Zutz, Gonzales named to All-Section 8AA Baseball Team

Thief River Falls sophomores Gannon Zutz and Noah Gonzales were named to the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Section Team for Section 8AA following the 2023 season.

Zutz started six games for the Prowlers and appeared in a seventh during the 2023 season. He pitched 28 innings with an ERA of 3.75 with 39 strikeouts and 15 walks. Offensively, Zutz batted .242 while reaching base at a .390 clip. Zutz hit seven singles, a home run, scored five runs and batted in five more.

Gonzales batted .435 (27-for-62) over the Prowlers 23-game season. He reached base successfully in 51 percent of his 73 plate appearances (.514 OBP) slugged .581 for an OPS of 1.095. Gonzales hit 20 singles, six doubles and one home run. He scored five runs and batted in 15.

2023 Section 8AA

All-Section Team

• Barnesville – Asher O’Brien, 11th, Shortstop/Pitcher; Carson Hagen, 12th, 3rd Base/Pitcher;

• Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton – Jordan Summers, 12th, Outfield; Grant Anderson, 12th, 1st Base/Pitcher; Landon Johnson, 11th, Shortstop/Pitcher;

• East Grand Forks – Levi Anderson, 11th, Catcher/3rd Base; Drew Carpenter, 11th, Shortstop/Pitcher; Tanner Nowacki, 12th, Outfield; Rylee Hams, 10th, Shortstop/Catcher;

• Frazee – Zach Longfors, 12th, Outfield/Shortstop;

• Hawley – Jayden Ambuehl, 11th, Pitcher/Shortstop;

• Ottertail Central – Tyson Misegades, 12th, Centerfield; Gavin Pausch, 11th, Pitcher; Lane Dilly, 11th, Pitcher;

• Park Rapids – Lucas Kritzeck, 12th, Left Field;

• Perham – Ben Shumansky, 12th, Catcher/1st Base; Blaiz Schmidt, 11th, 3rd Base/Pitcher; Ashton Detloff, 10th, 1st Base/Pitcher; Austin Schmelz, 12th, Right Field/2nd Base; Evan Kovash, 12th, 3rd Base/Pitcher;

• Roseau – Tanner George, 12th, Outfield; Cooper Flaig, 12th, 1st Base; Aaron Wensloff, 12th, Shortstop;

• Thief River Falls – Gannon Zutz, 10th, Shortstop/Pitcher; Noah Gonzales, 10th, Catcher;

• Section Coach of the Year – James Mulcahy, Perham

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