MENDOTA – Two Mendota Trojan baseball players garnered Three Rivers Conference East Division All-Conference honors for the 2025 season.

Senior Braiden Freeman was a unanimous first team selection as an infielder, while freshman Esten Otero was chosen to the second team as a pitcher.

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers – *Izzaq Zrust, Sr., Hall; *Logan Peed, Jr., Kewanee; Evan Bushman, Jr., Newman; Tyler Forristall, Jr., Princeton

Catcher – *Daniel Kelly, Sr., Newman

Infielders – *Colson Welgat, Sr., Kewanee; *Braiden Freeman, Sr., Mendota; *Garret Matznick, Jr., Newman; Jordan Reinhardt, Sr., Princeton

Outfielders - *Jack Jablonski, Sr., Hall; Braden Curran, Jr., Hall; *Chase Decker, Sr., Newman

Utility - *Evan Steimle, So., Erie-Prophetstown

(* indicates unanimous selection)

SECOND TEAM

Pitchers – Braedyn Frank, Jr., Erie-Prophetstown; Esten Otero, Fr., Mendota; Michael Morse, So., Newman; Drake Cole, Jr., Newman

Catcher – Ace Christiansen, Sr., Princeton

Infielders – Tristan Hovey, So., Erie-Prophetstown; Garet Wolfe, Jr., Newman; Liam Nicklaus, So., Newman; William Lott, Sr., Princeton

Outfielders – Ben Taylor, Sr., Kewanee; Ashton Miner, So., Newman; Noah LaPorte, Sr., Princeton

HONORABLE MENTION

Pitchers – Noah Plym, So., Hall; Luke Bryant, So., Hall; Luke Smith, Sr., Princeton

Catcher – Parker Rangel, Sr., Erie-Prophetstown

Infielder – Griffin Hicks, Jr., Kewanee

(Final standings: Newman 9-1, Hall 7-3, Princeton 5-5, Erie-Prophetstown 5-5, Kewanee 3-7, Mendota 1-9)