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 seventh 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, Princeton, Shady Spring, Beckley and James Monroe.
- Brooklyn Bird, Beckley – Bird finished the week with a .556 batting average, hit two doubles and driving in five runs, helping the Flying Eagles earn a spot in the sectional championship game.
- Josi Ervin, Greenbrier East – Ervin hit .667 with two doubles and drove in three runs but her biggest contribution to the Spartans’ cause came in the circle where she threw 11 innings of shutout ball across two games, allowing just five hits and going 2-0.
- Kaydence Weikle, James Monroe – Weikle hit .800 across two games (4-for-4), hitting three doubles and driving in two runs.
- Olivia Barnett, Shady Spring – Barnett went 4-for-5 across two games, hitting a double, driving in a run and drawing a walk to help the Tigers advance to the sectional championship game.
- Kayley Bane, Wyoming East – Bane hit .444 for the Lady Warriors throughout their three-game sectional tournament run. She drove in two runs, hit two doubles and scored two runs. She was also reliable behind the plate, throwing a runner out in the sectional championship game.
- Delaney Buckland, Independence – In three games Buckland struck out 38 batters and allowed just one run (unearned) to help the Patriots fight from the loser’s bracket to have a shot at defending their sectional crown.
Cast your Vote!
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2022 Player of the Week Winners
Week 1: Paige Laxton, Wyoming East
Week 2: Kayla Bird, Beckley
Week 3: Aubrey Smallwood, Beckley
Week 4: Paige Maynard, Shady Spring
Week 5: Emma Johnson, Princeton
Week 6: Savannah Brehm, Wyoming East
