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The Springfield News-Leader proudly recognized some of the top performers in high school baseball at the 2017 News-Leader Sports Awards.
The American Family Insurance ALL-USA Ozarks Postseason Baseball Team for 2017 honors players who consistently helped their teams win games throughout the season.
The 2017 News-Leader Baseball Player of the Year Award went to Aurora junior Wyatt Sparks.
Aurora went 27-3 and won the Class 4 baseball state championship with Sparks doing quite a bit of everything along the way. Sparks racked up 115 strikeouts on the season.