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Virginian-Pilot
Meet the 2024 All-Tidewater Baseball teams
By Larry Rubama, The Virginian-Pilot,
11 hours ago
First team
ALL-TIDEWATER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keegan Haesler, First Colonial junior outfielder/first baseman
Helped lead the Patriots to their first state title in more than 30 years.
Class 5 Player of the Year
Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
Batted .486 with 47 hits, 34 runs, 24 stolen bases and 22 RBIs. He also had a .565 on-base percentage with 14 walks, 12 doubles, two triples and two home runs.
The 6-foot-4 left-hander posted an 8-0 record with a 0.89 ERA and 92 strikeouts.
The Virginia Military Institute signee gave up 49 hits, and opponents batted .175 against him.
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Casey Cuddyer, Great Bridge sophomore shortstop
First-team All-Class 5
First-team All-Class 5 Region A
Led the Wildcats in every offensive category as he batted .453, with a .625 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage.
He scored 23 runs with 22 RBIs and 18 stolen bases to help Great Bridge get the No. 1 seed in the Class 5 Region A Tournament.
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Zach Davis, Menchville senior pitcher/outfielder
Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
Two-time first-team All-Class 5 Region B and two-time first-team All-Peninsula District
He was 12-0 with a 1.41 ERA and 104 strikeouts and tossed three one-hitters and one no-hitter this season. During the region tournament, he was 2-0 with 12 strikeouts and allowed just four hits and one earned run. He batted .460 with 30 RBIs, 26 runs and 21 stolen bases.
The Virginia Military Institute signee batted .333 with 25 RBIs and three home runs to help Maury advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2007. He was 6-0 with a 1.20 ERA, including a win over Ocean Lakes to advance to the Class 5 state semifinals.
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Luke Harlow, Walsingham Academy senior outfielder
Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
Two-time VISAA Division III Player of the Year
Tidewater Conference Player of the Year
The Ohio State commit batted .430 with 43 hits, 39 runs, 38 RBIs and 36 stolen bases to help lead the Trojans to the VISAA Division III state title.
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CJ Murray, Norfolk Academy junior pitcher
Helped lead the Bulldogs to the Tidewater Conference regular-season and tournament titles
First-team All-VISAA Division I
First-team All-Tidewater Conference and tournament Most Valuable Player
Batted .403 with 29 RBIs and was 6-4 with a 2.60 ERA and 67 strikeouts
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Jake Mutter, Tabb senior pitcher/infielder
Class 3 Player of the Year and Class 3 Region A Player of the Year
Bay Rivers District Player of the Year
He was 7-2 with a 1.35 ERA and 71 strikeouts. He batted .567 with 21 RBIs and 18 runs.
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Cayden Ochsenfeld, Bethel senior pitcher
Two-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
First-team Class 5 Region B and the Peninsula District Player of the Year
He was 4-0 with a 0.33 ERA, 56 strikeouts and two saves. He threw two no-hitters — including a 19-strikeout performance against Kecoughtan — and a one-hitter. Opposing teams batted .032 against him.
The James Madison commit went through a span of 21 innings without giving up a hit or a run.
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Tanner Schaedel, Cape Henry senior utility player
Three-time All-Tidewater first-team selection
First-team All-VISAA Division I
Batted .433 with 39 RBIs and five home runs, and had a 1.94 ERA with 48 strikeouts.
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