High school baseball coaches from the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth regions have selected top players from the 2024 season in their respective districts and regions.

Pleasure Ridge Park junior outfielder Brayden Bruner was named Sixth Region Player of the Year. He’s batting .420 with three home runs, 37 RBIs, eight doubles, nine triples, 45 runs scored and 33 stolen bases.

Ballard junior pitcher/first baseman Kaine Samuels was named Seventh Region Player of the Year. On the mound, he’s 7-1 with a 1.99 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 49 ⅓ innings. He’s also batting .453 with five home runs, 36 RBIs, 11 doubles and 30 runs scored.

Woodford County senior pitcher/infielder Taylor Penn was named Eighth Region Player of the Year. On the mound, the Western Kentucky University signee is 6-1 with a 0.41 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 51 innings. He’s also batting .383 with two home runs, 29 RBIs, nine doubles and 28 runs scored.

Coach of the Year honors went to PRP’s Brad Burns (Sixth Region), Ballard’s David Trager (Seventh Region) and Spencer County’s Stuart Dill (Eighth Region).

Here are the complete all-region and all-district teams for the Louisville area:

Sixth Region

All-region: 1B – Dylan Pierce (Bullitt Central); 2B – Austin Malone (Butler); SS – Rowen Burton (North Bullitt); 3B – Hunter Hicks (Fairdale); OF – Dylan Hornback (North Bullitt), Kevin Cruz (Southern), Brayden Bruner (Pleasure Ridge Park); C – Luke Renfrow (Bullitt East); P – Justin Bassett (DeSales), Jordan Powell (Bullitt Central), Baron Williams (North Bullitt), Kendall Henson (Bullitt East), Matt Mulhall (DeSales), Grayson Roll (Pleasure Ridge Park), Dalton Hicks (Fairdale); Utility – Kobie Howard (Pleasure Ridge Park), Eli Nutter (DeSales), Bryce Elder (Bullitt East); Player of the Year – Brayden Bruner (Pleasure Ridge Park); Coach of the Year – Brad Burns (Pleasure Ridge Park); Assistant Coach of the Year – Craig Sharpe (Bullitt East)

21^st District: 1B – Bradley Myers (Fairdale); 2B – Jacob Hand (Holy Cross); SS – Kobie Howard (Pleasure Ridge Park); 3B – Hunter Hicks (Fairdale); OF – Brayden Bruner (Pleasure Ridge Park), Collin Williams (Holy Cross), Logan McClellan (Holy Cross); C – Hank Burns (Pleasure Ridge Park); P – Grayson Roll (Pleasure Ridge Park), Ayden Fields (Fairdale), Tyler Priddy (Valley), Dalton Hicks (Fairdale); Utility – Tanor Fentress (Pleasure Ridge Park), Asious Kavich (Pleasure Ridge Park)

22^nd District: 1B – Brody Mangis (DeSales); 2B – Austin Malone (Butler); SS – Ayden Clemons (Butler); 3B – Carson Hooker (DeSales); OF – Kody Coomer (Butler), Eli Nutter (DeSales), Eli Senior (Doss); C – Grant Berger (DeSales); P – Justin Bassett (DeSales), Matt Mulhall (DeSales), Kyle Mayfield (Doss), Carter Reitz (Butler); Utility – Tristan Cockerill (Butler), Ashton Renfro (DeSales)

23^rd District: 1B – Dylan Pierce (Bullitt Central); 2B – Isaac Northern (Moore); SS – Rowen Burton (North Bullitt); 3B – Daniel Guerrero (Southern); OF – Beau Cook (Bullitt Central), Dylan Hornback (North Bullitt), Kevin Cruz (Southern); C – Shane Carnes (Bullitt Central); P – Jordan Powell (Bullitt Central), Brady Wooldridge (North Bullitt), Caden Dorsey (North Bullitt), Baron Williams (North Bullitt); Utility – Luke Deitchman (North Bullitt), Juan Suarez (Southern)

24^th District: 1B – Dylan Stockton (Whitefield Academy); 2B – Jackson Zurkhulen (Fern Creek); SS – Colin Knoop (Fern Creek); 3B – Connor Sauss (Bullitt East); OF – Hunter Holland (Bullitt East), Cole Johnson (Fern Creek), Bryce Elder (Bullitt East); C – Luke Renfrow (Bullitt East); P – Devin Elder (Bullitt East), Kendall Henson (Bullitt East), Andrew Beickman (Whitefield Academy), Aiden Newton (Fern Creek); Utility – Keaton Starks (Jeffersontown), Malick Saunders (Fern Creek)

Seventh Region

All-region: Kaine Samuels, Lucas Niemeyer (Ballard); Nick Ballard, Bennett Holdener, Chase Chamberlain (Manual); Jake Schweitzer, Dane Morrow, Kyle Campbell, Gray Davis (Trinity); Landon Waugh, Kelly Robertson, Ryan Eubanks (Eastern); Jaxon Coomer, Brodie Benefield (St. Xavier); Jed Hamilton (Highlands Latin); Drew Braun (Male); Tyce Powers (Kentucky Country Day); Nathan King (Christian Academy); Player of the Year – Kaine Samuels (Ballard); Coach of the Year – David Trager (Ballard); Assistant Coach of the Year – Taber Klinglesmith (Manual)

25^th District: Chase Chamberlain, Bennett Holdener, Nick Ballard, Owen Walker, Losha Hunt, Zach Morris, James Cameron, Trey Boylan (Manual); Kansuke Yamamoto, Laron Cobb Jr., Parker Price (Portland Christian); Jeremiah Forrest (Shawnee); Jack Christensen (Francis Parker); Jamari Jackson (Central)

26^th District: Ian Milliner, Kaden Ford, Colten Zuege, Jacob Buehner, Donnie Sinkhorn, Brodie Benefield, Oakley Clevenger, Jaxon Coomer (St. Xavier); Cayden Perry, West Bickett, Drew Braun, Andrew Vrbancic, Trenton Morris, Landon Ingram (Male)

27^th District: Jed Hamilton, Truman Neuner, Luke Hamilton (Highlands Latin); Jake Schweitzer, Dane Morrow, Kyle Campbell, Gray Davis, Evan Boeckmann, Colin Sander, Nolan Hosking, Ethan Dillon, Trevor Watkins, Grayson Willoughby, E.J. Milliner (Trinity)

28^th District: Kaine Samuels, Lucas Niemeyer, Kevin Moore, Xzavier Bowen, Mason Newland (Ballard); Tyce Powers, Colin Moriarity (Kentucky Country Day); Nathan King, Cameron Combs, Eli Deming (Christian Academy); Kelly Robertson, Ryan Eubanks, Landon Waugh, Carson Shee (Eastern)

Eighth Region

All-region: Taylor Penn, Landon Heim, Collin Kemp, Justus Wetzler (Woodford County); Davis Gunn (South Oldham); Baylor Nolin (Henry County); Carter Walters (Spencer County); Coy Willhoite (Carroll County); Brady Williams (Collins); Logan Cones, Jacob Piper (Simon Kenton); Jack Wills, Foster Whisman (Shelby County); Elliott Roberts (North Oldham); Bronson Corpus, Cayden Smithers (Walton-Verona); Coen Ball, Clay Cartledge (Oldham County); Player of the Year – Taylor Penn (Woodford County); Coach of the Year – Stuart Dill (Spencer County); Assistant Coach of the Year – Greg Laswell (Woodford County)

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