2009 Seattle Times All-Area Baseball

Chase Anselment

Meadowdale, C, Sr.

Four-year starter and Washington recruit has been a rock behind the plate and on the mound for the Mavericks from Lynnwood. Batted .444 and slugged .917 with nine home runs and 31 RBI. Hit four HRs in two district winner-to-state games.

Trevor Mitsui

Shorewood, 3B, So.

Massive slugger hit .459 and had a .775 slugging percentage for the Thunderbirds from Shoreline. The two-year letterman, and the only underclassman on the team, hit four home runs, 10 doubles and had 38 RBI in 23 games.

Eric Peterson

Liberty, 1B, Sr.

Led KingCo 3A with 11 home runs, and also had league-leading totals in RBI, runs scored and slugging percentage. Had the versatility to play every position in the infield. The league MVP, Peterson has signed to play at Washington.

Adrian Sampson

Skyline, P, Jr.

Unfazed by move his Sammamish school's move up to KingCo 4A, Sampson went 7-1 — his first loss in three years on varsity — with an ERA of 1.85. He struck out 63 strikeouts in 53 innings, going six or more innings in every start.

Michael Bush

Eastside Catholic, OF, Sr.

Had a breakout season, hitting .492 with 13 extra-base hits and a slugging percentage of .949. A versatile infielder who also played shortstop and second base, Bush struck out six times in 79 plate appearances for the Crusaders from Sammamish.

Michael Englund

Eastside Catholic, 2B, Sr.

The Crusaders' leadoff hitter packed some punch, with three home runs, four triples and six doubles. Hit .433 and stole 14 bases, showing a blend of power and speed that he plans to use next year at Arizona State.

Matt Boyd

Eastside Catholic, P, Sr.

Two-time Star Times selection struck out 91 in 58 innings, finishing with an ERA of 0.84 without allowing a triple or home run. A .446 hitter with a team-high 27 RBI, Boyd has signed with Oregon State.

Josh Sale

Bishop Blanchet, OF, Jr.

The cleanup hitter for the Metro League champions, Sale led the area with 13 home runs and 48 RBI, while hitting .475. One of the top-ranked junior prospects in the state, he has committed to play at Gonzaga.

Jake Lamb

Bishop Blanchet, SS, Sr.

Hit for power, with five home runs, and for average, at .429, with one of the best arms in the state. Baseball Northwest's sixth-rated senior prospect, Lamb signed with Washington.

Chris Marangon

Tahoma, OF, Sr.

The MVP of the third-ranked Tahoma team that finished the regular season on a tear. He batted .385 with a .615 slugging percentage and entered the state tournament with a 7-1 pitching mark with one save. Signed with Western Nevada.

Ryan Brett

Highline, Utility, Jr.

Seamount League MVP, who plays shortstop and pitches, led the Burien school to the 3A state tournament by batting .653 with a 1.143 slugging percentage. Drove in 21 runs during the regular season and stole 28 bases. A UW commit.

Dan Pudwill

Redmond, coach

After losing 14 seniors from one of the state's best teams last season, Pudwill won the KingCo Crest Division with a team that had just four seniors and started three sophomores.