1997 All-Met Baseball Team

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chris Stowe
Position: Pitcher
Senior
Chancellor
Record: 7-0 ERA: 0.79 Ks: 95
Player of the Year. Had perfect game and no-hitter. No losing decisions since sophomore year.

COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Simms
Chesapeake
Led 19-5 team to first Md. 4A title in school history. Teams are 86-33 in his six seasons at Pasadena school.

FIRST TEAM
Bill Cilento
C
Sherwood
Senior
Avg: .333
HR: 5
RBI: 20
Threw out 8 of 10 would-be base-stealers. Picked off 12 baserunners. Signed with Siena.

Jeff Koenig
1B
Parkdale
Senior
.549
12
35
Set Md. public school records for HRs in season and career RBI (120); led team to first regional title since 1985.

Ray Wright
2B
Riverdale Bapt.
Senior
.480
6
35
Had 15 doubles and was successful on 39 of 40 stolen base attempts. Signed with Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.).

Greg Miller
SS
Herndon
Senior
.450
2
22
Over 100 career hits. Led Hornets to second consecutive Va. AAA Concorde regular season title. Signed with JMU.

Travis Pfitzner
SS
Gar-Field
Senior
.460
8
31
4-time all-Va. AAA Cardinal District selection led Indians to area's best regular-season record. Signed with Longwood.

Justin Newton
3B
Great Mills
Senior
.439
6
29
Slugging percentage of .890 as Hornets won Md. 2A final for first time since 1987. Signed with Tampa.

Eddie Jordan
OF
George Mason
Senior
.581
4
15
1.128 slugging percentage. Stole 84 consecutive bases (39 this season). Scored 30 runs.

Brian Lane
OF
Arundel
Senior
.459
4
35
Had 13 doubles and 4 triples for Anne Arundel and Maryland 4A East finalists. Signed with Richmond.

Daniel Miller
OF
Old Mill
Senior
.378
6
21
Excellent leadoff hitter was also 10-0 as a pitcher with 1.19 ERA for Anne Arundel County champions.

Justin Rawlings
OF
St. John's
Senior
.408
0
20
WCAC Player of the Year scored 39 runs
stole 27 bases and walked 24 times. Was 8-1 pitching with a 1.06 ERA.

Peter Bauer
P
Paint Branch
Senior
9-0
0.69
83
Signed with South Carolina. Walked 11 batters in 51 innings. Batted .488 with 16 RBI and six doubles.

Denny Chapman
P
Centennial
Senior
10-3
2.33
135
Signed with Virginia. Had two one-hit
15-strikeout performances in playoffs as Eagles reached Md. 3A final.

SECOND TEAM
Mark Rueffert
C
Herndon
Senior

Brad Santmeyer
1B
Oakton
Senior

Jon Kaelin
IF
Seneca Valley
Senior

Jack Richardson
IF
St. Stephen's/SA
Senior

Dan Rouhier
IF
St. Albans
Senior

Andy Chung
OF
Gaithersburg
Senior

Tony Jackson
OF
Wilde Lake
Senior

Allen Bock
OF
Potomac (Va.)
Senior

Josh Krikstan
UT
Springbrook
Senior

Joe Foote
P
Park View
Senior

Kurt Light
P
Arundel
Senior

Pat Pinkman
P
South Lakes
Senior

Joey Popovich
P
Wootton
Junior

Mike Sullivan
P
Gar-Field
Senior


HONORABLE MENTION
PITCHERS: Danny August, Gar-Field; Jason Baker, DeMatha; Steve Clark, Washington-Lee; Chris Cooper, Riverdale Baptist; Brandon Cornwell, Brentsville; Jeremy Flattau, Wilson; Bill Fowler, Einstein; Jim Grabak, O'Connell; Jacob Helton, The Heights; Corey Hoppe, Bladensburg; Steve McGinn, Lake Braddock; Lonnie Graham, Dunbar; Jon Metzgar, Lake Braddock; Mike Moloney, Madison; Mike Morris, Seneca Valley; Aaron Nims, Riverdale Baptist; Kevin Patterson-Kemp, Magruder; Brian Picker, Mount Hebron; Chris Russ, Atholton; Juan Jose Santos, Bell; Ben Shepard, Jefferson; Glenn Skutnik, Hayfield; Doug Smith, Bowie; J.D. Willcox, Jefferson; John Wiseman, Parkdale; Tony Young, Herndon; Mike Ziegler, Old Mill.

CATCHERS: Jordan Bromley, Georgetown Day; David Mason, St. Stephen's/SA; Tom Ogilvie, Arundel; Matt Oster, Arundel; Steve Ray, Wheaton; Julio Rivas, Washington-Lee; Preston Taylor, Parkdale.

INFIELDERS: Amonzo Banks, Dunbar; Lee Baybrook, Osbourn Park; Tom Bayly, Eleanor Roosevelt; Pat Boucher, Severna Park; Matt Bourden, DeMatha; Pace Bradshaw, Landon; Adam Braithwaite, Handley; Matthew Cavanaugh, Brentsville; Jeff Crandell, Southern; Travis Crowder, Osbourn; Ray Gemmill, Paint Branch; Ryan Green, Gaithersburg; Chris Herron, O'Connell; Charlie Killmayer, Old Mill; Tim Mathers, Eleanor Roosevelt; Eric McGrane, W.T. Woodson; Corey Meushaw, St. Stephen's/SA; Jamey Moylan, DeMatha; Brendan O'Dea, High Point; Steve Oursler, St. John's; Jon Palumbo, St. John's; J.C. Perez, DeMatha; Josh Shirlen, Bowie; Matt Simmons, Springbrook; James Tichenor, Wilson; John Van Lonkhuyzen, Rockville; Jared Vogt, Chesapeake; Ray Wagner, Chesapeake; Sean Williams, Atholton.

OUTFIELDERS: Matt Buchanan, Bethlehem Baptist; Brian Coates, Great Mills; Dexter DeVitis, LaPlata; Craig Helmandollar, North Stafford; Bobby Kessler, Northern; Brian Link, Wootton; Vic Puentes, North Stafford; Marco Reeves, Eastern; Guillermo Romero, Wakefield; Clint Sanders, McDonough; Jeremy Schutt, Annandale.