Bayfield’s Kelton McCoy climbed the baseball all-state ladder each of the last three years.
The Colorado High School Activities Association announced its Class 3A selections Thursday, and the Bayfield senior star was named as a first-team selection after earning honorable mention and second team as a sophomore and junior.
As a senior, McCoy had a .493 batting average in 75 at-bats. He had 27 runs batted in with six stolen bases. However, his home run numbers dipped from 11 to one.
On the mound, McCoy was a perfect 3-0 with a 2.60 earned-run average with 53 strikeouts, which led the Wolverines.
“Feels pretty good,” said McCoy, who was also named the CHSAA Class 2A Football Player of the Year after quarterbacking the Wolverines to a state title. “We finally got some of the recognition we deserve.”
Bayfield finished the season with a 16-5 overall record and was 8-0 in the 3A Intermountain League. The Wolverines’ season ended with a 3-1 loss to Lamar in the CHSAA District Tournament.
McCoy signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of New Mexico next fall on an academic scholarship.
Joining McCoy was Taed Heydinger and Zane Phelps, who were named to the second team. Fellow senior Brody McGhehey earned an honorable mention selection.
Phelps had a team-high batting average of .566. He also had 39 RBIs and a 1.068 slugging percentage. Phelps was also named to the second team as a junior.
Heydinger’s senior season was highlighted on the mound, as he finished with a 1.33 ERA with 36 strikeouts. He only allowed five earned runs all season and didn’t give up any home runs. Batters are also managed only a meager .190 average against Heydinger. It was Heydinger’s first baseball postseason honor. He was named to the CHSAA first team in football earlier this year.
“It means a lot to get recognized this year because baseball is what I’m going to be continuing my career in,” said Heydinger who recently signed to play with Phelps at Scottsdale Community College. “I have worked at it for so long, and I think it shows how we seniors have made a name for Bayfield baseball, and, even though we didn’t make the elite eight, the state still gave us recognition which proves that the state knows Bayfield has great talent.”
McGhehey batted .400 in 70 at-bats in 2016 with 27 RBIs and three home runs. On the mound, he was 6-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 44 strikeouts.
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