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Presenting the 2026 Times All-Area Baseball Team · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Presenting the twenty twenty six Times All Area Baseball Team.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Brian Hoxey, this article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Selected by
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  Speaker 1: a vote of the Times Sports staff, we are proud
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  Speaker 1: to present the twenty twenty six Times All Area Baseball Team,
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  Speaker 1: filled with forty standouts from Newark, Serena, Simonac, Earlville, Leland Street, Sandwich,
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  Speaker 1: Ottawa Fieldcrest, Woodland Slash, Flanagan, Cornell, Seneca, and Class two
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  Speaker 1: A State third place finisher Marquette. First Team. Braden Baringer,
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  Speaker 1: Sandwich SRPSS a unanimous selection. Bearinger hit point four to
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  Speaker 1: seven three five hundred and fifty nine on base percentage
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  Speaker 1: with eleven doubles, two triple two home runs and thirty
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  Speaker 1: seven RBIs for the Indians. Baringer was named to the
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  Speaker 1: Kishwaukee River All Conference Team and was also an honorable
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  Speaker 1: mention pick to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association
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  Speaker 1: Class two A All State Team. He was on the
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  Speaker 1: Times All Area Second Team in twenty twenty four and
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  Speaker 1: first team in twenty twenty five. Aiden Browder, Earlville, Lillan
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  Speaker 1: Junior p Slash one B Browder batted point three eight
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  Speaker 1: six with six doubles and twenty one RBIs for the
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  Speaker 1: Red Raiders. On the mound, he pitched forty nine innings
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  Speaker 1: with sixteen walks, sixty five strikeouts and an ERA of
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  Speaker 1: two point zero zero. Browder was a unanimous selection to
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  Speaker 1: the Little ten All Conference Team. He was a Times
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  Speaker 1: All Area Honorable Mention pick in twenty twenty four and
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  Speaker 1: second team honoree in twenty twenty five. Colt Bryson, Ottawa
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  Speaker 1: SR a unanimous selection. Bryson hit point three two zero
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  Speaker 1: with seven doubles, two homers, thirty one RBIs and seventeen
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  Speaker 1: stolen bases for the Pirates. He was also one to
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  Speaker 1: one with a save on the mound, tossing twenty four
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  Speaker 1: and two thirds innings with twelve walks, thirty three strikeouts
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  Speaker 1: and a two point five to nine ERA. Bryson was
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  Speaker 1: named to the Interstate eight All Conference Team and his
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  Speaker 1: first appearance on the Times All Area Team. Clay Christoph
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  Speaker 1: Streeter sr P slash three B a unanimous selection. Christoph
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  Speaker 1: went three seven on the hill with a solid three
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  Speaker 1: point six one ERA for the Bulldogs. He struck out
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  Speaker 1: seventy six batters. And walked twenty eight and fifty two
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  Speaker 1: and one third innings at the PLATEI hit point three
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  Speaker 1: two six with seven doubles, a triple, two homers, and
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  Speaker 1: twenty three RBIs. Christoph was a member of the Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Central eight All Conference team and was a Times All
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  Speaker 1: Area Second teamer in twenty twenty five. Cody Clennon, Seneca SR.
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  Speaker 1: Two billion the unanimous selection. Clennon hit point three five
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  Speaker 1: six with three doubles, a pair of triples, and eleven
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  Speaker 1: stolen bases for the Fighting Irish. He was voted to
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  Speaker 1: the Tri County All Conference Second Team and this is
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  Speaker 1: his first appearance on the Times All Area Team. Reizon Contreras,
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  Speaker 1: Ottawa junior of Contreras hit point three three zero with
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  Speaker 1: five doubles, a triple, a home run on in twenty
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  Speaker 1: four RBIs, while also stealing thirteen bases for the Pirates.
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  Speaker 1: He was named to the Inner State eight All Conference
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  Speaker 1: squad and this is his first appearance on the Times
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  Speaker 1: All Area Team. Anthony Couch Marquette sr P slash two
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  Speaker 1: b a unanimous selection. Couch posted a point three seven
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  Speaker 1: five batting average with five doubles, a triple, five home
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  Speaker 1: runs and fifty five RBIs for the Crusaders on the Mound.
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  Speaker 1: He went thirteen to one with a three point three
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  Speaker 1: to three ERA and struck out seventy six batters in
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  Speaker 1: fifty two and two thirds innings. Couch was a Tri
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  Speaker 1: County Conference second team honoree and an Illinois High School
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  Speaker 1: Baseball Coaches Association Class two A All State Honorable mention pick.
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  Speaker 1: He earned second team times All Area honors in twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty four and was also a first team pick in
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. Griffin Dauberstein, Marquette Junior two billion slash
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  Speaker 1: SS slash P Dauberstein was a unanimous pick after batting
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  Speaker 1: point four to zero eight with fifteen doubles, two triples,
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  Speaker 1: nine home runs and thirty nine RBIs for the Crusaders
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  Speaker 1: on the Hill. He went four to one with a
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  Speaker 1: one point eight eight ERA with sixty eight strikeouts in
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  Speaker 1: forty one innings. Dauberstein was voted unanimously to the Tri
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  Speaker 1: County All Conference First team and was also at the
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  Speaker 1: time second team selection in twenty twenty four and also
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  Speaker 1: a first team pick in twenty twenty five. Leyton gerds
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  Speaker 1: Fieldcrest sr pss A unanimous selection. Girds hit point three
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  Speaker 1: two zero with seven doubles six homers in twenty four
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  Speaker 1: RBIs and for the Knights on the Hill, he went
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  Speaker 1: five to four with a two point seven to eight
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  Speaker 1: ERA and recorded seventy five strikeouts in fifty to one
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  Speaker 1: third innings of work. Gurds was a second team Heart
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  Speaker 1: of Illinois All Conference honoree and was a Times All
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  Speaker 1: Area Honorable Mention pick in twenty twenty four and twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five. Nate Kelly Serena so P slash one B
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  Speaker 1: slash three B. Kelly went seven to two with a
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  Speaker 1: two point four to five ERA for the Huskers, with
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  Speaker 1: seventy two strikeouts in fifty one and one third innings
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  Speaker 1: on the mound. He was a unanimous selection to the
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  Speaker 1: Little Ten All Conference Team and this is first appearance
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  Speaker 1: on the Times All Area Team. Alec Novallie Marquette SRP
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  Speaker 1: slash two B slash SS a unanimous selection and the
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  Speaker 1: repeat Times Player of the Year. Novatny went eight to
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  Speaker 1: two with a one point four to five ER. He
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  Speaker 1: struck out one hundred and five batters in fifty eight
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  Speaker 1: innings with only five walks. The Crusaders leadoff Man also
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  Speaker 1: batted point four to seven two with twenty one doubles,
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  Speaker 1: four triples, three homers and forty four RBIs. Navotny, for
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  Speaker 1: the second consecutive season, was voted to the Tri County
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  Speaker 1: All Conference First Team, as well as the league's pitcher
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  Speaker 1: and player of the Year. He was an IHBCA Class
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  Speaker 1: two A All State Team honoree. He was of the
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  Speaker 1: Times All Area second team selection in twenty twenty three
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  Speaker 1: and first team honorey in twenty twenty four and twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five. Adam Swanson, Ottawa sr PC a unanimous selection.
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  Speaker 1: Swanson batted point five zero five with eleven doubles, nine
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  Speaker 1: home runs, forty one RBIs and twenty one stolen bases
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  Speaker 1: for the Pirates. On the Mound, he went seven to
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  Speaker 1: one with a one point eight six ERA, with fifteen
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  Speaker 1: walks and eight eighty three strikeouts and sixty four innings.
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  Speaker 1: Swanson was voted to the Interstate eight All Conference Team
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  Speaker 1: and the league's Player of the Year. He was also
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  Speaker 1: voted to the IHSBCA Class three All State Team. Swanson
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  Speaker 1: was a Times All Area First Team honoree in twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty four and twenty twenty five. David Ulrich, Newark Junior PC.
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  Speaker 1: Ulrich hit point three one two with seven doubles, a triple,
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  Speaker 1: a home run, and twenty two RBIs for the Norseman
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  Speaker 1: on the Mound. He was one to one with a
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  Speaker 1: four point six two ERA, recording fifty one strikeouts in
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  Speaker 1: thirty six and one third innings of work. Ulrich was
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  Speaker 1: a unanimous selection to the Little ten All Conference Team
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  Speaker 1: and this is his first appearance on the Times All
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  Speaker 1: Area team. Cole winter Road Streeter SR one billion, a
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  Speaker 1: unanimous selection. Winter Rout hit point three eight four with
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  Speaker 1: ten doubles, a triple, two home runs and thirteen RBIs
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  Speaker 1: for the Bulldogs. Winter Road was named to the Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Central eight All Conference Team and was a Times All
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  Speaker 1: Area First Team selection in twenty twenty four. In twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five Second Team Declan Brennan Earlville, Leland Junior SS
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  Speaker 1: Slash one B slash Peaston Dibernardi Marquette Junior OFP, Grant
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  Speaker 1: Dos Marquette Sr of Cayden Durton Marquette Junior three billion,
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  Speaker 1: P Lucas Farbabah Ottawa sr C Slash P Slash three B.
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  Speaker 1: Grady Hall, Seneca fr P slash one B slash lef
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  Speaker 1: Luke Hartsel Somanoch Junior SSP Xon Higgins Marquette s r CP,
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  Speaker 1: tal And Melvin Straighter sr P slash slash P Drew
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  Speaker 1: Overocker Fieldcrest Junior f Prhyes Pelnarsh, Woodland slash, Flannagan, Cornell
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  Speaker 1: Junior P slash CF slash Tristan Reed Somanock Junior three
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  Speaker 1: billion P Griffin Somlock Sandwich sr CF Honorable Mention Brady
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  Speaker 1: Andrews Somanoch Junior CFP, Lucas Anson, Fieldcrest SR two billion,
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  Speaker 1: p r Lowbud Sandwich Junior, P Alexio Fernandez Ottawa Junior CF,
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  Speaker 1: Joe Hoachsterra Streeter SRC, Easton McBroom Newark so P slash
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  Speaker 1: two B Braxton Nell Markeett Junior one billion, Jacob Sailor
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  Speaker 1: Newark SR one billion, Collins Shields PF Bresident Simons, Woodland
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  Speaker 1: slash Flannagan Cornell Junior CP, Toby Stephan Newark SR three billion,
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  Speaker 1: P Peyton Twait Serena sr CP