Zionsville's Nick Prather is Indiana ALL-USA POY
USA TODAY High School Sports is proud to announce the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Indiana Baseball Team. Players were selected based on their athletic achievements from the 2015-16 season.
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COACH OF THE YEAR
Aaron Kroll, Roncalli (Indianapolis)
Kroll led Roncalli to a storybook season, delivering the first baseball state title in school history after the Rebels (23-9) knocked off top-ranked Zionsville in the Class 4A state championship game, 3-2.
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FIRST TEAM
Player of the Year
Nick Prather, P, Zionsville, 6-1/195, Sr.
The Florida Atlantic recruit was nearly perfect on the mound in 2016, posting an 11-0 record with a 0.91 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 69.1 innings for the Eagles (30-5-2), who advanced to the Class 4A state championship game. Prather also batted .337 with a pair of home runs and 23 RBI.
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Skylar Szynski, P, Penn (Mishawaka), 6-2/205, Sr.
Garrett Schoenle, P, Northrop (Fort Wayne), 6-5/185, Jr.
T.J. Collett, C, Terre Haute North Vigo, 6-1/220, Sr.
Nick Wright, INF, Bloomington South, 6-1/200, Sr.
Matt Gorski, INF, Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers), 6-4/185, Sr.
Grant Ellis, INF, Terre Haute South Vigo, 6-2/210, Sr.
Carter Bridge, INF, Harrison (West Lafayette), 5-11/165, Sr.
Mitchell Garrity, OF, Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), 6-0/180, Sr.
Jackson Blevins, OF, Plainfield, 6-3/190, Sr.
Niko Kavadas, OF, Penn (Mishawaka), 6-1/208, Jr.
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SECOND TEAM
Michael McAvene, P, Roncalli (Indianapolis), 6-5/210, Sr.
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Connor Manous, P, Munster, 5-11/180, Sr.
Cal Krueger, P, Jasper, 6-0/180, Sr.
Hayden Jones, C, Carroll (Fort Wayne), 6-0/185, So.
Austin Dickey, INF, New Albany, 6-4/190, Sr.
Cameron Beauchamp, INF, Peru, 6-2/205, Sr.
Dalton Leighty, INF, Western (Russiaville), 6-3/185, Sr.
Cole Barr, INF, Yorktown, 5-11/165, Sr.
Ben Nisle, OF, Lake Central (St. John), 6-2/190, Jr.
Elijah Dunham, OF, Evansville Reitz (Evansville), 6-1/200, Jr.
Grant Spicer, OF, Cathedral (Indianapolis), 5-10/150, Sr.