SD: Local baseball players selected to all-state team

A host of local baseball players were selected to the 2017 Missouri Baseball Coaches Association All-State list.

Sikeston's Trey Smith, a senior, was named to the Class 4 second team as an outfielder after leading the Bulldogs with a .433 batting average, 22 RBIs, five home runs and 12 stolen bases.

New Madrid County Central senior Palmer Campbell was also a second team outfielder with a 462 average, 22 RBIs, nine doubles and one home run.

Portageville duo Ian Torrey and Nick Allred were selected in Class 3.

Torrey, a junior, was a first team outfielder with a .442 average, 34 RBIs, four home runs and 12 stolen bases. Allred, a senior, was chosen as an honorable mention infielder after posting a .440 average, 31 RBIs and three home runs.

In Class 1, Oran junior Drew Reischman was a first team infielder with a .540 average and 26 RBIs.

The three-time defending Class 1 state champion Bell City Cubs had five selections with seniors Austin Hicks, Cole Nichols and Bobby Wright as well as juniors Logan Yates and Chase Dembowski.

A full list of local selections are as followed:

Class 1
First team
Pitchers
Austin Hicks, Sr., Bell City
Infielders
Cole Nichols, Sr., Bell City
Drew Reischman, Jr., Oran
Second team
Catchers
Bobby Wright, Sr., Bell City
Outfielders
Logan Yates, Jr., Bell City
Honorable mention
Chase Dembowski, Jr., Bell City

Class 2
First team
Infielders
Riley Cain, Sr., South Pemiscot
Outfielders
Landon Tenkhoff, Soph., Chaffee
DH/Utility
Todd Wilcoxon, Sr., Van Buren
Second team
Pitchers
Spencer Burnham, Sr., Van Buren
Honorable mention
Pitchers
Logan Damesworth, Sr., South Pemiscot

Class 3
First team
Outfielders
Braden Cox, Sr., Scott City
Ian Torrey, Jr., Portageville
Honorable mention
Infielders
Nick Allred, Sr., Portageville

Class 4
Second team
Outfielder
Trey Smith, Sr., Sikeston
Palmer Campbell, Sr., NMCC

Class 5
First team
Pitchers
Ronin Rice, Sr., Poplar Bluff
Infielders
Tyson Cox, Jr., Poplar Bluff
Second team
Infielders
Justice Crosnoe, Jr., Jackson
Outfielders
Michael Anagnostopoulus, Sr., Poplar Bluff
DH/Utility
Braeden Dobbs, Sr., Jackson

Final State Rankings
The Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association released its final state baseball rankings earlier this week and seven teams from southeast Missouri finished the season in the Top 10.

The Sikeston Bulldogs finished sixth in Class 4, while Portageville ended seventh in Class 3 and Poplar Bluff took 10th in Class 5.

Bell City, which won a state title for a third straight season, finished No. 1 in Class 1, while Cooter finished ninth.

St. Vincent finished fourth and South Pemiscot finished eighth in Class 2.

A complete list of the final state rankings are below.

Class 1
1. Bell City
2. Wellsville
3. La Plata
4. Hurley
5. Eminence
6. St. Elizabeth
7. Northeast Nodaway
8. Halfway
9. Cooter
10. Pilot Grove
Others receiving votes: Northwestern (Mendon), Dora, Valley, Stanta Fe, St. Joseph, Bellard

Class 2
1. Manfield
2. Canton
3. Lincoln
4. St. Vincent
5. Galena
6. Russellville
7. Adrian
8. South Pemiscot
9. Hartville
10. Sturgeon
Others receiving votes: Concordia, Van-Far, McAuley Catholic, Linn, Marion C. Early, Van Buren

Class 3
1. South Callaway
2. Valley Park
3. West County
4. Knob Noster
5. Strafford
6. Palmyra
7. Portageville
8. MidBuchanan
9. Mountain Grove
10. Lutheran North
Others receiving votes: Twin Rivers, Hancock, Hallsville, Stockton, Summit, Christian, Lawson

Class 4
1. Aurora
2. Lutheran South
3. Westminster Christian Academy
4. Pleasant Hill
5. Helias Catholic
6. Sikeston
7. Winfield
8. Smithville
9. Monett
10. Boonville

Class 5
1. Jefferson City
2. Fort Zumwalt West
3. Vianney
4. Lee's Summit
5. Platte County
6. Rockwood Summit
7. Liberty North
8. Willard
9. Kickapoo
10. Poplar Bluff
Others receiving votes: Marquette, Staley, Parkway North, Jackson, Hickman