Posted: May 15, 2023

Region IX Empire Conference Baseball All-Region Teams

2022-23 Teams

First Team
 SP -- Phil Carter – Otero College
SP -- Myles Chabi – McCook CC
SP -- Cameron Teinert – Southeast CC
RP -– Levi Gates – Southeast CC
INF -- Tyler Bishop – Southeast CC
INF -- Brian Ledezma – Lamar CC
INF -- Wilber Henriquez – Luna CC
INF -- Shintaro Inoue- Western Nebraska
OF -- Ethan Murdoch – McCook CC
OF -- Kelvin Agosto -Trinidad State
OF -- Phil Carter – Otero College
DH -- Tomas Ricny – Northeastern
C -- Josh Cote- Northeaastern

Second Team
SP -- Diego Quinonez, Luna CC
SP -- Oliver Mabee, Trinidad State
SP -- Nick Anaya, Northeastern
RP -- Bryson Schultz, Southeast CC
INF -- Jose Villalobos, Luna CC
INF -- Tyler Palmer, Southeast CC
INF -- Garrett Rede, Lamar CC
INF -- Benji Suave, Trinidad State
OF -- Kohle Kerin, Luna CC
OF -- Avery Moore, Southeast
OF -- Jackson Trout, Northeastern
DH -- Michael Quick, McCook CC
C -- Max Valerio, Northeastern

Defensive Team of the Year
 C -- Luis Ayala, Trinidad State
1B -- Josh Moore, Northeastern
2B -- Drew Borner, Southeast CC
SS -- Shintaro Inoue, Western Nebraska
3B -- Landon Geisler, Southeast CC
LF -- Avery Moore, Southeast
CF -- Jaylan Ruffin, Northeastern
RF -- Juan Avila, Luna CC

League MVP
 Tyler Bishop, Southeast CC

Freshman of the Year
Shintaro Inoue, Western Nebraska

Pitcher of the Year
Phil Carter, Otero College

Defensive Player of the Year
Luis Ayala, catcher, Trinidad State

2021-22 Teams

First Team 
1B- Cameron Sisneros – Lamar CC 
2B- Daniel Bannon – McCook CC 
SS- Benji Suave- Trinidad State JC 
3B- Erick Ordonez – Trinidad State JC 
OF – Matt Goetzmann- Southeast CC
OF- Christian Castaneda – Otero JC
OF- Michael McGinnis – Lamar CC 
C- Zach Johnson – Southeast CC 
DH- Zack Beatty – McCook CC 
SP- Isaac Gallegos – Trinidad State JC
SP- Corbin Kirk – Western NE CC
SP- Ian Weil – Lamar CC 
RP – Levi Gates – Southeast CC 
 
Second Team 
1B- Carlos Oquita – Trinidad State JC 
2B- Kenneth Melendez – Trinidad State JC 
SS- Trey Adams – Northeastern JC 
3B- Tyler Preece- Southeast CC
OF – Zach Boone- Northeastern JC 
OF- Cesar Saavedra – Trinidad State JC 
OF- Joshua Pearl – Otero JC 
C- Luis Ayala – Trindiad State JC  
DH- Austin Hall – Trinidad State JC 
SP- Alex Wize – Southeast CC 
SP- Ethan Fritz – McCook CC 
SP- Sage Ferguson – Northeastern JC 
RP – Will Gabriel – Trinidad State JC 

Honorable Mention
Pitchers - Southeast CC- Cole Whitehill, Brayden Curtis, Simon Gradoville; Luna CC- Jacob Limas, Chisum Rush; Lamar CC – Ross Martin; Northeastern JC- Stevins Spurgeon, Brian Walters, Jeffery Behrends.

Catchers- Southeast CC- Jackson Meier,  Lamar CC – Brian Ledezma

Infielders – Southeast CC- Ryan David, Tyler Monroe; Luna CC- Kekoa Ogawa; Lamar CC- Demeitrio Archuleta, Hagen Escoto; Northeastern – Alex Alva

Outfielders – Lamar CC- Aiden Davis, Northeastern- Mason Sauter, Caleb Rozier, 

All-Region IX Defensive Team
1B- Carlos Oquita – Trinidad State JC  
2B- Tyler Monroe – Southeast CC
SS- Nolan Brown – Southeast CC
3B- Erick Ordonez – Trinidad State JC
OF- Matt Goetzmann – Southeast CC
OF- Jalen Ruffin – Northeastern JC
OF- Cesar Saavedra – Trinidad State
C- Jackson Meier – Southeast CC

Player of the Year
Zach Johnson – Southeast CC

Pitcher of the Year:
Isaac Gallegos – Trinidad State JC

Freshman on the Year:
Benji Suave – Trinidad State JC

Defensive Player of the year
Nolan Brown, Southeast CC

 

 

2003 Teams

First Team
C -- Patrick Perry, Otero Junior College
1B -- Ian Bladergroen, Lamar Community College
IF -- Jason Crosland, Lamar Community College
IF -- Dave Kiefer, Lamar Community College
IF -- Brandon Perry, Northeastern Colorado
OF -- Andy Scholl, Lamar Community College
OF -- Francisco Leandro, Western Nebraska CC
OF -- Jared Myers, Western Nebraska CC
OF -- Gerald Miller, Otero Junior College
P -- Chris Johns, Lamar Community College
P -- Jeff Williams, Otero Junior College
U -- Eric Maberry, Otero Junior College
DH -- Kip Simon, Trinidad State

Second Team
DH -- Jason Cox, Lamar Community College
OF -- Jesse Brownell, Lamar Community College
P -- Chad Cullers, Lamar Community College
3B -- Carlso Escamilla, Western Nebraska CC
P -- Pat Cheever, Western Nebraska CC
IF -- Johnny Andres, Northeastern Colorado
P -- John Wilson, Northeastern Colorado
P -- Mike Kirchner, Northeastern Colorado
C -- Jason Satur, Northeastern Colorado
OF -- Nigel Radliff, McCook CC
OF -- Bryan Zwister, Otero Junior College
IF -- Sean McKinney, Otero Junior College
IF -- Jeraldo Espinoza, Arapahoe Community College
IF -- Chad Miller, Arapahoe Community College
OF -- Artie Barcelo, Arapahoe Community College