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Conference champion Shawnee Heights swept the 2025 All-United Kansas Conference individual baseball honors, led by senior Deacon Pomeroy , who was named the UKC player of the year by conference coaches for the second straight season.

Shawnee Heights' Deacon Pomeroy was named the UKC player of the year for the second straight season. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]

Shawnee Heights junior Cambren Floberg has been named the UKC pitcher of the year by conference coaches. [File photo/TSN]

T-Bird junior Cambren Floberg was named the conference pitcher of the year while first-year Heights coach Jason Brown was tapped as the coach of the year after leading the T-Birds to a Class 5A state tournament berth.

Pomeroy, a standout pitcher and catcher, was named to the All-UKC team as a utility player, and is joined on the first team by junior pitcher Brody Cooper and junior outfielder Makade Orton.

Seaman is represented on the first team by sophomore Axton Brewer, who was named to the UKC team at pitcher and designated hitter.

Shawnee Heights and Seaman combined to put six players on the All-UKC second team, with the T-Birds represented by Floberg and senior infielders Braeden Johnston and Carson Garner while the Vikings put senior catcher David Dobbs, junior infielder Cooper Hayes and senior infielder Max Huston on the second team.

Five city players earned All-UKC honorable mention.

ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE BASEBALL

First team

Pitchers -- Will Howard, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Axton Brewer, so., Seaman; Brody Cooper, jr., Shawnee Heights.

Catcher -- Will Howard, sr., Basehor-Linwood.

Infielders -- Garrett Pierce, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Bryce Fullen, jr., Lansing; Frankie Giamalva, jr., Leavenworth; Myles Ross, jr., Piper; Erickson George, sr., KC-Turner.

Outfielders -- Trey West, sr., Basehor-Linwood; Noah Thompson, sr., De Soto; Julian Simon, jr., Leavenworth; Makade Orton, sr., Shawnee Heights. 

Utility -- Deacon Pomeroy, sr., Shawnee Heights.

Designated hitter -- Axton Brewer, so., Seaman.

Second team

Pitchers -- Brad Janes, sr., De Soto; Noah Thompson, sr., De Soto; Cambren Floberg, jr., ShawneeHeights.

Catcher -- David Dobbs, sr., Seaman.

Infielders -- Chase Young, jr., Basehor-Linwood; Cooper Hayes, jr., Seaman; Max Huston, sr., Seaman; Braeden Johnston, sr., Shawnee Heights; Carson Garner, sr., Shawnee Heights.

Outfielder -- Cole Martinez, sr., De Soto; Brady Seber, jr., Lansing; Gabe Fryman, jr., Leavenworth; Mason Porter, jr., Piper.

Utility -- Reid Oakley, sr., Lansing.

Designated hitter -- Phoenix Thompson, sr., De Soto.

Honorable mention

Basehor-Linwood -- Caden Puderbaugh, jr.; Steven Zimbelman, jr.. De Soto -- Drew Parks, sr. Lansing -- Aden Leftwich, jr.; Trey Boden, fr.; Chase Legualt, so.; Jake Tharnish, sr.; Zach Grossnicke, sr. Leavenworth -- Henry Rambo, sr.; Noah Davis, jr.; Pierce Gray, jr. Piper -- Judah Monhollon, jr.; Jovahni Perez, sr.; Carter Laird, jr.; Dylan Eikenbary, so.; Kaiden Simons, jr. Seaman -- Bryer Finley, sr.; Cale Rosenberger, jr. Shawnee Heights -- Dolton Wyatt, sr. Topeka West -- Elijah Berg, sr.; Todd Franklin, sr. KC-Turner -- Jaden Lichtenberger, sr; Cruz Perez, sr.