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Diamond Stars: Van Sickle, Lohr head up GCM All-County Baseball Team

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Waynesburg CentralÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Alex VanSickle connects with a pitch during the Raiders’ WPIAL playoff game against Neshannock. VanSickle, who was the WPIALÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ second-leading hitter with a .617 batting average, is one of the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team Players of the Year.

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Carmichaels’ Liam Lohr pitches against Union in a WPIAL playoff game on May 20. Lohr, who threw a three-hitter in the Mikes’ win over the top-seeded Scotties, is one the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team Players of the Year.

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West GreeneÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Darren Knight pitches against Eden Christian during a WPIAL playoff game. Knight, who had a 1.37 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched, was named to the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball First Team.

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Carmichaels shortstop Dom Colarusso looks to throw to first base after fielding a ground ball during the Mikes’ 3-1 win over top-seeded Union in the WPIAL playoffs. Colarusso, who batted .415 with 29 runs and over 25 stolen bases, was named to the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball First Team.

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West Greene coach Lenny Lohr, who guided the Pioneers to a second-place finish in Section 1-A and their third ever playoff win, is one the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team Coaches of the Year.

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Carmichaels coach Dickie Krause mans the third base coachÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ box during the Mikes’ WPIAL playoff win over top-seeded Union on May 20. Krause is one the Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team Coaches of the Year.

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The past high school baseball season saw Carmichaels upend the WPIALÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ top-seeded team in the WPIAL quarterfinals, West Greene win just its third playoff game in program history, and a Waynesburg Central player place second in the WPIAL in batting average..

Those three schools accounted for the top honors on the 2024 Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team.

The GCM Players of the Year were Waynesburg CentralÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Alex VanSickle and Carmichaels’ Liam Lohr. The Coaches of the Year were the Mikes’ Dickie Krause and West GreeneÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Lenny Lohr.

Carmichaels and West Greene tied for second place in Section 1-A along with Avella and while the Pioneers swept their two regular-season games with the Mikes, it was KrauseÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ squad that reached the WPIAL semifinals with playoff wins over Carlynton (9-1) and No. 1 Union, 3-1, thanks to a masterful three-hitter in the latter by Liam Lohr who also hit an RBI single and scored run in a three-run first inning.

Lohr was 8-3 with a 2.30 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 54 â…” innings and also batted .449 with 11 doubles, 23 runs and an area-best 31 RBIs.

VanSickle was the countyÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ leading hitter and second in the entire district with a .617 batting average in the regular season and also scored 27 runs. The junior infielder also earned first team all-state honors.

Lenny Lohr, who steered West Greene to 3-2 and 5-4 wins over the Mikes, also guided the Pioneers past Leechburg, 6-2, in the first round of the playoffs, giving the program its third postseason win.

In addition to VanSickle and Liam Lohr, the GCM First Team also includes Mikes slick-fielding shortstop Dom Colarusso, who batted .415 with 18 RBIs and 29 runs while stealing over 25 bases, and West GreeneÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ Darren Knight, who was 5-3 with a 1.37 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 51 innings while batting a team-best .288 with 22 runs and over 25 stolen bases as well.

Also on the First Team is MapletownÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ AJ Vanata, who batted .484, a pair of Jefferson-Morgan underclassmen in John Woodward, who had a .3.18 ERA with an astounding 73 strikeouts in 39 â…” innings while batting .326, and Deakyn DeHoet, who hit .479, and the Pioneers’ Johnny Lampe.

The complete Greene County Messenger All-County Baseball Team is listed below:

Players of the Year

Alex VanSickle, Waynesburg Central and Liam Lohr, Carmichaels

Coaches of the Year

Dickie Krause, Carmichaels and Lenny Lohr, West Greene

First Team

Liam Lohr, Carmichaels

Alex VanSickle, Waynesburg Central

Dom Colarusso, Carmichaels

Darren Knight, West Greene

AJ Vanata, Mapletown

John Woodward, Jefferson-Morgan

Deakyn DeHoet, Jefferson-Morgan

Johnny Lampe, West Greene

Tyler Groves, Waynesburg Central

Second Team

Derek Turcheck, Trent Zupper, Waynesburg Central; Mason Lapana, Robbie Wilson-Jones, Aydan Adamson, Carmichaels; Brayden Ellsworth, Brock Bayles, Jaymison Robinson, Jefferson-Morgan; Josh Mick, Mapletown; Hayden Hamilton, Morgan Kiger, West Greene.