MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown senior Caleb Taylor put together a stellar season, helping the Mohigans build one of the best offensive attacks in the state. His performance earned him a spot on the Class AAA all-state second team as a utility player by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Taylor finished the season with a batting average of .470. He hit nine home runs and had 46 RBIs. He reached base in over half of his at-bats (.539) with a slugging percentage of .812.
Taylor also was an effective pitcher. He tossed two no-hitters and finished the season with a record of 8-1, recording one save and posting an ERA of 2.29 in 58 innings.
Taylor also earned the Johnny Bench Award, given to the top catcher in the state.
Morgantown’s Devon Neal and Quintin Smith earned a spot on the Class AAA honorable mention list.
St. Albans’ Jake Carr and Hedgesville’s Chase Delauter shared state player of the year honors.
First team
P – Jake Carr, St. Albans, Sr. (co-captain)
P – Jonathan Blackwell, Hurricane, Sr.
P – Cody Sharp, Spring Valley, Sr.
C – Tyler Haskins, Ripley, Sr.
IF – Aidan Johnson, George Washington, Sr.
IF – Joel Gardner, Hurricane, So.
IF – Trevor Thomas, Wheeling Park, Sr.
IF – Grant Harman, Martinsburg, Sr.
OF – Easton Petitt, Cabell Midland, Sr.
OF – Hunter Coe, Hedgesville, Sr.
OF – Blake Hartman, Musselman, So.
UTIL – Tyler Cox, Hurricane, Jr.
UTIL – Taylor Tennant, Jefferson, Sr.
UTIL – Chase Delauter, Hedgesville, Sr. (co-captain)
UTIL – Hunter Fansler, Woodrow Wilson, Sr.
Second team
P – Chad Heiner, Cabell Midland, Sr.
P –Ayden Hodges, St. Albans, Jr.
P – Colin Bryant, Parkersburg South, Jr.
C – Chas McCool, John Marshall, Sr.
IF – Nick Loftis, St. Albans, Sr.
IF – Jacob Shia, Wheeling Park, Sr.
IF – Hunter Bellomy, Spring Valley, Sr.
IF – Noah Cummings, St. Albans, Jr. (captain)
OF – Andrew Sydenstricker, Capital, Jr.
OF – Dane Petersen, Ripley, Sr.
OF –Charlie Pierson, Riverside, Jr.
UTIL – Caleb Taylor, Morgantown, Sr.
UTIL – Ashton Staubs, Martinsburg, Sr.
UTIL – Blake Tilley, Cabell Midland, Sr.
UTIL – Cam Thomas, Capital, Sr.
Special honorable mention
Tanner Akers (Spring Valley), Max Anderson (Parkersburg), Jakob Bailey (Brooke), Broedy Boyce (Ripley), Izac Babiczuk (John Marshall), Luke Carroll (Hampshire), Seth Damron (Spring Valley), Austin Dearing (Hurricane), Shane Dobbs (John Marshall), Tristan Everett (Hampshire), Connor Fizer (St. Albans), Tyler Gilpin (Spring Mills), Isaac Hines (Wheeling Park), Caleb Horner (Musselman), Eli Hott (Hampshire), Ryan Hummel (Wheeling Park), Evan Juniper (Huntington), Casey Kemplin (St. Albans), Nick Langley (Brooke), Jacob Lovell (Woodrow Wilson), Brayden McCallister (George Washington), Wyatt Milum (Spring Valley), Devon Neal (Morgantown), Hunter Ridgeway (Greenbrier East), Trey Ritchie (George Washington), Quintin Smith (Morgantown), Corey Pyles (Preston), Brady Weaver (Hedgesville), Peyton Weekly (Cabell Midland), Kyle West (Hedgesville), Nicholas Wright (Martinsburg), Nick Yoho (Parkersburg South)
Honorable mention
Austin Amtower (Woodrow Wilson), Tyler Atkinson (South Charleston), Tyrus Baumgardner (Spring Valley), Grant Beckett (Huntington), Nick Calef-Boring (Buckhannon-Upshur), Chris Buchanan (Riverside), Drew Cochran (Parkersburg South), Gavin Cottle (Morgantown), Cory Daly (Jefferson), Tristain Everett (Hampshire), Aaron Forbes (University), Ethan Haskiell (Preston), Cullen Horowicz (Jefferson), Bryce Ferro (Spring Mills), Grant Hussey (Parkersburg South), Enzo Lewis (Hurricane), Colton Matthews (Morgantown), Diallo Mitchell (Huntington), Hayden Morris (Parkersburg), Carter Patrick (Morgantown), Jason Perdue (Cabell Midland), Darryl Pope (Martinsburg), Maison Richardson (Wheeling Park), Josh Schramm (Wheeling Park), Trey Sine (Martinsburg), Casey Smith (University), Logan Spurlock (Capital), Michael Stuck (Capital), Collin Sulser (Hampshire), Ben Taylor (Wheeling Park), Mason Thompson (John Marshall), James Walsh (Jefferson), Ethan Wilson (Musselman), Joel Wise (Wheeling Park)
