Three local players earn all-state honors

~ Seyer, Moses and Slattery were named to the first team.

Three local players earned a spot on the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association's high school all-state baseball teams, which were released recently.

In Class 1, Oran junior Caleb Seyer and Advance senior Trenton Moses earned first-team honors. In Class 4, Central senior Blake Slattery made the first team.

Seyer, a catcher, batted .382 with eight home runs and six doubles, 35 RBIs, 45 runs scored and 26 stolen bases. He also had a .719 slugging percentage and a .513 OBP.

"Caleb had a real good year for us," Oran coach Mitch Wood said. "He was pretty consistent all year long with the stick. He led off for us and usually if he started out with a bang then we started out with a bang as a team."

Moses was picked as an infielder. He will play at Southeast Missouri State next season. Moses batted .564 with 24 RBIs, four homers and a .671 on-base percentage. He enjoyed success on the mound too, posting a 1.67 ERA in 29 1/3 innings. He struck out 46 and walked 13.

Slattery, the Southeast Missourian player of the year, batted .471 with 34 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 15 doubles, six homers, five triples and seven stolen bases.

Oran teammates Steven Dooley and Tyler Beardslee made the second team in Class 1. Scott City power hitter/pitcher Ryan Modglin made the second team in Class 2, and Central ace Brad LaBruyere and Jackson shortstop Rex Meyr made the second team in Class 4.

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See the complete list of the all-state baseball team