Vipers mascot photo.

Verrado Baseball Team Preview

Mascot:
Vipers
Team:
Varsity 11-12
Colors:
Black, Gold
Coach:
Jim Shields
Address:
20050 W Indian School Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85396
Overall:
25-3-0
League:
11-1-0
National Rank:
1142
State (AZ) Rank:
39

General Information

Team Name:
Verrado (Buckeye, AZ)
Mascot:
Vipers
School Colors:
Black, Gold
2010 - 2011 Coach Name:
Jim Shields
2010 - 2011 League Record:
9-3-0
2010 - 2011 Overall Record:
19-9-0

Achievements

Regional Championships:
1

2011 - 2012 Preview Information

Coach Name:
Jim Shields
Returning:
C-Tyler Boxwell (Senior): '09,'10,'11 All-Region Honors. In 2011, hit .392 with a .548 OBP and 3 HRs. D-1 Commitment to SE Missouri St University.

CF-Chris Burks (Senior): 2011 1st-Team All-Region. Led team in 2011 with .411 avg and 34 RBIs, along with 5 triples and 2 HRs. Enters 2012 with a 19-game hitting streak.

3B-Wyatt Hull (Junior): '10 & '11 2nd-Team All Region honors. Hit .369 last season as a sophomore with 5 triples, 3 HRs, and a .471 OBP.

P/1B-Logan Meadors (Junior): 2011 All-Region Honorable Mention. Hit .298 with a .400 OBP. Was 5-2 on the mound with a 3.97 ERA, 3 complete games, and 36 K's in 47.2 IP.

SS-PJ Garcia (Junior): Hit .347 as a sophomore with 5 doubles, 2 triples, and a HR.

OF-Gian Mendoza (Senior): Hit .306 in the leadoff spot while stealing 22 bags in 2011. Enters his senior year already holding the school record with 47 career stolen bases.
Newcomers:
2B-Ryan Flores (Junior): Came on strong as a sophomore late in 2011, starting the last six games. Hit .462 and a .533 OBP. Was the Junior Varsity MVP for 2011 season.
1B/P-Luke Gunther (Soph): Hit .468 playing freshman ball in 2011 and posted a 2.23 ERA in 22 IP. Should contribute at 1B, LF, and on the mound in his inaugural Varsity season.
Describe your Pitching Staff:
Returners:
RHP-Logan Meadors (Junior): 5-2, 3.57 ERA, 36 Ks, 47.2 IP in 2011.
RHP-Wyatt Hull (Junior): 3-1, 2.96 ERA, 31 Ks, 26 IP in 2011.
RHP-PJ Garcia (Junior): 0-2, 6.18 ERA, 5 Ks, 5.2 IP in 2011.

Previous Season Stat Leaders

Batting Average:

#Leader Name BA AB H 2B 3B HR GP
1Ryan Flores .462 13 6 2 6
2Chris Burks .411 95 39 4 5 2 28
3Tyler Boxwell .392 74 29 5 4 3 28

RBI:

#Leader Name RBI AB GP
1Chris Burks 34 95 28
2Wyatt Hull 26 84 28
3Tyler Boxwell 21 74 28

On Base Percentage:

#Leader Name OBP H BB HBP ROE AB GP
1Brock Russell 1.000 1 1
2Tyler Boxwell .548 29 25 3 74 28
3Ryan Flores .533 6 2 3 13 6

ERA:

#Leader Name ERA ER R IP W L SO CG
1Wyatt Hull 2.96 11 18 26 3 1 1 1
2Logan Meadors 3.97 27 40 47 5 2 3
3Pj Garcia 6.18 5 9 5 2

Strikeouts:

#Leader Name K BF IP GP
1Logan Meadors 36 225 47 23
2Wyatt Hull 31 122 26 28
3Pj Garcia 5 33 5 23

Fielding:

#Leader Name FP% PO A E GP
1Brock Russell 1.000 2 1
2Tyler Boxwell .966 151 18 6 28
3Logan Meadors .930 26 14 3 23

Year By Year Results

YearCoach NameRecordAchievements
10-11J. Shields19-9-0RegionChampion
09-10J. Shields14-16-0
08-09J. Shields8-13-0

Notable Alumni

  • David Abney 2010

    Baseball- Paradise Valley CC 2011-2012

  • Brady Bowen 2011

    Baseball- Glendale CC (AZ) 2012-

 
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