Which area baseball players earned All-State honors?
Pennfield's Cody Hultink is going to play against the best of the best after being invited to the 40th annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Baseball Classic. The Panthers' Hultink, who has signed to play next year at the University of Michigan, will be a part of the West squad in the June 28 game at Comerica Park in Detroit. Hultink is among a handful of area players who were also named to the MHSBCA All-State Team, released this week. A shortstop, Hultink is a two-time All-State First-Team selection in Division 2. Hultink led Pennfield with a .546 batting average, with a team-high 53 hits, while adding 32 walks for a .667 on-base percentage. Earning Enquirer All-City and all-league honors in the Interstate 8 Conference, Hultink also had 36 RBIs, with 51 runs scored, adding five home runs and five triples. From the area, Olivet's Easton Rankin was also First-Team in Division 2. Pennfield's Cam Reichel was named Second-Team All-State  In Division 3, Homer's DeMaso LeBron earned Second-Team honors. In Division 4, Michael Barkman of Colon was First-Team