Tim Stordy of Oxford (Conn.) posted a .714 batting average and drove in five runs in gaining CBS MaxPreps/USA Baseball Player of the Week honors in the Northeast Region.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- USA Baseball and MaxPreps announced on Monday, the MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week Award winners for the week of June 2, 2015, bringing national recognition to the top-performing high school athletes in the country.
Representing eight national regions, -- Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest and West -- players are selected based upon stats that are submitted to MaxPreps by coaches and team administrators. For players to be nominated each week, their coach must enter the athlete's game stats into MaxPreps by Sunday evening. High school coaches may obtain an access code to enter stats for their teams at maxpreps.com/cl.
The winners for MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week Award are as follows:
Great LakesChase Jones, a senior at
Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute, Ind.) High School, went 6-for-7 (.857) at the plate with 11 RBIs and three home runs to earn the Great Lakes MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week. Jones crossed the plate four times while slugging 2.142 and averaging an on-base percentage of .750 for the week.
Mid-AtlanticCollin Liberatore, a senior at
Greensburg Central Catholic (Greensburg, Pa.) High School, notched 14 strikeouts in eight innings of play to earn the Mid-Atlantic MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week honor. Liberatore allowed zero runs, two hits, and zero walks for the week.
Brogan Heinen, Hayden
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, a senior at
Hayden (Topeka, Kan.) High School, was 4-for-6 with three runs scored, one double, and four RBIs to earn Midwest MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week. Heinen also drew one walk for a slash line of .667/.714/.883 for the week.
NortheastTim Stordy, a senior from
Oxford (Oxford, Conn.) High School, posted a .714 batting average to earn Northeast MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week. Stordy was 5-for-7 with five RBIs and three runs scored. His two walks, two doubles and one home run led to a .778 on-base percentage and a 1.428 slugging percentage.
SouthwestJared Reagan, a senior from
Booker (Booker, Texas) High School, twirled seven innings of shutout baseball to earn Southwest MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week honors. Reagan earned two wins on the week, striking out eight and issuing just three walks.
WestThomas Triantos, a senior from
Livermore (Livermore, Calif.) High School, struck out 17 over 10 innings to earn West MaxPreps USA Baseball Player of the Week honors. Triantos allowed just five hits, three walks and zero runs while earning the victory for his team.
About MaxPrepsFounded in August 2002, MaxPreps is headquartered in Cameron Park, California, and is a unit of CBS Interactive. MaxPreps is proud to be involved with America's hometown heroes - the young men and women working hard to improve their skills, place team above self and serve as inspirations to their local communities. MaxPreps aspires to cover every team, every game and every player, doing so in collaboration with nearly 100,000 varsity coaches throughout the United States.
About USA BaseballUSA Baseball is the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the United States and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic, World Cup and Pan Am teams (and all other USA Baseball Professional Teams); the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team; the USA Baseball 18U, 15U and 12U National Teams; and the USA Baseball Women's National Team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country. For more information, please visit
USABaseball.com.
