All-Southeast Conference baseball teams chosen

The Southeast Conference has chosen its players for first and second team as well as honorable mention for the 2021 baseball season.

The list of players who were all-academic was released as well.

Washington landed four players on the first team with Lucas Kroll, Reece Mayer, Wilx Witthoft and Ethan Zieglowsky. All four were in the Top 10 in total bases.

Burlington’s Brock Dengler was the league’s player of the year although Kroll’s .442 batting average and his .653 slugging percentage led the Southeast Conference. He also led the league in doubles, was second in hits, third in triples and one of three players who struck out less than 10 times.

Mayer, a right fielder, was second in triples, fourth in slugging percentage and fifth in the SEC in runs batted in. Witthoft, a third baseman, was third in doubles and his .395 batting average was seventh. At .394, Zieglowsky was eighth and the catcher was third in the number of runners thrown out attempting to steal. Zieglowsky did not commit an error all year.

Fairfield had three players on the second team, Washington two and Mt. Pleasant one.

Fairfield’s Nate Smithburg led the league in on-base percentage at .560 and Dengler was fifth (.521), fourth in batting average (.414), third in RBIs (34) and fifth in walks.

ALL-SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL

FIRST TEAM

Pitcher — Kane Williams, sophomore, Fort Madison

Pitcher — Jacob Zahner, junior, Burlington

Pitcher — Juan Reyes, junior, Burlington

Catcher — Ethan Zieglowsky, junior, Washington

Infield — Jason Thurman, senior, Fort Madison

Infield — Mateo Rascon, sophomore, Burlington

Infield — Taylor Bunton, senior, Burlington

Infield — Wilx Witthoft, senior, Washington

Outfield — Tate Johnson, junior, Fort Madison

Outfield — Brock Dengler, junior, Burlington

Outfield — Reece Mayer, senior, Washington

Utility — Lucas Kroll, junior, Washington

Utility — Brendan Hale, senior, Burlington

Player of Year — Brock Dengler, junior, Burlington

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers — Brad Smithburg, senior, Fairfield; Landes Williams, junior, Fort Madison; Vasin Thurman, senior, Fort Madison

Catcher — Miller Giesler, junior, Keokuk

Infielders — Brody Angstead, senior, Fairfield; Jordan Sisk, junior, Keokuk; Alex Fawcett, sophomore, Burlington; Garret Hannum, senior, Fort Madison

Outfielders — Aden Whitaker, junior, Keokuk; Chase Williamson, senior, Mt. Pleasant; Jacob Miller, junior, Washington

Utility — Nate Smithburg, junior, Fairfield; Ethan Patterson, sophomore, Washington

HONORABLE MENTION

Burlington — Brock Krieger, junior; Michael Mercer, senior, Burlington

Fairfield — Wyatt Baker, senior; Connor Lyons, junior

Fort Madison — Reiburn Turnbull, junior; Colton Engeman, senior

Keokuk — Bryor Lindner, sophomore

Mt. Pleasant — Will Edeker, senior; Payton Hagans, freshman

ALL-ACADEMIC

Fairfield — Brody Angstead, senior; Kevin Kretz, senior; Bradley Smithburg, senior; Evan Haines, junior; Khai Klehm, junior; Connor Lyons, junior

Fort Madison — Vasin Thurman, senior; Jason Thurman, senior; Tate Johnson, junior; Landes Williams, junior

Keokuk — Jordan Sisk, junior; Josh Wills, junior; Aden Whitaker, junior

Mt. Pleasant — Dalton Gardner, senior; Jack Johnson, senior; Will Edeker, senior; Dalton Church, junior; Lincoln Henriksen, junior

Burlington — Brendon Hale, senior; Taylor Bunton, senior; Michael Mercer, senior; Brock Dengler, junior; Brock Krieger, junior,; Tyce Bertlshofer, junior; Zach Leuschen, junior; Jacob Zahner, junior

Washington — Reece Mayer, senior; Myles Jones, senior; Jacob Miller, junior; Travis Leyden, junior; Lucas Kroll, junior; Grant Sobaski, junior; Matt Wolf, junior; Ethan Zieglowsky, junior