Week 4 KingCo 4A Players of the Week

KingCo 4A Baseball - Players of the Week
Week 4: April 13-18, 2009

Crest Division
Player of the Week: Michael Russo, Jr., Eastlake
Russo, a junior third baseman for the Wolves, is the winner of the Crest Division player of the week for week 4. Russo finished the week 3-for-9 (.333) with a triple, home run and 4 RBI. The triple turned out to be a game-winner in a 1-0 win over Ballard on Friday afternoon. Overall this season, Russo is batting .222 with four home runs and 15 RBI.

Also nominated: Dylan Davis, Redmond

Pitcher of the Week: Nick Hooper, Jr., Eastlake
Making the week 4 awards a clean sweep for Eastlake is junior right hander Nick Hooper, who picked up the hardware for Crest Division pitcher of the week. Making his first KingCo start of 2009, the junior came within one out of a no-hitter against Ballard on Friday. He needed just 76 pitches to go the distance, allowing just a double in the seventh inning. Hooper finished the day with 10 strikeouts against no walks. For the season, the right handed pitcher is 2-0 with an 0.55 ERA, with 2 walks and 13 punchouts in 12 2/3 innings.

Also nominated: Mac Acker, Redmond

Crown Division
Player of the Week: Eric Folkers, Sr., Lake Washington
Folkers, the senior corner infielder, becomes the second Kang in as many weeks to pick up the Crown Division player of the week award, following up teammate Chris Viltz who was the week 3 winner. Folkers won the week 4 award based on a week which saw him go 4-for-10 (.400) with a double, two home runs and five RBI. The highlight of the week was a two home run performance at Bellevue CC against Newport. Folkers is currently tied for the KingCo lead in home runs with 4, and leads all players with 16 RBI. Overall this season, Folkers is hitting .357 with 4 doubles, 4 home runs and 20 RBI.

Also nominated: Gene Watson, Bothell; Obadiah Taylor, Inglemoor

Pitcher of the Week: Brett DeRooy, Sr., Woodinville
In a week full of dominant pitching performances, Brett DeRooy is the winner of the Crown Division pitcher of the week award for week 4. The senior southpaw, who is headed to Washington State this year, was exceptional on Friday night, allowing just 3 hits and an earned run while striking out 11 in a win over Newport. For the season, DeRooy is 1-2 with a 3.43 ERA, recording 35 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings of work. His 29 strikeouts in KingCo play are good for 4th in the league.

Also nominated: Obadiah Taylor, Inglemoor; Kevin McShane, Bothell; Karl Myers, LW; Christian Kaiser, LW

Week 3 KingCo 4A Players of the Week

KingCo 4A Baseball - Players of the Week
Week 3: April 6 - 11, 2009

Crest Division
Player of the Week: Miles Perkins, Sr., Issaquah
Perkins, a senior outfielder for the Eagles, returned from a rib injury to earn Player of the Week honors in week 3. Miles finished the week 5-for-8 with a double and 2 RBI in leading Issaquah to a perfect 2-0 week in KingCo play. He joins fellow Eagles outfielder Spencer Rogers (week 1) in picking up player of the week hardware in 2009. For the season, Perkins is batting .435 with a double, 4 runs scored and 2 RBI.

Also nominated: None

Pitcher of the Week: Sean Gilman, Sr., Garfield
Gilman, a senior pitcher for the Bulldogs, wins this week's Crest Division Pitcher of the Week award based on a stellar performance last Thursday against Inglemoor. The left-hander went the distance in Garfield's first KingCo win of the season, allowing just six hits and a walk while striking out 7. He also finished the day 2-for-3 with 4 RBI, helping himself in the victory. For the season, Gilman is 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA, striking out 32 batters in 28 innings of work.

Also nominated: Shane Yarnell, Issaquah

Crown Division
Player of the Week: Chris Viltz, Sr., Lake Washington
Kangs right fielder Chris Viltz is the Week 3 Crown Division Player of the Week based on his outstanding performance last week. The LW senior finished the week 5-for-8 with two doubles, a home run, 4 walks, 4 runs scored and 5 RBI. He had an extra base hit in each of the three Lake Washington games last week, including a three-run home run on Thursday against Eastlake. Viltz reached base safely in nine of his twelve plate appearances and also stole his seventh base of the season. For the year, Viltz leads KingCo 4A with a .500 batting average in league play and is third in on-base percentage (.607), slugging percentage (.773) and RBI (10).

Also nominated: Eric Folkers, Lake Washington

Pitcher of the Week: Nick Palewicz, Sr., Ballard
Senior right-hander Nick Palewicz is the Week 3 Crown Division Pitcher of the Week, winning the award for the second time in three weeks. Palewicz earns the honors this week based on his strong performance in a loss against Issaquah. The Beaver pitcher went the distance, allowing 4 hits and 3 runs (1 earned), striking out 4 against no walks. For the season, the University of Washington signee is 1-1 with a 2.10 ERA, with just 5 walks and 22 punchouts in 20 innings of work.

Also nominated: Brett DeRooy, Woodinville

Week 2 KingCo 4A Players of the Week

KingCo 4A Baseball - Players of the Week
Week 2: March 29 - April 4, 2009

Crest Division
Player of the Week: Dylan Davis, Soph., Redmond
One week after being named the Crest Division pitcher of the week, Dylan Davis is the Crest Division player of the week for week 2. The Mustang sophomore beat up KingCo pitching last week to the tune of a .700 batting average (7-for-10) with 4 RBI. He had a monster day against Issaquah, going 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI and followed that up by going 2-for-3 with a double and a triple against Skyline ace Adrian Sampson. For the season (including non-league games), Davis is hitting a robust .462 and slugging .923, with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

Also nominated: None

Pitcher of the Week: Adrian Sampson, Jr., Skyline
The week 2 pitcher of the week in the Crest Division is Adrian Sampson of Skyline. The junior right hander notched wins against division rivals Issaquah and Redmond, helping the Spartans climb into a first place tie in the division. Against Issaquah on Monday, Sampson allowed just five hits and a walk in six innings of work, striking out 11 Eagles. He followed that up with another stellar performance on Saturday, allowing just a solo home run in 6 1/3 innings against the Mustangs. On the season, Sampson is 3-0 with a 0.36 ERA, recording 23 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings pitched.

Also nominated: None


Crown Division
Player of the Week: Sam Johnston, Sr., Inglemoor
Senior shorstop Sam Johnston is the winner of the week 2 Crown Division player of the week. Johnston was a key cog in the Vikings bounce back 2-0 week, reaching base safely in 7 of his 10 plate appearances. He finished the two games 3-for-5 with a home run, 2 RBI, 2 walks, 2 HBP and 5 runs scored. For the season, Johnston is hitting .320 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 5 RBI.

Also nominated: Gene Watson, Bothell

Pitcher of the Week: Evan Hudson, Bothell
Riding the wave of two key divisional wins, the Cougars' Evan Hudson is the week 2 pitcher of the week in the Crown Division. The junior right hander started his week with a win over Lake Washington, holding the Kangs hitless through 4 2/3 innings. He ended up allowing 5 earned runs based on 5 walks, while striking out 4. Hudson returned to the hill on Saturday against Ballard and dominated the Beavers, allowing a single hit while striking out 12 in a complete game victory. For the season, Hudson is 2-0 with a 2.68 ERA and has allowed just 3 hits in 52 opponent at bats.

Also nominated: None

Week 1 KingCo 4A Players of the Week

Each week, a player and pitcher of the week will be named for both the Crest and Crown divisions. This award is based on nominations by each team's coach and a voting committee consisting of three KingCo 4A head coaches.

KingCo 4A Baseball - Players of the Week
Week 1: March 22 - 28, 2009

Crest Division
Player of the Week: Spencer Rogers, Jr., Issaquah
Rogers, a junior outfielder for the Eagles who was a first-team All-KingCo 3A outfielder in 2008, is this week's Crest Division player of the week. Rogers homered in a win against Garfield, and homered again in Issaquah's extra inning loss to Eastlake. He finished the week 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

Also nominated: None

Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Davis, Soph., Redmond
Davis, a sophomore right handed pitcher, is this week's Crest Division pitcher of the week. In his first KingCo start, Davis kept Newport's offense in check, allowing a run on just one hit over his five innings of work. He walked just one Knight batter while striking out 7 in earning his first KingCo win.

Also nominated: None


Crown Division
Player of the Week: Connor McClure, Sr., Ballard
McClure, the senior second baseman for the Beavers, is this week's Crown Division player of the week. He started his season going 2-for-3 with a stolen base against Lake Washington and followed that up with a monster day against Inglemoor, driving in 5 on a two-run homer in the first and a bases-clearing double in the second. McClure finished the week 5-for-7 with a double, home run and 5 RBI.

Also nominated: Sean Murphy, Woodinville

Pitcher of the Week: Nick Palewicz, Sr., Ballard
Palewicz, a senior right handed pitcher heading for the University of Washington in the fall, is this week's Crown Division pitcher of the week, joining his teammate Connor McClure in receiving the weekly honors. He held Inglemoor in check on Thursday night, allowing just one run on a solo home run over five innings of work, striking out 5 en route to picking up the win for the Beavers.

Also nominated: Stephen Holt, Roosevelt; Blake Lively, LW; Christian Kaiser, LW