A total of 11 baseball players were named Class A All-State.
Kessler, a Mount St. Joseph commit, was one of the top strikeout pitchers in the state in 2023. The left-hander registered 142 strikeouts in 62.1 innings pitched for the Yellow Jackets and amassed 346 strikeouts over his three varsity seasons at Morristown.
Kessler also was recently named Class A All-State by Prep Baseball Report (PBR) Indiana.
Also named Class A All-State were Union City pitcher Camden LaFuze, Southwood catcher Mo Lloyd, Barr-Reeve first baseman Seth Wagler, Barr-Reeve second baseman Levi Lester, Shakamak third baseman Brady Yeryar, Loogootee shortstop Drew Walker, Bloomfield shortstop Brett Sherrard, Borden outfielders Dylan Toler and Garrett Schmidt, and North Daviess outfielder Elliott Park.
Notable Class A athletes named Honorable Mention were South Decatur’s Devin Pate and Avery Seegers and North Decatur’s Nolan Burkhart.
The Class 2A All-State Team included South Adams pitcher Owen Wanner, Eastern (Greentown) pitcher Corbin Snyder, Forest Park pitcher Clayton Weisheit, Illiana Christian pitcher Kevin Corcoran Jr., Cardinal Ritter catcher Jake Dill, Cascade catcher Logan Gibbs, Bluffton first baseman Braxton Betancourt, Frankton second baseman Bradyn Douglas, Southwestern (Hanover) third baseman Jordan DeAtley, North Judson shortstop Quinton Frasure, Illiana Christian shortstop Isaac VanderWoude, Heritage Christian outfielder Andrew Wiggins, Delphi outfielder Chase Long, and Lapel outfielder Owen Imel.
Earning All-State honors in Class 3A were Western pitcher Mitchell Dean, Fairfield pitcher Alec Herschberger, Connersville catcher Chance Bentley, Western first baseman Mitchell Dean, Mishawaka Marian second baseman J.J. Oliver, John Glenn third baseman Bryce Hannah, Andrean shortstop Mason Barth, South Bend St. Joseph outfielders Jayce Lee and Zachary Stawski, and John Glenn outfielder Joe Chrapliwy.
The Class 4A All-State Team included Noblesville pitcher Bryce Riggs, Penn pitcher Adam Lehmann, Castle pitcher Cameron Tilly, Mooresville catcher Hogan Denny, North Central first baseman Charlie Baker, Munster second baseman Kevin Hall Jr., Lake Central third baseman Josh Adamczewski, Center Grove shortstop Drew Culbertson, Franklin outfielder Max Clark, Northridge outfielder Gavin Collins, North Central outfielder Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe, and Fisher outfielder Jack Brown.
Notable Honorable Mention selections were New Palestine’s Blaine Nunnally and Wes Stiller, East Central’s Sam Bond and Brayden Rouse, and Whiteland’s Drew Helton.
The IHSBCA received nominations from member head coaches with final results determined by membership voting to determine the 2023 All-State designations.
Academic All-State
The IHSBCA announced the 2023 Academic All-State Team and it included two Shelby County baseball players.
Southwestern’s Jonah DeArmitt and Triton Central’s Avram Rund were honored as Academic All-State.
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