GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - Three Gridley baseball players were selected to be on the All-Northern Section baseball team as it was announced on June 17.

According to the Chico Enterprise-Record, the selectees were voted on the team by a compilation of local media outlets that included the Chico ER, Appeal Democrat, Paradise Post, Redding Record Searchlight and MaxPreps.

Class of 2026 pitcher/utility Tanner Abbott was selected to the first team while 2024 catcher Bryar McWilliams and 2023 alumnus Michael Ryan were selected to the second team.

The three selectees were key components into helping Gridley accomplish multiple milestones throughout the season.

Abbott led the Bulldogs in wins (9) with a 9-2 record, innings pitched (47), strikeouts (76), and threw the only no-hitter for the Gridley pitching staff in a 10-0 win over Los Molinos on April 20.

On top of his dominant pitching numbers, Abbott contributed greatly at the plate offensively for the Bulldogs. His .355 batting average and 22 hits on the year were second best for Gridley.

The outlook for Abbott is high as Bulldogs head coach Javier Solis gets to have three more consecutive years of Abbott and a young pitching staff to make deep playoff runs with.

McWilliams locked down the plate this season as the catcher and Solis told the Herald that he is excited for another season with McWilliams behind the plate.

As a staple at the top of the Gridley lineup throughout the season, McWilliams led the Bulldogs in hits (26). His .351 batting average and team leading 85 plate appearances gave opposing pitchers issues as he was in the top three of the teams on base percentage for the year.

Solis told the Herald that McWilliams did a great job in the preparation for games behind the plate whether it was preparing his pitchers before a game getting them in the right mindset or remembering the deficiencies and tendencies of opposing hitters to take advantage.

Ryan was a four-year player on the Gridley roster and capped off his senior season with a bang that included a Northern Section Division III title along with leading the Bulldogs to the CIF Division IV NorCal final.

Ryan led Gridley with a .370 batting average and 13 extra-base hits. He led the Bulldogs in hit by pitches and walks at the plate along with being noted as the best leader/captain that Solis had ever had as a coach.

His leadership qualities included always picking a teammate up on the field, and he played multiple positions before ending his season in the outfield at his natural position.

Although Solis wasn’t awarded the baseball coach of the year for the NS, he deserves the recognition as being the head coach of the only NS team that reached any of the CIF NorCal finals.

In his first year at the helm of the program of his alma mater, Solis set the bar to a new level. After the loss to Sutter on June 3, Solis expressed to the Herald that now that they have made it to the final game of the season, their goal is to win the final game of the season.

Solis has a young pitching staff returning with Abbott and 2025 Garrett Francis leading the way and although some graduated this past season, the Bulldogs will be back in contention next season for another postseason crown.