Heritage junior Ryan Jackson was named Most Valuable Player of the Bay Valley Athletic League, as recently announced by the league. Jackson hit .582 with 28 RBIs for the Patriots, leading them to back-to-back league titles and the program's first-ever appearance in the North Coast Section Division I championship game. He also went 4-0 with a 0.76 ERA in seven starts on the mound, before arm problems limited his innings late in the season. He did pitch scoreless innings in the first round and semifinals of the section playoffs, and wound up with 55 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. Here is the complete All-BVAL baseball team for the 2019 season, as voted on by the coaches of the league: FIRST-TEAM Ryan Jackson, Heritage Cristian Machado, Heritage Reece Dexter, Heritage Brian McBroom, Freedom Chaz Myers, Heritage Ryan Troye, Heritage Jacob Bartlett, Freedom Jordan Aguallo, Antioch Bryce Arana, Heritage Brendan Bell, Liberty Anthony DeVera, Freedom Casey Vogan, Liberty Anthony Manuel, Deer Valley SECOND-TEAM Jeff Heinrich, Heritage Tom Rover, Heritage Colby Lane, Freedom Brayden Spears, Liberty Alex Campos, Liberty Ryan McKinley, Freedom Casey Turturici, Heritage Colby Finch, Antioch Alex Merchant, Liberty George Thompson III, Pittsburg Malik Shackelford, Antioch AJ Levias, Deer Valley HONORABLE MENTION Gavin Tonkel, Heritage Cody MacDermott, Liberty Dominic Molinaro, Liberty Max Cappello, Liberty Khamani Blakney, Pittsburg AJ Gamboa, Pittsburg Isaiah Mixon, Antioch Julian Partida, Freedom Nate Hermosillo, Deer Valley
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