Five players from Metro area high schools have been named to the Class 4A all-state baseball teams, the Iowa Newspaper Association announced Tuesday.

Austin Stroschein of Linn-Mar, Brandt Ollinger of Linn-Mar and Ty Mougin of Prairie were named second team all-state by the INA.

Jimmy Roth of Linn-Mar and Zach Brown of Xavier were named third team all-state.

Stroschein, a senior, was named all-state as a pitcher. He compiled an 8-1 record with a 1.63 ERA. Stroschein will continue his baseball career at DMACC.

Ollinger, a sophomore third baseman, led the Mississippi Valley Conference in hitting with a .463 average with four home runs and 36 RBIs.

Mougin, a senior shortstop, hit .435 with one home run and 31 RBIs. He will play baseball at Wartburg College next year.

Roth, a senior infielder, hit .419 with one homer and 32 RBIs. He will play basketball at Upper Iowa University.

Brown, a senior, was named third team all-state as an infielder. He hit .344 with two home runs and 31 RBIs. Brown plans to play baseball at Central College.

Linn-Mar (27-16) and Xavier (25-16) reached the Class 4A state tournament this year. Prairie (27-13) lost to Xavier in the substate finals in 12 innings.