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By FRED KRONER
St. Joseph-Ogden Baseball
Two St. Joseph-Ogden baseball players – seniors Luke Landrus and Braxton Waller – were among 24 high school athletes statewide chosen for the Illinois Coaches Association Class 2A All-State first team.
Landrus was primarily a pitcher and a catcher for a 32-5 SJ-O squad. Waller was both a catcher and a first baseman.
Fourteen of the Class 2A selections were seniors, eight were juniors and two were sophomores.
Waller hit .478 for the season and drove in a school-record 67 runs. He swatted 14 doubles, one triple and seven home runs. Waller stole nine bases.
Landrus compiled a .462 batting average. He hammered 15 doubles, five triples and four home runs. Landrus stole 22 bases. Landrus knocked in 52 runs.
On the mound, Landrus finished with an 8-1 record and 1.69 earned run average. He struck out 60 batters in 37 1/3 innings.
