Ben Kunkel

RU '20 | Keep it Routine #DBAP

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Sophomore Kameron Gillespie on 1ST TEAM MISSOURI CLASS 6 ALL STATE INF. What an accomplishment! Recapping the season for Gillespie, hit .393 with 42 hits, 16 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR’s and 23 RBI posting a 1.209 OPS, scoring 49 runs, 29 BB, 10 HBP, stole 25 bases an OBP of .555, 83 assists, 31 PO. Broke single season records in doubles & runs scored, moving up the career charts rapidly in many other categories. Proved to be one of the best players in 2026 in Missouri big class. Played SS, 3B and 2B + defender, such a hard worker, humble student of the game, brings it everyday! Keep rolling! @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Jonathan Pearcy on 2ND TEAM MISSOURI CLASS 6 ALL STATE INF. Simply one of the best pure hitters in our program's history, Pearcy produced at the plate, defended it at first base. Hit .395 with 45 hits, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR’s and 34 RBI’s this season. Pearcy in his 234 career AB’s only struck out 8 times! .380 hitter in his career with 89 hits, 23 doubles driving in 68 runners, scoring 62 runs. Defensively 4th All Time with 454 Putouts at 1B. One of the best to play here and be around, an amazing person and player, going to miss his energy! @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Grady Coppinger on 2ND TEAM MISSOURI CLASS 6 ALL STATE UTIL. Coppinger (OF/LHP) proved to be one of the top two-way players in the state picking up this honor, hitting .374 with 43 hits, 12 doubles, 6 triples, 1 HR and 27 RBI in the OF, 32 PO with 16 assists. On the mound, Copp was a bulldog on the bump, 7-2 record, 1 SV, a 1.72 ERA, 57 IP, 75 K’s only 23 BB opponents only hit .156 against him. What a career, had 72 hits at the plate 79 putouts in the OF, 89.1 IP with 106 K’s a career 1.65 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Copp played the game the right way, gave 100% in the field and on the mound, NEVER backed down from any challenge! Just a great player and individual, left his mark on everyone, especially this program! @Langhorstpicts

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

It's a good day in Chiefs Kingdom ✍️ @PatrickMahomes

[Kansas City Chiefs @Chiefs]

K9 the KC Chief.

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Cristopher Sánchez gets a Standing Ovation for giving up a run. 👏👏👏

After 50.2 scoreless innings. 😳

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Let’s celebrate All Conference Honors for this 2026 season. Congrats to Junior Maison Bowman on Honorable Mention Suburban Red All Conference. Bowman hit .268 with 19 hits, 2 doubles, 2 HR’s and 19 RBI. Bowman walked 7 times with 6 HBP posting a solid .345 Avg with runners in scoring position. Maison was a solid defender playing all 3 OF positions this year. 👊@Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Junior INF Owen Shelton on Honorable Mention Suburban Red All Conference. Shelton appeared in 34 games this season, hit .247 with 20 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR and 14 RBI. Shelton showed toughness at the plate, drawing 10 walks while being hit by pitch 11 times, .394 OBP. Stealing 6 bags Shelt hit .333 with runners in scoring position. Owen made so many plays at 3B for us this year he was a dependable defender all season for the Blue Jays. 💪🦷 @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior Catcher Derek Wilson on Honorable Mention Suburban Red All Conference. Wilson appeared in 34 games this season, 16 hits with 3 doubles, 3 triples and 11 RBI. Wilson had 12 walks while posting a .337 OBP., .321 BA with runners in scoring position. Derek contributed behind the plate and in the OF for the Jays this season. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior Catcher Freddy Bryant on Honorable Mention Suburban Red All Conference. Bryant appeared in 21 games this season, hitting .333 with 11 hits, 3 doubles and 6 RBI’s. Freddy posted a strong .463 OBP drawing 4 walks and being 4 hit by pitch. Freddy was steady behind the plate for Liberty all season. ✏️📘@Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Sophomore UTIL/P Aidan Nicholson on 2nd Team Suburban Red All Conference. Nicholson was a key offensively and on the mound this season. At the plate, Nicholson hit .326 with 31 hits, 8 doubles, 1 HR and 21 RBI posting a strong .850 OPS. He also added 10 stolen bases and hit .423 during conference play. On the mound, Nicholson was dominant, finishing with a 4-0 record and a 1.12 ERA across 25 innings pitched. He struck out 31 hitters with an opponents a .159 BAA. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior OF Logan Sutton on 2nd Team Suburban Red All Conference. Sutton hit .300 with 33 hits, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR’s and 22 RBI’s. Sutton drew 24 walks, stole 14 bags and a .879 OPS. Defensively, Sutton was a dependable outfielder in center, right field and at SS this season for the Jays. 54 PO and 23 Assists a plus defender inside and outside. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior INF Fletcher Pauling on 2nd Team Suburban Red All Conference. Pauling was a stronghold defender at 2B gobbling up baseballs making play after play all season long. Fletch hit .281 with 27 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple and 11 RBI, scored 25 runs with a .367 OBP. Defensively he had 58 assists and 38 putouts at 2B.👊 @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior LHP Steven Holtzclaw on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Claw was dominant on the mound for the Jays this season, finishing with a 2-1 record, school record 6 saves and a stellar 2.03 ERA across 31 IP striking out 44. Opponents hit only .157 BAA with a solid 1.16 WHIP, a true high leverage arm for the Jays this season. This is now back to back 1st Team honors for Steven Holtzclaw.🦞 @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior LHP Kaiden Postoak on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Postoak was a workhorse on the mound this 2026 season, finishing with a 6-2 record and a dominant 2.00 ERA across 42.1 IP. Kaiden struck out 48 hitters, holding opponents to a .182 BAA. In conference play, Postoak posted a 0.99 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 14.2 innings while limiting hitters to a .122 average. This is also Kaiden’s 2nd season earning 1st Team honors. 📬 @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior RHP Hank Blackburn on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Blackburn was really good on the mound for the Blue Jays, finishing with a 7-1 record and a strong 2.79 ERA across 40.1 innings pitched. Hank struck out 41 hitters holding opponents to a .244 BAA. During conference play, he was especially dominant, posting a 0.70 ERA over 10 innings with a 2-0 record. Blackburn has now earned two 1ST TEAM All Conference honors in his career. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Junior Catcher Aiden Clarke on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Clarke’s season was cut short half way due to an injury, but posted some really good numbers and was improving each game. Clarke hit .388 with 19 hits, 2 doubles and 12 RBI while posting a strong .423 OBP and .852 OPS. Clarke defensively had 80 putouts and no errors. Well deserved! @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Sophomore INF Kameron Gillespie on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Gillespie was one of the top performers for the Jays this season, hitting an impressive .393 with 42 hits, 16 doubles, 3 triples, 2 HR’s and 23 RBI posting an outstanding 1.209 OPS. Kam scored 49 runs, walked 29 times, got hit 10 times, stole 25 bases and had an OBP of .555 Defensively, Gillespie’s game took off with 114 total chances, 83 assists, 31 PO making many plays this year. Kam broke single season records in doubles and runs scored. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior INF Jonathan Pearcy on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference. Pearcy was one of the most consistent and productive hitters this season, hitting .395 with 45 hits, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR’s and 34 RBI posting a 1.160 OPS. Pearcy stole 7 bags, walked 22 times, had a .511 OBP, only striking out 4 times in 114 AB’s that’s incredible! Defensively, Pearce was one of the best 1B to play that position in our school’s history with 254 PO’s saving many many throws this year. @Langhorstpicts

[LHS_Baseball @Jays_Baseball]

Congrats to Senior UTIL/P Grady Coppinger on 1ST TEAM Suburban Red All Conference and PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Coppinger was one of the top two-way players in the state, offensively, Grady hit .374 with 43 hits, 12 doubles, 5 triples, 1 HR and 27 RBI while posting a 1.029 OPS. He also added 12 SB’s. Defensively, Grady played OF, 32 PO with 16 assists, gold glove defender as a Pitcher, he fielded his position! On the mound, Copp dominated hitters all season, finishing with a 7-2 record, 1 SV, a 1.72 ERA across 57 IP striking out 75 batters with a .156 BAA. During conference play, Copp was nearly untouchable, 4-0 with a 0.56 ERA, 34 K’s, 25 IP limiting hitters to a .108 average. 👊 @Langhorstpicts