All-area baseball honors

The Miami Valley Baseball Coaches Association (MVBCA) recently announced its all-area award winners. Local award winners include:

Division II: Marc Shields, Greenville - first team (1B); Matt Orth, Greenville - second team (IF)

Division III: Patrick Mescher, Versailles - first team (1B); Derek Langenkamp, Versailles - second team (IF)

Division IV: Zach Brandon, Arcanum - second team (1B); Cody Gunckel, Tri-Village - second team (IF); Grady Garno, Arcanum - second team (OF); Derek Baker, Arcanum - second team (UT/DH)

In addition, Patrick Mescher of Versailles was named co-player of the year for Division III. And Arcanum's Randy Baker was named coach of the year for Division IV.