Cooper Trinkle’s high school baseball career isn’t finished after all.
The recent Columbus North graduate has been selected to play in this year’s North-South All-Star Series on July 15 and 16 at Ball State. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. July 15 and a single wooden-bat game at noon the following day.
“It’s been a goal of mine ever since I was a freshman,” Trinkle said. “It will be awesome to play with all the guys I’ve played with in summer ball since I was about 12 years old. It’s going to be so much fun.”
Trinkle, who is headed to University of Evansville, led the Bull Dogs to sectional and regional titles this season and a berth in the final four in Class 4A. The second baseman led North with a .463 average, two home runs and 29 RBIs.
Columbus East assistant coach John Major will be an assistant for the South squad.
East senior earns honor
Columbus East senior Thomas Ruch has been named Academic All-State by the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association.
Ruch was one of 15 players statewide named to the first team. He is only the third golfer from Columbus to earn the honor and the first since Columbus North’s Tom Shaw in 2005.
Brown County’s Dawson Dunnuck and Trinity Lutheran’s Jonathon Keith and Skyler Stahl earned honorable mention honors.
Senior named North MVP
Cooper Trinkle has been selected MVP of the Columbus North baseball team.
Trinkle also was named Most Valuable Offensive Player and won the Big Stick Award. Sophomore Parker Maddox was selected Most Valuable Pitcher, and senior Nolan Wetherald was named Most Valuable Defensive Player.
Senior Wade Rankin won the Bull Dog Award. Junior Jake Petrusky was named the team’s Most Versatile Player. Trinkle and junior Tyler Finke shared the Web Gem award.
Trinkle, Rankin and Finke were recognized as team captains.
East sophomore wins MVP
Sophomore Julian Greenwell has been named MVP of the Columbus East baseball team.
Greenwell also was honored as the QAB (Quality At Bat) Champion. Senior Eric McMullen won the Jay Lemmon Everyday Award, and senior John Crawford won the Lou Giovanini Leadership Award.
Dalton Back was named junior varsity MVP, and Will Bruin won the JV Mental Attitude Award. Jackson Paradise was named C-Team MVP, and Justice Perry won the C-Team Mental Attitude Award.
North senior selected MVP
Senior Matt Vorndran, who tied for fourth in the state individually, has been named MVP of the Columbus North boys golf team.
Sophomore Jackson Kerber won the Bull Dog Award. Seniors Zachary Schiavello and Bryce Turner were recognized as team captains.
