Cherry Creek’s Tanner O’Tremba (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
As MaxPreps continues to release its baseball All-American lists, Colorado players continue to rake in the honors.
Tuesday, the site released its list of 2016 Underclassman All-American teams and three Colorado players were included in the bunch.
Freshman Davis Heller (Valor Christian) and sophomores Jay Onken (Pine Creek) and Tanner O’Tremba (Cherry Creek) made the lists for their respective classes.
Heller set the tone for Valor Christian this year, proving to be a huge part of their run to the Class 4A state championship this spring. He went 10-0 for the Eagles with a 2.24 ERA. In his 50 innings pitched, he only surrendered 16 earned runs.
Pine Creek’s Jay Onken (Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com)
Onken proved to a be a threat for Pine Creek whether he was on the mound or at the plate. As a sophomore, he batted .538 with eight home runs and 36 RBIs. He also went 5-0 with a 1.91 ERA when pitching for the Eagles.
O’Tremba gained the attention of a lot of attention during the 5A state playoffs. During the first day of the tournament he wowed fans with a massive three-run home run against Grandview. Overall he batted .493 with six home runs and 34 RBIs for the Bruins.