2008 All-Area Baseball & Softball teams

By OANow Staff

Published: June 10, 2008

Below is the complete list of the 2008 Opelika-Auburn News All-Area Baseball and Softball teams:

All-Area Baseball
Player of the Year:
Zach Blatt, Opelika

Coach of the Year:
Barry Hightower, Opelika
First-Team
Mike Love, Opelika
Jonathon Campbell, Opelika
Chase Dawson, Opelika
Whitt Dorsey, Auburn
Creede Simpson, Auburn
Glenn Ponder, Auburn
Will Ruffin, Auburn
Raley Vincent, Beauregard
Hayden Hillyer, Beauregard
Ryne Phillips, Smiths Station
Jace Harper, Lee-Scott
Austin Allison, Glenwood
J.B. Edgar, Lee-Scott

Honorable Mention
Auburn
P Preston Long
Util. Reid Carter

Opelika
1B/DH John Gunnels
1B Jake Crain
SS Brooks Robinson
2B Matt Middleton
P Brandon Rogers
P Spencer Norrell
C Drake Sasser

Beulah
Util. Ben Thompson
Util. Jartinez McCants
SS Josh Guthrie
DH Blane Rudd

Beauregard
SS Josh Allen
1B/P Caleb Cofield
3B Tyler Cofield
Util. Kyle Brown

Loachapoka
OF Ken Porter
Util. O’D Porter
P Terrence Webb
2B/C Vontrez Hutchinson
1B Tommy White
2B/C Antron Hart
P Tracey Brooks
P/OF Jay Porter

Glenwood
OF Chad Robinson
C Cody Dykes
OF Brett Bowers

Springwood
1B/3B Jake Key
OF Dylan McClendon
OF Jeff Jenkins
SS/P Cole Buchanan
P/1B Rory Spurlock
P/OF Ben Hixon
P/OF Jacob Wadkins

Valley
Util. Jesse Dodgen

Dadeville
OF Sam Duffield
1B Jordan Gulledge
P Brad Tapley
P Will Guddedge

Reeltown
Util. Brady Newman
Util. Cory Potts
Util. Jacob Coan
2B/OF Calan Waver
Util. Michael Langford
OF Anarius White

Smiths Station
P Brandon Smith
P/C Adam Sanders
P/1B Andrew Favant
OF Arron Marsh
3B/P Drew Doster
OF Lance Alston
2B Josh Walker
SS Cody Hussey
C Kendal Brinson

Lee-Scott
OF Colton Wamick
P Britian Murphy
P Brad Young
C Forrest Buckner
IF Garrett Dyas

All-Area Softball
Player of the Year:
Aleah Payne, Beauregard

Coach of the Year:
Robert Langford, Beauregard

First Team
Erica Nuncio, Beulah
Cassandra Yarbrough, Beauregard
Reba Hawkins, Dadeville
Allison Padgett, Dadeville
Peaches Reese, Dadeville
Vanessa Peterson, Smiths Station
Alyssa Eason, Lee-Scott
Jessie Washington, Lee-Scott
Summer Powell, Lee-Scott
Janelle Green, Auburn
Baylee Stephens, Opelika
Ollivia McLemore, Glenwood
Terrell Dixon, Glenwood

Honorable Mention
Auburn
OF Devin Duran

Opelika
OF Nakalia Hardnett
1B Hillary White
P Nicole Gortney
3B Ashley Kindred
C Kristen O’Neal
OF Kimberlyn Gillock

Lee-Scott
OF McKenzie Nichols
OF Shealy White
3B Callie Rawlinson

Beulah
Util. Jessica Monroe
C Caressa Coulter
OF Kelli Pickard
Util. Abbie Walker
3B Tori Walls

Central-Phenix City
Util. Rachel Harp
Util. Erin Tyson
3B Kayla Colon
SS Michelle Thompson
OF Ann Marie Gentry

Glenwood
Util. Victoria Smith
3B Britt Wilkerson
OF Kelsey Wilks
SS Bree Nowlin

Smiths Station
P Megan Smith
SS Brittany Nabih

Dadeville
OF Hope Ragsdale
SS Marquita Johnson

Loachapoka
Util. Brittany Hodge

Chambers Academy
OF Erin Sanders