The 2017 Dispatch All-Area Baseball Team
Large Schools Players of Year: Peyton Buckner and Thomas Stevens, New Hope High School
Small Schools Player of Year: Ken “Buddy” Dill, Oak Hill Academy
Coach of Year: Lee Boyd, New Hope High School
All-Area Team
Caledonia — Beau Bates (Soph.) OF; Seth Brown (Jr.) P/SS; Triston Gardner (Sr.) 1B; Logan Suggs (Sr.) P/3B; Spencer Unruh (Sr.) P/OF
Columbus — Jaylan Lenoir (Sr.) C; Laquinston Sharp (Sr.) 1B; Tyler Wilson (Sr.) P/IF
Hamilton — Brady Davis (Fr.) P; Nick Harmon (Jr.) P; Tyler Holman (Sr.) 2B; Jacob Johnson (Jr.) CF
New Hope — Bryce Braddock (Jr.) 1B; Peyton Buckner (Sr.) P; Carson Forrester (Sr.) DH; Tyler Murphy (Soph.) OF; Thomas Stevens (Sr.) C
Starkville High — Carter Bentley (Jr.) 2B; Austin Campbell (Jr.) P; C.J. Kemp (Sr.) OF; Dee Petty (Jr.) SS; Jack Perry (Fr.) CF/P
West Lowndes — Adolphus Brewer (Jr.) 1B; Fred Clark (Sr.) C/P; Melvin Crawford (8th) SS; Dalen Rogers (Soph.) OF
West Point — Ryan Crowley (Sr.) OF/P; Seth Edwards (Jr.) 2B; Roe Ketchum (Soph.) P/1B; Bobby Woodard (Sr.) OF/P
Central Academy — Preston Dawkins (Sr.) 1B/P; William Dawkins (Sr.) CF; Jerry Long (Sr.) SS; Jack Vandevender (Sr.) C
Columbus Christian — Carslile Harding P/IF; Dakota Shaw IF; Dawson Shaw P/IF; Lawson Studdard IF; Will Teague IF
Hebron Christian — Thomas Gable (Soph.) P/SS; Elijah Parrish (8th) P/1B; Dash Turman (8th) P/C/OF
Heritage Academy — Tyler Anderson (Sr.) 3B; Seth Harris (Fr.) C; Banks Hyde (Fr.) SS/P; Brandon Jones (Sr.) 2B; Zach Oswalt (Sr.) 1B; Logan Sneed (Sr.) P; Toby Young (Jr.) OF
Oak Hill Academy — Collins Brown (Jr.) IF; Ken “Buddy” Dill (Sr.) IF; Macon McBrayer (Sr.) OF: Dylan Scott (Jr.) P; Powell Tabor (Sr.) UTL; Reiley Tate (Jr.) IF
Starkville Academy — Howell Archer (Soph.) CF/P; Dillon Carrell (Sr.) 1B; Codie Futral (Sr.) OF; Nason Heflin (Soph.) P/OF; Will Holley (Jr.) C; Will Miller (Soph.) 3B; Carter Roach (Sr.) SS/2B; Landen Rogers (Sr.) P/SS/2B
Victory Christian — Ethan Howell (Soph.); Brady Scarborough (Sr.)
The Dispatch Editorial Board is made up of publisher Peter Imes, columnist Slim Smith, managing editor Zack Plair and senior newsroom staff.
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