It was a season of highs and lows once again throughout Western New York on the ball field. 2018 is in the books and after a lot of juggling in scheduling with all of the rain to start the year we still had a lot to celebrate.
Lancaster, Maryvale, Roy-Hart, Silver Creek-Forestville, Brocton and St. Francis baseball teams all finished strong.
What a start though for Sweet Home as senior pitcher Josh Bystrak tossed a complete game to open up the season – incredible. Charlie Mack was drafted by the Minnesota Twins and Chuck Senn (Cattaraugus -Little Valley) recorded his 600th win. Here are our 1st, 2nd, 3rd teams and our honorable mentions:
2018 All-WNYA Baseball First Team
| Player of the Year | ||
| Cole | O’Connor | St. Francis |
| First Team | ||
| Dylan | Vincent | Olean |
| Jon | Wilson | Lake Shore |
| John | Goss | Depew |
| Max | Giordano | Lancaster |
| Ryan | Voight | Lancaster |
| Will | Carlone | St. Joe’s |
| Jack | Collins | Canisius |
| Jacob | Brunning | Roy-Hart |
| Dan | Robertson | Springville |
| Thomas | Evans | Orchard Park |
| Charles | Mack | Williamsville East |
| Seth | Schrader | Fredonia |
| Derrick | Walters | Fredonia |
| Coach of the Year | ||
| Jeff | Helmbrecht | West Seneca West |
| 2018 All-WNYA Baseball 2nd Team | ||
| Sean | McKinney | Lockport |
| Alex | Zulia | St. Joe’s |
| John | Bender | Wilson |
| Ryan | Mansell | Lancaster |
| Joe | Dell’Oso | Starpoint |
| Charlie | Brunning | Roy-Hart |
| Mike | Hartman | St. Francis |
| Mike | O’Brien | Clarence |
| Zach | LaPlante | Kenmore West |
| Joe | Mack | Williamsville East |
| Tyler | Birdd | Iroquois |
| Patrick | Cardenuto | West Seneca West |
| Zach | Parr | Olean |
| 2018 All-WNYA Baseball 3rd Team | ||
| Ben | Damiani | Lancaster |
| Connor | Desiderio | Maryvale |
| Vinnie | Capolupo | St. Joe’s |
| Tom | Bednarski | Lancaster |
| Trevor | Janese | Niagara Falls |
| Nate | Lockwood | Lake Shore |
| Vinny | Cenname | West Seneca East |
| Ryan | Peterson | Nichols |
| Ian | Evans | Wilson |
| James | Fillippelli | Niagara Wheatfield |
| Sam | Mullen | Silver Creek |
| Brett | Kochanski | Cleve-Hill |
| Cole | Laskowski | St. Mary’s of Lancaster |
2018 All-WNYA Baseball Honorable Mentions
Brandon Orr-Akron
Jake Cummings- Akron
Derek Holtz- Akron
Liam Ward- Albion
Thomas Furmanski- Albion
Collin Strade- Allegany-Limestone
Sean McAfee- Allegany-Limestone
Sean Hayes- Bishop Timon
Brian Herrmann- Canisius
RJ Brandon- Canisius
Connor Crabtree- Cassadaga Valley
Chase McIntyre- Cassadaga Valley
Devin Pope- Chautauqua Lake
Kyler Majka- Chautauqua Lake
Tommy Zolnowski- Cheektowaga
Jon White- Clarence
Isiah Correy- Clarence
Jordan Wade- Clymer
Joe Pagano- Depew
Zac Buck- Depew
Ethan Krakowski- Depew
Adam Scibetta- Depew
Alex Baase- East Aurora
Brock Blecha- Franklinville
Issac Kopp- Franklinville
Jacob Peters- Franklinville
Trey Swartz- Fredonia
Aaron Hair- Frewsburg
Trent Gray- Frewsburg
Brian Norsen- Frontier
Josh Nagele- Frontier
Trevor Mercado- Gowanda
Art Meany- Grand Island
Colby Muggli- Grand Island
John Griffin- Grand Island
Jake Storey- Hamburg
Dylan Crowley- Hamburg
Kyle Borrello- Hamburg
Tyler Scheffler- Holland
Nolan Perry- Holland
Nick Partsch- Iroquois
Calvin Gawlik- Iroquois
Bryce Jackson- Jamestown
Drew Boggs- Jamestown
Aiden Bova- Kenmore East
Dan Spors- Kenmore East
Joe Watson- Kenmore East
Vinny Lodestro- Kenmore East
Dom Schmidt- Kenmore West
Andrew Fron- Kenmore West
Alex Rodriguez- Lackawanna
Chris Swiatek- Lackawanna
Bryce Toth- Lakeshore
Spencer Kwilos- Lakeshore
Aaron Freeman- Lakeshore
Vinny Stutz- Lancaster
Kyle Backert- Lancaster
John Rogowski- Lancaster
Nick Castellana- Lancaster
Alec Tamburri- Lancaster
Mat Carden- Lew-Port
Shane Kowalski- Lew-Port
Rhees Perry- Lockport
Andrew Gault- Lockport
Brian Fry- Medina
Nate Sherman- Medina
Trevor Luthart- Medina
Chris Goyette- Medina
Hunter Desiderio- Maryvale
DeAnte Mecca- Maryvale
Paul Tripi- Maryvale
Anthony Kinney- Niagara Falls
Tom Peltier- Niagara Wheatfield
Ben Salomon- Niagara Wheatfield
Kyle Toth- North Tonawanda
Brandon Zielinski- North Collins
Blake Harlock- Orchard Park
Josh McTigue- Orchard Park
Nate Wereski- Orchard Park
Zach Mecca- Orchard Park
Jack Dwaileebe- Olean
Lucas Chapman- Olean
Nick Crandall- Olean
Josh Miles- Olean
Max Schmarder- Olmsted
Trent Mihalko- Pine Valley
Devin Foster- Randolph
Mason Pagett- Randolph
Issac Hind- Randolph
Al Xapsos- Roy- Hart
Ben Schwab- Roy- Hart
Gavin Boyle- Roy-Hart
Alex Bogosian- Silver Creek
Zach Rybak- Silver Creek
Austin Lux- Springville
Jarrett Wolf- Springville
Shaun Wright- Springville
Aaron Chase- Starpoint
Jake Walters- Starpoint
Andrew Michalski- St. Francis
Brett Hilton- St. Francis
Jack Haxton- St. Francis
Hitch Edwards- St. Francis
Alex D’Anniballe- St. Joe’s
Alex Depczynski- St. Joe’s
Patrick Basil- St. Mary’s
Christian Szablewski- St. Mary’s
Luke Heil- Southwestern
Cole Snyder- Southwestern
Mitchell Pascarella- Southwestern
Shawn Romanowski- Sweet Home
Josh Bystrak- Sweet Home
Anthony Angelo- Tonawanda
Jake Eiss- Tonawanda
Josh Mouton- Tonawanda
Austin Schroeder- Tonawanda
Bret Babcock- Westfield
Josh Sheehan- West Seneca East
Chase Chodowski- West Seneca West
Connor Schermerhorn- West Seneca West
Connor Reinlander- West Seneca West
Anthony DeJoseph- West Seneca West
Gunnar Weppner- Williamsville East
John Moran- Williamsville East
Jake Tuholski- Williamsville North
Anthony Battaglia- Williamsville North
Cam Zurat- Williamsville North
Luke Terry- Williamsville North
Ahmed Morales- WNY Maritime
Courage Award Winners
AJ Hammer- Depew
Simon Krywcun- Maryvale
