2026 Chagrin Valley Conference Baseball All-Conference Teams

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The 2026 Chagrin Valley Conference baseball season featured dominant championship runs, competitive division races, and standout individual performances across all four divisions.

Perry rolled to the Chagrin Division title with a perfect league record, Jefferson captured the Lake Division crown, Beachwood and Independence shared the Metro Division championship, and Chagrin Falls earned the Valley Division title. The all-conference selections recognized many of the top players and coaches who helped shape the 2026 season throughout the CVC.

Chagrin Division

Final Standings

  1. Perry (10-0)
  2. Hawken (7-3)
  3. West Geauga (6-4)
  4. Orange (4-6)
  5. Lutheran West (3-7)
  6. Harvey (0-10)

Coach of the Year

Player of the Year

First Team

  • C: Tyler Fink, 12, West Geauga
  • 1B: Trent Taylor, 12, Perry
  • IF: , 12, Perry
  • IF: , 11, Perry
  • IF: , 11, Hawken
  • OF: Eli , 12, Hawken
  • OF: Trevor McKinnon, 11, Orange
  • OF: Carter Crofoot, 10, Perry
  • P: Mitchell Mikolay, 11, West Geauga
  • P: Connor D’Astolfo, 12, Perry
  • P: Ben Carpenter, 11, Orange
  • UTL/DH: Tanner Brandt, 10, Hawken
  • UTL/DH: Ryan Delaney, 12, Harvey

Second Team

Honorable Mention

  • Ethan Gipson, 12, Hawken
  • Miles Hamilton, 11, Hawken
  • Greyson Lentine, Harvey
  • Rileigh Sale-Estrada, Harvey
  • Jackson Remaley, 12, West Geauga
  • , 11, West Geauga
  • Victor Rodriguez, 9, Lutheran West
  • , 11, Lutheran West
  • Blake Jacops, 12, Orange
  • , 12, Orange
  • James Ashburn, 12, Perry
  • Nick Gustin, 11, Perry

Lake Division

Final Standings

1. Jefferson (9-1)
2. Madison (6-4)
2. Geneva (6-4)
3. Edgewood (5-5)
4. Lakeside (4-6)
5. Conneaut (1-9)

Coach of the Year

  • Scott Barber, Jefferson

Player of the Year

  • Eddy Gvora, Madison

First Team

  • 1B: , 11, Geneva
  • IF: Anthony Rivera, 12, Conneaut
  • IF: , 11, Lakeside
  • IF: Brendan Titman, 11, Madison
  • OF: Riley Baldwin, 12, Edgewood
  • OF: Elliott Tobie, 12, Edgewood
  • OF: Mason Kalil, 10, Jefferson
  • C: Alex Sperduto, 12, Edgewood
  • P: Geno Measel, 12, Edgewood
  • P: , 12, Jefferson
  • P: Tate Hudson, 12, Jefferson
  • DH: Nathan Yarnell, 12, Madison
  • UT: Jacob Thompson, 10, Conneaut

Second Team

  • Caden Andes, 10, Edgewood
  • , 12, Geneva
  • Devon Sanchez, 12, Edgewood
  • Luke Gibbons, 10, Madison
  • , 11, Jefferson
  • Lucas Uden, 9, Jefferson
  • , 11, Geneva
  • Joey Sands, 10, Jefferson
  • Tristan Westerfield, 11, Lakeside
  • , 10, Lakeside
  • , 9, Edgewood
  • Nick Kustala, 12, Geneva

Honorable Mention

  • , 12, Madison
  • Daniel Schultz, 12, Madison
  • Keigan Spring, 12, Conneaut
  • , 12, Conneaut
  • RJ Cotton, 11, Jefferson
  • , 11, Jefferson
  • Tyler Sabin, 9, Geneva
  • Nate Hutchens, 11, Geneva
  • Zion Thomas, 12, Lakeside
  • Gage Tome, 12, Lakeside
  • , 12, Edgewood
  • Mike Brydle, 9, Edgewood

Metro Division

Final Standings

1. Beachwood (8-1, Co-Champion)
1. Independence (8-1, Co-Champion)
3. Cuyahoga Heights (5-4)
4. Fairview (3-6)
5. Brooklyn (2-8)
6. Trinity (0-5)

Co-Coaches of the Year

  • Matt Lamovec, Beachwood
  • Jim Crooks, Independence

Co-Players of the Year

  • Ethan Malek, 12, Beachwood
  • Anderson Jolliffe, 11, Independence

First Team

  • C: Highley Devine, 12, Beachwood
  • 1B: David Crooks, 11, Independence
  • IF: , 10, Trinity
  • IF: Vinny Carriero, 12, Independence
  • IF: Ethan Malek, 12, Beachwood
  • OF: , 12, Independence
  • OF: Cal Reis, 11, Fairview
  • OF: Caleb White, 12, Beachwood
  • P: Anderson Jolliffe, 11, Independence
  • P: Gavi Lappen, 12, Beachwood
  • P: , 10, Beachwood
  • UTL/DH: , 10, Cuyahoga Heights

Second Team

  • C: Nolan Ghann, 11, Independence
  • 1B: Henry Strean, 12, Beachwood
  • IF: Nathan Clark, 10, Fairview Park
  • IF: , 10, Brooklyn
  • IF: , 11, Cuyahoga Heights
  • OF: ., 10, Trinity
  • OF: Mason Vega, 10, Brooklyn
  • OF: Eli Ward, 10, Beachwood
  • OF: , 9, Cuyahoga Heights
  • P: Burke Lowry, 12, Fairview Park
  • P: Jackson Justice, 12, Cuyahoga Heights
  • P: , 12, Cuyahoga Heights
  • UTL/DH: Josh Peters, 12, Independence

Honorable Mention

  • Carter Reagan, 10, Fairview
  • Cooper Thomas, 12, Fairview Park
  • Que’Shaun Dunn, Trinity
  • , Trinity
  • , 10, Brooklyn
  • Zander Rollins, Brooklyn
  • Anthony Sobonya, 12, Independence
  • Ryan Suhy, 11, Independence
  • Nolan Junke, 10, Cuyahoga Heights
  • Anthony Grissman, 12, Cuyahoga Heights
  • Jack Rindsberg, 10, Beachwood
  • Jonah Greller, 11, Beachwood

Valley Division

Final Standings

1. Chagrin Falls (7-3)
2. Berkshire (5-5)
2. Crestwood (5-5)
2. Kirtland (5-5)
5. Rootstown (4-6)
5. Wickliffe (4-6)

Coach of the Year

Co-Players of the Year

  • Jack Watson, Chagrin Falls
  • Frankie Bucar, Wickliffe

First Team

  • P: , 11, Kirtland
  • P: Bryce Harless, 12, Rootstown
  • P: Jack Watson, 12, Chagrin Falls
  • C: Bobby Bradley, 12, Crestwood
  • DH/UT: , 11, Rootstown
  • 1B: Patrick Brancel, 12, Berkshire
  • IF: Frankie Bucar, 12, Wickliffe
  • IF: Xavier Lasecki, 12, Kirtland
  • IF: Will Murray, 11, Chagrin Falls
  • OF: Cole Vanatta, 10, Wickliffe
  • OF: , 12, Berkshire
  • OF: Henry Cimperman, 12, Chagrin Falls

Second Team

  • P: Ethan Nielsen, 11, Chagrin Falls
  • P: Kyle Shelhammer, 12, Crestwood
  • P: , 12, Crestwood
  • C: , 11, Chagrin Falls
  • DH/UT: Blake Ludvik, 12, Wickliffe
  • 1B: , 12, Crestwood
  • IF: Evan Pollock, 10, Berkshire
  • IF: , 10, Chagrin Falls
  • IF: Eric Nemunaitis, 12, Chagrin Falls
  • OF: Max Andrasak, 10, Wickliffe
  • OF: , 11, Rootstown
  • OF: Michael Kalista, 10, Crestwood

Honorable Mention

  • Oliver Miller, 11, Berkshire
  • Nolan Morris, 12, Berkshire
  • , 11, Kirtland
  • Ben DiFranco, 12, Kirtland
  • Michal McCulloch, 9, Crestwood
  • Mark Kish, 12, Wickliffe
  • Alex Aheimer, 12, Wickliffe
  • Joey Tenebria, 12, Chagrin Falls
  • , 10, Chagrin Falls
  • R.J. Soika, 12, Rootstown
  • , 11, Rootstown
Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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