Wynford's Grant McGuire named Northern 10 Player of the Year, second time in three seasons

BUCYRUS - As a sophomore he was the best player in the Northern 10. As a junior he was bested by a once-in-a-lifetime season for top honors in the league. But senior year, Wynford's Grant McGuire reclaimed his spot atop the N10 being named Player of the Year for the second time.

Entering the second week of postseason play, McGuire is batting .478 with 33 hits — 10 doubles, one triple, seven home runs — 30 runs, 41 RBIs, 15 stolen bases, 23 walks drawn, .624 on-base percentage and .957 slugging.

Having tied the single-season home runs record twice with five as a sophomore and junior, he holds the record outright now. And his 17 career homers extend his already owned record by 10 over those in second. McGuire also owns the top three single-season records for RBIs and doubles, along with three of the top four seasons for slugging … plus he's the career leader in batting average, RBIs, runs, doubles, and slugging.

Also on the first team were fellow Royals seniors Spencer Miller (.424 avg., 36 hits, 32 runs, 20 RBIs; 2.54 ERA, 26 strikeouts) and Kaiden Blair (.486 avg., 35 hits, 40 runs, 15 RBIs; 3.00 ERA,25 strikeouts), along with junior Drew Johnson (.463 avg., 37 hits, 18 runs, 35 RBIs; 3.22 ERA, 42 strikeouts). Joining them were seniors Micah Thomas of Colonel Crawford (.375 avg., 27 hits, 17 runs, 21 RBIs; 3.50 ERA, 30 strikeouts) and Jacob Hiler of Buckeye Central (.476 avg., 30 hits, 14 runs, 14 RBIs).

Second teamers include a quartet of seniors; Heath Jensen and Isaac Hiler of Buckeye Central, Jacob Lucius of Colonel Crawford, and Bucyrus' Malachi Bayless.

Honorable mentions include a pair of seniors in Bucyrus' Kam Lewis and Wynford's Brett Crall, along with two talented sophomores in Colonel Crawford's Deagan Moore and Buckeye Central's Jeremiah Fishpaw.

Here are the All-Northern 10 baseball teams in full.

All-Northern 10 Baseball 2024

FIRST TEAM

Grant McGuire, Wynford; Kaden Holman, Upper Sandusky; Caden Fritz, Seneca East; Spencer Miller, Wynford; Jacob Halter, Upper Sandusky; Micah Thomas, Colonel Crawford; Daniel Plott, Carey; Jacob Hiler, Buckeye Central; Hunter Haynes, Mohawk; Aidan Hines, Seneca East; Kaiden Blair, Wynford; Drew Johnson, Wynford

Northern 10 Player of the Year: Grant McGuire, Wynford

Northern 10 Coach of the Year: Zach Hawkins, Mohawk

SECOND TEAM

Josh Heilman, Upper Sandusky; Nate Crawford, Carey; Nicholas Parks, Seneca East; Evan Hinesman, Upper Sandusky; Travis Geary, Mohawk; Jake Bowerman, Seneca East; Heath Jensen, Buckeye Central; Jacob Lucius, Colonel Crawford; Kaleb Bish, Mohawk; Malachi Bayless, Bucyrus; Isaac Hiler, Buckeye Central; Brayden Chester, Mohawk

HONORABLE MENTION

Jeremiah Fishpaw, Buckeye Central; Kam Lewis, Bucyrus; Louis Watkins, Carey; Deagan Moore, Colonel Crawford; Elias Magallanes, Mohawk; Blake Foos, Seneca East; Blaise Gallant, Upper Sandusky; Brett Crall, Wynford

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