The North and South coaching staffs named their probable starting pitchers for the 2022 Richardson Oregon All-Star Series set for June 18-19 at OSU’s Goss Stadium.
Saturday’s series opening game will feature future Oregon State Beavers southpaw Nelson Keljo of Jesuit for the North and Nate Marshall of West Albany for the South.
Keljo struck out 86 over 42 innings pitched while posting a 1.02 ERA for the Crusaders. Marshall led West Albany to a 14-2 record in the Mid-Willamette Conference and is continuing his baseball career at Lane CC.
Sunday’s pitching match-up pits Brian Mannion of Mountainside for the North and Oregon Ducks commit Ian Umlandt of Sherwood for the South.
Mannion is headed to Linfield to play football and baseball. Umlandt, a left-hander, went 7-0 and posted a 1.10 ERA while punching out 118 batters in 69 innings pitched for the Bowmen.
Keljo and Mannion were named by North coaches Joe Monahan of 6A state champion West Linn and JJ Stolsig of Canby.
Marshall and Umlandt were announced by South coaches Scot McDonald of 5A state champion Crescent Valley and Jeff Stolsig of Lebanon.
The first game of the series is scheduled for Saturday, June 18 at OSU’s Goss Stadium. First pitch is 3 pm. The series concludes on Sunday, June 19 with a single game with a start time of 11 am. Both games will be 9-inning contests. The Richardson Oregon All-Star Series showcases the top 6A and 5A senior high school baseball players.
There is no cost for the players and coaches to participate thanks to the event’s title sponsor - Richardson Sports - and other sponsors like Les Schwab, Relco Truss, Dave Rush Construction, P-Town Partners, Coral Construction, Everett Street Autoworks, The Old Timers Baseball Association of Portland, Metropolitan Construction & Remodeling, The Barbers, Washington Park Advisors, The Dunn Brothers, the Hillsboro Hops, the Bend Elks, Paul & Cheryl Ables and Ole Athletics.
ROSTERS
The Richardson Oregon All-Star Series, which showcases the state’s top senior 6A and 5A high school baseball players, unveiled their North and South rosters on Wednesday, June 8, as announced by coordinators Jake Anders, John Arntson and Scot McDonald. The two-game series is set for June 18-19 at Oregon State’s Goss Stadium.
The North roster features future Portland Pilots infielder Vinny Salvione of Rex Putnam and five Pac-12 commits: Wilsonville infielder Cole Hubka, Clackamas outfielder/pitcher Jackson Jaha, Jesuit southpaw Nelson Keljo, Lakeridge lefty Gus Rogers and Lakeridge catcher Mason Utech. Hubka and Utech are headed to University of Utah, Jaha and Rogers are committed to University of Oregon and Keljo is set to pitch at Super Regional bound Oregon State.
This past regular season, Salvione hit .447 with 7 homers; Hubka stole 42 bases and batted .491; Jaha went 5-0 with a 1.21 ERA and hit .528; Keljo struck out 86 over 42 IP and recorded a 1.02 ERA; Rogers went 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA; and Utech hit .418 with 2 home runs.
Three Rivers League champion Lakeridge High School, who finished the 6A season with the OSAA’s #1 ranking and an overall 25-6 record, were the most represented program on the North roster with three players.
Willamette High School placed four players on the South roster, including catcher Griffin Bushnell, outfielder Dillon Butler, infielder Kayden Sandow and pitcher Blake Stavros. The Wolverines went 23-4 this past spring and are the most represented program in this year’s Oregon All-Star Series. Stavros was named the Midwestern League Pitcher of the Year.
The South also features two of the state’s best arms in future Cal State Bakersfield right-hander Ky Hoskinson of McMinnville and Oregon Ducks commit southpaw Ian Umlandt of Sherwood. Hoskinson will only be hitting in the series. Ky tossed a perfect game and no-hitter this past season for the Grizzlies and went 10-0 while striking out 105 over 59.1 innings pitched. Umlandt went 7-0 and posted a 1.10 ERA while punching out 118 batters in 69 innings pitched for the Bowmen.
The North and South rosters both feature 21 all-stars. Coaching the North squad are Joe Monahan of 6A state champion West Linn and Canby’s JJ Stolsig. The South is led by skippers Scot McDonald of 5A state champion Crescent Valley and Jeff Stolsig of Mid-Willamette Conference champion Lebanon.
NORTH
Pitchers: Peter Coakley, Sunset; Niall Doherty, Central Catholic; Brian Mannion, Mountainside; Nelson Keljo, Jesuit; Steve Kovac, Reynolds; Aidan O’Brien, La Salle; Gus Rogers, Lakeridge
Catchers: Cole Snidow, Grant; Mason Utech, Lakeridge; Trevor Wilson, Clackamas
Infielders: Cole Hubka, Wilsonville; Zach Johnson, Lakeridge; Kellen Krebs, Lake Oswego; Jeremy Levasseur, West Linn; Gage Lee, Sunset; Alex Nisbet, Cleveland; Kellan Oakes, Canby; Vinny Salvione, Rex Putnam
Outfielders: Elijah Arnold, Westview; Jackson Jaha, Clackamas; Blaise Heher, Lake Oswego
Coaches: Joe Monahan, West Linn; JJ Stolsig, Canby
SOUTH
Pitchers: Kaden Clute, Forest Grove; Tanner Douglas, South Medford; Garrett Holpuch, Corvallis; Taylor Langworthy, Sheldon; Nathan Marshall, West Albany; Blake Stavros, Willamette; Karsten Sullivan, Corvallis; Ian Umlandt, Sherwood
Catchers: Griffin Bushnell, Willamette; Declan Corrigan, Mountain View; Brody Spurlock, Sheldon
Infielders: Blaine Causey, Mountain View; Ky Hoskinson, McMinnville; Jace Miller, South Medford; Chris Rogers, Sprague; Kayden Sandow, Willamette
Outfielders: Dillon Butler, Willamette; Michael Cale, West Albany; Aiden Gebhard, Redmond; Cole Mucken, Silverton; Landen Parker, Crescent Valley
Coaches: Scot McDonald, Crescent Valley; Jeff Stolsig, Lebanon
Both the North and South will be outfitted in Oregon All-Star Series uniforms compliments of Richardson.
The Oregon All-Star Series is operated and hosted by Knights Baseball Club, the operators of the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League.
If you are a high school or college coach, email dan.segel@corvallisknights.com to request complimentary tickets to the Oregon All-Star Series. We'll email you digital tickets.
We hope to see you June 18-19 at OSU's Goss Stadium
Jake Anders, 6A Coordinator
John Arntson, 6A Coordinator
Scot McDonald, 5A Coordinator
