With that in mind, the league’s coaches have named him the Player of the Year.

In 14 league games, the junior catcher/pitcher hit .537 with 14 extra-base hits, including three home runs. His offensive stats played out to a 1.710 on base-plus-slugging percentage.

Gowanda senior Carter Capozzi was named the league’s Pitcher of the Year after leading the Panthers to a perfect 14-0 league mark and the division title. Capozzi went 4-0 with a 1.15 earned run average while striking out 38 batters in 30 1-3 innings on the mound.

Stenstrom was joined on the league’s First Team by a pair of teammates: senior Logan Johnson and sophomore Isaiah Washington. Johnson hit .295 with 15 runs batted in while Washington hit .292 with 17 runs scored and a .946 fielding percentage.

OBSERVER File Photo Falconer's Erik Stenstrom was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball Player of the Year.

Capozzi was joined on the First Team by three teammates: senior Seth Geiger, junior Drew Kota and sophomore Aiden Geiger. Seth Geiger hit .308 with 15 runs scored and a .500 on base percentage; Kota hit .317 with three doubles and two triples while driving in 14 runs and scoring 19; and Aiden Geiger hit .480 with five doubles and three triples while driving in 21 runs and scoring 17.

Third-place Randolph had a pair of players on the First Team in senior Bryson Pitts and junior Randall Nottingham. Pitts hit .473 with four doubles while driving in 16 runs and scoring 19 while Nottingham hit .403 with 11 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

Fourth-place Ellicottville was represented by pitcher Rylan Benjamin on the First Team. The junior went 3-3 with a 1.21 ERA while striking out 57 batters in 40 2-3 innings on the mound.

Portville had a pair of seniors named to the First Team in Aidan DeFazio and Dylan Chudy. DeFazio hit .298 with 14 RBIs and 17 runs scored while Chudy hit .385 with 10 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

FIRST TEAM

OBSERVER File Photo Gowanda's Drew Kota was named a CCAA Division 3 first-team all-star.

Carter Capozzi, Senior, Pitcher, Gowanda

Rylan Benjamin, Junior, Pitcher, Ellicottville

Erik Stenstrom, Junior, Catcher, Falconer

Bryson Pitts, Senior, Infielder, Randolph

Aiden Geiger, Sophomore, Infielder, Gowanda

Randall Nottingham, Junior, Infielder, Randolph

Aidan DeFazio, Senior, Infielder, Portville

Isaiah Washington, Sophomore, Infielder, Falconer

Logan Johnson, Senior, Outfielder, Falconer

Drew Kota, Junior, Outfielder, Gowanda

Seth Geiger, Senior, Outfielder, Gowanda

Dylan Chudy, Senior, Utilityman, Portville

SECOND TEAM

Aidan Taylor, Junior, Pitcher, Randolph

Colton Rhinehart, Freshman, Pitcher, Falconer

Vincent Montaldi, Senior, Catcher, North Collins

Parker John, Senior, Catcher, Ellicottville

Kevin McElwain, Senior, Infielder, Randolph

Ty Koskinski, Senior, Infielder, Portville

Conner Brentley, Sophomore, Infielder, Falconer

Trevin Lane, Senior, Infielder, Franklinville

Kyan Austin, Junior, Outfielder, Gowanda

Cameron Mendell, Senior, Outfielder, Ellicottville

Jayden Fish, Junior, Utilityman, Gowanda

HONORABLE MENTION

Cattaraugus-Little Valley: Caleb Aguiar (Soph.)

Ellicottville: AJ Myers (Fresh.)

Falconer: Chase Bianco (Jr.)

Franklinville: Mason Blecha (Jr.)

Gowanda: Nicholas Smuda (Jr.)

North Collins: Walter Ebersole (Sr.)

Portville: Jo Dieteman (Jr.)

Randolph: Gavin Senn (Jr.)