2015 All-City Baseball Team

2015 All-City Baseball Team

Pitcher – Garrett Westberg, Sr., Decatur

Westberg finished the year with an 8-5 record and was nearly untouchable for most of the season. He posted a 1.70 ERA and led the South Puget Sound League 4A in strikeouts with 107 in 74 innings pitched. He posted a batting average of .264 and had 15 RBIs, fourth-most for Decatur. His best performance may have come in the winner-to-state game against Beamer, where he pitched a nine-inning one-hitter. He was named first team ALL-South Puget Sound League Northwest and first-team All-State as a pitcher.

 


Pitcher –  Taylor Davis, Sr., Todd Beamer

Davis posted a 3.04 ERA and struck out 45 batters in 62.2 innings. He finished the year with a 5-7 record and faced 179 more batters than the next-closest pitcher for Todd Beamer. He had a batting average of .321 and tied for second on the team with 15 RBIs. He had the key hit in the Titans’ win over Yelm in the West Central District playoffs. Davis was named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest as a pitcher and utility player and first-team All-State as a pitcher/infielder.

 

 

Pitcher – Calvin Turchin, So., Federal Way

Turchin appeared as a pitcher in eight games this season and finished with a 3-1 record. He finished the year with a 2.62 ERA and struck out 43 batters in 29.1 innings pitched. Turchin also tied for fourth on the team in RBIs with 10. He was named second-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest as a pitcher.                                                                                                            

 


1B – Christian Jones, Jr., Federal Way

Jones was one of Federal Way’s biggest bats this season as he tied for fourth in the South Puget Sound League with 20 RBIs. He posted an average of .346 and led the team with three triples and two home runs. His on base + slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.093 for players with at least 40 plate appearances only trailed his teammate Eduardo Peraza in the South Puget Sound League Northwest. He was named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest.

 

 

2B – JJ Asinas, Jr., Todd Beamer

The first-team All-SPSL Northwest second baseman was solid for Beamer this year as he drove in 15 RBIs, tied for second best on the team. Asinas was also third on the team with 21 hits and had a batting average of .266. He had 41 assists from the field this season. He also pitched for the Titans, finishing with an ERA of 1.91 and striking out 26 batters in 29.1 innings pitched.

 

 

3B – Chaz McKenzie, Sr., Todd Beamer

McKenzie was solid at the plate for the Titans with a batting average of .290. He scored 17 runs, good enough for second best on the team, and recorded 12 RBIs. McKenzie also excelled on the base paths as he led the South Puget Sound League Northwest with 11 stolen bases. He was named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest.

 

 

SS – Ben Arata, Sr., Todd Beamer

Arata has had quite the career at Beamer as he racked up over 100 hits. This year he led the team in batting average (.354), hits (29), runs (21), RBIs (19), doubles (7) and home runs (3). He posted a team leading OPS of .978. He was also one of three players on the team who were walked more than they struck out. Arata also recorded 72 assists on the season. He was named co-MVP of the South Puget Sound League Northwest and also was named first-team All-State.

 

 

C – Gabe Togia, So., Federal Way

Togia was one of three Eagles with double-digit RBIs (10) and runs (11). He posted a batting average of .288 and had 15 hits on the season. He had fewer strikeouts (12) than times walked (15). He drew the most walks on the team. His on base percentage of .464 was fifth highest on the team. Togia was also named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest.

 

 

 

OF – Tyler Swanson, Jr., Decatur

Swanson was one of the most feared batters in the South Puget Sound League Northwest. He led the league in RBIs (22) runs (27) and home runs (4) while posting a batting average of .340. His OPS of 1.033 ranked third in the league. He also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as he was successful in all 39 chances. Swanson was named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest.

 

 

OF – Tyson Sonnenfeld, Jr., Thomas Jefferson

Sonnenfeld was one of the most consistent players for the Raiders this year. He was second on the team in batting average (.321) and doubles (4), tied for third in RBIs (8) and tied for first in runs (12). He also finished with a .958 fielding percentage on the year. Sonnenfeld was named first-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest as a designated hitter.

 

 

OF – Jacob Swanson, Jr., Thomas Jefferson

Swanson was the leader for the Raiders in many statistical categories. He had a team-best batting average of .367, tied for the lead in RBIs with 9, tied for the lead in runs with 12 and led the team with an OPS of .895. Swanson also had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the year, recording 30 put outs in 30 chances.

 

 

DH – Bridger Armstrong, Sr., Federal Way

Armstrong was another dangerous hitter for Federal Way this season. He led the team in runs with 19 and was second on the team in RBIs in 15. His batting average of .377 was also second on the team and the South Puget Sound League Northwest among qualified batters. He had the third highest OPS (1.005) on the team. Armstrong managed six doubles and two triples on the year and also tied for third in the league with nine stolen bases. He was named second-team ALL-South Puget Sound League Northwest as an outfielder.

 

 

Utility – Taylor Havlicek, Sr., Decatur

Havlicek spent about a third of Decatur’s season nursing a wrist injury and still managed to be the co-MVP of the South Puget Sound League Northwest and be named first-team All-State. He was second on the team with a .310 batting average and an OPS of .868. He had 18 RBIs on the year and seven runs. He finished the year with a .946 fielding percentage. Havlicek was also  5-1 as a pitcher with a 1.98 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched. He only gave up 10 earned runs on 19 hits and struck out 29 batters. After four weeks off the mound, Havlicek threw a complete game against Walla Walla to send the Golden Gators to the state semi-finals.

 

 

Utility – Isaiah Hatch, Sr., Decatur

Hatch was in the infield, the outfield and on the mound for the Gators this year. He was second on the team in hits (26), RBIs (20) and doubles (6). He had a batting average of .265 and hit two home runs. His 15 runs were third best on the team. He was used primarily as a closer for the team early in the year and finished with six saves.

He had an ERA of 0.72 in 29.1 innings pitched. He struck out 34 batters and gave up only three earned runs on nine hits. He started his first game of the year against Emerald Ridge in a playoff elimination game pitched a two-hit complete game shutout. He was named first-team All-SPSL Northwest as an outfielder, second-team All-South Puget Sound League Northwest as a pitcher and second-team All-State as an infielder.