With its season complete, the American Legion District 31 baseball league announced its all-district teams, based on a managers’ vote.
Of the 24 first- and second-team players, league runner-up Latrobe led with six, while champion Bushy Run had five.
Homer City had three, while Murrysville, Young Township, Hempfield East and Somerset had two each.
Latrobe infielder Vinny Amatucci, who plays at Saint Vincent, is the only four-time all-district selection.
Blake Bertucci and Max Bernadowski of Murrysville, Hempfield East’s Connor Burkey and Haden Brink, and Dustin Coleman of Young Township all made the list as pitchers and position players.
Pitchers
First team: Blake Bertucci, Murrysville; Haden Brink, Young Township; Haden Sierocky, Latrobe
Second team: Max Bernadowski, Murrysville; Logan Bradish, Latrobe; Connor Burkey, Hempfield East; Dustin Coleman, Young Township; Eric Harris, Somerset; Nolan Marasti, Bushy Run
Catcher
First team: Lou Amatucci, Latrobe
Second team: Tristan Redinger, Homer City; Ian Temple, Bushy Run
Infield
First team: Vinny Amatucci, Latrobe; Blake Bertucci, Murrysville; Peyton Bigler, Bushy Run; Colin Bush Latrobe; Zane Hagans, Somerset
Second team: Max Bernadowski, Murrysville; Haden Brink, Young Township; Dustin Coleman, Young Township; Nick Love, Homer City
Outfield
First team: Erick Batista, Latrobe; Braden Dunn, Homer City; Sammy Yanits, Blairsville
Second team: Connor Burkey, Hempfield East; Matt Lichota, Bushy Run; Anthony Monroe, Bushy Run; Dom Rosensteel, Hempfield East; Zach Stott, Unity Township
Honorable mention: Chuck Fontana, Bushy Run; Lane Golkosky, Mt. Pleasant; Brody Hoffman, Bushy Run; Josh Hudak, Murrysville; Cole Johnson, Somerset; Jacob Kitz, Mount Pleasant; Jon Lovre, Bushy Run; Liam Randolph, Hempfield East; Brandon Roher, Bushy Run; Grayson Willis, Hempfield East
A number of the all-stars have committed to college programs.
Brink is headed to Enterprise State Community College in Alabama, while Sierocky committed to Seton Hill, Bradish pledged to Davis & Elkins, Burkey to Pitt-Greensburg, Harris to Saint Vincent, Marasti to Patrick Henry Community College (Va.), Moore to Bethany and Batista to Garrett County Community College (Md.).
