Baseball: Kane County Chronicle All-Area team

Here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area baseball team.

Anthony Estrada, St. Charles North, junior, third base/pitcher: All-Conference player in the DuKane Conference. Estrada hit .386 with four doubles, one home run and 17 RBIs and was 3-2 on the mound to lead the North Stars.

St. Charles North's Anthony Estrada (23) delivers a pitch against St. Charles East during a baseball game at St. Charles East High School on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Sean King for Shaw Local)

Nate Hayes, St. Charles East, senior, pitcher: In 36.1 innings, Hayes went 5-0, allowed eight earned runs for a 1.54 ERA and struck out 52 batters.

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Ryan Huskey, Geneva, senior, outfield: In two years in the outfield, Huskey had only one error and none this season in almost 100 chances.

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Anthony Johnson, Batavia, senior, pitcher/outfield: Johnson posted a .338 batting average, .437 on-base percentage and had 13 RBIs.

Jayden Lobliner, St. Charles North, catcher, senior: The Kansas State commit hit .403 with a team-leading three home runs and 21 RBIs. Regarded as one of the top catchers in the state, Lobliner threw out almost 70% of would be base stealers.

St. Charles North's Jayden Lobliner (4) singles against St. Charles East during a baseball game at St. Charles East High School on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Sean King for Shaw Local)

TJ McMillen, St. Francis, junior, first base: McMillen hit .424 with 42 hits, three home runs and 36 RBIs.

St. Francis TJ McMillen makes contact with the ball during the sectional play off game on Wednesday June 1st while taking on Sycamore in Sycamore but was tagged out at first.

Michael Person, Burlington Central, sophomore, pitcher: Person went 5-2. In 41.1 innings, he allowed 35 hits, struck out 48 and had a 2.37 ERA.

Gavin Sitarz, St. Charles East, senior, pitcher: In 48.2 innings, Sitarz struck out 69 batters and had a 2.73 ERA.

Blake Stempowski, Geneva, senior, third base: A McHenry College commit, Stempowski had a .460 average, 1.3 OPS and 30 RBIs. He was an All-DuKane Conference selection.

Rocco Tenuta, St. Francis, junior, pitcher/outfield: Tenuta hit .425 with 45 hits, four home runs and 40 RBIs. On the mound, he went 6-0 with one save. In 49 innings, Tenuta had 63 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.57.

Parker Violett, Kaneland, sophomore, infield: An All-I-8 Conference selection, Violett had a .340 average, .476 OBP, 1.094 OPS, seven home runs and 33 RBI.

Seth Winkler, St. Charles East, junior, pitcher/infield: The 2022 Kane County Chronicle Baseball Player of the Year, Winkler hit .422 with a .495 OBP, five home runs and 32 RBIs. On the mound, Winkler allowed eight earned runs in 46 innings with 59 strikeouts.

Jack Zebig, Marmion, senior, shortstop: An All-Chicago Catholic League selection, Zebig had a .387 average, .448 OBP, .653 slugging percentage, four home runs and 26 RBIs.

Jake Zitella, St. Charles East, junior, third base: The Illinois commit hit .385 and had a .484 OBP with six home runs and 30 RBIs.