3rd & 4th Year End Awards

Following are the year-end awards for 3rd & 4th Baseball



Step In/Step Up Award: Katie Price for stepping in to help the 2007 3rd & 4th baseball team and stepping up with a gutsy performance and not backing down after being brushed back on an inside pitch in her first at-bat. (Katie, in her first at-bat versus live pitching, got an inside fastball that brushed her jersey as it went by, Katie stepped right back in the box and made several good swings in her at-bat facing boys 2 years older than her)

Step In/Step Up Award: Jared Roberts for stepping in to help the 2007 3rd & 4th baseball team and stepping up with a hit in his first at-bat versus live pitching. (Jared hit the 2nd live pitch he had seen at this level for a solid single up the middle)

Gutsiest Player of the Year: Parker Eley for never backing down after being hit in his first 2 at-bats of the year but getting right back in there and getting good at-bats and hits all year. (Parker finished the final 2 games putting the ball in play all 4 at-bats and getting 2 hits)

Defensive player of the Year: Garret Tiarks for always seeming to be in the right place at the right time and getting us key outs when we needed them. (Garret finished with 8 putouts and 4 assists).

Most improved Defensive Player of the Year: Austin Britten for starting the year not knowing where to throw the ball or when to cover a base to finishing the year by making the right decisions. (Austin started being a little unsure of himself and where to go but continued to work and made several nice plays knocking the ball down and holding runners to singles by throwing to the right base. He also had an unassisted putout at 2nd, knocking the ball down and without hestation forcing the runner at 2nd)

Most Improved Offensive Player of the Year: Nic Price for starting the year with an awkward swing but working hard and ending the year with a good stroke and putting the bat on the ball consistently. (Nic was consistently putting the ball in play and getting quality hits for us)

Most Determined Player of the Year: Ben Pepper for always being determined to get us a key hit or make the play to get us out of an inning all year. (Ben always had a determined look on his face but if he swung and missed he would dig his feet in and really concentrate and it usually resulted in a ball in play or base hit for us, the same occurred on defense as it seemed when we really needed an out Ben seemed to be in the right place to get it for us)

Utility Player of the Year: Grant Tiarks for playing every position we put him in well and getting us the big hit when we needed it. (Grant led the team with 11 putouts and 3 assists on defense and lead the team in slugging % at .588 with 2 triples and a double on the year)

Triple Threat Player of the Year: Jared Johnson for being a triple threat in every game with his hitting and base-running, his catching prowess, and his pitching performances. (Jared led-off for us and used his speed and bat to pressure the opposing teams to make plays. Jared caught in every game he played and when not catching usually took the mound for us. Jared finished with a 2.00 ERA, striking out 19 batters)

Single Game Performance of the Year: Jeff Haskin for his game against Colo where he got his first hit of the year and fouled off 4 consecutive pitches against Colo's top pitcher to stay alive, he pitched against 4 batters, striking out 2 of them, he had an unassisted putout and an assist for the game. (Jeff hit well all year but just couldn't catch a break getting one to fall in, against Colo Jeff had the best all-around performance of the year for the team)

Offensive Player of the Year: Dylan Gill for leading the team in batting average, and being near the top in all offensive catergories. (Dylan hit .385 on the year as well as having a slugging % of .538, He had 2 RBI's, scored 2 runs, and netted 2 doubles on the year)

Ace Pitcher of the Year: Alex Good for being our dominant pitcher all year and for being the one we could count on to get the out. (Alex faced 47 batters, allowed only 7 hits, only 1 earned run allowed, 33 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.730)

Most Valuable Player of the Year: Peyton Larsen for his all-around performance all year. (Peyton faced 50 batters while pitching and allowed only 2 earned runs fininshing with a 1.543 ERA, he had 2 assists on defense, made good relay throws on cutoffs, and batted .368 with a slugging % of .579, leading the team in hits with 7 and having 4 doubles, 3 runs and 2 RBI's on the year)

The Royals finished the year with 5 wins and 5 losses but showed great improvement as the year progressed finishing with 4 wins in a row.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable rest of the summer!!!