Fresh off another 17 plus win season, the Lone Tree Lion baseball team had several players named to this year’s All-Conference squad by the coach of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference. Senior Erik Murry and sophomore Jovonte Squires highlighted the Lions’ selections by being named first team all-conference athletes.

Murry is one of the conference’s two first team all-conference pitcher selections. Murry struck out a career high 117 batters this season, 32 more than any other pitcher in the league. His seven victories on the mound tied Mediapolis’s Kelton Gourley for the most in the SEISC.

Squires is one of the conference’s two first team all conference catcher choice. He posted a 1.000 percent fielding percentage in 128 chances, recording 110 put outs and assisted on 18 others. Squires stole 39 bases in 40 chances during the season, ranking him third in the conference and his 30 runs scored was the sixth best mark in the league.

Sophomore Ross Swinton made the second team all-conference squad as an outfielder. Swinton was tied for third on the team in runs batted in (16), and was fifth on the team in batting average (.267), runs scored (15) and outfield assists (16).

Senior Ty Schillerstrom and sophomore Dawson Swails were selected to the all-conference honorable mention team.

Lone Tree ended the baseball season 18-10 overall , finishing in a fourth place tie with Louisa-Muscatine in the SEISC North standings with an 11-7 record. The Lions fell one game short of a return trip to the state tournament, falling 8-1 to the Van Buren Warriors (29-0) in the Class 1A Subdistrict 5 championship on Tuesday.