Byron’s Braden Smith Named To IHSBCA Class 2A All-State Baseball Team, Only Selection From Stateline Area

(6-29-22) The 2022 Illinois HS Baseball Coaches Association All-State Baseball Teams have been named.

Byron’s Braden Smith (2023 SS/P) has been selected to the 2A All-State baseball team and was the only player from the Rockford and Stateline area to be selected to any of the four all- state teams.

Braden Smith (‘23, Byron, IL) putting in work early, striking out 3 in his first two innings without allowing a hit or a walk. Smith has a loose, whippy arm and has been up to 82. Check out the fastball/curveball combo he’s working with #WWBANorth @GRBRays pic.twitter.com/gMMPO3NZb9

— Perfect Game Illinois (@PG_Illinois) June 25, 2021

Smith was a 1st team All-Big Northern Conference selection the past two seasons. Helped lead the Tigers to a Sectional final where they lost to Richmond-Burton, who would end up as the 2A state runner-up, 9-3.

Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF You Tube Video

2022 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Teams

2022 1A All-State Team

Gabe Blakeley	P/CF	Sr	Brown County
Daniel Darin	P/CF	Jr	Gibault Catholic
Drew Dykstra	P/CF	Sr	Fulton
Colton Fearday	P/OF	Sr	St. Anthony
Cormaic Flynn	C	Sr	United (Monmouth)
Dawson Magrini	CF	Sr	St. Thomas More
Chase Martin	P	Sr	Roanoke-Benson
Tyson Montgomery	P/SS	Sr	Okaw Valley
Chase Newby	P	Sr	Steeleville
Rece Overbeck	P/CF/1B	Sr	Casey-Westfield
Grant Pohlman	P/C	Jr	Carrollton
Andrew Pyszka	SS	Jr	Putnam County
Blake Roundtree	RF	Sr	LeRoy
Blake Scoggins	P/SS	Sr	Mulberry Grove
Landon Smith	3B	So	Mt. Pulaski
Brendan Tunink	P/RF	So	Newman Central Catholic
Taylor Waldron	P	Jr	Marquette (Ottawa)
Donnie Zimmerman	P	Sr	North Clay

2022 2A All-State Team

Congratulations to Braden Smith on being named to the Class 2A All-State Baseball Team! Braden becomes the 6th player in Byron history to win this recognition!https://t.co/rLdhAuXCCG

— Byron High School (@byronhsad) June 14, 2022

Tyler Altenbaumer	P/3B	Sr	St. Joseph-Ogden
Ty Brachbill	SS/P	Jr	Shelbyville
Ian Blazier	SS	Sr	Nashville
Hayden Brazelton	P/CF	Sr	St. Joseph-Ogden
Hayden Christiansen	C/RF	Sr	Richmond Burton
William Davidsmeier	P	Sr	Beardstown
Landon Geragosian	P/CF	Sr	Breese Central
Jaxson Grubbs	P/1B	Sr	Maroa-Forsyth
Cam Haag	SS	Sr	Mater Dei Catholic
Eli Hoerner	SS	Sr	Freeburg
Frank Kelch	1B	Sr	Brimfield-Elmwood
Dalton Miller	P/1B	Jr	Notre Dame (Quincy)
Estevan Moreno	SS	Sr	Montini Catholic
Drew Pinkston	3B	Sr	Paris
Luka Radicevich	CF	Sr	Joliet Catholic Academy
Braden Smith	P/SS	Jr	Byron
Dom Voegele	P/SS	Jr	Columbia
Caden Vogt	P/CF	Jr	Marengo
McGwire Taylor	P	Sr	Fairfield
Abram Wills	P/3B	Sr	Coal City

2022 3A All-State Team

Grant Aten	3B	Sr	Galesburg
Bryer Arview	SS	Jr	Civic Memorial
Brendan Brock	C	Sr	Mascoutah
Trey Butler	OF	So	Chicago Simeon
Parker Detmers	P	Jr	Chatham Glenwood
Nick Drtina	P	So	Nazareth Academy
Beau Durbin	SS	Sr	Morton
Easton Harris	P/SS	Sr	Washington
Casey Hintz	P/SS	Sr	Saint Viator
Seth Impson	P	So	Springfield
Kyle Jannenga	C	Sr	Hinsdale South
Gus Lucas	P/OF	Sr	Washington
Angelo Luna	OF	Sr	St. Laurence
Charlie Marisca	C	Sr	Grayslake Central
Nolan McMasters	SS	Sr	Chatham Glenwood
Garrett Meyer	SS	Sr	Jacksonville
Jake Munroe	SS	Sr	Champaign Central
Tony Pluta	P/C	Sr	Saint Viator
Will Schufreider	P	Jr	Grayslake Central
Ryan Skwarek	P/3B	Jr	Crystal Lake South
Lucas Smith	CF	Jr	Nazareth Academy
Ethan Storm	P/OF	Sr	Sycamore
Jake Swartz	P	Sr	Normal University High
Rocco Tenuta	P/SS	Jr	Wheaton St. Francis
Blake Wolters	P/OF	Sr	Mahomet Seymour
Adison Worthman	OF	Jr	Bloomington

2022 4A All-State Team

Luke Adams	P/3B	Sr	Hinsdale Central
Brandon Bak	P	Sr	Plainfield North
Brayden Bakes	OF	Jr	Huntley
Collin Barczi	C	Jr	Naperville Central
Will Fletcher	P	Sr	Wheaton North
Shea Gaffney	SS	Sr	Glenbard North
Ryan Geraghty	P	Jr	Mundelein
Adam Guazzo	P	Sr	Huntley
Dillon Head	OF	Jr	Homewood-Flossmoor
Owen Housinger	INF	Sr	Stevenson
Grant Huebner	C/OF	Sr	Edwardsville
Kyle Kaempf	P/SS	Sr	McHenry
Zach Kwasny	P	Jr	Lincoln-Way East
Jack Lausch	OF	Sr	Brother Rice
Jayden Lobiner	C	Sr	St. Charles North
Jack McNamara	C	Sr	Lyons Township
Christian Mitchelle	P/SS	Sr	Plainfield East
Owen Murphy	P/SS	Sr	Riverside Brookfield
Kerim Orucevic	SS	Jr	Maine South
Zion Rose	C	Jr	Brother Rice
Alex Stanwich	OF	Sr	Lincoln-Way East
Spencer Stearns	P/3B	Sr	Edwardsville
Brendan Summerhill	OF	Sr	Whitney Young
Nicholas Weaver	C	Jr	Streamwood
Cole Van Assen	P	Jr	Brother Rice
Max Vaisvila	P	Sr	Willowbrook

Stateline players overlooked included Rockford Christian’s Justin Gorski who was named the Big Northern Conference MVP and NIC 10 Player of the Year Hononegah’s Bryce Goodwine.