Forget meeting these guys in a dark alley: The one place you wouldn't want to see them is on a baseball field, sitting in the dugout across from you.
Whether they possessed fiery fastballs, a hard-hitting bat, an infuriating consistency or just pure passion, The Tribune's baseball MVPs each offered a unique factor: intimidation.
These are the guys whose reputations precede them — the guys who, with one play or one pitch, can change the entire dynamic of a game.
These are the fear factors of Utah high school baseball.
Class 5A first team
MVP: Stefan Cantwell, Sr., Bingham
C: Zac Willis, So., American Fork
1B: Calob Aloi, Sr., Murray
2B: Mitch Watrous, Sr., Riverton
3B: Chance Abrath, Sr., West
SS: Carter Yagi, Sr., Cottonwood
UTIL: Dane Peterson, Sr., Lone Peak
OF: Zach Robinson, Sr., American Fork
OF: Conner Williams, Jr., Bingham
OF: Brock Starr, Sr., Pleasant Grove
OF: Brad Matson, Sr., Cottonwood
P: Mason Marshall, Sr., Bingham
P: Brady Lail, Jr., Bingham
P: Dalton Carroll, Jr., Taylorsville
P: Justin Rupe, Sr., Viewmont
Class 5A second team
C: Colton Shaver, Fr., Jordan
1B: Danny Beddes, Jr., American Fork
2B: Devan Gomez, Sr., Skyline
3B: Jared Taylor, Sr., Davis
SS: Cole Butcher, Sr., Brighton
UTIL: Ryan Relf, Sr., Alta
OF: Matt Cluff, Sr., Bingham
OF: Zach Story-Baker, Sr., Cottonwood
OF: Tanner Kemp, Sr., Hillcrest
OF: Levi Lewellyn, Sr., Cyprus
P: Jake Hewitt, Sr., Syracuse
P: Clay Kinahan, Sr., Jordan
P: Sam Trout, Sr., Skyline
P: Brock McCashland, Sr., Roy
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Class 4A first team
MVP: Kayden Porter, Jr., Spanish Fork
C: Jake Brown, Sr., Snow Canyon
1B: Riley Gates, So., Snow Canyon
2B: Steve Bate, Jr., Springville
3B: Sam Hall, Sr., Bonneville
SS: Trace Hansen, Jr., Mountain Crest
UTIL: J.C. Snyder, Sr., Salem Hills
OF: Travis Still, Sr., Spanish Fork
OF: Saxton Brown, Sr., Snow Canyon
OF: Tyler Hamilton, Jr., Timpanogos
OF: Kyle King, Sr., Box Elder
P: Hayden Nielsen, Jr., Spanish Fork
P: Rhett Parkinson, Sr., Mountain Crest
P: Crew Carlson, Sr., East
P: Taylor Byington, Sr., Bountiful
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Class 4A second team
C: Jarrett Jarvis, Sr., Spanish Fork
1B: James Lengal, Sr.. Spanish Fork
2B: Elliot Knox, Sr., Snow Canyon
3B: Nate Lords, Sr., East
SS: Tyler Blood, Sr., East
UTIL: Austin Ovard, Jr., Snow Canyon
OF: Reggie Gates, Sr., Snow Canyon
OF: Jordy Hart, Sr., Westlake
OF: Tanner Curtis, Sr., East
OF: Cole Wilstead, Sr., Pine View
P: Bronson Andersen, Sr., Lehi
P: Brady Pierce, Sr., Salem Hills
P: Austin Bankowski, Sr., Woods Cross
P: Matt Nelson, Sr., Spanish Fork
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Class 3A first team
MVP: Kody Davis, Sr., Juan Diego
C: Drew Madsen, Sr., Juan Diego
1B: Sam Goold, Sr., Desert Hills
2B: Yuto Kata, Sr., Juan Diego
3B: Kameron King, Jr., Canyon View
SS: Brooks Orton, Sr., Cedar
UTIL: Zane Affleck, Sr., Canyon View
OF: Austin Geurtsen, Jr., Juan Diego
OF: Lawson Toomer, Sr., Morgan
OF: Hunter Payne, Sr., Bear River
OF: Zach Hansen, Sr., Canyon View
P: Ryan Taylor, Sr., Juan Diego
P: Kyle Church, Jr., Delta
P: Jason Holmes, Sr., Canyon View
P: Darwin Johnson, Sr., Desert Hills
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Class 3A second team
C: Lex Nielson, Jr., Canyon View
1B: Robert Torgerson, Sr., Richfield
2B: Jaren McCourt, Sr., Carbon
3B: Dylan Brock, Sr., Hurricane
SS: Hayden Basinger, Sr., Carbon
UTIL: Julian Tamllos, Jr., Carbon
OF: Kash Jewkes, Sr., Emery
OF: Skyler Barkdull, Sr., Park City
OF: Hadley Myers, Sr., Delta
OF: Alex Munns, Sr., Bear River
P: Gage Bigelow, Sr., Carbon
P: Dixon Marble, Sr., Bear River
P: Troy Ogilvie, Sr., Wasatch
P: Andrew Nelson, Sr., Grantsville
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Class 2A first team
MVP: Morgun Phelps, Jr., Enterprise
C: Rylan Anderson, Jr., Gunnison
1B: A.J. Simkins, Sr., Enterprise
2B: Parker Laub, Jr., Enterprise
3B: Dillon Ortwein, Sr., N. Sevier
SS: Slade Edwards, Sr., Beaver
UTIL: Brandon Winn, Sr., S. Sevier
OF: Bo Fotheringham, Sr., Beaver
OF: Slade Moyle, Sr., Enterprise
OF: Colby Warren, So., Parowan
OF: Michael Hales, Sr., N. Sevier
P: Ty Bartholomew, Jr., Gunnison
P: Kade Larsen, Sr., N. Sevier
P: Colton Kreth, Jr., Beaver
P: Stetler Shumway, Sr., San Juan
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Class 2A second team
C: Josh Pasini, Sr., Enterprise
1B: Brogan Neal, Sr., Gunnison
2B: T.J. Stevens, Fr., Millard
3B: Rhett Bassett, Sr., Parowan
SS: Colton Piep, Sr., N. Sevier
UTIL: Kody Snow, Sr., N. Sevier
OF: Jantz Jensen, Sr., Gunnison
OF: Caden Pickett, Sr., Parowan
OF: Logan Meyer, So., San Juan
OF: Alex Whitbeck, Sr., Beaver
P: Dakota Bullock, So., Millard
P: Austin Gleave, Jr., S. Sevier
P: Sam Myers, So., Beaver
P: Tyler Nielsen, Sr., San Juan -
The teams
All-State baseball teams (pdf) • http://bit.ly/iD2Zye
All-State baseball MVPs (pdf) • http://bit.ly/mfkZbL
