All-WCL Teams Unveiled
September 1, 2021 - West Coast League (WCL) News Release
Wednesday morning, the 2021 All-West Coast League teams were announced by West Coast League Commissioner Rob Neyer.
"It's my tremendous pleasure every year," said Neyer, "to announce the WCL's All-League teams. Considering the WCL's position as the premier summer collegiate baseball league in the entire western half of the continent, saying our teams represent 'the best of the west' is hardly an exaggeration."
Monday, this year's MVP and Pitcher of the Year Awards were unveiled. Incoming Oregon State freshman Travis Bazzana of the Corvallis Knights was selected as the WCL's MVP. The freshman-to-be for the Beavers won the WCL batting title with a league-record .429 average. Bellingham hurler Eric Chavarria captured pitching honors, with a league-best 1.83 ERA in 11 outings. With the Lewis-Clark Warriors last spring, he went 8-2 with a 3.14 ERA.
On the All-WCL first team, the Ridgefield Raptors were the most represented squad on the All-WCL first team with four selections, followed by the Corvallis Knights and Portland Pickles with three.
Awards on deck next Tuesday: Coach of the Year, Top Prospect, Executive of the Year and the Team Sportsmanship Award will be announced by Commissioner Neyer.
First-Team All-WCL
C - Colin Wetterau (St. John's, junior), Walla Walla Sweets
1B - Coby Morales (Cypress College, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
2B - Travis Bazzana (Oregon State, frosh), Corvallis Knights
3B - Leo Mosby (UC Santa Barbara, soph), Portland Pickles
SS - John Peck (Pepperdine, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
OF - Nick Vogt (UC Santa Barbara, soph), Corvallis Knights
OF - Noah Williamson (*signed with Miami Marlins), Yakima Valley Pippins
OF - Sam Linscott (Lewis-Clark State, senior), Bend Elks
UTL - Adam Grob (South Carolina Upstate, junior), Wenatchee AppleSox
DH - Will Chambers (College of the Canyons, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
SP - Eric Chavarria (Lewis-Clark State, senior), Bellingham Bells
SP - Kelly Austin (UCLA, soph), Cowlitz Black Bears
SP - Alex Giroux (Clark College, soph), Portland Pickles
SP - Jaren Hunter (Oregon State, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
SP - Ty Uber (Stanford, frosh), Corvallis Knights
RP - Josh Mollerus (San Francisco, junior), Portland Pickles
RP - Caden Kaelber (Washington State, junior), Walla Walla Sweets
Second-Team All-WCL
C - Gavin Logan (Oregon State, junior), Bend Elks
1B - Willie Lajoie (Chico State, senior), Yakima Valley Pippins
2B - Rikuu Nishida (Mt. Hood CC, soph), Cowlitz Black Bears
3B - Julian Kodama (Seattle U, senior), Bend Elks
SS - Nick Oakley (UC Santa Barbara, soph), Port Angeles Lefties
OF - Caden Connor (Cal State Fullerton, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
OF - Robert Guardino (Wofford, junior), Portland Pickles
OF - Daniel Gernon (Lower Columbia College, soph), Bellingham Bells
UTL - Bennett Thompson (Oregon, freshman), Bend Elks
SP - Brad McVay (Georgia Gwinnett, junior), Portland Pickles
SP - Travis Craven (Whitman, senior), Walla Walla Sweets
SP - Seth Kuykendall (Western Oregon, senior), Yakima Valley Pippins
SP - Ryan Harvey (UC Santa Barbara, soph), Ridgefield Raptors
SP - Ethan Ross (San Jose State, soph), Corvallis Knights
RP - Keegan Wright (San Diego Christian, frosh), Cowlitz Black Bears
RP - Nathaniel Mendoza (Cal State San Bernadino, soph), Corvallis Knights
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Honorable Mention All-WCL
Bellingham: Hunter Alberini (Umpqua CC), Ryan Beitel (British Columbia), Emilio Corona (Washington), Malakhi Knight (UCLA), Bennett Lee (Tulane), Ty Saunders (Portland)
Bend: Greg Fuchs (Oregon State), Daniel Garcia (Grand Canyon), Dillon Holliday (Dixie State), Chase Matheny (South Carolina Upstate), Collin Montez (Washington State), Gavin Rork (Seattle U), Aidan Welch (Seattle U),
Corvallis: Kiko Romero (Central Arizona College), Tanner Smith (Oregon State)
Cowlitz: Carson Angeroth (Umpqua CC), Brock Bozett (Spokane Falls CC), Broc Mortensen (UC Santa Barbara)
Port Angeles: Zach Thomas (Dixie State)
Portland: Jacob Jablonski (Chico State), Matt Jew (Santa Clara), Jared Villalobos (Cuesta College)
Ridgefield: Kody Darcy (Nicholls State), Reece Hernandez (San Jose State), Nick Nygard (Portland)
Walla Walla: Paul Myro (Oregon State), Parker Price (Northwest Nazarene)
Wenatchee: Enzo Apodaca (Gonzaga), Skylar Hales (Santa Clara)
Yakima Valley: Dylan Bishop (Whitworth), Michael Carpentier Jr. (Cal Baptist), Kenny Johnson (Cal State Bakersfield), Owen Wild (Gonzaga)
WCL MVPs
2021 - Travis Bazzana (Oregon State) of Corvallis
2019 - Briley Knight (Utah) of Corvallis
2018 - Trent Tinglestad (Louisiana-Monroe) of Kelowna
2017 - Chase Illig (West Virginia) of Bellingham
2016 - Michael Toglia (UCLA) of Wenatchee
2015 - Hunter Villanueva (Fresno Pacific) of Kelowna
2014 - Vince Fernandez (UC Riverside) of Yakima Valley
2013 - Alex Calbick (Maine) of Bellingham
2012 - Mitchell Gunsolus (Gonzaga) of Wenatchee
2011 - Alex Stanford (Gonzaga) of Walla Walla
2010 - Tommy Richards (Washington State) of Bend
2009 - Richie Jimenez (Riverside CC) of Corvallis
2008 - Drew Heid (Gonzaga) of Bend
2007 - Zach Kim (San Francisco) of Moses Lake; Brandon Kuykendall (Benedictine College) of Kitsap
2006 - Darin Holcomb (Gonzaga) of Spokane
2005 - Steve Marquardt (Columbia Basin College) of Wenatchee
WCL Pitchers of the Year
2021 - Eric Chavarria (lewis-Clark State) of Bellingham
2019 - Tevita Gerber (Dixie State) of Corvallis
2018 - Curtis Bafus (VCU) of Wenatchee; Landen Bourassa (San Francisco) of Corvallis
2017 - Jack Owen (Auburn) of Victoria
2016 - Zach Draper (College of Idaho) of Yakima Valley
2015 - Brady Miller (Western Oregon) of Kelowna
2014 - Seth Martinez (Arizona State) of Bellingham
2013 - Nick Sabo (Long Beach State) of Klamath Falls
2012 - Cord Cockrell (Louisiana-Lafayette) of Kelowna
2011 - Owen Jones (Portland) of Wenatchee
2010 - Dayne Quist (UC Davis) of Kelowna
2009 - Matt Andriese (UC Riverside) of Corvallis
2008 - Jared Eskew (Cal Poly) of Corvallis
2007 - Paul Applebee (UC Riverside) of Bellingham
2006 - Ross Humes (Washington State) of Kitsap
2005 - Tommy Hanson (Riverside CC) of Aloha
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