Western Branch senior pitcher Gavin Biernot is the Virginia High School League's Class 6 Player of the Year, and South Lakes head coach Morgan Spencer is the Class 6 Coach of the Year.
Biernot, a 6’4” left-hander, made 16 appearances for the Grizzlies this season and posted an 8-0 record with a 0.89 earned run average in 78 2/3 innings. The VMI signee gave up 49 hits and allowed only ten earned runs, with opponents batting .175 with an OBP of .245. He struck out 92 and walked 24 on the season.
In his 10th season as head coach, Spencer led South Lakes a 20-8 and its first-ever state championship game appearance. His Seahawks lost 15-5 to McLean as the Highlanders won their first state championship. South Lakes advanced to the state title game by erasing a three-run deficit in the 7th inning and winning 4-3 over Western Branch.
Twelve (12) players make up the first and second teams (three pitchers, one catcher, one 1st baseman, one 2nd baseman, one 3rd baseman, one shortstop, three outfielders, one DH). Only those players selected to all-region first teams are eligible for selection to the All-State team. Each All-State selection committee comprises eight baseball coaches (2 from each Region).
FIRST TEAM
POSITION FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Pitcher Gavin Biernot Western Branch 12
Pitcher Jake Drumm Lake Braddock 12
Pitcher Alex Gonzalez McLean 11
Catcher Levi Jones Glen Allen 10
1st Base Cam Biller Colonial Forge 12
2nd Base Ethan Ball McLean 11
3rd Base Tyler Bassett Colgan 12
Shortstop Jamie Laskofski Lake Braddock 12
Outfielder Griffin Burkholder Freedom- South Riding 12
Outfielder Caden Merritt Gainesville 11
Outfielder Seth Truesdale Cosby 12
DH Teagan Leach Battlefield 9
SECOND TEAM
POSITION FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Pitcher Bradley Zayac Grassfield 12
Pitcher Chad Martin Glen Allen 12
Pitcher Ryan Pugh Freedom- South Riding 12
Catcher Padraig Hall Lake Braddock 12
1st Base Nico Papathanasiou James Madison 11
2nd Base Kaleb Williams West Springfield 11
3rd Base Damon Chezek-Peters Edison 12
Shortstop Julius Bagnerise Colgan 11
Outfielder Parker Whelan Langley 12
Outfielder Ben Pulliam Glen Allen 11
Outfielder Edwin Sanchez Freedom- South Riding 12
DH Henry Novario James Madison 12
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