GAYLORD ― The competition in the Ski Valley just keeps getting better. This past high school baseball season was a great example of that.
The addition of East Jordan has given the SVC one of the more impressive groups of Division 4 baseball teams, with EJ and Gaylord St. Mary representing the Northern Lower Peninsula well into the postseason in 2025. That made for a competitive final vote for the All-Ski Valley teams, with nine Gaylord-area players earning first team, second team and honorable mention honors.
St. Mary senior Daniel Jacobson led area honorees as the lone first teamer, hitting for a .451 batting average while totaling 44 runs scored along with 11 RBI. GSM’s everyday shortstop, he helped the Snowbirds upset East Jordan in the D4 regional championship and reach the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2021.
Three GSM players (Logan Greenier, Hogan McKinley and Charlie Cameron) along with two Johannesburg-Lewiston players (Rylan Rosso, Tanner Basinski) earned second-team honors as well.
Greenier was GSM’s starting catcher, hitting for a .421 average, 38 RBIs and two home runs. He also logged 143 innings behind the plate, throwing out 11 runners attempting to steal. Cameron also hit over .400, finishing with a .404 average with a team-high 38 hits, 33 RBIs, 30 runs scored and 2 home runs. McKinley was one of GSM’s best fielding outfielders while hitting .280 with 25 runs scored and 14 RBIs.
Rosso and Basinski were JoBurg’s top arms on the mound while both spending time on the left side of the infield. Rosso was the team leader in multiple offensive categories, finishing with 38 hits (14 extra-base hits), 29 RBI and 27 runs scored from the plate and a 1.96 earned run average with 60 total strikeouts on the mound.
Three more area players were honorable mentions, including St. Mary’s Lucas Greenier as well as JoBurg’s Collin Lake and Kyler Nowak.
All-Ski Valley Baseball 2025
Player of the Year
Korbyn Russell, East Jordan
First Team
Korbyn Russell, East Jordan, Pitcher
Cash DePauw, Inland Lakes, Pitcher
Aidan Fenstermaker, Inland Lakes, Catcher
Jake Haley, East Jordan, Infield
Daniel Jacobson, Gaylord St. Mary, Infield
Ty Kolly, Inland Lakes, Infield
Ryan Naumcheff, Mancelona, Infield
Brenden Aenis, East Jordan, Outfield
Wyatt Hanel, Inland Lakes, Outfield
Jackson Bennett, Mancelona, Outfield
Logan McMullen, Inland Lakes, First Base
Ryder Malpass, East Jordan, Utility
Luke Lovelace, Onaway, Utility
Second Team
Colin Bearup, Bellaire, Pitcher
Logan Greenier, Gaylord St. Mary, Catcher
William Webb, East Jordan, Infield
Kelson Schultz, Forest Area, Infield
Ryan Rosso, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Infield
Andrew Gulley, Onaway, Infield
Brady Wilson, East Jordan, Outfield
Tyler Singer, Forest Area, Outfield
Hogan McKinley, Gaylord St. Mary, Outfield
Charlie Cameron, Gaylord St. Mary, First Base
Tanner Basinski, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Utility
Jayden Lanning, Mancelona, Utility
Honorable Mention
Aiden Balco, Bellaire
Ben Landis, Bellaire
Tucker Molski, Bellaire
Tyler Schumaker, Bellaire
Michael Jenkins, Forest Area
Lucas Greenier, Gaylord St. Mary
James Layman, Inland Lakes
Collin Lake, Johannesburg-Lewiston
Kyler Nowak, Johannesburg-Lewiston
Heath Bradly, Mancelona
Isiac Burley, Mancelona
Zach Schmoldt, Onaway
Brett Bonter, Pellston
Ethan Hickman, Pellston
Sam O’Neil, Pellston
Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: St. Mary’s Daniel Jacobson leads nine area players on All-Ski Valley baseball teams
Reporting by Dylan Jespersen, The Petoskey News-Review / The Petoskey News-Review
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