Prep baseball: Fort Madison lands four on All-Southeast Conference teams | Daily Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa

The Fort Madison High School baseball team had its fair share of ups and downs this season.

After losing six straight games to open the season, the Bloodhounds hit their stride late in the year and were playing some of their best baseball down the stretch.

A 7-4 win over Burlington ultimately cost the Grayhounds the Southeast Conference title. Fort Madison then swept Washington and finished SEC play with a 7-8 record.

Fort Madison went 0-14 against non-conference opponents. The Bloodhounds played Burlington Notre Dame tough and saw its season come to a close with a loss to perennial power Cedar Rapids Xavier in a Class 3A substate quarterfinal game.

Fort Madison landed four players on the All-Southeast Conference teams as voted on by the coaches.

Leading the way is senior Tateum Schelich. Schelich, who played second base and did some pitching, was named to the first team as a utility player. He hit .359 with a .378 on-base percentage and a .410 slugging percentage. He was 28-for-78 at the plate with four doubles, scored 12 runs, drove in 10 runs and stole three bases. On the hill, Schelich was 0-1 with a 5.88 ERA. In 8 1/3 innings, he allowed 16 hits and seven earned runs, walked 13 and struck out five. He committed seven errors in 60 chances with 30 putouts and 23 assists.

Freshman Owen Huffman was selected to the second team as a pitcher. Huffman went 2-2 with a 2.86 ERA. In 29 1/3 innings, he allowed 28 hits and 12 earned runs, walked 12 and struck out 38. He made just two errors in 40 chances with 30 putouts and eight assists. He also hit .229 with a .349 on-base percentage and a .271 slugging percentage. He had one double and one triple, scored 10 runs, drove in five runs and stole three bases.

Huey, a senior, played shortstop and pitched. He hit .246 with a .395 on-base percentage and a .246 slugging percentage. He scored 15 runs, drove in six runs and stole one base. He committed 13 errors in 77 chances with 24 putouts and 40 assists. On the mound, Huey was 0-3 with a 2.43 ERA. In 31 2/3 innings, he allowed 26 hits and 11 earned runs, walked 13 and struck out 24.

Cashman, a senior center fielder, hit .274 with a .376 on-base percentage and a .356 slugging percentage. He had four doubles and one triple, scored 13 runs, drove in six runs and stole two bases. He did not commit an error in 49 chances with 48 putouts and one assist.