West Virginia all state baseball selections crowned
The Class AA first team features Wheeling Central captains Roy Lipinski and Steven Brodegard alongside Brayden Cover as part of a standout Wheeling Central trio. South Harrison’s Layton Wageman and Charleston Catholic’s Gayden Ransom anchor the catching corps, with Ravenswood’s Evan Swain and James Monroe’s Kadyn Hines delivering strong infield and pitching depth. A deep slate of players from multiple schools earns second team honors and an array of honorable mentions.
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Brayden Cover
Steven Brodegard
Roy
Todd Cover
Steven
Brayden
South Harrison
Layton Wageman
Cover
Central
Wyoming East
Brodegard
Wageman
RBI
Lipinski
Charleston Catholic
Zayden Ransom
Phillip Barbour
Tyler Sisson
Ransom
Sisson
Ravenswood
Evan Swain
James Monroe
Katlyn Hines
Wheeling Central
Gary Hatfield
Swain
Hines
Hatfield
Philip Barbour
Kale
Logan
Talon Thompson
Ivan Miller
Thompson
Miller
Trish
Jonah DiCocco
Hunt
Connor Jarvis
Ty Ott
Williamstown
Jarred Philips
Louden White
Scott
Mike Smyth
Peyton
Soph
Kate Wolfe
Jaeden Lester
Kadien Vance
Westside
Util
Zach Hunt
Jarred Phillips
C — Louden White
Miken Smyth
Peyton Gardinier
Luke Blaydes
Parker Schramm
Caiden Craig
Liberty
Xander Allara
Grady Allen
Summers County
Cooper Anderson
Caden Arbaugh
Petersburg
Aaron Blankenship
Mingo Central
Jake Boone
Brody Brockleman
Doddridge County
Greg Cramer
Midland Trail
Cameron Crislip
Cam Cumpston
Roane County
Reese Davis
Tyler Consolidated
Kedron Elkins
Ryan Fabin
Seth Gain
Nick Gonzalez
Grant Harris
Parker Hodges
Carson Keen
Carter McClung
Tony McBrayer
Ritchie County
Payton Metheny
Hayden Miller
Dayne Murphy
Dane Tate
Anthony Pitchford
Buffalo
Wyatt Powell
Zayne Rosnick
Peyton Tingler
Bentley Williamson
Jayce Wolfe
Rodriguez hits WVU rebuild with winning formula
Rich Rodriguez outlines a five year plan at West Virginia emphasizing a major league pay scale, staff and player turnover, and a return to recruiting and coaching hard as the path to success. He compares current efforts to his Nehlen era and stresses victory as the measure of happiness, dismissing lingering apologies and conspiracy theories. Follow bhertzel on X.
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Nehlen
Don Nehlen
West Virginia
Rich Rodriguez
Josh Pate
Pat White
Rodriguez
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