If one word had to describe Cambridge senior Carter Lund’s season, it would be dominant.
On the mound, Lund went 6-1 with an ERA of 0.95. Lund recorded 69 strikeouts in 44 innings of work, including throwing no-hitters against Wisconsin Heights and New Glarus.
In the batter’s box, Lund recorded a .394 batting average with 22 RBIs and five homers. Lund also scored 14 runs, had 16 stolen bases and drew eight walks.
For the strong season, Lund was named Player of the Year in Capitol South Conference voting held recently, also earning a spot on the all-conference first team.
Along with the conference honors, Lund was named Player of the Year in the South Central District, a region representing players from Division 1 to Division 4 in the greater Madison area. Lund, a Madison College recruit, earned second team all-district honors as a pitcher.
“We knew coming into this season, he was going to be our ace,” Cambridge baseball coach Larry Martin said. “For him to be the threat he was in the middle of the lineup too is what catapulted him to Player of the Year status in our conference.”
Senior Owen Bernhardt was named to the all-conference first team and received honorable mention honors for all-district as an outfielder.
Bernhardt ended the year with a .307 batting average and two home runs. Bernhardt also had two triples, 17 RBIs, eight stolen bases and only committed two errors in the field.
“The big thing I campaigned for in his candidacy was his defense,” Martin said. “In our conference, they only had three extra-base hits against us, and those were in the first two games, so that’s a credit to the outfield. As the center fielder, he’s the leader of that outfield.”
Senior Marco Damiani also earned first team all-conference honors and was named as an honorable mention on the all-district team.
As an infielder, Damiani recorded a 94% fielding rate, while recording a .427 batting average in the batter’s box. Damiani knocked in 15 runs, leading the team with 32 hits and stole 12 bases.
“He just carried us early in the season,” Martin said. “He was getting two to three hits a game constantly while the rest of our offense was getting started.”
Junior Kiefer Parish was also named honorable mention for the all-district team and was selected to the all-conference first team, too. Parish led the Blue Jays with 16 steals, hitting for a .338 batting average. He hit two home runs, drove in 12 runs and had 25 hits.
Junior Clayton Stenjem earned second team all-conference as a pitcher. Stenjem pitched over 43 innings, recording a 4-1 record with one save. He recorded a 1.78 ERA and had 40 strikeouts. At the plate, Stenjem hit .353 and recorded 16 RBIs.
Sophomore Jett Horton was named to the all-conference second team as an infielder. Horton recorded a .264 batting average with 11 RBIs. On the mound, Horton recorded a 2.69 ERA in over 28 innings pitched. He went 3-2 with 26 strikeouts.
Senior Gavin Winslow was also named to the all-conference second team. Winslow scored 10 runs and went 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts.
Seniors Devin Schuchart, Brayden Lund and Carter Stenjem were named to the all-conference teams as honorable mentions.
The Cambridge baseball team ended up with 10 players earning all-conference recognition.
“It’s just a reflection of how well we played the last couple of years as a team, the respect that the other coaches have in conference for our players and a recognition for how they played and how they do it the right way,” Martin said.
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