The Lootpress Player of the Week Award, sponsored by Bodyworks and The Law Offices of Brandon Steele, has returned for softball and baseball season.
Below are the candidates for the third week of the season. Voting will close Monday at midnight. The fan vote will be used in the event of a tie.
In order for a player to be eligible or nominated, the stat keeper or coach must report all scores throughout the week, WIN OR LOSE. Scores can be reported to Tylerjackson@lootpress.com and Rustyudy@lootpress.com. Doing so is simple. All you need to do is take a picture of the official scorebook for both teams, or a screenshot of the gamechanger box and send it to us.
Teams reporting scores this week: Independence, Wyoming East, Greenbrier East, Beckley, Shady Spring, Liberty, Westside, Bluefield, Midland Trail.
- Michael McKinney, Independence – McKinney was 3 for 8 at the plate this week but made a lot of noise with those three hits. Two of them were home runs, including a grand slam against rival Shady Spring. Overall he drove in seven runs as the fourth-ranked Patriots toppled the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in Class AA this week.
- Jacob Howard, Wyoming East – Howard helped Wyoming East to a pair of wins this week, going 4 for 7 at the plate with a home run and four RBI.
- Hunter Harmon, Bluefield – In eight at-bats, Harmon collected four hits and drove in four runs, helping the Beavers split on the week.
- Cade Kincaid, Midland Trail – In a win against Westside, Kincaid collected four hits and drove in five runs as the Patriots topped the Renegades 15-1.
- Jake Roshau, Greenbrier East – Roshau picked up two wins, pitching 12.2 innings and striking out 18 batters this week for the Spartans who went 3-0 this past week. Roashau earned the win in both games he pitched in.
Cast Your Vote Below!
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2022 Player of the Week winners
Week 1: Atticus Goodson, Independence
Week 2: Ryker Brown, Bluefield
