Hays Post Sports
Coming off regional championships and trips to their respective state tournament's, one member of the Hays High baseball team and four TMP-Marian Monarchs were all-state selections in their respective classes by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches.
Hays High senior Carter Graham was named first team in Class 5A at third base. TMP-Marian's Ty Schmeidler was named a first team pitcher in Class 2-1A. Caden Dinkel was named second team catcher, Grant Nehls a second team middle infielder and Carson Liles was an honorable mention pitcher.
Graham led the Indians with a .398 batting average, .462 on-base percentage and .636 slugging percentage in 29 games. The senior had 35 hits which were the ninth most in a single season at HHS. His four home runs are tied for ninth most in a single season and his 35 RBI's was fourth most in a single season at HHS.
Schmeidler made 12 appearances with eight starts and went 5-2 with one save with a 1.86 ERA for the Monarchs. He pitched 41 1/3 innings and allowed only 21 hits and 18 runs (11 earned) with 78 strikeouts and 22 walks. The sophomore fanned a career-high 15 batters in TMP's state quarterfinal game with eventual state champ St. Mary's Colgan.
Dinkel, a junior, played in all 30 games for the Monarchs and finished with a .384 batting average with 33 hits, one home run and 26 RBIs.
Nehls played in 28 games and led the Monarchs with .440 batting average, 4 home runs and 34 RBIs. The freshman had six doubles and five triples.
Liles made 10 appearances with seven starts and went 5-1 with a 0.71 ERA. The junior who was coming off a hand injury suffered during the basketball season pitched allowed only four earned runs and 31 hits over 39 1/3 innings with 45 strikeouts and only 10 walks.
Three members from Russell/Victoria were honored in Class 3A.Junior Sam Thielen was selected to the first team as an outfielder, senior Mason Rohr was honorable mention at catcher and junior Max Evans was an honorable mention as a middle infielder.