Luke Mullin
From pitchers who can throw fastballs in the 90s to power bats to some of the fastest players in the state, the 2021 Super-State and all-state baseball teams are loaded.
Super-State first team
P, Drew Christo, Elkhorn, sr.
P, Cade Barton, Omaha Skutt, sr.
P, Nate Moquin, Millard South, jr.
P, Jaxon Jelkin, Bellevue West, sr.
P, Jaxson Cahoy, Millard West, jr.
C, Jack Bland, Bellevue West, sr.
INF, Cam Kozeal, Millard South, so.
INF, Nolan Sailors, Ralston, sr.
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INF, Jackson Trout, Papillion-La Vista South, sr.
INF, Keegan Brink, Lincoln East, jr.
OF, Hayden Lewis, Platte Valley, jr.
OF, Cam Madsen, Bellevue West, sr.
OF, Max Buettenback, Lincoln Southeast, so.
UTIL, Kale Jensen, Central City/Fullerton/Centura, jr.
UTIL, Brayden Smith, Millard South, jr.
UTIL, Matt Guthmiller, Millard South, sr.
UTIL, Eli Small, Elkhorn South, so.
UTIL, Landon Meyer, Norris, jr.
Honorary captain: Drew Christo, Elkhorn.
Super-State second team
P, Jackson Ramsey, Millard North, sr.
P, Tadan Bell, Columbus, jr.
P, Cal Higgins, Kearney, sr.
P, Qwin Zabokrtsky, Beatrice, sr.
P, Dane Toman, Bellevue West, sr.
C, Ryan Gouldin, Norris, sr.
INF, Max Petersen, Lincoln Southwest, sr.
INF, Kyan Lodice, Millard West, sr.
INF, Connor Schneider, Bellevue West, sr.
INF, Maddux Fleck, Millard West, jr.
OF, CJ Hood, Norris, sr.
OF, Blake Closman, Millard North, sr.
OF, Adam Eggert, Plattsmouth, sr.
UTIL, Carter Sintek, Archbishop Bergan, jr.
UTIL, Jase Woita, Lincoln Pius X, sr.
UTIL, Carson Wright, Bellevue West, sr.
UTIL, Zane Schawang, Waverly, sr.
UTIL, Jackson Horn, Papillion-La Vista South, sr.
Class A all-state
P, Nate Moquin, Millard South, jr.
P, Jaxon Jelkin, Bellevue West, sr.
P, Jaxson Cahoy, Millard West, jr.
P, Jackson Ramsey, Millard North, sr.
P, Tadan Bell, Columbus, jr.
C, Jack Bland, Bellevue West, sr.
INF, Cam Kozeal, Millard South, so.
INF, Jackson Trout, Papillion-La Vista South, sr.
INF, Keegan Brink, Lincoln East, jr.
INF, Max Petersen, Lincoln Southwest, sr.
OF, Cam Madsen, Bellevue West, sr.
OF, Max Buettenback, Lincoln Southeast, so.
OF, Blake Closman, Millard North, sr.
UTIL, Brayden Smith, Millard South, jr.
UTIL, Matt Guthmiller, Millard South, sr.
UTIL, Eli Small, Elkhorn South, so.
UTIL, Jase Woita, Lincoln Pius X, sr.
UTIL, Carter Sintek, Archbishop Bergan, jr.
Class A honorable mention
Archbishop Bergan--Dawson Glause, Landon Mueller; Bellevue EastโPaul Schuyler, Jason Bishop; Bellevue West--Gage Allen, Jaden Holman, Tyler Vanderwerken; Columbus--Brant Beard, Evan Bock, Colin Flyr, Ryan Eickhoff, Trey Kobza, Kaden Young; Creighton Prep--Brok Laney, Parker Mooney, Luke Papa, Will Volenec; Elkhorn South: Hunter Helligso, Luke Jessen, Trevor Winterstein; Grand Island--Braden Robinson; Gretna--Caden Boswell, Grant Masters, Caleb Schnell; Kearney--Easton Bruce, Max Myers, Korben Rich; Lincoln East--Ryan Clementi, Cooper Erikson, Charlie Mosser, Austin Schneider, Brayan Van Meter, Sam Wragge, Jalen Worthley; Lincoln Northeast--Cody Bruss, Logan Hunt, Jacob Stroh, Dakota Thomas; Lincoln North Star--Tyler Bishop, Caden Steiger, Cameron Teinert, Cooper Wesslund; Lincoln Pius X--Josh Moore, Jonah Walker; Lincoln Southeast--Will Jesske, David Swanson, Jared Topil; Lincoln Southwest--Telo Arsiaga, Dylan Cox, Will Johnson, Ethan Morrow, Jordan Smith; Millard North--Lev Denenberg, Drake Donahoe, Josh Torrez, Ben Weindel; Millard South--Caden Blair, Braden Cannon, Jakob Foote, Blake Stenger, TJ Urban; Millard West--Drew Borner, Kael Dumont, Corbin Hawkins, Avery Moore, Sam Novotny; Norfolk--Dustin Brenden, Jace Mohr; Omaha Bryan--Owen Kaminski, Toby Wingender; Omaha Burke--Brayden Artzer, Jason Irwin, Gage Oetter; Omaha Central--Max Coughlin, Joey Craig, Cole Kreber, Parker Lakin, Anthony Lind; Omaha North--Mitchell Collins, Darius Hagen, Nate Schlader; Omaha Northwest--Brett Frey; Omaha South--Yoandy Briceno, Gus Hodoly, Sam Hodoly, Riley Leng; Omaha Westside--Colton Bargo, Kutty George, Cole Payton, Kadyn Van Hill; Papillion-La Vista--Jacoby Hurst, Ethan Nissen, Jackson Ossenfort; Papillion-La Vista South--Trenton Brehm, Brayden Curtis, Garrett Freeman, Nick Ripple, Austin Sides.
Class B all-state
P, Drew Christo, Elkhorn, sr.
P, Cade Barton, Omaha Skutt, sr.
P, Kale Jensen, Central City/Fullerton/Centura, jr.
P, Qwin Zabokrtsky, Beatrice, sr.
P, Josh Kilzer, Ralston, sr.
C, Ryan Gouldin, Norris, sr.
INF, Nolan Sailors, Ralston, sr.
INF, Kale Fountain, Norris, fr.
INF, Landon Meyer, Norris, jr.
INF, Adam Deboer, Beatrice, jr.
OF, Hayden Lewis, Platte Valley, jr.
OF, CJ Hood, Norris, sr.
OF, Adam Eggert, Plattsmouth, sr.
UTIL, Zane Schawang, Waverly, sr.
UTIL, Payton Engel, Waverly, jr.
UTIL, Tylan Conner, Fort Calhoun, sr.
UTIL, Trayton Newman, Hastings, sr.
UTIL, Tres Gonsior, Central City/Fullerton/Centura, sr.
Class B honorable mention
Adams Central--Hyatt Collins, Macrae Huyser, Creighton Jacobitz; Arlington--Trevor Denker, Dustin Kirk, Nick Smith, Zach Vanek; Auburn--Brody Darnell, Brad Hall, Austin Lavigne, Stetson Neiman, Travon Shaw; Beatrice--Austin Burroughs, Max Reis, Tucker Timmerman; Bennington--Owen Douglas, Ryan Malone; Blair--Brady Brown, Dexter Larson, Nolan Osterhaus; Branched Oak--Colby Denhartog, Connor Zegar; Central City/Fullerton/Centura--Jackson McGinnis, Carter Noakes; Crete--Braden Schmeckpeper; DC West--Joe Graham, Gordon Guerrero, Kaden Kehrli, Clyde Stenglein; Elkhorn--Gannon Gragert, Grant Gutschow, Kyler Randazzo, Chase Smith, Malakai Vetock; Elkhorn North--Mitchell Baker, Nathan Cunningham, Ryan Harrahill, Easton Mains, Colin Nowaczyk; Fort Calhoun--Zach Faucher, Justin Myer, Jake Seina; GACC-SS-WPB--Brendan Rief, Reese Schlecht, Cody Steffen; Hastings--Luke Brooks, Brayden Kalvelage, Brendan Mackey, Markus Miller, Justin Musgrave; Lincoln Christian--Alex Bingham, Andrew Johnson; Maxwell/St. Patโs--Ty Robinson, Mason Tilford; Mount Michael--Nate Buresh, Matthew Collins, Eli Crnkovich; Norris--Jagger Amend, Kale Consbruck, Brayson Mueller, Kaizer Papenghagen, Bryson Schultz, Colton Wahlstrom; Omaha Gross--Luke Bies, Connor Capece, Kyle Capece, Charles Monico; Omaha Roncalli--Grant Ryan, Garrett Vosika, Sam Weise, Jason Willis, Wyatt Yetter; Omaha Skutt--Jack Connolly, Ethan Grossjung, Drew Haferkamp, Sam Kudron, Cade Sudbeck, Nick Wiepen; Platte Valley--Nick Carroll, Tyson Lewis, Carter Washburn; Platteview--Alex Draper, Cody Metzger; Plattsmouth--Sam Campin, Trent Elshire, Drew Iverson; Ralston--Jake Chronic; Seward--Derek Erickson, Finn Hochstein, Trevor Ruth, Gavin Sukup; South Sioux City--Jace Kempers, Devin Penne, Kaine Young; St. Paul/Palmer--Eli Larson; Twin River--Rocco Gehring, Cadin Jenkinson, Conner Oberhauser, Korbe Urkoski; Wahoo/Lincoln Lutheran/Bishop Neumann--Carson Oerman; Waverly: Caleb Herrell; Wayne--Brooks Kneifl, Jacob Kneifl, Reid Korth.
Meet the first-team Super-Staters from a baseball season that marked a return to spring sports
๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ /// ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Year: Senior | College:Nebraska
The buzz:Wherever Christo took the mound this season, major league scouts followed, and itโs easy to see why. Christoโs 95-mph fastball helped him lead the state with 92 strikeouts while allowing just three earned runs in 48 innings pitched. Christo was just as good at the plate, with five home runs and 39 RBIs.
๐พ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฉ
Year: Senior | College:Emporia State
The buzz:Opposing hitters had very little chance against Barton this season. The Omaha Skutt senior posted a 9-0 record while allowing just two earned runs for a state-best 0.30 earned-run average. When he wasn't pitching, Barton started at shortstop and hit .319.
๐ต๐จ๐ป๐ฌ ๐ด๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ท, ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐
Year: Junior | College:Nebraska
The buzz:Millard South wouldnโt have won a Class A state title if not for the success of its pitching ace. Moquin's 9-1 record included two pivotal wins at the state tournament, and he struck out a total of 48 batters in 55 innings pitched.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Year: Senior | College:South Mountain (Arizona) CC
The buzz:Eleven of Jelkinโs 12 pitching appearances this season ended with opponents scoring one run or fewer. A lively fastball and dominant mix of breaking pitches helped him finish the season 5-0 with 80 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.20.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Year: Junior | College:Undecided
The buzz:Cahoyโs success with breaking pitches made him one of the best strikeout artists in the state this season. He posted a 5-1 record and a 1.42 earned-run average, but most impressive was Cahoyโs 73 strikeouts over 44 innings, a rate of 1.66 strikeouts per frame.
๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ, ๐พ, ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Year: Senior | College:Allen County (Kansas) CC
The buzz:Bland played many different positions for Bellevue West this season, and his versatility helped the senior slot right in at catcher. He was one of the Thunderbirdsโ most consistent hitters as he finished the season hitting .389 with 31 RBIs.
๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐, ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐
Year: Sophomore | College:Undecided
The buzz:Despite playing his first varsity season as a sophomore, Kozeal quickly established himself as one of the stateโs best players. The Millard South shortstop led his team in batting average (.376), slugging percentage (.592) and home runs (five), while impressively striking out just five times in 149 plate appearances.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐, ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ
Year: Senior | College:Creighton
The buzz:One of the best power hitters in the entire state, Sailors recorded a hit in 30 of his 31 games this season. The Creighton commitโs seven home runs were second-best in the state, while his .476 batting average and 39 RBIs were also good for top-10 marks.
๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐
Year: Senior | College:Northeastern (Kansas) Junior College
The buzz:Trout may be a three-sport athlete, but this baseball season was his best yet as he helped lead Papillion-La Vista South to the state tournament. His .472 batting average was among the top 10 in the state, and he also led the Titans with 29 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits.
๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Senior: Junior | College:Undecided
The buzz:Brink spent most of the season hitting .500 or better, which is a tremendous accomplishment against Class Aโs high-quality pitching. Brink still finished with the best average of any Class A player at .481, and his team-best five home runs and 38 RBIs helped Lincoln East make a run at the state tournament.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐, ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ
Year: Junior | College: Nebraska
The buzz:After a stellar freshman season, the Nebraska baseball commit blossomed into one of the stateโs best hitters as a junior. Lewisโ .507 batting average was second-best in the state, while his six home runs and 30 RBIs single-handedly won games for Platte Valley.
๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐, ๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ซ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Year: Senior | College:Wayne State
The buzz:The engine behind much of Bellevue Westโs success this season, Madsen relished his role as the Thunderbirdsโ leadoff batter. Madsen hit .382 with four home runs and 21 RBIs, while making a big impact with his lockdown defense in center field as well.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐พ๐, ๐๐, ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ
Year: Sophomore | College:Nebraska
The buzz:There were no growing pains for Buettenback in his first varsity season as the sophomore quickly became Southeastโs best hitter. The NU baseball recruit hit .452 in a leadoff role, while fast hands at the plate, speed and defensive positioning are among his strengths.
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ก ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ/๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ/๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐
Year: Junior | College:Undecided
The buzz:The reason behind Central City/Fullerton/Centuraโs first-ever state tournament appearance as a co-op is simple โ it had the best hitter statistically. Jensen not only impressed on the mound with an 11-0 record and 0.78 ERA, but he also led the state in batting average (.552), home runs (eight) and on-base percentage (.617).
๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐
Year: Junior | College:Undecided
The buzz:As one of Millard Southโs most versatile players, Smith only committed one error all season while splitting time between catcher and the outfield. The junior led Millard South in RBIs with 41, and his .333 batting average showed his value as the teamโs leadoff hitter.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐
Year: Senior | College:Nebraska
The buzz:Guthmiller played a big role on Millard Southโs title-winning team as an experienced bat in the middle of the order. The future Husker hit .345 with 28 RBIs while leading the team in walks (23) and stolen bases (17).
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐, ๐, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐
Year: Sophomore | College:Kentucky
The buzz:Small began the season as a catcher, but a move to shortstop helped the sophomore develop even quicker. His .455 batting average, six home runs and 46 RBIs this season made him one of the stateโs toughest power hitters to get out.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐, ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐จ
Year: Junior | College:Undecided
The buzz:Meyer anchored Norrisโ Class B state tournament run as both a pitching ace and one of the teamโs best infielders. Meyer went 7-0 with a 1.78 ERA during the regular season while hitting .348 with 31 RBIs and a team-best six home runs.
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