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Fredonia junior Ashton Putney was named both the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 Pitcher and Player of the Year.
With a stellar junior season, Fredonia’s Ashton Putney put himself in select company this spring.
As Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 coaches announced their all-star team recently, it was revealed that Putney was honored with both the Al Stuhlmiller Player of the Year as well as the Roger K. Moore Pitcher of the Year.
On the mound, the right-hander won six games and pitched six complete games, threw three shutouts and saved two games with 97 strikeouts and 15 walks while pitching to a 1.62 earned run average. At the plate, he hit .471 out of the leadoff spot with seven doubles and three triples, while scoring 34 runs and driving in 16 for the Hillbillies. He was also 14 for 14 in stolen-base attempts.
Putney was joined on the First Team by three teammates: junior catcher Andrew Cowan, sophomore outfielder Colin Luce and senior infielder/pitcher Owen Rush. Fredonia’s Tim Cowan was also named the league’s Coach of the Year.
Andrew Cowan hit .270 with a .525 on-base percentage and caught all 2,407 pitches the Hillbillies threw this season with just two passed balls. He caught seven shutouts and worked with seven pitchers who contributed at least one win to Fredonia’s season. Cowan also threw out nine runners attempting to steal.
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Dunkirk’s Paul Trippy was named to the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 First Team.
Luce hit .417 with three doubles, while driving in 20 runs and scoring 19. He was 5 for 5 in stolen-base attempts and picked up three game-winning RBIs. Luce also led the Hillbillies in outfield assists.
Rush hit .432 with nine doubles, a triple and five home runs to go along with 31 RBIs and 28 runs scored. On the mound, Rush won five games and pitched three complete games, including a pair of shutouts. He struck out 36 and pitched to a 1.56 ERA.
Dunkirk’s Dylan Bankoski, Paul Trippy III and Zach Zentz were named to the First Team.
Bankoski, a junior outfielder, hit .338 with five doubles, two triples and two home runs, while driving in 13 runs and scoring 20. Trippy, a junior second baseman/outfielder, hit .411 with seven doubles and three triples to go along with 23 RBIs and 28 runs scored. Zentz, a senior pitcher, went 7-1 with four complete games and three shutouts. He struck out 62 in 52 1/ 3 innings, pitching to a 2.94 ERA.
Southwestern seniors Chase Kartesz and Jameson Walsh were also named to the First Team.
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Fredonia junior catcher Andrew Cowan earned a spot on the CCAA Division 1 First Team.
Kartesz hit .345 with six doubles and three home runs, while driving in 30 runs and scoring 17. Walsh hit .365 with two doubles, two triples and two home runs to go along with 13 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
Salamanca senior pitcher/first baseman Jaxson Ross was the lone Warriors representative on the First Team, while Olean was represented by sophomore pitcher/infielder Austin Miles, senior second baseman Aaron Vincent and junior shortstop Chase Vogtli.
Falconer senior Gage Swanson was the league’s Pete Criscione Sportsmanship Award winner. Other individual honorees were: Allegany-Limestone senior Evan Johnson, Dunkirk junior Henry Leone, Fredonia junior AJ Kinney, Olean senior Andre Fratercangelo, Salamanca sophomore Payton Bradley and Southwestern sophomore Gavin Anderson.
FIRST TEAM
Dylan Bankoski Jr. Outfield Dunkirk
Andrew Cowan Jr. Catcher Fredonia
Chase Kartesz Sr. First Base Southwestern
Colin Luce Soph. Outfield Fredonia
Austin Miles Soph. Pitcher/Infield Olean
Jaxson Ross Sr. Pitcher/Infield Salamanca
Owen Rush Sr. Infield/Pitcher Fredonia
Paul Trippy III Jr. Second Base/Outfield Dunkirk
Aaron Vincent Sr. Second Base Olean
Chase Vogtli Jr. Shortstop Olean
Jameson Walsh Sr. Pitcher/Outfield Southwestern
Zach Zentz Sr. Pitcher Dunkirk
SECOND TEAM
Payton Bradley Soph. Catcher Salamanca
Pete Conley Sr. Catcher Southwestern
Sean Conroy Sr. Outfield Allegany-Limestone
Matt Cowan Fresh. First Base Fredonia
Wilson Genareo 8th Utility Southwestern
Judd Harris Jr. Utility Southwestern
Jacob Herrick Jr. Second Base/Pitcher Salamanca
Greg Orcutt Jr. Utility Dunkirk
Anthony Piede Soph. Outfield Dunkirk
Nathan Sercu Sr. Shortstop Fredonia
Erik Stenstrom Fresh. Third Base/Pitcher Falconer
Caleb Strade Jr. Pitcher Allegany-Limestone
Cal Vogtli Jr. Pitcher/Outfield Olean
HONORABLE MENTION
Allegany-Limestone: AJ Riordan (Sr.)
Dunkirk: Josh Lemanski (Soph.), Donnie Jackson (Sr.)
Falconer: Anthony Wood (Jr.), Logan Johnson (Soph.)
Fredonia: Colin Crowell (Jr.), Brady Helmer (Jr.)
Olean: Danny Havers (Sr.), Andre Fratercangelo (Sr.)
Salamanca: Cory Holleran (Jr.)
Southwestern: Robbie Bellardo (Jr.)