The State All-Midlands Baseball Team

Position players

Aaron Adams, River Bluff – College of Charleston commit hit. 422 with a homer, 33 RBIs, seven doubles and three triples.

Tyler Bowers, North Central – Florence-Darlington Tech signee hit .491 with four homers and 19 RBIs. MVP for North team in Class 2A/3A All-Star Game.

Kitt Cappell, Ben Lippen – Western Carolina signee hit .420 with four homers and 34 RBIs.

Evan Estridge, Chapin – Newberry signee had 12 doubles and 30 RBIs. On the mound, he won eight games and had a 1.87 ERA.

Josh Hernandez, A.C. Flora – UNC Wilmington signee hit .337 with four homers and 29 RBIs. Was NC-SC Select team selection.

Ryne Huggins, Newberry – Clemson signee hit .463 with 21 RBIs. On the mound, he had 81 strikeouts in 48 1/3 innings with a 1.88 ERA.

Brice Kirven, Lexington – USC Sumter signee hit .439 with nine doubles, two homers and 19 RBIs.

Mark Kneece, Gilbert – Led Midlands with .493 average and nine doubles.

Robert King, Chapin – Hit .384 with a homer and 36 RBIs.

TJ Shook, Dutch Fork – South Carolina signee hit .416 with six homers and 24 RBIs. On the mound, he struck out 57 in 46 innings. Was NC-SC Select team pick.

Brandon Tillmon, River Bluff – Liberty signee hit .451 with six homers and 44 RBIs with a .780 slugging percentage. On the mound, he was 6-2 with a 2.79 ERA.

Josh Tucker, Airport – USC Lancaster signee hit .442 with eight doubles, four triples and 19 RBIs. Led the Midlands with 38 stolen bases.

Caleb Watkins, Gilbert – Hit .393 with four homers and 31 RBIs.

Tyler White, Chapin – Lander signee hit .463 with five homers and 31 RBIs. On the mound, he was 4-2 with 2.53 ERA.

Nicky Winterstein, Cardinal Newman – Francis Marion signee hit .439 with nine doubles, three triples and 18 RBIs.

Pitchers

Devin Beckley, Camden – The Citadel commit won seven games, struck out 70 with a 1.47 ERA.

Steven Estep, White Knoll – North Greenville signee was 8-1 with a 1.25 ERA and three saves.

Quinton Driggers, Pelion – Newberry signee was 7-3 with a 1.12 ERA and led Midlands with 124 strikeouts and 68 2/3 innings.

Jacob Rye, Gilbert – Was 7-0 with a 1.81 ERA. Struck out 57 and walked four in 45 innings pitches.

John Scott, Lexington – College of Charleston commit was 6-2 with a 1.20 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings.

Cam Tringali, Cardinal Newman – Was 9-2 with a 1.52 ERA and struck out 84 in 64 2/3 innings.

Player of Year: Brandon Tillmon, River Bluff

Honorable mention

Will Abbott, Camden; Jordyn Adams, Blythewood; Lane Botkin, A.C. Flora; Bubba Bowers, Lexington; Will Bradford, River Bluff; Payton Blake, Northside Christian; Nolan Burdette, Irmo; Austin Cox; Heathwood Hall; Zach Feaster, Airport; Austin Fogle, Pelion; Tanner Glenn, Airport; Shannon Glover, Richland Northeast; Justin Greider, Blythewood; Calev Grubbs, White Knoll; Ryan Harbin, White Knoll; Tanner Lane, White Knoll; Andrew Livingston, Newberry; Lake Lybrand, White Knoll; Patrick Manley, River Bluff; Aiden Massey, Blythewood; Walker McDowell, River Bluff; Stanley McManus, Fairfield Central; Ryan Reynolds, River Bluff; Robert Satcher, Ben Lippen; Nick Savage, Dutch Fork; Josiah Sightler, Swansea; Corey Stone, Mid-Carolina; Ryan Stoudemire, Mid-Carolina; Garrett Summers, Ben Lippen; Nat Turner; Ben Lippen; Tristan Wheeler, Batesburg-Leesville; Jay Washington, Dreher; Kyle Watts, Airport.

Lou Bezjak

This story was originally published June 18, 2016 at 3:51 PM with the headline "The State All-Midlands Baseball Team."