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Verrado 2010-11 Baseball Player(s) of the Week

Mascot:
Vipers
Team:
Varsity 10-11
Colors:
Black, Gold
Coach:
Jim Shields
Address:
20050 W Indian School Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85396
Overall:
19-9-0
League:
9-3-0
National Rank:
2716
State (AZ) Rank:
67

Player of the Year

Photo of the player of the week Tyler Boxwell

#13 Tyler Boxwell

As a junior, Tyler led the team with an on-base percentage of .548 and the team’s second highest batting average of .392. His team high .689 slugging percentage was also the second highest in the 4A-II Skyline Region. Tyler broke his own school record of walks in a season with 25, adding to his career school record of 64 over the past three seasons. Always a tough out at the plate, Tyler struck out just 11 times in 106 plate appearances, the fourth best strikeout ratio in school history, and his three home runs tied for the season high. Defensively, Tyler accounted for 151 put outs with 175 chances and a .966 fielding percentage behind the plate. For the second straight year, he sported a gaudy caught stealing percentage of .467, although our opponent’s learned their lesson last season and attempted to steal on Tyler far less in 2011. His presence to deter base runners alone was an asset few teams ever get the luxury of having, and makes him our 2011 Viper Award recipient.

Players of the Week

  • Photo of the player of the week Logan Meadors

    #11 Logan Meadors

    Week of: 5/1/2011 - 5/7/2011

    Logan went 5-for-6 with four doubles, six RBIs, and two runs scored in two games against Liberty this week.

  • Photo of the player of the week Corey Knight

    #21 Corey Knight

    Week of: 4/24/2011 - 4/30/2011

    In this week's series with Sierra Linda, Corey went 5-for-6 with two doubles, two HRs, 4 RBIs, scored 5 runs, and got hit by a pitch.

  • Photo of the player of the week Gian Mendoza

    # 1 Gian Mendoza

    Week of: 4/17/2011 - 4/23/2011

    Gian was 2-for-3 with a walk, run, and a stolen base in Friday's game at Apollo. He now has 22 stolen bases and a .442 on-base percentage in the lead-off spot of the batting order.

  • Photo of the player of the week Pj Garcia

    # 5 Pj Garcia

    Week of: 4/10/2011 - 4/16/2011

    PJ went 3-for-9 in two games this week, with a double, walk, HR, and 3 RBIs. His 3-run HR on Thursday proved to be a game winner in a 6-5 region victory.

  • Photo of the player of the week Corey Knight

    #21 Corey Knight

    Week of: 4/3/2011 - 4/9/2011

    In two games this week, Corey was 2-for-7, but nothing proved bigger than his go-ahead 2-RBI double in the bottom of the 5th inning to lead the Vipers to a 5-2 region victory against Youngker.

  • Photo of the player of the week Tyler Boxwell

    #13 Tyler Boxwell

    Week of: 3/27/2011 - 4/2/2011

    Tyler went 10-for-15 in six games this week with 6 runs, 7 walks, 8 RBI's, a double, and 2 HR's.

  • Photo of the player of the week Chris Burks

    #12 Chris Burks

    Week of: 3/20/2011 - 3/26/2011

    In the last three games, Chris went 5-for-10 at the plate with 6 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Defensively, he had a fielding percentage of 1.000 with a pair of remarkable catches at Buckeye.

  • Photo of the player of the week Wyatt Hull

    #15 Wyatt Hull

    Week of: 2/27/2011 - 3/5/2011

    In three games this week, Wyatt went 6-for-11 at the plate, with 2 triples, 2 home runs, 8 RBIs, 4 runs, and 2 walks. He also pitched three innings of relief, striking out five and not allowing any earned runs to get the win against Independence in the Vipers' come from behind victory.

  • Photo of the player of the week Gian Mendoza

    # 1 Gian Mendoza

    Week of: 2/20/2011 - 2/26/2011

    Gian kick started the offense during the TUHSD Invitational, hitting .500 in the tournament, stealing 8 bases, and scoring a team-high 12 runs while hitting in the lead-off spot. With a .600 OBP, Gian has also walked 4 times and been hit by a pitch once, while only striking out one time in 20 plate appearances.