5A All-Idaho baseball team: The all-state picks from the state’s deepest division
Note: The All-Idaho teams are chosen by each classification’s coaches. The Idaho Statesman hosts the voting process and publishes the results.
5A BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rodney (Tre) Morse III
Mountain Home, sr., P/1B
The Gonzaga commit continued to confound Idaho hitters, holding opponents to an all-class low .114 batting average. His ERA (1.27), strikeout total (91) and strikeout rate (15.1 per seven innings) all topped the 5A classification. And the two-way threat hit .438 with 36 RBIs.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Ryan Alexander
Bonneville
The Bees went 28-4 and fielded 5A’s top offense (9.9 runs per game) and defense (3.3) to win a second state title under Alexander.
ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
Eli Daniel
Vallivue, so., UTIL/P
He led Vallivue to its best state finish since 2002 (third place), going 5-0 with a 3.21 ERA. He also hit .429 and led 5A with four home runs.
Carter Bowen
Bonneville, jr., SS/P
The Salt Lake CC commit’s fastball sat in the low 90s, posting a 5-1 record with a 2.27 ERA while hitting .427 with 41 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Greyson Martin
Bonneville, sr., 2B/SS
He wreaked havoc atop the Bees’ lineup, hitting .456 with a .585 on-base percentage and racking up 41 runs, 25 RBIs and 25 stolen bases.
Cooper Thompson
Twin Falls, sr., 1B/RF
A repeat first-team selection, the College of Southern Idaho commit hit .368 with a .544 on-base percentage, 33 runs and 29 RBIs.
Maddox Stadelmeir
Twin Falls, jr., C/P
The rock-solid backstop hit .318 with 30 RBIs and did plenty of damage on the mound too, going 6-3 with a 2.92 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
Tyson Izzo
Moscow, sr., C
The four-year starter, IEL MVP and Buena Vista (NCAA Division III) commit hit .433, slugged .611 and drove in 33 runs for the Bears.
Luca Quilici
Bishop Kelly, sr., P/LF
The College of Idaho commit commanded and mixed in three pitches, going 5-3 with 1.58 ERA while holding opponents to a .201 batting average.
Colten Spagnuolo
Bonneville, sr., P/3B
The clutch hitter finished atop the 5A leaders with 51 RBIs while hitting .407. The Treasure Valley CC commit also went 6-1 with a 2.29 ERA.
Butch Kiblen
Moscow, sr., P
The Tacoma CC commit served as the Bears’ workhouse, leading 5A in innings (60 ⅔) while going 7-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 81 strikeouts.
Colin Brazil
Bishop Kelly, so., SS/2B
The Knights’ leadoff hitter used a litany of tools to get on base, hitting .385 with a .468 on-base percentage to score 29 runs.
Easton Cannon
Blackfoot, sr., SS/P
A five-tool threat, the Utah State Eastern commit hit .411 with three home runs, 25 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. He also went 5-1 with a 2.97 ERA.
