This is the complete list of the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Mid-Valley baseball team.
The player of the year was announced at the Mid-Valley Sports Awards on June 7.
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West Salem’s Andy Armstrong warms up before stepping up to bat against Westview at an OSAA quarterfinal game on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Westview High School in Portland. Westview won the matchup 2-1.
Player of the year: Andy Armstrong, West Salem.
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Senior Andy Armstrong is nominated for an award in the Statesman Journal’s Mid-Valley Sports Awards to be held in June. Photographed at West Salem High School on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Andy Armstrong
School: West Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Shortstop
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; first-team Class 6A all-state.
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Mitchell Bell
Mitchell Bell
School: Cascade
Year: Junior
Position: Pitcher
Statistics: Bell hit .435 with .500 on-base and .882 slugging percentages. He hit eight doubles, 10 home runs, had 36 RBIs and scored 26 runs. He also was 6-4 with a 1.33 ERA and struck out 102 batters with 34 walks in 73 1/3 innings pitched.
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference; Oregon West Conference Pitcher of the Year; second-team Class 4A all-state.
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Blanchet senior Nate Cantonwine
Nate Cantonwine
School: Blanchet Catholic
Year: Senior
Position: Catcher
Statistics: Cantonwine hit .524 with .658 on-base and .939 slugging percentages. He hit 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs, stole 24 bases, had 53 RBIs, scored 45 runs and had a 1.000 fielding percentage.
Honors: First-team all-PacWest Conference; PacWest Conference Player of the Year; first-team Class 3A all-state.
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West Salem senior Simran Dhote has committed to play baseball at Western Oregon.
Simran Dhote
School: West Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Center fielder
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; first-team Class 6A all-state.
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Santiam Christian’s Dru Draper
Dru Draper
School: Santiam Christian
Year: Senior
Position: Pitcher
Statistics: Draper hit .472 with .551 on-base and .888 slugging percentages. He hit 15 doubles, two triples, six home runs, had 36 RBIs and scored 31 runs. He also was 7-0 with a 1.359 ERA and 64 strikeouts against 21 walks.
Honors: First-team all-West Valley League; West Valley League Player of the Year; first-team 3A all-state.
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Senior Cole Hamilton is nominated for an award in the Statesman Journal’s Mid-Valley Sports Awards to be held in June. Photographed at North Salem High School on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Cole Hamilton
School: North Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Catcher
Statistics: Hamilton hit .440 with .567 on-base and .720 slugging percentages. He had 13 doubles, four triples, had 17 RBIs, scored 22 runs and had a .986 fielding percentage.
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; second team Class 6A all-state.
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Gabe Matthews. Photographed for Mid-Valley Sports Awards on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at South Salem High School.
Gabe Matthews
School: South Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Shortstop
Statistics: Matthews hit .470 with .662 on-base and .682 slugging percentages. He had 10 doubles, three home runs, had 20 RBIs, stole 12 bases and had a .918 fielding percentage.
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; Greater Valley Conference Player of the Year; first-team Class 6A all-state.
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Regis’ Brandon Piete (11), left, looks to pass the ball past Yamhill-Carlton’s Tanner Myrick (11) in the second half of the Regis vs. Yamhill-Carlton boy’s basketball game in the first round of the North Marion Holiday Classic at North Marion High School in Aurora on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Regis won the game 59-44 and moves on to play in the semifinals at 8 p.m. on Friday.
Brandon Piete
School: Regis
Year: Sophomore
Position: Pitcher
Statistics: Piete hit .361 with .430 on base and .542 slugging percentages. He had six doubles, three home runs, had 14 RBIs, scored 31 runs and had a .836 fielding percentage. He also was 6-2 with a 0.94 ERA and struck out 78 batters in 52 innings pitched.
Honors: First-team all-Tri-River Conference; Tri-River Conference Player of the Year; first-team Class 2A all-state.
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Senior Harry Witwer-Dukes is nominated for an award in the Statesman Journal’s Mid-Valley Sports Awards to be held in June. Photographed at Blanchet Catholic School in Salem on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Harry Witwer-Dukes
School: Blanchet Catholic
Year: Senior
Position: Third base
Statistics: Witwer-Dukes hit .500 with .581 on-base and .793 slugging percentages. He had 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs, had 45 RBIs, scored 46 runs and stole 19 bases.
Honors: First-team all-PacWest Conference; second-team Class 3A all-state.
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Santiam Christian Coach Matt Nosack speaks to players after the OSAA 3A State Championship game against Stanfield-Echo on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer. After ten innings, Stanfield-Echo won the title 5-4.
Coach
Matt Nosack
School: Santiam Christian
Year: 27th
Honors: West Valley League Coach of the Year.
Team accomplishments: The Eagles went 25-4, including 11-1, and reached the state championship game for the sixth time where they placed second.