Vote: Make your choice for Local Player of the Week for April 5-10 – Abilene Reporter-News
Here are the top performers from the Abilene high schools vying to be the Reporter-News Local Player of the Week for the week ending April 10.
We continue to give you a vote in the Player of the Week selection process. The poll opens every Monday at 2 p.m. and stays open through Wednesday at 2 p.m. The winner will be announced Wednesday night and in Thursday’s paper.
This year, the public vote will account for part of the selection process.
The six nominees for the Week of April 5-10 are:
Matthew Ezzell, Abilene High, Baseball
Ezzell was the main source of offense for the Eagles in two games against Odessa High. In Friday’s 10-2 loss, he had a hit and the team’s only RBI while going 2 for 3 with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run in Saturday’s 7-6 victory. He finished the week with three hits and three RBIs in two games.
Jadyn Fernandez, Wylie, Softball
Fernandez had a game to remember as the Lady Bulldogs beat in-town rival Cooper on Tuesday. She drove in four of the team’s six runs in the 6-4 win on four hits, including the game-winning, walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. She added two more hits, including a triple, and another run scored in Friday’s loss to district co-leader Lubbock Monterey to finish the week 6 for 8 with a triple, home run, four RBIs and two runs scored.
Brooks Gay, Wylie, Baseball
Gay turned in another impressive performance to beat No. 12 Lubbock Monterey 3-2. He went all seven innings to earn the win, allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He threw a first-pitch strike to 20 of the 28 batters he faced and needed 92 pitches to get through the complete game.
Jack Keefer, Cooper, Baseball
Keefer helped the Cougars split against Lubbock Monterey last week. He went 7 for 8 with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored with a batting average of .875, an OBP of .875 and a slugging percentage of 1.125. He also earned the save in Friday’s 8-4 win, pitching three innings of one-run ball, giving up three hits and two walks while striking out four.
Angelina Arriaga, Cooper, Softball
Arriaga put together a pair of strong performances for the Lady Cougars. Against Wylie, she hit a three-run home run, although it ended up coming in a 6-4 loss. She added two more RBIs on a pair of hits in the 11-3 win against Lubbock-Cooper.
Braden Baker, Abilene Christian, Baseball
Baker was a bright spot at the plate as the were swept by Covenant Classical in a Tuesday doubleheader. He had two of the team’s hits, including a triple, in the 6-0 Game 1 loss. Baker then went 2 for 4 with a double and another triple, a run and three RBIs in the 7-6 setback in Game 2.
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Jordan Hofeditz covers Abilene high schools and colleges, Big Country schools and other local sports. Follow him on Twitter at @jhofeditz. If you appreciate locally drive news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.