Beacon-News All-Area baseball team

Updated: June 24, 2011 1:16PM

FIRST TEAM

Infield

Kyle Davidson,

Kaneland — Millikin-bound senior was an all-Northern Illinois Big 12 selection. A slick fielder who made no errors at shortstop, hit .306 overall and .364 with runners in scoring position. Also went 3-1 with 5 saves.

Ryan Harreld,

Aurora Central Catholic — Senior hit .385 with three homers and 23 RBI. Was an all-Suburban Christian Conference selection.

Cody Burton,

Oswego East — The Wolves team MVP and all-Southwest Prairie pick hit .384 and slugged .500 while stealing 25 bases. Will play at Aurora University.

Richie Renner,

West Aurora — Junior was an all-DuPage Valley Conference pick after hitting .329 with a .536 OBP. Scored 19 runs.

Matt Williams,

Geneva — Junior was an all-Upstate Eight River pick. Hit .348 with 12 homers and 29 RBI. Went 4-2 on the mound with a 2.47 ERA.

Outfield

Joe Camiliere,

Kaneland — Senior hit .326 as an all-Northern Illinois Big 12 pick while reaching base 50 percent of the time. Made just two errors in center field.

Luke Luchetti,

Yorkville — Senior hit .395 with 7 homers and 13 extra-base hits. Stole 18 bases and drove in 25 from the leadoff spot. Will play at Illinois Central College.

Chris Hipchen,

Geneva — Hit .356 with four homers and 21 RBI and was the Vikings’ team MVP and gold glove winner in center field.

Catcher

Kyle Kozak,

Marmion Academy — Junior backstop hit .434 and drove in 23 while reaching base at a .545 clip.

Designated Hitter

Kyle Limanowski,

Waubonsie Valley — The All-Upstate Eight Valley pick hit a school-record 10 home runs and slugged at an .808 clip. Hit .395 with 34 RBI and 12 doubles.

Pitchers

Bobby Kuntzendorf,

Aurora Christian — The Beacon-News Player of the Year and Suburban Christian Conference Gold co-Player of the Year went 9-1 with a save and a 1.26 ERA. Struck out 126 in 77⅔ innings.

Tim Tarter,

Marmion Academy — UIC recruit set school record with a 10-0 mark and an 0.67 ERA. SCC Blue MVP allowed just a .144 average against.

Bobby Thorson,

Kaneland — The Northern Illinois Big 12 MVP went 7-3 with a save while striking out 76 with an ERA of 0.83.

Neel Patel,

IMSA — Senior went 4-4 and posted a 2.50 ERA. Struck out 62 and allowed just 24 hits in 32 innings.

Michael Rutas,

Batavia — All-Upstate Eight River pick and team MVP tossed a no-hitter against Streamwood. Posted a 5-4 record and 2.52 ERA while striking out 71.

Tyler Friel,

Marmion Academy — Senior went 3-4 with a 0.97 WHIP and .198 average against with a 2.30 ERA.

SECOND TEAM

Infield

Jacob Mathre, Yorkville

Scott Allegretti, Oswego

Mike Fitzgerald, Metea Valley

Sam Komel, Kaneland

Alex Ramirez, Plano

Outfield

Ryan Solomon, Metea Valley

Jordan Meyer, Marmion Academy

Matthew Daly, Sandwich

Catcher

Eric Josupait, Waubonsie Valley

Designated Hitter

John Hugunin, Oswego

Pitchers

Matt Miller, Aurora Central Catholic

Mike Murphy, Waubonsie Valley

Jake Roehn, Sandwich,

Jordan Touro, Geneva

Parker Meek, Oswego

Eric Egan, Oswego East

HONORABLE MENTION

P.J. Crotty, Sandwich

A.J. Friedman, Marmion Academy

Cody Love, West Aurora

Kenny Obendorf, Metea Valley

Tom Okapal, East Aurora

Ricky Rivera, West Aurora

Dallas Schroeder, Sandwich

Kevin Tidaback, Oswego

SMALL SCHOOL

FIRST TEAM

Infield

Josh Haugen,

Aurora Christian — All-SCC Gold pick hit .435 with five homers and 31 RBI while slugging .748.

Danny Heerhold,

Somonauk — Unanimous all-Little Ten pick hit. 508 with four homers and 30 RBI.

Josh Johnson,

Indian Creek — All-Little Ten pick hit .411 and stole 20 bases while driving in 27.

Joe Hughes,

Newark — Unanimous all-Little Ten selection as a sophomore, hit .568 with 12 RBI, 22 runs scored and 15 steals in conference play.

Alex Ramirez,

Plano — Team MVP and all-Interstate Eight pick set a school record for homers with 13 and RBI with 53. Hit. 362 and slugged .759 while setting school records for grand slams in a season (2) and went over 100 career RBI.

Outfield

Brent Minta,

Aurora Christian — All-SCC Gold selection and Taylor University recruit hit .397 while slugging .621. Drove in 42 with 20 extra-base hits.

Brandon Kramer,

Somonauk — Hit .362 with 29 RBI with five homers. Slugged .634 and was an all-Little Ten Conference pick. Also went 6-2 on the mound with a 2.44 ERA.

Bobby Kuntzendorf,

Aurora Christian — Hit .381 and tied for team lead with eight homers while driving in 37. Slugged .711 and scored 30 runs.

Catcher

Jake Hanson,

Aurora Christian — All-SCC Gold selection hit .394 and reached base at .441 clip in the leadoff spot. Had 19 extra-base hits and drove in 29.

Designated hitter

Trent Bowers,

Plano — Slugged .804 while hitting .413 with nine HR and 44 RBI. All-Interstate Eight Conference pick also hit two grand slams.

Pitchers

Bobby Kuntzendorf,

Aurora Christian — The Beacon-News Player of the Year and Suburban Christian Conference Gold co-Player of the Year went 9-1 with a save and a 1.26 ERA. Struck out 126 in 77⅔ innings.

Alex Ramirez,

Plano — Tied school record for career wins with 16 after going 6-2 with a 3.19 ERA and 79 strikeouts. Also had one save.

Cal Herrman,

Indian Creek — Posted a 2.95 ERA in over 54 innings. Was an all-Little Ten Conference selection.

Jake Morsch,

Somonauk — All Little-Ten pick went 8-3 with a 2.40 ERA while only walking three in over 78 innings.

Cory Bradburn,

Hinckley-Big Rock — Went 6-2 and struck out 41 in 42 innings while posting a 2.15 ERA.

Kyle Doney,

Plano — Went 4-1 with a save while posting a 2.89 ERA. Struck out 55 and limited opponents to .205 average.

HONORABLE MENTION

Ivan Corral, Plano

Kenny McCracken, Aurora Christian

Jack Peters, Somonauk

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