Published: June 16, 2007 09:02 pm      

Croy, Taylor earn All-State honors

Two Princeton Tigers earned honors when the West Virginia Class AAA baseball team was released Saturday. Catcher Brandon Croy and utility player Keith Taylor represented the Tigers as honorable mentions.

Hurricane pitcher Arik Sikula was named the captain of the first team on the list compiled by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.



Class AAA All-State Baseball



WAYNE — The Class AAA All-State baseball team announced Sunday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, distributed by The Associated Press.

FIRST TEAM

P-Arik Sikula, Hurricane (capt.), sr.

P-Patrick Arnold, Huntington, sr.

P-Shane Pysh, John Marshall, sr.

P-Jonathan Hash, Jefferson, sr.

C-Lanny Meadows, Woodrow Wilson, soph.

IF-Jedd Gyorko, University, sr.

IF-Seth Frye, Cabell Midland, sr.

IF-Sam Belcastro, Bridgeport, sr.

IF-Ben Hupp, Parkersburg, sr.

OF-Kyle Blank, Hurricane, sr.

OF-Chase Pickering, Nitro, jr.

OF-Dominique Daniels, Greenbrier East, sr.

UTL-Willie Bays, Spring Valley, sr.

UTL-Cy Mozingo, John Marshall, sr.

UTL-Jake Kight, Nitro, sr.

UTL-Mark Darlington, Musselman, sr.

SECOND TEAM

P-Brandon King, Martinsburg (capt.), soph.

P-Brandon Campbell, Jefferson, jr.

P-Ross Ware, Elkins, sr.

P-Cole Hardway, Buckhannon-Upshur, sr.

C-Adam Lewton, Wheeling Park, sr.

IF-T.J. Feazelle, St. Albans, jr.

IF-Brycen Ferguson, Huntington, sr.

IF-Drew Stevens, Jefferson, sr.

IF-John Bernard, Ripley, sr.

OF-Cam Dunlavy, Hurricane, sr.

OF-Nick Canterbury, South Charleston, sr.

OF-Matt Tiano, Jefferson, sr.

UTL-Ryan Zelinski, John Marshall, sr.

UTL-Tommy Mallory, St. Albans, jr.

UTL-Brandon Cumpston, Bridgeport, jr.

UTL-Drew Trump, Woodrow Wilson, sr.

UTL-Brent Dodrill, Fairmont Senior, sr.

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

P-Dan Smead, Greenbrier East; Seth Allen, Woodrow Wilson; Jason McGinnis, Cabell Midland; Danny Rhan, St. Albans; Wes Ankrom, Parkersburg; Andrew Saab, Morgantown; Kevin Holdsworth, University; Kevin Pritt, Elkins.

C-Thor Meeks, Hurricane; Patrick Stapleton, Cabell Midland; Dustin Baker, Parkersburg South; Zach Nair, Morgantown; Kevin Griffin, Martinsburg.

IF-Lucas Lemine, Greenbrier East; Chase Smith, Nicholas County; Chase Chapman, Huntington; Brett Costello, East Fairmont; Matt Pizatella, East Fairmont; Jack Hudson, South Charleston; Nick Veazey, Riverside; Justin Henry, Hurricane; Gavin Patton, George Washington; Sammy McCarthy, Parkersburg; Anthony Flinn, Parkersburg South; Garrett Smith, Spring Valley.

OF-Josh Norman, Greenbrier East; Joey Buonaiuto, Fairmont Senior; Joey Potesta, East Fairmont; Shad Fox, Nitro; Jason Smith, George Washington; Ian Rebrook, Capital; Mike Williams, South Charleston; J.R. Tenney, Buckhannon-Upshur; Mike Davis, Bridgeport; Clay Crabtree, Spring Valley; Justin Grantham, Jefferson.

UTL-Kevin O’Donnell, Woodrow Wilson; Bryan Hughes, Nicholas County; Drew Cummings, Huntington; C.J. Meadows, St. Albans; J.R. Bradley, Nitro; Brett Barber, Hurricane; Donnie Platt, Wheeling Park; Corey Brown, Wheeling Park; Zane Madden, John Marshall; Jesse Simmons, Hedgesville.

HONORABLE MENTION

P-Ryan Robinson, Riverside; Mike Hamilton, Parkersburg South; Paul Chenoweth, Martinsburg.

C-Scott Westcott, Huntington; Brandon Croy, Princeton; Ben Huffman, George Washington; Derek Arbogast, Lewis County.

IF-Allen Level, Greenbrier East; Drew Retton, Fairmont Senior; T.J. Fisher, St. Albans; Adam Batty, Capital; Andrew Pickering, Nitro; Richard Kestner, Ripley; Brett Barnette, Ripley; Kyle Fleak, Parkersburg South; Derek Gilbert, Bridgeport; Adam Wakefield, Cabell Midland.

OF-Hunter Sabbag, Greenbrier East; Zach Goad, Cabell Midland; Trey King, South Charleston; Billy Smith, Hurricane; Tyler Pauley, St. Albans; Zach Wright, Bridgeport; Zach Harrison, Spring Valley; Matt Stewart, Hedgesville; Seth Quirk, North Marion; Bryant Woods, University.

UTL-Wes Persinger, Nicholas County; Kyle Allard, Fairmont Senior; Keith Taylor, Princeton; Nathan Gainer, Elkins; Dillon Mangino, Wheeling Park; Brad Evans, Brooke; Carson Koontz, John Marshall; Heath Booton, Spring Valley; Josh Wade, Lincoln County.