Of the 14 total players on the Evergreen Conference first team, the Bearcats and Thunderbirds combined for over half of the honorees released on Monday.
Shelton junior Hailey Schuffenhauer was named as the Most Valuable Player while Aberdeen senior and Grand Canyon recruit Lilly Camp earned the Most Valuable Pitcher award. Black Hills’ Mike Vessey and his staff was named as the Staff of the Year after leading the Wolves to the district tournament for the first time in nearly a decade.
Here’s the complete first, second and honorable mention teams.
First team
Infielders – Avalon Myers, sr., W.F. West; Kailey Miller, jr., Black Hills; Megan Barrett, sr., Tumwater; Britten Neal, jr., Aberdeen; Karlee Coleman, fr., W.F. West; Marissa LaPraim, sr., Tumwater
Outfielders – Scotlyn Lecomte, sr., Aberdeen; Ada Gouley, soph., Shelton; Zoe Fields, sr., Tumwater; Madi Malone, sr., Black Hills
Pitchers – Ella Ferguson, sr., Tumwater; Taylor Tobin, soph., W.F. West
Catchers – Jaime Haase, sr., Tumwater; Alyssa Yakovich, jr., Aberdeen
Second team
Infielders – Addie Froschauer, sr., W.F. West; Makenzie Erickson, jr., Centralia; Brielle Womach, fr., Tumwater; Sophie Skillman, jr., Tumwater; Maysinn Jones, fr., Aberdeen
Outfielders – Cassandra Taylor, soph., Shelton; Tanner Tobin, soph., W.F. West; Erika Schock, sr., Tumwater; Rayah Middleton, fr., W.F. West
Pitchers – Sarah Stevens, soph., Tumwater; Ella Goheen, sr., Black Hills
Catchers – Maddalyn Rothdeutsch, jr., Centralia; Emma Arko, jr., Black Hills
Honorable mention (locals only)
Black Hills – Makenna Oderman, Hannah O’Shurak
Centralia – Payton Baumel, Chloe Bonomi, Brooklyn Sprague, Hollynn Wakefield
Tumwater – Liz McCartney, Chloe Foos
W.F. West – Gracie Elam