Baxter trio lands on 1A Central District squad

Baxter sophomore Colton Moffit tied for the second most starts in Class 1A as the Bolts’ top pitcher this summer.

Sophomore Cael Wishman ranked in the top 20 in the class in batters he threw out trying to steal and junior Perrin Sulzle led the Bolts in total bases and steals and tied for the team lead in hits and runs.

The Baxter trio helped the Bolts tie for a school record 10 wins and all three were named to the 1A Central District squad recently.

Sulzle earned his spot as a first-team outfielder, while Moffit grabbed one of the first-team utility spots. Wishman was a second-team catcher.

Sulzle ranked second on the Bolts with a .390 batting average and his on-base percentage was .478. His 37 total bases and 21 steals led the squad and his 30 hits and 24 runs tied for the team lead.

He also finished with 14 RBIs, seven walks, five doubles and six hit by pitches and his fielding percentage was .943.

Moffit was 6-3 as the Bolts’ ace pitcher. His 13 starts ranked tied for second in 1A and his earned run average was 2.04.

Moffit struck out 88 batters in 61 2/3 innings and opponents batted only .207 against him. His fielding percentage was .953 and he added 14 hits, seven RBIs, eight walks and 14 total bases at the plate.

Wishman threw out nine batters trying to steal a base, which ranked tied for 16th in 1A. His fielding percentage was .912.

At the plate, Wishman batted .357 and had an OBP of .506. He led Baxter with 12 walks and two homers and added 20 hits, 17 runs, five doubles, 19 RBIs, 33 total bases, seven hit by pitches and 11 steals.

The 1A Central District first team also included BCLUW’s Calvin Zoske and Ankeny Christian Academy’s Eli Christensen.

The second team featured Colo-NESCO’s Drew Banks, BCLUW’s Cael Keller, North Tama’s Josh Dostal and Kayler Morris and four players from Madrid.