2023 All Area Baseball

2023 Bosshardt Realty All Area Baseball teams

Coverage area – Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Suwannee, and Union counties and Keystone Heights.

Buchholz baseball coach Ron Brooks (left) and Santa Fe softball coach Gene Findley received All Area Coach of the Year honors.

State title game appearance highlights All Area COY

Mike Ridaught

Jun 30, 2023

P.K. Yonge's Micah Gratto (left) and Buchholz's Cedaris Smith earned spots on the All Area Big School Baseball teams.

Columbia, Buchholz lead All Area baseball squad

Marty Pallman

Jun 29, 2023

Newberry's Landon Gruenwald (left) and Oak Hall's Jack Kuzmicki

Oak Hall, Newberry players lead small school team

Marty Pallman

Jun 27, 2023

Small School

Mason Bell

Catcher

St. Francis Catholic

Sr.

Jack Steen

First Base

Oak Hall

Jr.

Jackson Beach

Second Base

Oak Hall

Jr.

Hunter Bullock

Shortstop

Williston

Sr.

Braxton Brady

Third Base

Newberry

Jr.

Mason Vuncannon

Outfield

Trenton

8th

Ayden Elixson

Outfield

Union County

Sr.

Trey Meeks

Outfield

Chiefland

So.

Jack Kuzmicki

Utility

Oak Hall

Sr.

Johnny Scott

Pitcher

Trenton

Sr.

Landon Gruenwald

Pitcher

Newberry

Sr.

Big School

Hayden Gustavson

Catcher

Columbia

Sr.

Thomas Shay

First Base

Eastside

Sr.

Cedaris Smith

Second Base

Buchholz

So.

Zane Starling

Shortstop

Santa Fe

Sr.

Ayden Phillips

Third Base

Columbia

So.

Donny Hiebert

Outfield

Buchholz

Sr.

Matt Dumas

Outfield

Columbia

Sr.

Camdon Frier

Outfield

Columbia

Jr.

Micah Gratto

Utility

P.K. Yonge

So.

Josh Fernald

Pitcher

Columbia

Sr.

Anthony Wilkie

Pitcher

Buchholz

Jr.

Coach of the Year

Mike Spina

Small School

Newberry

Ron Brooks

Big School

Buchholz

Honorable Mentions

Small School Honorable Mentions:

Branford – Caden Coker (Sr.), Dawson Cannon (Fr.), Andres Maysonet (Jr), Camden Gaskins (Jr.), Austin Humphries (Jr.)

Bronson – David Runion (Sr.), Peyton Lake (So.), Kasey Weeks (Sr.)

Chiefland – Saia Wilson (Jr.), Junior Brown (Sr.), Tyler Bass (Sr.,), Wade Gore (Sr.), Seth Campbell (Sr.)

Newberry – Mason Smith (Sr.), Jackson McDavid (So.), Jayden Holcombe (Jr.), Benjamin Beck (Jr.)

Oak Hall – Gavin Jones (So.), Neil Ruth (Sr.), Harrison Beach (Jr.), Darion Medley (Jr.), Troy Freeman (Jr.)

St. Francis Catholic – Nicolas Gomez-Vera (Jr.), Christopher Durstine (Fr.), Cooper Leifers (Jr.)

Trenton – Dax Becker (Jr.), Brant Bivens (8th), Colby Wilson (Sr.), Ethan Elmore (Sr.), Mike Gillam (Sr.), Zaiden Bon (Jr.)

Union County (Lake Butler) – Trevon Lee (Sr.), Erick Lasseter (Fr.), Tucker Hardee (Sr.), Jeremy Miller (Sr.), Preston Bonsall (Jr.), Blake Agner (Sr.)

Williston – Trace Clemenzi (Sr.), Koleby Benson (8th), Taylor Bice (So.), Tristen Weathers (So.), Breeden Celemenzi (So.)

Coaches – Jiwan James (Union County), Chad Brock (Chiefland), Kevin Maris (Oak Hall), Scott Hall (Trenton)

Big School Honorable Mentions:

Bradford (Starke) – Mattox Burgin (Jr.), Jeffrey Brugh (Fr.), Luke Strucky (Jr.), Ryland Rike (Fr.)

Buchholz – Jungseob So (So.), Noah Hayse (Jr.), J.J. Gardner (So.), Cooper Collins (Jr.), Austin Cardozo (Jr.)

Columbia (Lake City) – Andrew Bennett (Sr.), Carston Palmer (Sr.), Brayden Thomas (Sr.), Grant Bowers (Jr.), Branson Mann (Jr.)

Eastside – Frank Mercado (Jr.), Maui Schwartz (Sr.), Nicholas Eichel (Sr.), Jayden McBride (Jr.)

Gainesville – Colton Kelly (Sr.), Nate Kemph (Sr.), Joshua Morison (Jr.), Tyler Guarino (Sr.), Connor Kemph (Fr.)

Keystone Heights – Noah Branch (Sr.), Chase Packham (Sr.), Kenneth Guy (Jr.), Gage Smith (Sr.), Austin Musgrove (Jr.)

P.K. Yonge – Jacob Pridgen (Sr.), Luke Sparkman (Jr.), Xander Sanetz (Sr.), Lane Sparkman (Sr.), Nick Roach (Jr.)

Santa Fe (Alachua) – Angel Irizarry (Fr.), Nate Robertson (Fr.), Dylan Lovelace (Jr.), Kyler Nowling (Sr.), Dylan Evans (Sr.), Dalton Dampier (Sr.)

Suwannee (Live Oak) – Ethan Layton (Sr.), Noah Lopez (Fr.), Braxtyn Greene (Sr.), Easton Kirby (Sr.), Logan Brooks (So.)

Coaches – Chris Howard (Columbia), Travis Yeckring (Santa Fe)

Photos by C.J. Gish

2023 All Area Baseball

State title game appearance highlights All Area COY

Columbia, Buchholz lead All Area baseball squad

Oak Hall, Newberry players lead small school team

Small School

Mason Bell

Jack Steen

Jackson Beach

Hunter Bullock

Braxton Brady

Mason Vuncannon

Ayden Elixson

Trey Meeks

Jack Kuzmicki

Johnny Scott

Landon Gruenwald

Big School

Hayden Gustavson

Thomas Shay

Cedaris Smith

Zane Starling

Ayden Phillips

Donny Hiebert

Matt Dumas

Camdon Frier

Micah Gratto

Josh Fernald

Anthony Wilkie

Coach of the Year

Mike Spina

Ron Brooks

Honorable Mentions

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