Casco’s Owen Deprez had a combined five hits in a Shoreland Baseball League semifinal sweep of Ashwaubenon Monday and Wednesday nights, sending the A’s into their third straight league championship series.

In Monday’s 8-3 win, Deprez had a pair of hits and three runs batted in. On Wednesday in Casco, he went 3-for-4 at the plate and threw a three-hitter in a seven-inning, 10-0 shutout, striking out eight.

Collin Lacey earned the win Monday night at Ashwaubenon. He went nine innings, striking out 14. Mitch Jandrin and Trevor Reinhardt each had two hits while combining to knock in three runs. Kyle Routhieaux and Patrick Daniels also each had a pair of hits.

At Village Park, Kordell Draves had an RBI single in the first inning before the A’s broke it open with five runs in the second. Lacey doubled home a run, Deprez had an RBI single and Reinhardt drove in a pair.

Patrick Daniels and Reinhardt went back-to-back in the fourth, blasting solo home runs, and Routhieaux added a two-run shot in the sixth. Reinhardt and Draves each had a pair of hits.

The Chiefs turned it around at home Wednesday night, 10-5. Cale Beckman struck out 9 in 5.1 innings, and Waylon Delain earned the save.

Reese Berg had two hits and four RBI, Brett Paulsen two hits including a double and two RBI, and Connor Kilgore a pair of hits to lead Kewaunee.

The Chiefs were scheduled to host Denmark in game three Thursday night (after our deadline) for a shot at hosting Casco for game one of the championship series Monday night.
Casco and Kewaunee split during the regular season, the Chiefs winning 3-0 at home July 24 and the A’s winning at Casco 10-4 July 29.

Meanwhile, the Devilbears split with the A’s, winning 5-0 June 15 and falling at Casco, 3-2 Aug. 3. Kewaunee beat Denmark twice in the regular season, 5-4 June 17 and 5-3 July 17.

All-Shoreland

Casco pitcher and outfielder Owen Deprez was named the 2026 Shoreland League’s Most Valuable Player, becoming the seventh A’s player in team history to win the award.

Deprez had a league-high 64 strikeouts in 31.2 innings pitched, with a 3-1 record in six appearances. His earned run average was 0.85 and opponent’s batting average was just .169.

Meanwhile, teammate Noah Lindsley won back-to-back Shoreland Pitcher of the Year awards. He was 4-0 with an ERA of just 0.29, including throwing a no-hitter in one of his starts. In 30.2 innings pitched, he struck out 32 batters while walking just eight, and allowed opponents to average just .179 at the plate.

In addition to those two, teammates Mitch Jandrin (catcher), Trevor Reinhardt (infielder) and Patrick Daniels (outfield) also made the All-Shoreland team. Deprez earned spots at both pitcher and outfielder.

Other first-teamers were Algoma’s Brady Kita (catcher) and Jaden Diller (outfield), and Kewaunee’s Alex Rohr (infield) and Brett Paulsen (outfield).

While he didn’t pitch enough to qualify for any awards there, Paulsen struck out 14 of the 17 batters he faced over 5.1 innings in three games. He didn’t allow a hit.

Receiving honorable mention was Algoma outfielder Jack Peterson and Kewaunee pitcher Joe Anderson.

Kewaunee’s Andy Barta was named Manager of the Year.