyler Buhr was named IML Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n

Ousted by Manitou Springs in 3A-Region VII play to begin the state tournament, Montezuma-Cortez (11-11, 3-5) had four all-IML first team picks: junior Jake Blackmer (honorable mention all-3A), sophomore Miles Frost, junior Evan LaMunyon and senior Trinidad McDonnell.<\/p>\n

Junior Braden Hallman, the Panthers\u2019 catcher, was picked for the CDCCA\u2019s Top 50 underclassmen game, which preceded the seniors\u2019 contest.<\/p>\n

Defeated seven times in eight outings to conclude regular-season action, Pagosa Springs (7-14, 3-5) still had two first team all-leaguers in junior Kaison Clifford (honorable mention all-3A) and sophomore Hunter Pouyer, while senior Rhead Kay earned honorable mention all-IML distinction.<\/p>\n

\"Ignacio\u2019s
Ignacio\u2019s Jacob Gallegos enjoys a pregame laugh with the Bobcats before action at IHS Field this spring. Already named the 2A\/1A San Juan Basin League's Player of the Year, the sophomore shortstop\/pitcher received an all-state honorable mention this week. (Joel Priest\/Special to the Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>
In good company<\/div>\n

Ignacio SS\/P Jacob Gallegos was also saluted for his work on the diamond this spring, as he wrapped up his sophomore year earning an all-state honorable mention in Class 2A. The Bobcats went 15-8 overall in 2022, won the 2A\/1A San Juan Basin League title with a 4-2 mark and reached the 2A state tournament\u2019s \u201cSweet 16.\u201d<\/p>\n

No Durango Demons were honored in Class 4A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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