Meet the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team

A look at who was selected for the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team

FIRST TEAM

Ty Elmer

SCHOOL: Black River

GRADE: Junior

POSITION: First base

DIAMOND GEMS: Batted .413 with 25 runs scored and went 15-for-15 in stolen bases. Led River Rats to first district title.

COACH'S VIEW: "Ty battled back from a hand injury that put him on the DL for 12 weeks over the winter. He struck out only 2 times this year in Conference play." - Jim Elmer

Julian Fowler

SCHOOL: Black River

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Shortstop/pitcher

DIAMOND GEMS: Batted .381 with 21 RBIs. Led the River Rats to their first district title.

COACH'S VIEW: "Julian had a strong senior year finishing as the career RBI leader for Black River and coming through with numerous clutch hits." - Jim Elmer

Austin Keur

SCHOOL: Zeeland East

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Centerfield

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference and all-region. Batted .405 with 45 hits, 34 runs and 31 RBIs.

COACH'S VIEW: "Austin has been our catalyst in the lead off spot and centerfield for three years. He is the most competitive player that I have ever coached. He refuses to lose an at-bat or play in the field. He takes great pride in pushing himself to be the best and leads his team with the way he grinds each day. Austin has a huge heart and brings great joy to the people around him. With that being said, he has the uncanny ability to flip a switch in a competitive atmosphere and go to another level." - Matt Sattler

Charlie Lacny

SCHOOL: Zeeland East

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Shortstop

DIAMOND GEMS: Batted .368 and earned all-conference. Had 22 RBIs, 43 hits and 37 runs scored.

COACH'S VIEW: "Charlie is the epitome of a baseball player. He works extremely hard at his craft and has the utmost confidence in his ability. Charlie always wants to play against the best talent he can and loves the challenge. He has had a tremendous career for us as a 3-year starter at shortstop. While his baseball numbers and accolades are outstanding, the greatest part of Charlie was watching him grow as a young man over his career. His maturity, leadership, attitude and understanding of the game have grown tremendously. He is a true student of the game and loves baseball more than any player I have ever been around." - Matt Sattler

Aidan Lauraine

SCHOOL: Zeeland West

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Infield

DIAMOND GEMS: Had 39 hits and led the Dux in RBIs. All-conference in OK Green.

COACH'S VIEW: "Aidan was a bigtime hitter and leader for us. Aidan is headed to Aquinas College to play baseball and I have no doubt he will be a great addition to their lineup." - Bryce Muller

Parker Leeuw

SCHOOL: Holland Christian

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Outfield

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference in OK Blue. Batted .377 with 26 hits and 15 RBIs.

COACH'S VIEW: "Parker is one of the best outfielders I have seen. Didn't make an error all year and made multiple diving catches to prevent runs from scoring. At the plate, he was a tough out and made pitchers pay for their mistakes. Led the OK Blue with 8 doubles." - Ty VanWieren

Hudson Lubbers

SCHOOL: Holland Christian

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Pitcher

DIAMOND GEMS: Went 5-4 with a 1.70 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. Was all-district and honorable mention all-conferene.

COACH'S VIEW: "Hudson was our No. 1 conference pitcher again this year. He is the ultimate competitor. Hudson didn't always get the run support when he stepped on the rubber, but he gave us a chance to win every game. Dominated hitters when they stepped in the box." - Ty VanWieren

Breslin Nykamp

SCHOOL: Hamilton

GRADE: Junior

POSITION: First base

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference in OK Blue. Batted .324 with 23 hits and 15 RBIs.

COACH'S VIEW: "Breslin has great hand-eye coordination. He has. bit of pop in his bat and was one of our most consistent hitters all season long. We can't wait to see what he does next year."

Trevor Raade

SCHOOL: Zeeland East

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Pitcher/first base

DIAMOND GEMS: Batted .368 and earned all-conference in OK Green. Signed to play at Western Michigan. On the mound was 5-1 with a 0.49 ERA.

COACH'S VIEW: "Trevor has been a staple in our program and leads by example. He loves his teammates and competes with them and for them each day. For all of his baseball ability, accolades and success, it doesn't begin to compare to the type of person he is. Trevor has been a class act off the field and in the classroom, he lives everyday with great character and a priority on his academics, finishing with over a 4.0 GPA in his high school career." - Matt Sattler

Kyle Smith

SCHOOL: Holland Christian

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Outfield/pitcher

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference in OK Blue. All-District. Batted .409 with 38 hits and 26 RBIS. On mound was 4-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings.

COACH'S VIEW: "Kyle was a force for us at the plate and also on the mound. He delivered in key moments all season. He is one of the hardest workers I have ever been around." - Ty VanWieren

Quincy Thome

SCHOOL: Zeeland East

GRADE: Junior

POSITION: Third base

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference in OK Green. Batted .423 to lead the Chix.

COACH'S VIEW: "The best player no one knew about this year. Quincy had a tremendous year for us this season. It was easy with the talent on our team to not know much about him at the beginning of the season, and he took advantage of it each day. Quincy led our team in just about every offensive category and was stellar defensively at third base. Quincy is without a doubt the best teammate I have ever coached. For all of his individual success this year, he would trade it all for his team." - Matt Sattler

Landon VanderZwaag

SCHOOL: Hamilton

GRADE: Junior

POSITION: Outfield

DIAMOND GEMS: Batted .346 with 36 hits, 16 runs and 15 RBIs. All-Conference honorable mention in OK Blue.

COACH'S VIEW: "Landon was our leadoff hitter and did a great job of getting on base for the guys behind him. He hits the ball as hard as anyone on the team and his speed turns a lot of those line drives into extra base hits. He is a great natural athlete and covers a tremendous amount of ground in the outfield." - Brian Grabinski

Abel Walkotten

SCHOOL: Holland

GRADE: Junior

POSITION: Infield

DIAMOND GEMS: All-conference in OK Green. Batted .394 with 15 RBIs and 26 runs. Was 5-for-5 on stolen bases.

COACH'S VIEW: "Abel has settled in, now in his third varsity season, and developed into the offensive threat we were hoping for. He is a relentless worker and puts in more time than anyone in our program to perfect his craft, and it showed this year - he led our team in batting average, runs scored, and RBIs. On top of that, he is a leader on the field and a great teammate." - Coty Franklin

Logan Wyckoff

SCHOOL: Zeeland West

GRADE: Senior

POSITION: Outfield

DIAMOND GEMS: Broke the school record with a .455 average for the season. Had 40 hits.

COACH'S VIEW: "Logan was our leadoff hitter, our table-setter. A tough out all season long and really got our lineup going by starting the games with a barrell." - Bryce Muller

Second Team

Eli Boyce, Holland Christian

Marc Brower, Hamilton

Owen Brown, Hamilton

Ethan Byrd, Holland

Noah DeWitt, Zeeland East

Gavin Drooger, Zeeland East

Tai Hescott, West Ottawa

Joe Hilbink, Zeeland East

James Hoffman, Hamilton

Evan Owens, Zeeland East

Cayden Ortega, West Ottawa

JJ Salas, Zeeland East

Chris Seay, Zeeland East

Quinn VanderKamp, West Ottawa

Brett Vanderkooi, Hamilton

Kobe Windeler, Zeeland East

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Meet the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team