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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS B1 Irrigon’s Zack Henrichs is the All-EO Player of the Year after a successful season on the mound and at the plate. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Whatever it takes Haguewood | Coach Henrichs | P/INF Stahl | P Duso | C Field | INF Sater | OF Beers | INF Umbarger | OF Covarrubia | OF Carter | INF Irrigon’s Zack Henrichs was a force on the mound, at the plate and in the fi eld for the Knights By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian Z ack Henrichs fell in love with the game of baseball the fi rst time he picked up a ball. Nothing has changed over the years for the recent Irrigon High School graduate. He honed his game and was one of the best players in Eastern Oregon this spring. Henrichs was a fi rst team all-league pitcher and infi elder, and earned 3A fi rst-team all-state honors as a pitcher. Along the way, he threw a perfect game, a no-hitter and was named the East Oregonian’s Player of the Year. “That feels great, it really does,” Henrichs said of the honor. “There are a lot of good players in our area. I’m glad to even be in the conversation. To get it means the world to me.” Joining Henrichs on the fi rst team are teammate Lino Covarrubia, Tanner Sater of Weston-McEwen, Heppner’s Tyler Carter, and Pendleton’s Ryan Stahl, Justin Duso, Ty Beers, Kyle Field, and Gabe Umbarger. Pendleton’s TJ Haguewood, who took the Bucks to the 5A state cham- pionship game, was named Coach of the Year. “We had a great group of kids, and this is not a one-man show,” Hague- wood said. “My assistant coaches do a great job. It’s more of a coaching staff award.” The Knights won the Special Dis- trict 5 regular-season title with an 11-1 record. They also won the district title before dropping a 5-3 game to Taft in the fi rst round of the 3A state tourna- ment. They fi nished the season 20-5. “I’m so proud of the guys,” Hen- richs said. “It’s not how we wanted it to end, but there wasn’t a time we weren’t having fun. It was my favorite baseball season I have ever had.” Numbers don’t lie During the season, Henrichs was 10-0 on the mound with a 1.42 ERA. He struck out 89 and walked 20 in 53 innings of work. At the plate, he hit .478 with 12 doubles, 29 RBIs and 32 runs scored. He also led the team with 25 stolen bases. “He is an easy kid to coach,” said Irrigon coach Randy Henrichs, who also is Zack’s grandfather. “He’s a student of the game. We would come home and talk about a game, and he would bring up things I missed.” See Baseball, Page B3 EAST OREGONIAN BASEBALL TEAM Player of the Year: Zack Henrichs, sr., Irrigon Coach of the Year: TJ Haguewood, Pendleton FIRST TEAM Pitchers — Ryan Stahl, sr., Pendleton; Zack Henrichs, sr., Irrigon. Catcher — Justin Duso, sr., Pendleton. Infi elders — Ty Beers, so., Pendleton; Tyler Carter, sr., Heppner/Ione; Zack Henrichs, sr., Irrigon; Kyle Field, so., Pendleton. Outfi elders — Gabe Umbarg- er, sr., Pendleton; Tanner Sater, sr., Weston-McEwen; Lino Covarrubia, sr., Irrigon. SECOND TEAM Pitchers — Cooper Roberts, jr., Pendle- ton; Chris Large, sr., Pendleton. Catcher — Matthew Moreno, jr., Irrigon. Infi elders — Anthony Rodelo, sr., Riverside; Michael Connell, jr., Stanfi eld/ Echo; Payton Smith, jr., Irrigon; Andrew Wilson, sr., Umatilla. Outfi elders — Jordan Ramirez, sr., Hermiston; Tanner Sweek, jr., Pendleton; Matt Demianew, sr., Pendleton.
