By: Rick Ryan, Prep Sports Writer | Posted: May 29, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
All-Kanawha Valley baseball team
Player of the year: Jake Allen, Hurricane
Coach of the year: Bill Mehle, Charleston Catholic
Freshman of the year: Jacob Hufford, Charleston Catholic
First team
Pos–Player, School, Year Stats
C — Jake Allen, Hurricane, Sr. .419, 32 RBIs, 22 walks
IF — Nate Dunham, Hurricane, Sr. .357, 35 RBIs, 45 runs
IF — Corey Lanier, South Charleston, Jr. .434, 21 RBIs, 20 steals
IF — Brett Morris, Winfield, Sr. .457, 8 HRs, 30 RBIs
IF — Noah Cummings, St. Albans, So. .460, 46 RBIs, 23 walks
OF — Mike Stone, Nitro, Sr. .427, 30 RBIs, 4-0 record
OF — Alex Jarrell, South Charleston, Sr. .341, 79 Ks, 0.77 ERA
OF — Jake Carr, St. Albans, Jr. .419, 31 RBIs, 29 walks
Util — Jacob Hufford, Charleston Catholic, Fr. .478, 7-1 record, 1.00 ERA
Util — Aidan Johnson, George Washington, Jr. .427, 7 HRs, 331/3 IP
Util — Nick Loftis, St. Albans, Jr. .333, 40 RBIs, 1.04 ERA
P — Caden Carpenter, Sissonville, Sr. .386, 8-4 record, 2.27 ERA
P — Tyler Cox, Hurricane, So. .369, 6-1 record, 1.91 ERA
Second team
C — Dom Martin, Charleston Catholic, Sr. .385, 29 RBIs, .990 fld pct
IF — Michael Pinkerton, Sissonville, Sr. .372, 27 RBIs, 26 walks
IF — Tyler Atkinson, South Charleston, So. .385, 26 runs, 20 SBs
IF — Grant Wells, George Washington, Jr. .365, 20 runs, 16 SBs
IF — Derek Chapman, Herbert Hoover, Sr. .358, 26 RBIs, 362/3 IP
OF — Josh Adkins, Nitro, Sr. .433, 4 HRs, 33 RBIs
OF — Logan Spurlock, Capital, So. .357, 22 runs, .964 fld pct
OF — Chris Buchanan, Riverside, Jr. .325, 28 RBIs, 5-4 record
Util — Brandon Combs, Charleston Catholic, Sr. .392, 38 RBIs, 5-3 record
Util — Ethan Payne, Poca, Fr. .528, 4-2 record, 1.73 ERA
Util — Nick Edwards, Winfield, So. .397, 6-1 record, 0.63 ERA
P — Jonathan Blackwell, Hurricane, Jr. 5-2 record, 1.47 ERA, 75 Ks
P — Chayce Matheny, St. Albans, Sr. 7-2 record, 2.22 ERA, 71 Ks
