ONAWAY – It was another solid season for the Inland Lakes Bulldogs on the baseball diamond.
Individually, plenty of players stood out for the Bulldogs, who finished second in the conference and captured a fourth consecutive district title in the postseason.
This year, the Bulldogs saw four players earn nods on the all-Ski Valley Conference first team. Among those were seniors Aidan Fenstermaker (catcher) and Logan McMullen (first baseman) as well as juniors Cash DePauw (pitcher) and Wyatt Hanel.
Joining those four on the Ski Valley’s first team was Onaway senior utility/catcher Luke Lovelace. Lovelace’s teammate, junior infielder Andrew Gulley, received a nod on the second team.
Other Cheboygan-area players securing Ski Valley honorable mention recognition were Inland Lakes’ James Layman, Onaway’s Zach Schmoldt, and Pellston’s Brett Bonter, Ethan Hickman and Sam O’Neil.
East Jordan senior pitcher and future Michigan State Spartan Korbyn Russell was recognized as the Ski Valley Conference’s baseball player of the year. Russell helped lift the Red Devils to an outright Ski Valley crown in their first season as a member of the conference.
Here’s a glance at the entire all-Ski Valley team.
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 Kosso, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Infield
Andrew Gulley, Onaway, Infield
Brady Wilson, East Jordan, Outfield
Tyler Singer, Forest Area, Outfield
Hagan McKinley, Gaylord St. Mary, Outfield
Charles 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 sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: These Cheboygan-area baseball players made the all-Ski Valley Conference team
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