The Hawkeye 10 all-conference baseball team was released last week, with Creston putting three on the honorable mention list.
The three ballplayers selected were Gavin Gillam, Brayton Chesnut and Luke Latham.
Gillam, the team’s primary catcher, hit .294 with one home run and five RBIs. Gillam had 10 hits, two doubles and was led in hit-by-pitches with four.
Chesnut led the program in hitting (with a minimum 10 at-bats), hitting .333 in 30 official at-bats. He drove in four runs, had two doubles and had 10 hits.
Latham hit .222, driving in three runs. He walked 12 times, the second most on the team. He also pitched 9 1/3 innings, striking out eight.
Panther baseball struggled in 2020, finishing 4-10 with a 3-7 conference record in a pandemic-shortened season. St. Albert won the Hawkeye 10 at a record of 21-2 (9-1), making it was far as the state tournament before a 6-5 loss in the state quarterfinal to Newman Catholic.
Hawkeye 10 all-conference
First team
Cooper Neal*, So., Clarinda
Connor Bruck*, Sr., Harlan
Kyle Berg*, Sr., Kuemper Catholic
Jonah Pomrenke*, Jr., Lewis Central
Easton Dermody*, Sr., Lewis Central
Bryson Sharon*, Sr., Lewis Central
Cy Patterson*, Jr., St. Albert
Grant Sturm, Jr., Atlantic
Michael Shull, Jr., Clarinda
Braiden Heiden, Jr., Denison-Schleswig
Jack Mednlik, Sr., Denison-Schleswig
Michael Mulkerrin, Sr., Glenwood
Brenden Bartley, Jr., Harlan
Truman Hawkap, Sr., Kuemper Catholic
Lance Wright, Sr., St. Albert
Isaac Sherrill, Jr., St. Albert
Second team
Colin Mullenix, Jr., Atlantic
Wyatt Schmitt, Fr., Clarinda
Nathan Gallup, Jr., Dension-Schleswig
Carter Wessel, Jr., Denison-Schleswig
Kayden Anderson, 8th, Glenwood
Jayme Fritts, So., Glenwood
Joey Moser, Jr., Harlan
Alex Monson, So., Harlan
Austin Tigges, Jr., Kuemper Catholic
Will Schenkelberg, So., Kuemper Catholic
Jordan Wardlow, Sr., Lewis Central
Colbey Roth, Sr., Lewis Central
Landon Couse, Fr., Red Oak
Braden Knight, Jr., Shenandoah
Jeff Miller, Jr., St. Albert
Ryan Genereux, Sr., St. Albert
Honorable
mention
Gunner Kirchhoff, Jr., Atlantic
Lane Nelson, So., Atlantic
Nathan Lindsay, Sr., Clarinda
Gavin Gillam, Sr., Creston
Luke Latham, Sr., Creston
Brayton Chesnut, Sr., Creston
Evan Turin, Jr., Dension-Schleswig
Chad Fisher, Sr., Glenwood
Caden Johnson, Fr., Glenwood
Isaiah Ahrenholtz, Jr., Harlan
Blake Pottebaum, Jr., Kuemper Catholic
Luke Hicks, Jr., Kuemper Catholic
Nolan Miller, Sr., Lewis Central
Tyler Huttman, Sr., Lewis Central
Dawson Bond, Fr., Red Oak
Nick Mather, Sr., Shenandoah
Brett Klusman, Jr., St. Albert
Eric Matthai, Jr., St. Albert
