Xavier’s Bleck, Appleton North’s Schopf earn third-team honors on 2024 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

Xavier pitcher Parker Bleck and Appleton North infielder Brandon Schopf were third-team selections to the 2024 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team.

Bleck had a 7-1 record on the mound for Xavier, finishing with 84 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 55 1/3 innings. He won three playoff games, including two by complete-game shutout. Bleck also hit .271 (13-for-48) with 10 RBI as the Hawks reached the WIAA Division 2 sectional finals.

Schopf, a senior first baseman, was a unanimous first-team all-Fox Valley Association selection after hitting .426 with 15 runs scored and 23 RBI for Appleton North.

FVA Player of the Year Sawyer Deering of Kimberly was also named third-team all-state.

Earning honorable mention accolades from area schools were Kimberly pitcher Brady Koester, Wrightstown catcher Quade Thompson, West De Pere infielder Duke Shovald and outfielder Carter Schmitt, and Neenah outfielder A.J. Price.

Xavier senior Anthony Weyers was named to the WBCA Academic All-State Team after earning first-team all-Bay Conference honors.

Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team
First Team
Pitchers: Nolan Buss, sr., Hartland Arrowhead; Noah Wech, sr., Manitowoc; Noah Marschke, sr., Stevens Point.
Catcher: Hunter Carlson, sr., Hudson.
Infielders: Eddie Rynders, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Keagen Jirschele, sr., Mosinee; Eddie Peters, sr., La Crosse Aquinas; Eyan Dessellier, sr., Kiel; Tate Schmidt, sr., Waunakee.
Outfielders: Cade Palkowski, sr., Oak Creek; John Hadley, sr., Sun Prairie East; Logan Dunn, sr., Wautoma.
Designated hitter/Utility: Payten Jibben, sr., Oak Creek; Mason Roell, sr., West Bend East.
Second Team
Pitchers: Ben Moser, sr., Sussex Hamilton; Easton Bobb, sr., Chippewa Falls; Dayton Lou, sr., Janesville Craig.
Catcher: Maddux Lessard, fr., Muskego.
Infielders: Sam Moses, sr., Cedarburg; Trent Cornell, sr., Altoona; Max Glusick, jr., Sun Prairie East; Dawson Luther, so., Pittsville; Jacob Garth, sr., Stevens Point; Chance Ruby, so., Wilmot.
Outfielders: Marshall Loch, sr., Union Grove; Trevor Vande Hey, sr., Wrightstown; Easton Arendt, sr., De Pere; Braylen Nystrom, sr., Stevens Point.
Designated hitter/Utility: Drew Kavanaugh, sr., Sun Prairie East; Carson Clausen, sr., Freedom.
Third Team
Pitchers: Bobby Barrera, sr., Union Grove; Henry Bishop, sr., Madison Edgewood; Parker Bleck, sr., Appleton Xavier; Tavian Shramek, jr., Blair-Taylor.
Catcher: Peter Visconti, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph.
Infielders: Chase Horstman, sr., Bangor; Brandon Schopf, sr., Appleton North; Sawyer Stein, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Dominic Santarelli, so., Kenosha St. Joseph.
Outfielders: Tanner Peterson, sr., La Crosse Aquinas; Sam Ostrenga, sr., Sun Prairie East; Logan Hagman, fr., Hudson.
Designated hitter/Utility: Sawyer Deering, jr., Kimberly; Jameson Johnson, sr., Pecatonica.
Honorable Mention
Pitchers: Josh Steger, sr., Lomira; Sam Mommer, sr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More; Jake Ross, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Bradyn Bezanson, sr., Hudson; Cullen Huppert, sr., Prescott; Tyler Schroedl, sr., Jefferson; Charlie Vanden Burgt, sr., Little Chute; Ethan Plog, sr., Bay Port; Brady Koester, sr., Kimberly; Garrett Shupe, sr., Mosinee; Brayden Peterson, sr., Viroqua; Aaron Ploszay, jr., Holmen; Josiah Ruiz, so., Belmont.
Catchers: Terek Verhage, jr., Monona Grove; Quade Thompson, sr., Wrightstown; Brayd LaViolette, sr., Green Bay Notre Dame; Gavin Obremski, sr., Mosinee; Elijah Knutson, sr., Pecatonica.
Infielders: Jacek Gutowski, sr., Milwaukee King; Charlie Wahlen, sr., Whitefish Bay Dominican; Josh Diorio, sr., Whitnall; Jack Zeller, jr., Kenosha Indian Trail; Leo Lauscher, sr., Eau Claire Memorial; Landon Zeuli, sr., Hudson; Aidan Kammer, sr., Jefferson; Maddux Poock, sr., Green Lake/Princeton; Eli Bryant, jr., Beaver Dam; Winston Alonso, so., Reedsburg; Carter Kallies, sr., Bay Port; Axel Donaldson, sr., De Pere; Duke Shovald, sr., West De Pere; Miles Frye, sr., Viroqua; Tyler McKeon, sr., Pecatonica.
Outfielders: Eric Kenesie, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Ryan Berghauer, sr., Brookfield East; R.J. Thomae, sr., Hartford; Nate Schopf, jr., Oak Creek; Kamron Diermeier, jr., Elk Mound; Kellen Smith, jr., Altoona; Garrison Codde, sr., Verona; A.J. Price, sr., Neenah; Carter Schmitt, sr., West De Pere; Tegan Werner, sr., Crivitz; Devin Nedland, jr., Westby.
Designated hitter/Utility: Landon Hagenow, sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran; Kaden Russo, sr., Elk Mound; Abraham Ahlberg, sr., Northwood/Solon Springs; Cal Moreau, so., Monona Grove; Tanner Hraby, sr., Medford; Micah Salisbury, sr., Ithaca.
Players of the Year
Division 1: Payten Jibben, Oak Creek, Senior
Division 2: Keagen Jirschele, Mosinee, Senior
Division 3: Logan Dunn, Wautoma, Senior
Division 4: Jameson Johnson, Pecatonica, Senior