2024 WCBL All-Stars unveiled
September 16, 2024
By Ian Wilson
Western Canadian Baseball League
The Western Canadian Baseball League has named its regular season all-star selections for the 2024 campaign.
The announcement includes a First Team All-Star squad and a Second Team All-Star roster consisting of pitchers, catchers, infielders, outfielders and designated hitters.
Here are the picks, as voted on by WCBL coaches:
FIRST TEAM ALL-STARS
Catcher
Nick Thibodeau, Medicine Hat Mavericks ... 50 games, .332 batting average, 63 RBIs, 11 home runs, 42 runs
Infielders
Brendan Luther, Okotoks Dawgs ... 37 games, .368 batting average, 41 runs, 29 RBIs
Antony Gilbert, Brooks Bombers ... 44 games, .412 batting average, 13 home runs, 50 RBIs, 46 runs
Nathan Houston, Moose Jaw Miller Express ... 52 games, .385 batting average, 45 runs, 43 RBIs
Gavin Roy, Sylvan Lake Gulls ... 55 games, .363 batting average, 33 stolen bases, 61 runs, 49 RBIs
Outfielders
Carter Beck, Saskatoon Berries ... 51 games, .374 batting average, 11 home runs, 53 runs, 38 RBIs, 19 stolen bases
Jackson Syring, Regina Red Sox ... 50 games, .404 batting average, 59 runs, 51 RBIs, 7 home runs, 10 stolen bases
Nate Mensik, Moose Jaw Miller Express ... 53 games, 13 home runs, 50 runs, 44 RBIs, 18 doubles, 12 stolen bases
Designated Hitter
Cooper Ciesielski, Sylvan Lake Gulls ... 47 games, .382 batting average, 13 home runs, 53 RBIs, 43 runs, 21 doubles
Pitchers
Colton Anderson, Regina Red Sox ... 6-2 record, 64 strikeouts, 2.94 ERA, 49 innings pitched
Kyle Froehlich, Sylvan Lake Gulls ... 4-2 record, 47 strikeouts, 1.91 ERA, 42 1/3 innings pitched
SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS
Catcher
Diego Aragon, Regina Red Sox ... 39 games, .321 batting average, 31 RBIs, 31 runs
Infielders
Austin Gurney, Moose Jaw Miller Express ... 53 games, .310 batting average, 55 RBIs, 44 runs, 10 home runs, 14 stolen bases
Tyler Vanneste, Medicine Hat Mavericks ... 36 games, .367 batting average, 38 runs, 30 RBIs
Johnny Vulcano, Medicine Hat Mavericks ... 52 games, 31 runs, 26 RBIs, 10 doubles
Connor Crowson, Okotoks Dawgs ... 45 games, .383 batting average, 55 RBIs, 45 runs, 9 home runs
Ryan Muizelaar, Weyburn Beavers ... 51 games, .314 batting average, 32 RBIs, 27 runs, 21 doubles, 12 stolen bases
Outfielders
Jordan Phillips, Medicine Hat Mavericks ... 55 games, .351 batting average, 62 RBIs, 55 runs, 19 doubles, 9 home runs, 10 stolen bases
Tucker Zdunich, Okotoks Dawgs ... 39 games, 34 RBIs, 29 runs, 7 home runs
Adonis Bernal, Lethbridge Bulls ... 45 games, 37 runs, 31 RBIs, 6 home runs
Designated Hitter
Jack Kalisky, Lethbridge Bulls ... 48 games, .307 batting average, 47 RBIs, 38 runs, 17 doubles, 7 home runs, 7 stolen bases
Pitchers
Javier De Alejandro, Lethbridge Bulls ... 6-1 record, 52 strikeouts, 3.27 ERA, 55 innings pitched
Wyatt Wiatrek, Saskatoon Berries ... 4-1 record, 45 strikeouts, 2.49 ERA, 43 1/3 innings pitched
The All-Star roster announcements are part of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Awards Week.
Other awards that are set to be handed out will honour the WCBL's top pitcher, best Canadian player, rookie of the year, most-valuable player and the coach of the year.