Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Joy, Sorenson, Wilson, Harding named all-staters


By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org

For Skyler Joy, Jon Sorenson and Coleton Wilson, it was déjà vu all over again.

For the second straight season, the Laramie Rangers trio was named to the Wyoming All State American Legion baseball first team.

The three led the Rangers to a third-place finish last season at the Wyoming State Tournament and a fourth-place finish this past weekend, as Laramie finished 28-16 on the season. For Joy and Sorenson, it was the third straight year that they earned all-state honors.

Joy, who also played last spring for the University of Wyoming club team, was second on the Rangers this season in hitting, batting .422 on the season with 57 hits, three home runs and 42 runs batted in. Joy also had a slugging percentage of .659 and an on base percentage of .520.

Sorenson, who will be a senior at Laramie High School this fall, hit .392 on the year, with six home runs and 43 RBI, He had a .744 slugging percentage and a.524 on base percentage.

Wilson led the Rangers in wins on the mound with nine (9-7) and had a 3.12 earned run average. In 14 starts, Wilson also had five complete games and led the team in strikeouts with 61. He also hit .392 with 37 RBI.

Also for the Rangers, second baseman Rylan Harding was named to the second team. Harding led Laramie in hitting at .458 and finished with four home runs and 41 RBI. He had a .458 slugging percentage and a .667 on base percentage.
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Wyoming American Legion All-State Team
First team

Casper -- Zane Matheson; Gillette -- Jared Wass, Garrett Jackson, Evan Cunningham; Powell -- Scotty Jameson; Cheyenne -- Brandon Nimmo, Ty Lain, Myles McVeigh, Aaron Smith, Matthew Pullos, Andrew Fanning; Laramie -- Jon Sorenson, Coley Wilson, Skyler Joy; Torrington -- Brock Murphy; Wheatland -- Jake Montoya, Travis Geile; Riverton -- Matt Raymond.
Second Team
Casper -- Lane Fischer, Eli Ford, Alex Hill; Cody -- Connor Norton, Dan Sinner, Kyle Hurley; Douglas -- Dylan Klava; Powell -- Gianluca Giarrizzo, Grant Geiser; Sheridan -- Derek Scott, Ben Buckingham; Jackson -- Charlie Keegan; Lovell -- Steven Durtsche; Torrington -- Dillon Davis; Laramie -- Rylan Harding; Rock Springs -- Wes Padilla; Wheatland -- Eric Heatherly; Riverton -- Isaac Herrmann.
 
 
 
 

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