Meet the 2024 All-Livingston County Baseball Team

It was the year of the catcher in Livingston County baseball.

Limiting the All-Livingston County first team to just one receiver wouldn’t have produced a group representative of the area’s talent this spring, especially if players with less impressive resumes crowded them out to fill open spots.

So, three players who were primarily catchers were selected to the first team. Specifically, Hartland junior Brayden Crowe earned an infield spot because he played some third base, while Brighton senior Carter Gregg earned an infield spot even though he was strictly a catcher.

Pinckney junior Evan McGlothin was expected to be a first-team receiver after making Division 2 All-State first team.

Brighton, which had the longest post-season run by reaching the regional final, leads the county with four first-team selections. Hartland and Pinckney each had three.

Cooper Andrzejewski

► School: Brighton

► Class: Senior

► Position: Flying

► Achievements: Andrzejewski hit 10 home runs, becoming the second player in the county to reach double figures since 2011. He ranked second in the county with 38 RBIs, hitting .377 and scoring 34 runs. Andrzejewski was selected to the All-State second team.

Nolan Carruthers

► School: Pinckney

► Class: Junior

► Position: Flying

► Achievements: Carruthers was a first-team all-county selection in two sports this school year after being a multiple selection in football. The second-team All-State pick led the county with a .444 batting average, 41 stolen bases and 48 runs batted in. He drove in 27 runs as a leadoff hitter.

Brayden Crowe

► School: Hartland

► Class: Junior

► Positions: Catcher, third baseman

► Achievements: Crowe hit .500 through the final six games of the season. His final average of .441 ranked third in the county. Crowe was also third in the county with 34 RBIs and first with 15 doubles. He drove in eight runs against Grandville on April 27 and had two five-hit games.

Andrew Everson

► School: Brighton

► Class: Junior

► Position: Launcher

► Achievements: Everson led Livingston County in wins (7), strikeouts (69) and earned run average (0.82). He did not allow an earned run in four appearances (three starts) against rivals Hartland and Howell, pitching an eight-inning no-hitter against the Highlanders.

Carter Gregg

► School: Brighton

► Class: Senior

► Position: Recipient

► Achievements: Gregg was selected to the All-State second team after hitting .372 with eight doubles, four triples and two home runs. He hit a grand slam in the district championship game against South Lyon. Gregg was credited with his ability to guide a pitching staff that had a collective 2.09 earned run average.

Daniel Hampton

► School: Howell

► Class: Second year student

► Position: Second baseman

► Achievements: Hampton was a multiple first-team selection after finishing within a fraction of a point of being the county’s leading hitter with a .443 average. He led the county with five triples and was third with 13 doubles. Hampton drove in 25 runs and scored 26.

Evan McGlothin

► School: Pinckney

► Class: Junior

► Position: Recipient

► Achievements: McGlothin was the only Livingston County player to be selected to the All-State first team this season, becoming the first Pirates player to do so in 13 years. He was fourth in the county with a .398 average, first with 39 RBIs, tied for second with 36 runs scored and tied for fifth with 10 doubles.

Lane Petit

► School: Brighton

► Class: Senior

► Position: Flying

► Achievements: Petit, a two-time first-team All-State hockey player, will play baseball at Schoolcraft College. He was second in the county with six home runs, tied for third with three triples, fourth with 11 doubles and fourth with 31 RBIs. Petit hit .328.

Brady Quinn

► School: Hartland

► Class: Senior

► Position: Second baseman

► Achievements: Quinn finished an outstanding senior year by making the first team in baseball. He was a second-team all-county selection in football and was an honorable mention in basketball. Quinn was Hartland’s second-leading hitter with a .365 average, scoring 35 runs and stealing 16 bases.

Braxton Resky

► School: Hartland

► Class: Senior

► Position: Third goal

► Achievements: Resky was Hartland’s third-leading hitter with a .339 average, striking out just three times in 79 plate appearances while drawing nine walks.

Owen Zylka

► School: Pinckney

► Class: Second year student

► Position: Launcher

► Achievements: Zylka began the season as a junior, but quickly became an ace for Pinckney once he was promoted to varsity. He ranked second in the county with a 1.14 ERA. Zylka pitched a three-hit shutout against Chelsea in the district championship game.

SECOND TEAM

P, Parker Aten, Brighton, Sr.

P, Griffin Gonzalez, Fowlerville, Sr.

C, JT Thomas, Howell, Jr.

SI, Hayden Beaver, Pinckney, Jr.

SI, Mikey Hatfield, Fowlerville, Sr.

SI, Nick Hoorn, Howell, Jr.

SI, Ryan Metz, Brighton, Sr.

DE, Zach Cortez, Pinckney, Soph.

DE, Brett Parris, Howell, Sr.

DE, Michael Zielinski, Hartland, Jr.

You, Landon Brown, Hartland, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Brighton: Dan Call (Sr.), Braeden Chiles (Sr.), Alex Larson (Fr.). Charyl Stockwell: Drew Goodwin (Jr.), Aspen Jendrusik (Jr.), Noah Piesko (Jr.). Fowlerville: Ryder Lukasik (Sr.), Pierce Pariseau (Sr.), Ryan Perras (Jr.), Brendan Ray (Sr.), Wyatt Soli (Jr.). Hartland: Michael Bernardi (Soph.), Justin Fisher (Jr.), Lucas Frack (Jr.). Howell: Neko Hall (Jr.), Justin Jones (Jr.), Brandon Hamilton (Sr.). Pinckney: Landen Bauer (Jr.).

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