Last spring in his third season, Kurtis Kloke and Spencer Backstrom each earned Second Team all-Northwest Conference honors. Backstrom was also selected Third Team all-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association. He posted 85 strikeouts in 60 innings of work with 14 appearances to his credit. He finished the season with a 4-2 mark, four saves and a 1.95 ERA en route to second team all-Northwest Conference honors. Kloke had 12 multi-hit games with a team-leading 40 hits and a share of the team lead with 26 RBIs.
In his second season as the Boxers' head coach, he guided the Boxers back to the Northwest Conference Baseball Tournament. One of the key contributors to that team, Walker Olis garnered multiple post-season honors including First
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Billings’ high water mark came in 2011 when the Loggers finished second in the NWC with a 15-9 record. He has coached 75 Puget Sound All-NWC selections, four All-West Region selections and a Third Team All-American in Mark Rockey …show more content…
While on the team’s staff, the Studs amassed 197 wins, won five league titles and advanced four times to the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series, finishing second in 2008. Billings helped to coach a number of Division I players and future professional players, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. In addition to his head coaching duties, Billings served as Puget Sound’s athletic facilities manager. Prior to taking the job at Puget Sound, Billings spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons as head coach at Pierce Community College in Lakewood, Wash., as well as serving two seasons on the staff of the Tacoma Stags U18 squad under former Puget Sound skipper Ken Garland. He also spent two years as an instructor with the Wilkinson Baseball Academy. A 1999 graduate of Puget Sound with a degree in physical education, Billings transferred to Puget Sound from Redlands in 1996. A three-year starter at catcher or first base, Billings was a three-time letterwinner, two-time captain and led the NWC in RBIs in 1998. He was named the Loggers’ most valuable player in 1998 earned All-NWC honors in 1999. A native of the Tacoma area, Billings and his wife, Feather, are proud parents of a son, Benson. They reside in
Winter Park, Fla. – The Altamonte Springs Boom defeated the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs 8-0, in eight innings, Wednesday night at Alfond Stadium. However, the story was Brett Morales (Florida), who tossed 7.2 scoreless innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. Alex Young () drove a two strike pitch through the left side of the infield to break up his perfect-game.
Vernon Adams, the fall-through-the-crack QB form Eastern Washington, who is making quite a name for himself in the his collage day view. Vernon Adams has transferred form the collage of Eastern Washington to Oregon He has had a big impact on Oregon’s offence. And he is living the dream. The hardest part of Vernon’s adjustment would be the play book. Oregon fans and team member know how fast he is and how willing he is to hanging in the pocket under pressure to deliver the ball and not flinch. Adams was the star of the biggest recruiting battles of the winter. But in high school he was a no star recruiter he could get any major program collage to look at him. The community collage didn’t want him. Dean Harrington, who
He first played with the Boise Hawks in the Minor League. He then went to the Iowa Cubs. Then in April he got promoted to the Chicago Cubs. Today he is the Cubs’ starting first baseman, and one of their best batters in their lineup.
Knutson boasted impressive stats last season, rushing for an average of 148 yards per game. He also had 27 rushing touchdowns, coupled with 12 receiving touchdowns in his senior year. He dominated the Division II competition and was crowned Mountain West Conference’s player of the year. Knutson also had the 7th fastest
In college Benson play for the 1954 university of arkansas. He led the 1954 Razorbacks to the conference championship. People say that Buddy Benson molded young boys into young men with hard work and discipline also building character in the process. One of the things he was proud of over the years was seeing his players graduate. During Benson’s rain as head coach the Tigers earned their 300th and 400th milestone victories. After Benson retired as head coach in 1995 he served as the athletic director til 1998. In Benson’s almost 4 decades he was known for his dedication and commitment to the university
Representing this week’s team as the catcher, Zapata is the third Maroon and White player this season and the fourth overall to receive this distinction (Junior Kaleb Kirk and
Kershaw has achieved what many pitchers dream about many times. In 2011, Kershaw produced a appealing record of 21-5 with an Era of 2.28 and 248 strikeouts made it an easy selection to award Kershaw his First Cy Young Award. Kershaw, had achieved a triple crown, leading pitchers in wins, strikeouts and Era in 2011 to go along with a gold glove award. Clayton Kershaw is the youngest, three time CY-Young award winner, and first NL pitcher to win the MVP award since “Bob Gibson” in 68. Kershaw from 2011 to 2014 has had the lowest earned run average in baseball for four straight years. Kershaw is destined for the Hall Of Fame, as a batter, Clayton Kershaw had a higher on-base percentage as a batter [2.35] than opposing hitters against him [.231].Kershaw is a five time all-star from [2011-2015.] Kershaw has thrown two no hitters in his career, but has never made it to the World Series unlike Justin
Hampton Bays High School alumni, Mr. Walker spoke about Coach Fitzgerald. He stated, “It was a great evening for Mike Fitzgerald that we could celebrate former teacher/coach who has given so much to the school,students and our community. I was impressed with the support for him and was a great evening for HB.”
Headlining the All-Conference winner was sophomore Haley Miller, who took First Team All-Conference Utility accolades.
Jeremey Soehnlin received the Defensive Player of the year from the Belleville West Football Coaches. Soehnlin has been apart of the athletic department of Belleville West since his freshman year, and now, in his senior year, his team spirit and skill are being recognized.
879 wins in 36yrs of coaching, 2nd most in men's college Division I basketball history behind Bob Knight.
Mel Blankers grew up in Everson Washington. He went to high school their and later came back to become a police officer. He is now the fire chief of Everson, and is a great father to three kids. He has helped protect our community by serving at the Fire Department and the Police Department for many years..
A longtime resident of Billings, Montana, Nick Cladis attended Montana State University Billings where he served as class president during his freshman year and student body president during his senior year. He also won the Alumni Merit Medallion award and became the first student member of the state board of regents. After earning his bachelor of science in business finance, Nick Cladis went on to establish himself as a successful financial advisor and a bond/equity broker/dealer with the Montana Board of Investments. He has also sat on the board of directors of multiple public service and community outreach organizations.
Where he was the first athlete to earn four varsity letters from four different sports: baseball, basketball, football and even track. In the year 1941, he was called to the All-America
• Coach Bill Yoast, former head coach, and now the assistant coach, defensive coordinator. He is a single-parent family raising a daughter. He was nominated to Virginia High School Hall of Fame.