Bryce Riggs of Noblesville & Ty Bradle of Southeastern named Players of the Year
By CRAIG ADKINS
Reporter Sports Writer
The 2023 baseball season proved yet again to be another that gave our fans their money’s worth on a daily basis. We have the extreme privilege of seeing some of the more talented baseball players and teams in the entire state right here in Hamilton County.
Class 4A No. 2 Noblesville (23-7) won the outright Hoosier Crossroads Conference title, Class 3A No. 1 Guerin Catholic (25-3-2) captured the Circle City Conference crown and University (13-12-1) won the Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference championship.
Hamilton Southeastern (20-15) fought its way out of Sectional 8 over Noblesville in the championship, 3-1. The Royals won their one-game Lafayette Jefferson Regional game against Harrison 4-0 on June 3. HSE moved on to the semi-state title game with a win over Homestead. They wound up falling to eventual back-to-back state champion Penn 1-0 in the La Porte semi-state championship on June 10.
Hamilton County had six seniors that were named Indiana All-Stars. Noblesville’s Bryce Riggs, Sheridan’s Sebastian Salazar and Westfield’s Collin Lindsey were named to the North team, while Hamilton Southeastern’s Ty Bradle, Fishers’ Kyle Manship and University’s Jake Hooker suited up for the South. Long-time Noblesville assistant (17 seasons) Kevin Fitzgerald was also a North squad assistant coach. The North-South all-star series took place at Lafayette’s Loeb Stadium on June 24 and 25.
On July 4, the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association announced its 2023 All-State teams. Riggs was named a Class 4A All-State pitcher, while Fishers’ Jack Brown was named All-State outfield. Bradle, Noblesville’s Trevor Corbett and Carmel’s Hunter Snow were Honorable Mention. Will Fremion was named a Class 3A Honorable Mention and Salazar was named a Class 2A Honorable Mention.
Once again it was not easy by any means to select players for the First and Second teams. The success of our local teams and the rising talent on each squad makes it tough, but we’re trying to recognize the great individual seasons produced by our local Hamilton County baseball players.
Below are the First and Second teams courtesy of nominations by the county coaches and opinions of myself, sports editor Richie Hall and sports writer Rich Torres. These teams are listed in no particular order.
