Here are the Gaylord baseball players who made the All-Big North Conference teams

GAYLORD — With all the excitement surrounding the Gaylord softball team and their second state championship, the accomplishments of the baseball team that plays just yards away can get lost in the mix.

Despite an early exit in the Division 2 postseason, the Blue Devils baseball team put together a solid regular season finishing with a 25-13-1 record with seven conference victories and at least a win against all but one Big North Conference opponent.

Fittingly, the Blue Devils were rewarded when the All-BNC teams were released at the end of the season, having six players named to all-conference rosters, including two first-team members (Will Bethuy, Lucas Green), three second-team members (Colin Piehl, Aiden Locker, Torino Lamerato) and one honorable mention (Noah Vanderveer).

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Senior Will Bethuy was a first-team outfielder after a solid final season from the plate, hitting for a .374 batting average with a team-high 40 hits along with 13 runs batted in and 26 runs scored.

Green, a junior, was one of the conference's best two-way players, posting a .333 batting average and 20 runs scored while playing some of the best defense in the conference from his shortstop position.

Infielders Aidan Locker and Collin Piehl both made the second team, giving three of the four starting GHS infielders all-conference honors. Locker, a senior, hit .263 with 26 hits and 23 RBI. Piehl, a junior, hit .246 with 27 runs scored. The final second team member, senior outfielder Torino Lamerato, hit .293 while leading the team with 37 runs scored and 43 stolen bases.

Junior Noah Vanderveer was the lone honorable mention as the team's top pitcher, posting a 5-3 record with a 2.66 earned run average and 49 total strikeouts.

Three of the all-conference members are graduating while three return to the Blue Devils roster next season, giving an improving GHS program something to look forward to as they make a run at a BNC title in 2025.

All Big North Baseball 2024

First team

Pitchers

TCW Jack Griffiths Senior ---Player of the Year

ALP Kaleb Donajkowski Senior

Catcher

PET Tyler Goeldel Senior

Infielders

ALP Tucker Bright Senior

TCW Owen Hendrix Junior

ALP Jake Zann Senior

GLD Lucas Green Junior

Outfielders

GLD Will Bethuy Senior

TCW Isaac Kelsey Senior

PET Brendan Swiss Junior

Utility

TCW Caden Stoops Junior

Second Team

Pitchers

PET Garrett Wodek Junior

TCC Nich Van Nes Junior

Catcher

CAD Coby Franklin Junior

Infielders

ALP Jase Kollen Junior

GLD Aiden Locker Senior

TCW Brayden Popa Junior

GLD Colin Piehl Junior

Outfielders

ALP Gabe Glawe Senior

GLD Torino Lamerato Senior

TCC Zander Lorincz Senior

Utility

ALP Caleb McEwen Senior

Honorable Mention

Pitchers

GLD Noah Vanderveer Junior

PET Peyton Harmon Junior

Infielders

TCW Quinten Gillespie Senior

TCC Carson Spica Freshman

CAD Drew Kornacki Sophomore

Outfielders

PET Haden Janes Junior

TCC Brady Ripmaster Sophomore

CAD Grant Williams Junior

Utility

CAD Luke Phillips Junior

Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen