Manhattan High baseball was well represented in postseason honors following another state tournament season, with nine Indians earning All-Centennial League recognition and three players receiving Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches All-State honors.

The Indians finished 21-5, captured a regional championship and advanced to the Class 6A state tournament for the second consecutive season.

Senior pitcher Brayson Gnirk and the Newton brothers, Asher and Sawyer, headlined the league selections as first-team All-Centennial League picks.

Gnirk also earned second-team All-State honors after serving as Manhattan’s ace throughout the season. The senior logged 64 innings across 11 starts, finishing 9-2 with 64 strikeouts, 10 walks and a 1.75 ERA. At the plate, he added a .253 batting average, a .412 on-base percentage and a team-high 19 walks.

Sophomore leadoff hitter Asher Newton joined Gnirk on the All-State second team after producing one of the top offensive seasons in the league. Asher Newton hit .390 with a .519 on-base percentage and a 1.190 OPS. He led the Indians in triples (six), home runs (two), RBI (28), runs scored (28) and stolen bases (16).

Senior shortstop Sawyer Newton rounded out Manhattan’s first-team all-league selections. He batted .326 with a .406 on-base percentage and a .941 OPS while scoring 27 runs and stealing 14 bases.

Three more Indians earned second-team All-Centennial League recognition in Mclain Aslin, Carter Goodpasture and Jackson Goos.

Goodpasture also received honorable mention All-State honors after compiling a 7-0 record with a 2.35 ERA and 39 strikeouts across 38 2/3 innings in nine starts.

Goos hit .338 with a .500 on-base percentage and a .993 OPS. He led the Indians with six doubles while driving in 22 runs. Aslin finished the season batting .339 with a .494 on-base percentage and a .978 OPS, adding 19 RBI and 26 runs scored.

Riland Boyer, Easton Duff and Greyson Wassenberg were named honorable mention All-Centennial League selections.

Boyer posted a .411 batting average while recording a .542 on-base percentage and 1.042 OPS. He also led Manhattan with 20 singles. Duff made a major impact on the mound, finishing 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA over 36 1/3 innings. Behind the plate, Wassenberg compiled a .403 on-base percentage and handled one of the league’s top pitching staffs.

Manhattan head coach Don Hess was selected as the Centennial League Co-Coach of the Year after guiding the Indians to another 20-win season. Hess also reached a career milestone during the spring, earning his 500th career victory before finishing the year with a 513-151 record.