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Three Tigers named all-district
Three members of the Tiger baseball team have been named all-district.
Three members of the 2019 Tiger baseball
squad have been named to the all-district team.
Derek Young, Skyler Sparks and Logan
Cornelius were voted the honor of being named to the District 8AA all-district
team, meaning they were considered by the coaches of the district as some of
the best players in 8AA.
Logan Cornelius
- photo by Duane Sherrill
Logan Cornelius earned his way into the
all-district team by knocking the cover off the ball during the Tiger season.
Cornelius had a .464 batting average his senior year during his 56 visits to
the dish. He accounted for 15 RBIs and had two dingers during the Tigers’ 14-14
season which ended in the semi-final round of the district tournament with a
loss to Upperman. Along with his hitting, Cornelius worked 23 innings on the
mound, fanning 24 batters on the way to a 3.45 earned run average.
Derek Young
- photo by Duane Sherrill
Fellow senior Derek Young visited the dish
70 times during the season and finished with a .357 batting average. He led his
team on the season with 23 RBIs.
Skyler Sparks
- photo by Duane Sherrill
Junior Skyler Sparks rounded out the
district selections. He posted a .423 batting average according to Game Changer
stats. He batted in 17 runners and had two home runs during the 2019 campaign.