Sugar-Salem sweeps Mountain Rivers Conference honors after a run to a second state title

EASTERN IDAHO — It was a clean sweep of the Mountain Rivers Conference baseball honors for two-time state champion Sugar-Salem.

Dawson McInelly earned Player of the Year honors after hitting .558 with 14 home runs and 41 RBIs. He also finished the season 8-0 with a 0.31 ERA on the mound.

Jackson Gardner, who also had a solid year at the plate, was named Pitcher of the Year after finishing 8-1 with a 1.57 ERA while striking out 72 batters in 44.2 innings.

Will Chappell was selected Hitter of the Year after batting .488 with eight homers, 14 doubles and 43 RBIs.

The Diggers’ Brady Gardner was tabbed Coach of the Year after leading the team to a second straight state title and a 22-4 record. Sugar-Salem finished the season on a 19-game win streak, including two wins over No. 1 seed and previously unbeaten Fruitland in the state tournament.

Mountain Rivers All-Conference Baseball Team

Note: Players selected by conference coaches.

Player of the Year: Dawson McInelly (Sugar-Salem)

Pitcher of the Year: Jackson Gardner (Sugar-Salem)

Hitter of the Year: Will Chappell (Sugar-Salem)

Coach of the Year: Brady Gardner (Sugar-Salem)

FIRST TEAM
Outfield
Bryce Johnson (South Fremont)
Sam Chappell (Sugar-Salem)
Hudson Miller (South Fremont)
Kace Malstrom (Sugar-Salem )

Infield
Ben Aldrich (Sugar-Salem)
Hank Carter (Sugar-Salem)
Luke Nelson (Teton)
Jordan Hammond (South Fremont)
Tayson Farley (South Fremont)

Catcher
Tragen Mattson (Sugar-Salem)

Pitchers
Cy Hill (South Fremont)
Colter Hansen (South Fremont)
Kaisen Kearsley (Teton)
James Borg (Teton)

SECOND TEAM
Outfielders
Kolter Harris (Sugar-Salem)
Cole Crapo (South Fremont)
Slade Kunz (Teton)
Latrell Markle (Sugar-Salem)

Infield
Ryne Cox (Teton)
Korbin Adams-Koon (South Fremont)

Catcher
Will Wright (Teton)
Tucker Jacobsen (South Fremont)

Pitchers
Sage Woolstenhulme (Teton)
Kierce Gold (South Fremont)
Jaxton Hanks (Sugar-Salem)