Introducing the 2018 Post-Tribune Baseball All-Area Team First Team
By Mike Hutton
Post-Tribune
June 29th 2018
First Team
Jake Armentrout
School: Wheeler.
Year: Senior.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Xavier.
Ty Bothwell
School: Boone Grove.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Won Class 2A state championship game against Southridge. Committed to Indiana.
Key stats: Went 10-2 with a 0.42 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings. Hit .349 with 30 RBIs.
Jake DeFries
School: Crown Point.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Indiana Tech.
Key stats: Hit .385 with a homer and 11 RBIs. Had a .482 on-base percentage and a .925 fielding percentage.
Michael Doolin
School: Andrean.
Year: Junior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Named 2018 Post-Tribune Baseball Player of the Year. Selected all-conference. Committed to Vanderbilt.
Key stats: Went 11-1 with a 0.70 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 79 2/3 innings. Hit .327 with nine doubles and 35 RBIs.
Steven Fowler
School: Highland.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference.
Key stats: Hit .419 with 22 RBIs. Had only two errors in his last 200 chances.
Nick Fushi
School: Andrean.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Committed to Ball State.
Key stats: Hit .348 with team-best 11 doubles, two triples, two homers, and 35 RBIs.
Conner Hoffman
School: Lake Central.
Year: Senior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: Named conference position player of the year. Committed to Purdue Northwest.
Key stats: Hit .390 with two homers and 29 RBIs. Had a team-best .991 fielding percentage.
Will Malekovic
School: LaPorte.
Year: Senior.
Position: Catcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Ivy Tech.
Key stats: Hit .379 with 22 RBIs.
Austin Peterson
School: Chesterton.
Year: Senior.
Position: Pitcher.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Purdue.
Key stats: Went 7-2 with a 1.05 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings.
Kyle Schmack
School: South Central.
Year: Junior.
Position: Infielder.
Accolades: All-conference.
Key stats: Hit .494 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs.
Clay Thompson
School: Andrean.
Year: Senior.
Position: Outfielder.
Accolades: Selected all-conference. Committed to Oakland.
Key stats: Went 9-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 77 strikeouts. Hit .366 with 35 runs and 33 RBIs.
Chris Torres
School: Chesterton.
Year: Senior.
Position: Utility.
Accolades: Was winning pitcher in both regional games. Committed to Wabash Valley.
Key stats: Hit .348 with a homer and 10 RBIs. Went 6-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 59 strikeouts.