Central Mountain’s Blake Walker Named First Team All-State
MILL HALL – Central Mountain junior Blake Walker has earned one of the top honors in Pennsylvania high school baseball, being named to the Class 5A First Team All-State as an infielder by the Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association.
Walker joins an elite list of players from across the state after a stellar 2025 campaign for the Wildcats. He finished the season with a .462 batting average, 23 RBIs, seven doubles, and six home runs. On the mound, he posted a 1-0 record with a perfect 0.00 ERA over 6 2/3 innings, striking out 11 and issuing no walks.
The full First Team included:
Pitchers: Nick Bradley (Abington Heights), Cael Hafner (North Pocono), Austin Havertime (Radnor), Colby Weber (Shaler), Jonathan Strohecker (Palmyra)
Catchers: Hunter Strohm (Lower Dauphin), Joe Rispoli (Shaler)
Infielders: Dylan Keith (Bangor), Ryan Petras (Bethel Park), Blake Walker (Central Mountain), Isaiah Shayter (Elizabethtown), Jake Reese (North Pocono), Silvio Giardina (Pittston Area)
Outfielders: Aiden Willard (Palmyra), Kaden Coyne (Dallas), Eric Berman (Upper Dublin), Thomas LaCoe (Abington Heights)
Utility: Jeremy Haigh (Fox Chapel), Mark Voterro Jr. (West York)
Walker’s recognition reflects both his individual talent and the success of the Central Mountain baseball program. Congratulations to Blake and the Wildcats on a memorable season.
