Valley’s Paxton, Hileman named first-team All-INSC

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Baseball

Hunter Paxton

Tippecanoe Valley junior pitcher-shortstop Hunter Paxton was voted first-team All-Indiana Northern State Conference in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Wednesday.

Meanwhile, senior third baseman Gage Hileman was named honorable mention all-conference.

Paxton with .317 with seven RBIs. He led the team with eight extra-base hits and had an .849 OPS.

Paxton also had a 2.67 ERA in a team-high 36 ⅔ innings pitched. 

Hileman hit .229 with a team-high 10 RBIs and a .572 OPS. 

Valley finished 3-17 overall and 1-9 in the INSC.

Bremen won the conference with a 9-1 record.

Jimtown’s Brodric Kaler was named conference Player of the Year, and Bremen’s Aaron Perch was named conference coach of the year.

All-INSC

J.J. Cencelewski (Bremen), Zack Rouch (Bremen), Zach Buszkiewica (Bremen), Landon Bates (Bremen), Brayden Benwell (John Glenn), Gavin Bowman (John Glenn), Mekhi Pulluaim (John Glenn), Archer Rust (John Glenn), Owen Biggs (Jimtown), Brodric Kaler (Jimtown), Collin Davis (Jimtown), Dalton Cook (Jimtown), Brayden Schwitz (LaVille), Andre Gonzalez (LaVille), Myles McLaughlin (Knox), HUNTER PAXTON (VALLEY)

Honorable mention

Aiden Alvarado (Bremen), Jace Pippenger (Bremen), Colin Hamel (John Glenn), Lucas Underwood (LaVille), Braedyn Foster (LaVille), Cain Weber (Knox), Xavier Boyd (Knox), GAGE HILEMAN (VALLEY)

Player of the Year – Brodric Kaler (Jimtown)

Coach of the Year – Aaron Perch (Bremen)

Final standings

Bremen 9-1, John Glenn 8-2, Jimtown 6-4, LaVille 4-6, Knox 2-8, VALLEY 1-9