Makeever, Pope, Wintersteller take top honors; 21 earn All-TF Baseball

BUCYRUS — Twenty one talented players across Crawford County garnered postseason recognition this spring which means this year’s All-Telegraph-Forum Baseball Team is comprised of all 21 split evenly across the first, second, and third team, along with honorable mentions.

But there was one positional player that stood out above the rest, along with a pair of pitchers teams dreaded facing this season.

Bucyrus sophomore Wyatt Makeever led the area and the league with a .471 batting average, 40 hits (10 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run), 27 runs, 14 RBIs, 11 walks drawn, 12 stolen bases, .545 on-base percentage, and a .671 slugging percentage. He was named first team All-Northern 10 and first team All-District 9 in Division VI, and he is the Telegraph-Forum Baseball Player of the Year for 2026.

Wynford’s Drew Pope and Colonel Crawford’s Van Wintersteller were two of the best pitchers in the league and greater area. Pope started 12 games with a 6-3 record and in 69⅓ innings struck out 64 batters, walked 16, allowed 17 earned runs, carried a 1.72 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and .180 BAA earning second team All-Northern 10 and second team All-District 9 in Division VI. Wintersteller also logged 12 starts with an 8-5 record and in 72 innings struck out 76, walked 32, allowed 18 earned runs, carried a 1.75 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and .249 BAA earning first team All-Northern 10 and first team All-District 9 in Division VI — they are the Telegraph-Forum Pitchers of the Year in 2026.

Below are the All-Telegraph-Forum baseball teams in full for the 2026 season.

Wyatt Makeever, Bucyrus, so.

Division VI First Team District 9; First Team Northern 10

Van Wintersteller, Colonel Crawford, sr.

Division VI First Team District 9; First Team Northern 10

Brayden Campbell, Wynford, sr.

Division VI First Team District 9; First Team Northern 10

Kurt Hay, Galion, so.

Division IV Second Team District 9; First Team Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

Drew Pope, Wynford, sr.

Division VI Second Team District 9; Second Team Northern 10

Grady Riggle, Colonel Crawford, so.

Division VI Second Team District 9; Honorable Mention Northern 10

Kane Hay, Galion, so.

Division IV Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

Quentin Kapp, Crestline, jr.

Division VII Honorable Mention District 9; First Team Mid-Buckeye Conference

Jeremiah Fishpaw, Buckeye Central, sr.

Division VII Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Northern 10

Trey Longwell, Galion, sr.

Division IV Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

Parker Weithman, Colonel Crawford, jr.

Division VI Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Northern 10

Landon Miller, Wynford, jr.

Division VI Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Northern 10

Auston Henson, Crestline, sr.

Division VII Honorable Mention District 9; First Team Mid-Buckeye Conference

Brayden Holt, Colonel Crawford, sr.

Division VI Honorable Mention District 9; Second Team Northern 10

Dawson Hefner, Crestline, jr.

First Team Mid-Buckeye Conference

Caydin Jarvis, Buckeye Central, sr.

Second Team Northern 10

Isaac Makeever, Bucyrus, fr.

Division VI Honorable Mention District 9; Honorable Mention Northern 10

Emory Main, Galion, fr.

Honorable Mention Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference

Weston Clark, Crestline, jr.

Honorable Mention Mid-Buckeye Conference

Collin Hulsmeyer, Wynford, sr.

Division VI Honorable Mention District 9; Honorable Mention Northern 10

Lance Cole, Buckeye Central, sr.

Division VII Honorable Mention District 9; Honorable Mention Northern 10

Hunter Caudill, Buckeye Central; Hayden Hafner, Buckeye Central; London Wade, Bucyrus; Micah Burke, Bucyrus; Nate McCartney, Colonel Crawford; Tyce Lisle, Colonel Crawford; Crew Gaskill, Crestline; Brayden Winemiller, Crestline; Jackson Henry, Galion; Ben Albert, Galion; Jaxon Tate, Wynford; Clay Rogers, Wynford.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: 21 players lead All-Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum Baseball Teams 2026