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Stratford senior Dawson Gebelein and Auburndale senior Paul Willfahrt were a unanimous first-team selections to the 2015 All-Marawood Conference South Division baseball team.
Gebelein hit .410 (16 of 39) with 12 RBIs and five stolen bases for the Tigers, who finished 7-5 and in third place in the conference. He also was Stratford’s top pitcher, going 4-3 with a 2.32 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings in league play.
Willfahrt was 3-3 with a 2.77 ERA and had 30 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings for the Apaches. He also batted .406 (13 of 32) and led Auburndale with 13 RBIs and 16 runs scored in Marawood South action.
Auburndale, which went 6-6 and tied for fourth in the conference, and Stratford also both had two second-team and two honorable mention selections.
Senior Wyatt Weiler and sophomore Aaron Willfahrt were second-team picks, and seniors Cooper Krings and Collin Hawkins were honorable mention choices for Auburndale.
Senior Michael Bargender and sophomore Cole Hoffman were second-team choices, and junior Dylan Peterson and senior Jake Schmitt were honorable mention picks for the Tigers.
2015 All-Marawood Conference South Division Baseball Team
First Team: Brady Baltus, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; *Nathaniel Clark, jr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; *Paul Willfahrt, sr., Auburndale; *Isaac Barber, sr., Marathon; *Alex Blume, sr., Marathon; *Ryan Gassner, jr., Marathon; Landen Williamson, jr., Marathon; *Nathan Dupee, sr., Pittsville; Paul Downs, jr., Pittsville; *Dawson Gebelein, sr., Stratford.
*Unanimous selection
Second Team: Jared Haas, sr., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Wyatt Weiler, sr., Auburndale; Aaron Willfahrt, so., Auburndale; Matt Braun, sr., Marathon; Karter Underwood, jr., Marathon; Lee Peterson, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Hunter Ladick, sr., Pittsville; Jacob Schulz, sr., Pittsville; Michael Bargender, sr., Stratford; Cole Hoffman, so., Stratford.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Birkhauser, so., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Tony Kuentjes, so., Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Cooper Krings, sr., Auburndale; Collin Hawkins, so., Auburndale; Brooks Repking, sr., Marathon; Noah Dirks, jr., Marathon; Connor Wulf, fr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Noah Panzer, jr., Northland Lutheran; Bretten Zuelsdorff, sr., Northland Lutheran; Tim Zogleman, sr., Pittsville; Dakota Landpheir, fr., Pittsville; Dylan Peterson, jr., Stratford; Jake Schmitt, sr., Stratford.
Player of the Year: Alex Blume, Marathon.
Coach of the Year: Steve Warren, Marathon.