All-area squad

COACH OF THE YEAR: Brent Hall, Crystal River.

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Jimmy Metz and Clayton Trenary, Crystal River.

THE TEAM

C: Clayton Trenary, Crystal River, Sr. -- Won area's triple crown.

IF: D.J. Anderson, Central, Jr. -- Shortstop batted .392 with 38 hits, 12 doubles, 19 steals.

IF: Marcus Galvan, Crystal River, Sr. -- Solid glove, led area with 19 doubles.

IF: E.J. Gerrits, Crystal River, Jr. -- Batted .395, strong on the double play.

IF: Jonathan Runnels, Crystal River, Jr. -- Leadoff man scored area-best 49 runs.

OF: John DeSenso, Springstead, Jr. -- .347 batting average with .533 on-base percentage.

OF: Justin Melnik, Springstead, So. -- Batted .313, stole 23 bases.

OF: Scott Miller, Crystal River, Sr. -- .505 on-base percentage.

P: William Bunch, Crystal River, Jr. -- No-hitter vs. Lecanto, 1.16 ERA.

P: Thomas Lobianco, Central, Sr. -- Bears' ace won 7 with 67 Ks in 562/3 innings.

P: Jimmy Metz, Crystal River, Sr. -- Led area in victories and strikeouts.

P: Josh Smith, Central, Jr. -- Late-bloomer led Bears' playoff charge with five wins.

DH: Will Bleakley, Crystal River, Sr. -- .374 batting average, 5 HR, 39 RBIs.

UTIL: Jamie McElfresh, Central, Sr. -- Steady second baseman hit .333 with 27 RBIs.

UTIL: Mike Bargiel, Lecanto, Jr. -- .350 batting average, 22 hits in last 9 games.

HONORABLE MENTION

CENTRAL: Sean Steele, Sr.; Randy Cesh, Jr. CITRUS: Luke Czerwinski, Jr.; Ross Keesling, Jr.; Keith Zigler, Jr. CRYSTAL RIVER: Zac Cole, Jr.; Kyle Griffin, Sr.; Ryan Starkey, Sr. HERNANDO: Tommy Hessler, Jr.; Brian Hoogewind, Sr.; Jerad Brotherwood, Sr.; Thomas Bunn, Jr.; Brad Wyatt, Jr. LECANTO: Eric Stewart, Sr. SPRINGSTEAD: Kurt Senft, Jr.; Mike Diaz, Jr.

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