NWAC North Region All-Stars – Shoreline Baseball

By Donald Brady

The Shoreline Baseball team capped off a historic season with 6 players honored on NWAC All-Star teams. The Dolphins finished tied for 3rd place in the difficult North Region and made their first playoff appearance since 1979. Four Dolphin Baseball players made the North Region All-Star First Team led by Outfielder Jacob Zanon. Zanon led the Dolphins in batting with a .382 average on the season and led the North region with 55 hits. Zanon was also recognized for his work in the field and was awarded a Gold Glove.

Rounding out the Dolphins honored on the North Region All-Star first team were infielder Brent Firth and pitchers Henry McAree and Max Dwyer. Firth led the Dolphins with 26 RBIs and 10 doubles. He was also named to the NWAC All Academic Sports team earlier in the season. McAree led the Dolphins starters with a 2.15 ERA and pitched 2 complete games on the year. Dwyer was the only relief pitcher named to the First Team and finished the year with 2 wins, 4 saves and a 1.29 ERA.

Drey McInnes and Brad Bennett were both named to the North Region All-Star Second Team. McInnes made the team as an infielder and led Shoreline with 4 home runs on the year. Bennett had a tremendous year going 8-2 with a 2.80 ERA and 4 complete games.