More postseason honors for Copper Corridor baseball, softball players

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Two more media outlets released their list of baseball and softball players who received recognition for their performances on and off the field during the recently concluded seasons.

Sports360AZ.com and azcentral sports announced their respective All-Academic and All-Arizona Teams.

The following is a list of Copper Area players, by school, who received postseason honors from the aforementioned outlets:

Ray Baseball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona First Team: Destry Yocum and Derek Pacheco
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Second Team: Cole Yocum
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Douglas McPeak and Jordan Pace
• Sports360AZ.com Division III/IV All-Academic First Team: Derek Pacheco – 4.0 GPA

Ray Softball

• Sports360AZ.com Division II/IV All-Academic Honorable Mention: Stormee Galka – 3.96 GPA and Savannah Willis – 4.0 GPA
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona First Team: Stormee Galka and Savannah Willis
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Ashley Ortiz

San Manuel Baseball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona First Team: Francisco Medina
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Bryan Valdez

San Manuel Softball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona First Team: Felicia Medina, Alyssa Cuellar, and Nicole Encinas
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Second Team: Lyana Waddell
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Angela Navarro

Hayden Softball
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Angelica Cabrera and Shannon Lagunas

Superior Baseball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Second Team: Rickey Longoria

Superior Softball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona First Team: Ivie Lopez, Gabby Salcido, Cierra Navarrette, and Phalicitee Thomas
• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Second Team: Hunter Flanagan and Ariana San Miguel

Miami Baseball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Nick Bowser and Logan Peery

San Carlos Baseball

• azcentral sports Division IV All-Arizona Honorable Mention: Jimmy Pike
• Sports360AZ.com Division III/IV All-Academic Second Team: Michael Antonio – 3.91 GPA

Andy Luberda (1149 Posts)

Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.


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