The postseason heroics ended up being a glimpse of what the Evergreen Conference coaches saw from Tumwater High School’s Derek Thompson this spring.
Thompson, bound for Lower Columbia College, garnered his first career league MVP award on Monday behind five home runs and an OPS over 1.000 at the plate. On the mound entering the Class 2A state tournament, he’s 4-1 with an ERA of 1.65 and 43 strikeouts.
League champion W.F. West finished with seven first team recipients, tops among the six-team league. Here’s the complete list of first, second and honorable mention honorees.
First team
Infielders – Bubba Jones, jr., Aberdeen; Carl Turnbow, jr., Shelton; Landon Roy, sr., Tumwater; Ross Kelley, sr., W.F. West; Weston Potter, sr., W.F. West
Outfielders – Aidan Baker, jr., Aberdeen; Will Bond, sr., Tumwater; Jake Johnson, jr., Centralia; Luke Overbay, soph., Tumwater
Pitchers – Daniel Crossan, jr., Shelton; Luke Houk, sr., Tumwater; Grady Westlund, sr., W.F. West; Hayden Rooney, soph., W.F. West
Catcher – Deacon Meller, sr., W.F. West; Jimmy Womach, sr., Tumwater
DH – Beckman Dvorak, jr., W.F. West
Utility – Connor Coleman, jr., W.F. West
Second team
Infielders – Chad Fretts, jr., Aberdeen; Brody Rice, soph., Black Hills; Jon Leedy, sr., Centralia; Carlos Vallejo, sr., W.F. West
Outfielders – Blaine Thomas, sr., Black Hills; Kellen Rooklidge, sr., Centralia
Pitchers – Mason Hill, soph., Aberdeen; Willie Kytta, jr., Black Hills; Adley Goebel, fr., Black Hills; Kadin Yeung, jr., Centralia
Catcher – Sam Schreiber, soph., Aberdeen
DH – Donovaan Hedgpeth, jr., Aberdeen
Utility – Mykal Sneller, sr., Centralia
Honorable mention (locals only)
Black Hills – Cooper Parkinson, Hank Venable
Centralia – Hudson Waterfield, Thomas Orr
Tumwater – Peyton Davis, Braeden Konrad, Cody Lambert
