USA TODAY High School Sports is proud to announce the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Washington Baseball Team. Players were selected based on their athletic achievements from the 2017-18 season.
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COACH OF THE YEAR
Grant Richardson, Richland
Richardson led the Bombers (18-10) to the Class 4A state championship, the program’s fifth title but its first since 2009. Richland clinched the crown with a 5-2 win over Skyview in the state final.
FIRST TEAM
Player of the Year
Carter Young, INF, Selah, 6-0/170, Jr.
The state’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Young batted .412 with four home runs and 47 runs scored, leading the Vikings (20-3) to the second round of the Class 2A state tournament. The standout shortstop also didn’t allow a run while striking out 15 in 10.1 innings pitched.
Damon Casetta-Stubbs, P, King’s Way Christian (Vancouver), 6-4/195, Sr.
Brady McLean, P, Puyallup, 6-0/185, Sr.
Jayson Schroeder, P, Juanita (Kirkland), 6-2/200, Sr.
Jake Gehri, C, Sumner, 6-0/195, Sr.
Logan Mercado, INF, Tri-Cities Prep (Pasco), 6-0/145, So.
Henry Gargus, INF, Davis (Yakima), 6-0/200, Jr.
Eric Peterson, INF, Puyallup, 5-11/175, Sr.
Josh Mendoza, OF, Richland, 5-10/165, Sr.
Corbin Carroll, OF, Lakeside (Seattle), 5-10/165, Jr.
Tyson Guerrero, OF, W.F. West (Chehalis), 5-11/165, Sr.
SECOND TEAM
Nate Clow, P, Todd Beamer (Federal Way), 5-11/170, So.
Samuel Lauderdale, P, King’s Way Christian (Vancouver), 6-2/165, Sr.
Brandon White, P, W.F. West (Chehalis), 6-7/180, Sr.
Colin Floyd, C, Todd Beamer (Federal Way), 5-10/180, Sr.
Owen Cobb, INF, Garfield (Seattle), 6-1/178, Jr.
Matthew Gretler, INF, Bonney Lake, 5-10/155, Sr.
Cole Miller, INF, Mercer Island, 5-11/180, Jr.
Dominic Signorelli, INF, Moses Lake, 6-0/160, Jr.
Koby Blunt, OF, Clarkston, 5-10/172, Sr.
Daniel Copeland, OF, Skyview (Vancouver), 6-3/180, Sr.
Kyle Sherick, OF, Tahoma (Maple Valley), 6-0/180, Sr.
