Bemidji's Gunner Ganske earns Class AAAA all-state baseball honor
Gunner Ganske's all-state nod capped a .361 season with nine doubles, a triple and two homers, giving Bemidji another marker of program strength.
Bemidji High School got another sign that its baseball program is producing state-level talent when senior catcher Gunner Ganske was named to the Class AAAA all-state team. The honor, announced by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association on June 12, capped a season in which Ganske hit .361 with a 1.043 OPS and backed up the numbers with nine doubles, one triple and two home runs.
That production mattered because it came from a player who did more than carry a bat in the lineup. Minnesota Baseball Hub lists Ganske as a pitcher as well as a catcher, underscoring the value he brought to Bemidji on both ends of the game. For a school listed by the Minnesota State High School League as a Class 4A program in Region 8AA with an enrollment of 1,331, that kind of all-around profile helps explain why state coaches singled him out.
Ganske’s selection also gave Bemidji another measurable point of pride in a season that sent the Lumberjacks through a demanding schedule. Bemidji faced Brainerd, Moorhead, Hermantown, Elk River, Saint Michael-Albertville, Alexandria Area, Grand Rapids, Thief River Falls, Rock Ridge and St. Cloud Tech during the 2026 campaign, and Ganske’s numbers held up across that full slate of Minnesota competition. The honor was not just about one hot stretch at the plate. It reflected sustained production against a schedule built to test a team’s depth and consistency.
The recognition also landed alongside classroom achievement. Ganske was one of three Lumberjacks who earned academic honors, adding another layer to a senior season that already stood out for both performance and reliability. For Bemidji, that matters because all-state honors do more than decorate an individual résumé. They signal the standard the program is setting for younger players coming through Bemidji Area Schools, and they show that the Lumberjacks can develop athletes who draw statewide attention for complete play, not just highlights.
For Bemidji baseball, Ganske’s selection points to a program that continues to produce players capable of standing out in Minnesota’s upper classifications. It is another reminder that the Lumberjacks are not only winning local respect, but also building a reputation that reaches well beyond Beltrami County.
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