The 2008 All-State Teams were released Sunday by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) and were headlined by two players selected in this year’s Major League Baseball amateur draft
Alex Meyer, a 6-foot-7 RHP from Greensburg High School, was selected in the 20th round by the Boston Red Sox. Meyer had been rated the 25th best prospect heading into the draft by Baseball America. He is also committed to Kentucky.
Blake Monar, a 6-foot-2 LHP from South Spencer High School, was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 29th round. A repeat first team All-State selection, Monar is an Indiana University recruit.
As voted by the IHSBCA, the rest of the 2008 All-State first teams by class:
Class 4A
Position Name School
Catcher Josh Ludy (Sr.) Jay County
1st Base Dominic Spadafora (Sr.) FW Carroll
2nd Base Ryan Kaczmarski (Sr.) Penn
3rd Base Cameron Perkins (Jr) Southport
SS Ryan Wright (Sr.) Homestead
OF Mike Carroll (Jr.) Penn
OF Nolan Earley (Jr.) Anderson
OF Michael Jobe (Sr) Jay County
OF Ryan Wides (Sr.) Noblesville
P Brad Hook (Sr) Franklin Community
P Shawn Mattingly (Sr.) Decatur Central
*Wright was a repeat selection to first team All-State.
Class 3A
Position Name School
Catcher Rhett Goodmiller (Sr.) Norwell
1st Base Ryne Otis (Sr.) Norwell
2nd Base Jordan Pearson (Jr.) West Vigo
3rd Base Keith Koser (Jr.) Tippecanoe Valley
SS Zach Tanner (Sr.) Yorktown
OF Nathan Koontz (Sr.) Brebeuf
OF Anthony Buell (Sr.) Angola
OF James Reed (Sr.) Northwestern
P Cameron Hobson (Sr.) Crawfordsville
P Andrew Swart (Sr) Crawfordsville
*Goodmiller and Otis were repeat selections to first team All-State.
Class 2A
Position Name School
Catcher Josh Lyon (Sr.) Heritage Christian
1st Base Gabe Panyard (Sr.) Fremont
2nd Base Bryan Brudi (Sr.) Churubusco
3rd Base Chase Kinsey (Sr.) Wapahani
SS Kevin Kiermaier (Sr.) FW Bishop Luers
OF Paul Liggett (Sr.) Churubusco
OF Kory Banes (Sr.) Delphi
OF Josh Reintjes (Sr.) North Knox
OF Tyler Watts (Sr.) Bishop Luers
P Michael Sustaric (Sr.) Union County
P Matt Bayes (Sr.) Austin
Class 1A
Position Name School
Catcher Jack Bobillo (Sr.) Marquette Catholic
1st Base Matt King (Jr.) Rockville
2nd Base Dustin Sterrett (Sr.) Frontier
3rd Base Jared Broughton (Sr.) Indianapolis Lutheran
SS Nick Schnepp (Sr.) Frontier
OF Zeb Bickett (Sr.) Tri-County
OF Kirby Campbell (Jr.) Cowan
OF Steven Ball (Jr.) Rockville
P Elliot Rowe (Sr.) Caston
P Brandon Gehl (Sr.) Jac-Cen-Del
*Bobillo and Sterrett were repeat selections to first team All-State.