The 2017 all-state baseball teams honor the best players in the sport as judged by the leagues and coaches. They are presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.
These teams were created following a lengthy process which included nominations from leagues, and then a vote of head coaches.
Player and coach of the year was also selected by a vote of the coaches.
Class 5A

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Player of the year: John Sorensen, Rocky Mountain
Coach of the year: Scott Bullock, Rocky Mountain
First Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Liam Eddy | Brighton | P/RF/3B | Senior |
Matt Givin | Rock Canyon | RHP/SS/2B | Senior |
Tyler Hyland | Rocky Mountain | OF/P | Senior |
James Notary | Broomfield | P/INF | Senior |
Casey Opitz | Heritage | C/INF | Senior |
Tanner O’Tremba | Cherry Creek | OF | Junior |
Caleb Sloan | Regis Jesuit | RHP | Senior |
John Sorensen | Rocky Mountain | SS/P | Senior |
Jordan Stubbings | Legend | 3B/1B/C | Senior |
Second Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Carter Akerfelds | Dakota Ridge | RHP | Senior |
Jacob Arellano | Mountain Range | Senior | |
Tyler Carpenter | Fairview | 1B/P | Senior |
Drake Davis | Ralston Valley | RHP/OF | Senior |
Kalen Hammer | Rocky Mountain | INF | Senior |
Jacob Hilton | Heritage | RHP/INF | Senior |
Jack Liffrig | Mountain Vista | LHP | Junior |
Garrett Tisdall | Eaglecrest | RHP/C/3B | Senior |
Jack Winkler | Chatfield | INF/P | Senior |
Honorable mention:
- Sean Arnold, Highlands Ranch, 1B/OF, Junior
- Michael Baer, Regis Jesuit, 1B, Senior
- Alex Bumpus, Coronado, CF/P, Senior
- Kyle Cardona, Legend, SS/RHP, Senior
- Joshua Chamberlain, Legacy, RHP/2B, Senior
- Andrew Chavez, Cherry Creek, C, Senior
- Riley Cornelio, Pine Creek, SS/RHP, Sophomore
- Jeff Cyr, Ralston Valley, SS/RHP, Senior
- Andrew Danko, Eaglecrest, SS/RHP, Junior
- Colby Deaville, Legacy, SS, Senior
- Moses Dokes, Denver East, Freshman
- Spencer Gendreau, Rocky Mountain, 1B/OF, Senior
- Mikey Griebel, Columbine, CF, Senior
- Colton Hill, Rock Canyon, OF, Senior
- Sam Ireland, Mountain Vista, 1B/RHP, Sophomore
- Patrick Kauffmann, Denver East, Senior
- Hunter Kelchner, Grand Junction Central, RHP/1B, Senior
- Ryan Kirby, Grand Junction Central, INF, Sophomore
- Cooper Legault, Dakota Ridge, OF/RHP, Junior
- Jordan Medina, Highlands Ranch, UTIL/P, Junior
- Mitch Morales, Broomfield, P/OF, Sophomore
- Trey Morrill, Fruita Monument, P/OF, Junior
- Conner Nantkes, Cherokee Trail, P/UTIL, Senior
- Jakob Pigati, Bear Creek, CF/LF/RF, Senior
- Jack Radford, Bear Creek, P, Senior
- Cody Schultz, Cherry Creek, INF, Senior
- Mason Speirs, Broomfield, C/C, Senior
- Jose Treto, Brighton, P/SS/OF, Senior
- Matt Turner, Broomfield, 1B, Senior
- Jadon Uhrich, Rocky Mountain, C/INF/OF, Senior
- Quincey Ulrich, ThunderRidge,
- Jake Willemsen, Fairview, OF, Senior
Class 4A

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Player of the year: Luke Ziegler, Valor Christian
Coach of the year: Steve Jones, Evergreen
First Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Mike Berg | Thompson Valley | C/OF/3B | Senior |
Micah Bregard | Air Academy | INF/P | Junior |
RJ Dabovich | Pueblo West | Senior | |
Noah Kuzma | Valor Christian | C | Junior |
Ben Muscatello | Evergreen | P/SS/INF | Junior |
JD Wadleigh | Green Mountain | RHP/OF | Junior |
Judah Wilbur | Denver North | SS/2B/RHP | Senior |
Cole Winn | Silver Creek | INF/P | Junior |
Luke Ziegler | Valor Christian | 3B/RHP | Junior |
Second Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Josh Danyliw | Valor Christian | P/RF | Junior |
Alan Garcia | Pueblo West | Senior | |
Trystan Kimmel | Thomas Jefferson | INF/RHP | Senior |
Skyler Messinger | Niwot | P/INF | Senior |
Dylan Norsen | Mountain View | P/INF | Senior |
Joel Pierce | Valor Christian | LF/RF | Senior |
Jose Robles | Denver North | RHP/C | Senior |
Andrew Shaw | Summit | LHP/OF/1B | Senior |
Corte Tapia | Windsor | Senior |
Honorable mention:
- Mason Bennett, Ponderosa,
- Matt Berg, Thompson Valley, SS/2B/OF, Senior
- Aaron Berkhoff, Cheyenne Mountain, 3B, Sophomore
- Brody Bettis, Green Mountain, 2B, Senior
- Dalton Bishop, Mesa Ridge, C/INF/SS, Senior
- Nick Bowermaster, Thomas Jefferson, SS/RHP, Sophomore
- John Bull, The Classical Academy, INF/P, Junior
- Marcus Casados, Pueblo Central, P/OF/1B, Senior
- Takoda Chaney, Rifle, OF/P/1B, Senior
- Colton Clingman, Holy Family, 1B/LHP, Senior
- Billy Cook, Lewis-Palmer, Senior
- Travis Cowan, Wheat Ridge, SS/RHP, Senior
- Josh Dudden, Air Academy, INF, Senior
- Ryker Eagen, Evergreen, CF/P/C, Senior
- Chance Eben, Northridge, RHP/LF, Junior
- Ian Garcia, Pueblo West, Senior
- Brock Girling, Sierra, C/OF/P, Senior
- Willie Gordon, D’Evelyn, C/3B, Senior
- Jaeden Hegmann, Mesa Ridge, SS, Senior
- Nate Higgins, Skyline, P/OF, Senior
- Jack Hudd, Evergreen, P/INF, Senior
- Jarett Koch, Canon City, OF/P, Senior
- Garrett Martin, Eagle Valley, RHP/OF, Senior
- Trey McBride, Fort Morgan, OF/C, Junior
- Adam McShan, Kennedy, C, Junior
- Luke Nethercot, Canon City, INF/P, Senior
- Max Noland, Palisade, Senior
- Brevin Owen, Falcon, C/INF/RHP, Senior
- Trevor Pacheco, Pueblo East, RHP/INF, Junior
- Carlos Sanchez, Denver North, 1B/RHP, Senior
- Ryan Schneider, Cheyenne Mountain, OF, Senior
- Weston Siefken, Holy Family, C/3B/RHP, Sophomore
- Pablo Simon, Golden, SS/RHP, Junior
- John Taber, Palisade, Senior
- James Verlinde, Air Academy, P, Senior
- Zach Watts, Windsor, Junior
- Kaylor Werner, Northridge, CF/LHP, Junior
- Ethan Whitson, Golden, OF/RHP, Junior
Class 3A

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Player of the year: Jose Mercado, Valley
Coach of the year: Steve Kissler, Valley
First Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Shawn Chacon | Valley | OF/INF/P | Senior |
Micah Dorsey | Eaton | P/C | Senior |
Landon Ford | Faith Christian | INF/RHP | Senior |
Tyler Geddes | Lamar | Senior | |
Jose Mercado | Valley | OF/P | Junior |
Dyson Oquist | La Junta | UTIL/P | Junior |
Evan Reiter | Colorado Academy | Senior | |
Jake Sandau | Eaton | OF/P | Junior |
Tommy Shriver | Peak to Peak |
Second Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Nick Ciccio | Lutheran | Senior | |
Trent Cribari | Gunnison | INF/P | Senior |
Tyler Essegian | Lutheran | Senior | |
Ryan Fergus | Brush | OF/P | Senior |
Braedon Kloberdanz | Sterling | Senior | |
Desmond Lau | Salida | ||
Cesar Mercado | Valley | INF/P | Senior |
Izahiah Peteque | La Junta | OF/P | Senior |
Ben Vandal | Denver Science & Tech Stapleton | SS/P/CF | Senior |
Justin Violett | Delta | 1B/P | Senior |
Honorable mention:
- Matt Bagnato, Peak to Peak, Junior
- Jacob Brummel, St. Mary’s, INF/RHP, Senior
- Brandon Buhr, Centauri,
- Austin Bushnell, Bayfield, C/1B/3B, Senior
- Dalton Chandler, Lamar, Junior
- Jesse Cross, Resurrection Christian, SS/2B, Senior
- Jasen Engel, Montezuma-Cortez, SS/P, Junior
- Vance Ferraro, Trinidad, P/1B/OF, Senior
- Ari Fierer, Colorado Academy, Sophomore
- Jamison Fuentes, Aspen, P/CF/1B, Junior
- Zeke Hass, Eaton, OF, Junior
- Beau Hawley, University, C, Senior
- John Howard, Fort Lupton, C/CF/P, Junior
- Zach Lamari, Strasburg, P/1B, Senior
- Casey Lindholm, Jefferson Academy, C/RHP/3B, Senior
- Luke McClanahan, Bennett, Senior
- Paul Medina, University, SS, Senior
- Max Moseley, The Academy, OF/P, Junior
- Ian Olson, Salida,
- Graham Osman, Colorado Academy, LHP/OF/1B, Sophomore
- Jeron Petterson, Brush, UTIL/P, Senior
- Graham Price, Salida,
- Blake Reiher, Delta, 2B/SS/P, Senior
- Nick Rodriguez, Platte Valley, CF/P/C, Senior
- Ivan Rodriguez, Valley, C/P/INF, Junior
- Cole Roosma, Platte Canyon, Junior
- Matt Sims, Weld Central, C/RHP, Senior
- Tyler Slone, Coal Ridge, C/P/SS, Senior
- Colin Stone, Faith Christian, C, Junior
- Chance Strand, Alamosa, RHP/OF, Junior
- Terry Strauber, Jefferson Academy, CF/LHP, Senior
- Noah VanSickle, Kent Denver, Junior
- Christian Webber, Liberty Common, CF/2B/C, Junior
- Sean Whalen, Manitou Springs, 1B/P, Senior
- Daulton Wilkinson, Weld Central, 1B/LHP, Senior
Class 2A

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Player of the year: Kayden Seriani, Paonia
Coach of the year: Nate Miller, Paonia
First Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Jonathon Cowles | Dayspring Christian Academy | RHP/CF/SS | Senior |
Christian Dellamaestra | County Line [Wiley/McClave] | Senior | |
Rodney Gregg | Peyton | P/1B/OF | Sophomore |
Dawson Kelly | Lyons | Senior | |
Jaden Miller | Paonia | C/P | Junior |
Jacob Rodriguez | Rocky Ford | C/OF | Senior |
Kayden Seriani | Paonia | P/C/3B | Junior |
Trevor Smith | Paonia | 3B/P | Senior |
Steven Weber | County Line [Wiley/McClave] | Senior |
Second Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Seth Clemente | Dawson School | SS/P | Senior |
Jett County | Burlington | Senior | |
Chandon Dunker | Sedgwick County | RHP/3B/1B | Junior |
Jonathan Gonzalez | Hotchkiss | P/INF | Junior |
Gunnar Kroeger | Holyoke | Senior | |
Andre Montano | Rocky Ford | RHP/SS/3B | Freshman |
Ricardo Ramirez | Highland | SS/P | Junior |
Korbin Reed | Sedgwick County | 1B/3B/C | Senior |
Brevin Welch | Front Range Christian | 1B/P/OF | Senior |
Honorable mention:
- Pablo Alonso, Dolores Huerta Prep, Sophomore
- Caleb Andersen, Haxtun, INF/P/C, Senior
- Levi Basler, Akron, P/C, Senior
- Cannan Bennett, Limon, C/P/SS, Sophomore
- Blake Brubacher, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
- Cael Croissant, Wiggins, SS/2B/C, Junior
- Chase Fulkerson, Dawson School, 3B/P, Junior
- Ty Gibson, Meeker, C, Senior
- Alex Hayes, Denver Academy, Senior
- Hauk Hubbard, Limon, SS/P, Sophomore
- Brenden Kage, Holyoke, Senior
- Eli Kirk, Hotchkiss, OF/P, Junior
- Adam Klemstein, Clear Creek, OF/1B/P, Senior
- Pete Lanting, Denver Christian, Senior
- Drew Lloyd, Front Range Christian, P/C/INF, Sophomore
- Eryk Lorenz, Gilpin County, 1B/C/LHP, Senior
- Alex Lozano, Paonia, LF, Senior
- Dillon Mills, Swink, INF/P, Senior
- Presley Pene, Hotchkiss, OF/P, Sophomore
- Zachary Perry, Evangelical Christian,
- Slater Podgorny, Paonia, 2B, Junior
- Brian Preston, Rocky Ford, RHP/OF, Senior
- Leo Prosser, Calhan, SS/1B/P, Senior
- Patrick Roth, Byers, C/OF, Senior
- Anders Schopp, Paonia, RF, Junior
- Tyler Schwinck, Evangelical Christian,
- Garhett Shaw, Peyton, P/INF/C, Senior
- Cole Smith, County Line [Wiley/McClave], Senior
- Bo Soukup, Haxtun, OF/INF, Senior
- Bubba Sullivan, Burlington, Senior
- Gianni Trejo, Yuma, 2B/P/3B, Junior
- Cody Venem, Rocky Ford, RHP/CF/1B, Senior
- Braden Witzel, Burlington, Sophomore
Class 1A

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Player of the year: Trenton Armintrout, Nucla
Coach of the year: Randy Gabriel, Nucla
First Team | |||
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Name | School | Pos. | Year |
Trenton Armintrout | Nucla | Senior | |
Jaxon Crawford | Eads | OF/C/P | Senior |
Jaime Huerta | Cheyenne Wells | Senior | |
Ricardo Juarez | Holly | P/INF | Senior |
Jaxon King | Fleming | SS/RHP/OF | Senior |
Ryan Koeller | Granada | P/1B | Senior |
Kendall Pelton | Cheyenne Wells | Senior | |
Devyn Rummel | Nucla | Senior | |
Brandon Wilson | Holly | OF/3B/P | Junior |
Honorable mention:
- Levi Barr, Cotopaxi, SS/P, Sophomore
- Erick Chapparo, Holly, LF/C/OF, Sophomore
- Cord Colson, Nucla, Junior
- Enrique Cortez, Antonito, Senior
- Chance Fowler, Eads, 3B/1B/C, Senior
- Cullen Glosson, Otis, P/SS, Sophomore
- Sladen Hendrickson, Nucla, Senior
- Patrick Jones, Springfield, Sophomore
- Landon McCaffrey, Stratton/Liberty, Senior
- Brayden Nichols, Caliche, Junior
- Cody Pevler, Cheyenne Wells, Senior
- Ryan Saine, Manzanola, OF/C/P, Senior
- Craig Smith, Cheyenne Wells, Senior
- Graden Steffan, Nucla, Senior
- Sean Sutherland, Nucla, Senior
- Rhett Uhland, Eads, P/OF, Senior
- Yaniel Vidal, Holly, SS/3B/P, Senior
- Cody Wilson, Peetz, Senior