2021 All Area Baseball
Welcome to the 2021 All Area Baseball Team, presented by Mainstreet Daily News and The Prep Zone. We convened a panel of local sports writers and coaches to select the best of the best from the 2020-21 High School Softball season, taken from within Mainstreet’s nine-county coverage area in North Central Florida.
This list includes 20 players and two coaches, each of whom is receiving a commemorative plaque in recognition of their outstanding season. We’ve also recognized another 30 players as honorable mentions. Congratulations to each of these student athletes and coaches on a job well done!
Small School
Logan Head
Jake O'Steen
Whip Davis
Makai Johnson
Mikey Rey
Justen Crews
Jacob Guthrie
Jay Cohen
Luke Ridley
Tripp Davis
Big School
Landon Rogers
Ryan LaNeave
Matthew Gill
Mason Gray
Maui Schwartz
Caden Kresak
Cole Smithers
Connor Guy
Ryan Brown
Zane Starling
Coaches of The Year
Mike Spina
Travis Yeckring
Honorable Mentions
Small School
JJ Caillou – Branford | Third Base
Braysen Jernigan – Chiefland | Second Base
Carson St. Laurent – Dixie County (Cross City) | Outfield/Pitcher
Kolton Hunt – Dixie County (Cross City) | Utility
Connor Bechtold – Dixie County (Cross City) | Utility
Hayden Gustavson – Fort White | Catcher
Mason Tomchak – Newberry | Pitcher
Dylan Shaffer – Newberry | Pitcher
Logan Carlisle – Newberry | First Base
Kaleb Compton – Newberry | Catcher
Harrison Beach – Oak Hall (Gainesville) | Shortstop
Levent Eldem – Oak Hall (Gainesville) | Pitcher
Trevor Spencer – St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville) | Pitcher/Shortstop
Zak Cetin – St. Francis Catholic Academy (Gainesville) | Outfield
Quinten Rawls – Union County | Shortstop
Ryan Braddock – Williston | Shortstop/Pitcher
Anthony Griffith – Williston | Outfield/Pitcher
Small School Coaches
Travis Rimes – Union County
Mike Bullock – Williston
Big School
Noah Hayse – Buchholz | Catcher
Colton Kelly – Gainesville | Shortstop
Carson Osteen – Keystone Heights | Shortstop
Ty Glenn – Keystone Heights | Outfield
Timmy DePaul – P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) | Infield
Drew Dawson – P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) | Infield/Pitcher
TJ Shay – P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) | Infield
Conner Brown – Santa Fe | Pitcher
John Rechsteiner – Santa Fe | First Base
Devante Mitchum – Santa Fe | Shortstop
Devan Mitchum – Santa Fe | Outfield
Carston Palmer – Suwannee | Outfield
Big School Coaches
Ron Brooks – Buchholz
Alan Mattox – Keystone Heights