Four Bolts claim all-conference baseball honors

Junior Rory Heer did not have enough plate appearances to qualify for the Iowa Star Conference South Division top 10 in on-base percentage.

But the Bolts’ outfielder got on base nearly 60 percent of the time during conference games this season.

Heer also ranked third in the league in batting average and was second in steals, which helped him earn first team all-conference honors this summer.

Four Bolts claimed all-conference recognition as sophomores Cody Damman and Jake Travis were both second-team selections and senior Andrew Klemme was an honorable mention pick.

All-conference selections are based on statistics inside conference play only.

Heer, a first-team outfielder, batted .500 and had an OBP of .590. He scored 11 runs, had one double, finished with six RBIs, walked six times and was hit by one pitch. He also stole 16 bases and committed two errors.

Damman, a second-team catcher, batted .310 and had an OBP of .463. His 13 runs scored ranked tied for ninth and his seven hit by pitches ranked second. He also had three doubles, six RBIs, five walks and six steals.

Damman was the only player in the conference who did not commit an error among players who had at least 26 chances.

Travis, a second-team outfielder, ranked tied for sixth with a batting average of .429 and his .512 OBP ranked seventh. He also scored eight runs, collected four doubles, tallied nine RBIs, stole four bases, drew four walks and was hit by two pitches. His fielding percentage was .950 after committing just one error.

Klemme was one of the team’s conference pitchers. He was 2-2 on the conference season with an earned run average of 6.27. He struck out 26, walked 24 and hit six in 25 2/3 innings.

Iowa Star Conference

South Division

Baseball

Final Standings

Team Conference Overall

Collins-Maxwell 9-4 12-8

Colo-NESCO 8-5 11-15

North Tama 7-6 12-13

Baxter 5-8 6-14

GMG 4-9 8-20

Coach of the Year

Brandon Frohwein, Colo-NESCO

Player of the Year

Gabe Kopriva, jr., North Tama

First Team

Pitcher — Spencer Hansen, so., Colo-NESCO.

Catcher — Kooper Gill, jr., GMG.

Infielders — Caleb Dvorak, so., Collins-Maxwell; Austin Kepple, jr., Collins-Maxwell; Gabe Kopriva, jr., North Tama; Zach Krull, sr., GMG.

Outfielders — Rory Heer, jr., Baxter; Caden Hasbrouck, so., Collins-Maxwell; Kenny Cutler, jr., Colo-NESCO.

Utility — Luke Huntrods, so., Collins-Maxwell; Kaleb Gray, so., Colo-NESCO.

Second Team

Pitcher — Devin McKinley, jr., North Tama.

Catcher — Cody Damman, so., Baxter.

Infielders — Brayden Bartleson, jr., Collins-Maxwell; Ben Rouse, jr., Colo-NESCO; Aaron Snider, sr., North Tama; Brock Teske, sr., GMG.

Outfielders — Jake Travis, so., Baxter; Jace Huntrods, so., Collins-Maxwell; Lucas Frohwein, fr., Colo-NESCO.

Honorable Mention

Andrew Klemme, sr., Baxter; Michael Schrier, so., North Tama; Josef Dvorak, 8th, Collins-Maxwell; Trevor Burg, sr., Colo-NESCO.