Oakland County

OAA coaches recognize best in baseball season

By Mike Moore
C & G Sports Writer

» click to enlarge « Photo by Deb Jacques Griffin Harms was one of five Groves players named All-Association after an 11-4 division record and OAA White title. Photo by Deb Jacques Griffin Harms was one of five Groves players named All-Association after an 11-4 division record and OAA White title.

The dust has settled on the 2012 high school baseball season.

Though the summer months are in full gear, there is still time to take a look back at the 2012 season and recognize some of the best players the Oakland Activities Association had to offer.

Red Division
Lake Orion High re-established itself as an OAA power in 2012, running a 13-2 record all the way to a Red Division crown. Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (10-5), Clarkston High (9-6), Rochester High (4-9), Rochester Adams (4-10) and Oxford High (3-11) round out the standings.

All-Association accolades in the Red go to Nick Deeg, Nick Vogelmeir, Brad Schaenzer, Ryan Lambrecht and Nolan Page, Lake Orion; Niko Gonzalez, Zak Northrup, Mike DeFrancis and Eric Gilgenback, Stoney Creek; Dlyan Peck, Nick Mazzone and Jake Forsten, Clarkston; Evan Sucinck and Justin Bommarito, Rochester; Alex Taylor and Alex Borglin, Adams; and Kyle Hartwick, Oxford.

White Division
Beverly Hills Groves played its way back to the top of the White, finishing with an 11-4 mark. North Farmington (10-5), Famrington High (8-7), Birmingham Seaholm (7-8), West Bloomfield (7-8) and Farmington Hills Harrison (2-13) rounded out the results.

All-Association honors go to Jake Balicki, Ryan Williams, Scott Feist, Griffin Harms and Chase Turner, Groves; Sterling Sharp, Jonny Deutsch, David Lett and Eric Stanis, North Farmington; Connor Mohr, Troy Mitchell and Jon Perry, Farmington; Spencer Gick and Josh Leitman, Seaholm; Timo Deyoung and Josh Birnburg, West Bloomfield; and Steve Marowski, Harrison.

Blue Division
The Blue also came down to the final days, as Auburn Hills Avondale (12-3) held off Bloomfield Hills Andover (11-4) to take the crown by one game. Birmingham Lahser (8-7), Troy High (7-8), Royal Oak High (4-11) and Troy Athens (3-12) rounded out the standings.

The All-Association roster includes A.J. Susick, Mitch Robinson, Matt Andrus, Joe Davison and Dylan Ahern, Avondale; Gabe Berman, Emerson Misch, Marlon Pruitt and Tim Zobl, Andover; Neal Krentz, Kyle Riley and Rielly Manz, Lahser; Nick Guitar and Mike Thomas, Troy; Dominic Valente and Alex Tuszynski, Royal Oak; and Tommy Eng, Athens.

Gold Division
Berkley High was the lone unbeaten team in the OAA this past spring, claiming the Gold Division with a 12-0 mark. Lathrup Village Southfield-Lathrup (8-4), Southfield High (8-4), Ferndale High (7-5), Pontiac High (5-7), Hazel Park High (2-10) and Oak Park High (1-11) followed.

All-Association honors go to Nick Bauer, Ian Kobernick, Taylor Morrissey, Brad Burke and Dugan Fernandez, Berkley; Johnny Slater, James Parker, John Hall and Eric Langford, Lathrup; David Cole, Leon Miles, Justin Danzey and Jalen Summers, Southfield; Noah Reiter and Keith Waldrup, Ferndale; Dazon Cole and Jody Harrison, Pontiac; and Cody Ferris, Hazel Park.

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