Hopkins pitcher Wyatt Nelson (pictured) was one of two Royals to receive Class 4A all-state honors this spring. Photo by Earl J. Ebensteiner, SportsEngine
Wyatt Nelson was one of two Hopkins players this year to make the Class 4A all-state team.
Nelson, a center fielder and pitcher for the Royals, finished his senior campaign by helping Hopkins to its first Class 4A state tournament appearance by beating Lake Conference foe Wayzata 8-4 in the Class 4A, Section 6 final on June 7.
In the regular season, Nelson had a .431 batting average, 10 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. On the mound in the regular season, he struck out 41 batters and had a 2.96 ERA in 26 innings.
Nelson's teammate, Miles Halligan, a junior pitcher and third baseman, was the other Hopkins player to receive all-state honors. Nelson's 2019 campaign was particularly fruitful from the mound, where he threw 35 2/3 innings, racking up 72 strikeouts and a 1.57 ERA. He gave up just 17 hits and eight earned runs.
The all-state teams were announced by the state coaches' association upon the conclusion of the spring season.
Drew Gilbert, a pitcher and center fielder from Stillwater who will play for Oregon State next spring, received Player of the Year honors from the coaches' association. Gilbert was also chosen the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and Mr. Baseball this spring.
Scroll below to see complete lists of who made the all-state teams from each class.
Name | Position | School |
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Aidan Merges | Pitcher | Rochester Century |
Gavin Baker | Shortstop | Lakeville North |
Hunter Day | Pitcher | Bloomington Jefferson |
Joey Danielson | Catcher | Eden Prairie |
Tyson Stritesky | Pitcher | Eden Prairie |
Matthew Enck | Shortstop | Edina |
Carson Hake | Third Baseman | Chanhassen |
Max Moris | Catcher | East Ridge |
Zach Andreasen | Third Baseman | Burnsville |
Max Carlson | Pitcher | Burnsville |
Will Frisch | Pitcher | Stillwater |
Drew Gilbert | Pitcher | Stillwater |
Adam Mazur | Pitcher | Woodbury |
Brock Rinehart | Catcher | Woodbury |
John Solfest | Pitcher | Mounds View |
Ben Palmer | Shortstop | Totino-Grace |
Tanner Stein | Shortstop | Park Center |
Wyatt Nelson | Center Fielder | Hopkins |
Miles Halligan | Pitcher | Hopkins |
Drew Grindahl | Shortstop | Duluth East |
Jack Haring | Pitcher | Blaine |
Kirby Pieri | Catcher | Coon Rapids |
Calvin James | Shortstop | Buffalo |
Will Anderson | Pitcher | St. Michael-Albertville |
Cody Kelly | Catcher | St. Michael-Albertville |
Name | Position | School |
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Timmy Smith | First Base | South St. Paul |
Tommy Blackstone | Second Base | Monticello |
Alex Otto | Pitcher | Monticello |
Jason Axelberg | Center Field | Monticello |
Carter Stockert | Pitcher | Alexandria |
Travis Wenzel | Pitcher | Little Falls |
John Kern | Shortstop | Bloomington Kennedy |
Nico Lohman | First Base | Bloomington Kennedy |
Dan Van De Steeg | Second Base | Hutchinson |
Tyler Schiller | Center Field | Hutchinson |
Charlie Rubendall | Shortstop | DeLaSalle |
Sam Kulesa | Third Base | DeLaSalle |
Sam McNosky | Second Base | DeLaSalle |
Luke Timmerman | Catcher | DeLaSalle |
Cole Fuecker | Third Base | Sauk Rapids-Rice |
Brady Klehr | Center Field | Rocori |
Jack Steil | Shortstop | Rocori |
Evan Shaw | Pitcher | Fridley |
Wyatt Rogers | Shortstop | Inver Grove Heights |
Jack Clifford | Pitcher | Mankato East |
Isaac Benesh | Pitcher | St. Cloud Apollo |
Lukas Theisen | Pitcher | St. Cloud Apollo |
Ethan Bosacker | Pitcher | Monticello |
Name | Position | School |
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Maddox Baggs | Second Base | Duluth Marshall |
Patrick Barrett | First Base | Holy Family Catholic |
Drew Beier | Shortstop | Foley |
Owen Boerema | Pitcher | Litchfield |
Hayden Brown | First Base | Rochester Lourdes |
Brock Brumley | Pitcher | Minnehaha Academy |
Mark Buringa | Outfield | St. Charles |
Drew Copley | Pitcher | Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland |
Noah Dehne | Shortstop | Minnehaha Academy |
Chandler Glaeser | First Base | Glencoe-Silver Lake |
Ben Goeltz | Outfield | Maple Lake |
Peter Hansen | Shortstop | Duluth Marshall |
Jake Hjelle | First Base | East Grand Forks |
Luke Johnson | Second Base | Paynesville |
Brady Kraling | Pitcher | Rochester Lourdes |
Karson Legred | Catcher | Blue Earth |
Bryce Lovcik | Catcher | West Lutheran |
Kobe Lovell | Pitcher | Windom |
Derek Lundgren | Pitcher | Luverne |
Tate Meiners | Shorstop | Caledonia |
Burke Nesbit | Outfield | LeSuer-Henderson |
Isaac Nett | Second Base | Albany |
Ben Nippolt | Infield | Mounds Park Academy |
Noah Novak | Infield | Foley |
Ben Pedersen | Pitcher | Duluth Marshall |
Jack Perala | Pitcher | Virginia |
Andy Regner | Shortstop | St. Peter |
Dawson Stevens | First Base | Perham |
Casey Storlie | Pitcher | Caledonia |
Bennett Theissen | Pitcher | Minnehaha Academy |
Adam Winkels | Pitcher | Albany |
Name | School |
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Alex Folz | Spring Grove |
Luke Ryan | BOLD |
Jordan Sagedahl | BOLD |
Isaac Fink | Springfield |
Decker Scheffler | Springfield |
Josh Seidl | New Ulm Cathedral |
Aaron Portner | New Ulm Cathedral |
Jacob Berg | Sleepy Eye |
Bryce Novak | Cleveland |
Weston Gjerde | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg |
Dylan Rudningen | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg |
Regan Carlson | Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg |
Austin Irlbeck | Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove |
Taylor Brodersen | Heritage Christian Academy |
Sam Adelman | Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley |
Tyler Housey | Ely |
Eli Sunduist | Chisholm |
Brett Fetting | Ada-Borup |
Branden Bethke | Sacred Heart |
Sunny Resnick | Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal |
Hunter Yutzenka | Stephen Argyle Central |
Jayden Heisler | Mahnomen/Waubun |