Call for Nominations for Weekly MVP

I think Teddy Nowell can safely lay claim to that this week. Shutting out HP at Scotland Yard is no small feat.

Ethan Stuckly had quite a game for Pilot Point last night.

Bridgeport16, Pilot Point 13 (8)
PILOT POINT — Ethan Stuckly hit for the cycle for Pilot Point in a losing effort Tuesday night as the Bearcats rallied late but fell to Bridgeport in eight innings.
Stuckly was 5-for-5 with a single, two doubles, a triple and a home run. Cooper Guthrie added a home run for Pilot Point.
The Bearcats (3-12, 0-2) will travel to Decatur on Friday.

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Originally posted by CoachTraub:
This means that for one game, he (or she) did a great job of playing up to his potential and giving his team the best chance he could to win. Please reply with outstanding individual performances, stating the player's name, his school (with City and State), the final score of the game, and why this performance was an outstanding display of his talent.

What a special way to recognize effort.

I nomininate Zak Hermans, a Coppell HS junior, who pitched a seven-inning no-hitter last night in Coppell's 2-0 win over a solid Lewisville team.

Whistles, crowd noise, yelling from the dugouts, and organ music over the loud speakers din't distract Hermans, who threw eighty-one pitches and was just a walk and hit-batter away from pitching a perfect game.

Not bad for a young man who played on JV last year!

Teddy N. at Poteet. Complete game win in key district game. 131 pitches, 11Ks, 3 BB, 5 hits, to win 2-0 against HP at HP. He is a gamer.

No doubt Teddy is awsome, but am I the only one who has an issue with 131 pitches for a kid who had a dead arm at the state tournament last year?

Trey Sorrells for McKinney North for last nights (3/11) game against The Colony.

He was 3-3 with 3 RBI and a double.

Hosed 3 base runners attempting to steal second.......and I mean HOSED them. They didn't even have the opportunity to slide on 2 of them because the SS was standing there waiting on the runner. The third one was a curveball in the dirt that glanced off his chest protector and he had to chase the ball down and then still got the runner. All the father's standing there were dumbfounded at that play. It was a special night for a great kid and player.

Also, sophomore Kindle Ladd threw a complete game allowing 5 hits, no earned runs, walked one and struck out 10. Not bad for a sophomore!

I second the motion on Zak Hermans.

Zak has always had the tools to be great but last night he put it all together, location of both the fastball and the off-speed pitches, he handled the pressure of his first varsity district start and then pitched a no-hitter.

I think the topper is that he beat Danny Leranth who throw a great game.

Coppell could have easily been 0-1 in district without Zak's no-no night.

I don't follow softball much but I came acroos this in the paper and thought it should be mentioned.

Two gems
Denton Guyer softball player Kylee Crosek hit for the cycle and pitched a no-hitter Monday in a 14-0 win over Wichita Falls. Crosek then threw a two-hitter and was 3-for-3 with a double, triple, home run and four RBIs in Tuesday's 10-0 win vs. Denton. Crosek has reached base safely in 14 straight plate appearances.

Not sure if this is a good idea or not.
This is a team sport and so many deserving players will be left out. Every kid made a play to contribute to the win, yet you cannot mention them all. The people who need to know how these kids did, will know. Just an opinion of an old man with no horse in the race yet!

LHP Colton Turner, Jr., Joshua HS
Pitched a no-hitter vs. Mineral Wells last night in a 6-0 win. He added a Home Run to the mix as well.

I don't mean to be negative but I agree with TAB on this issue. With that said, CT can see where this goes. TAB -- I agree that many great performances will be missed. That occurs frequently in all media outlets. The DMNews chooses their players of the week. In their defense, the coaches nominate the players.

Actually, Panther Dad, those reading these posts will become more aware of all the great performances out there. If there were 4 or 5 players who put up great numbers or an outstanding performance during a certain game, there's nothing to prevent you from mentioning all of them. Thanks to Coach Traub for providing a way in which to recognize great mental and physical performances and also for donating valuable resources as a prize for each winner.

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In their defense, the coaches nominate the players.

........and I would say let's leave it in the coaches hands. Not the dads, moms, fans. Maybe there wouldn't be as many feelings hurt that way. Like you PD, not trying to be negative, I just think all are deserving and once you start this, you may see the same names week in and week out.

You make a good point infield08. Which of the accomplishments are great "mental" performances? I'm in favor of recognizing great games that might not be otherwise mentioned.

So many thoughts .....so little time

Gatorade in a frosted mug JAFO???

St Patty's Day.......yea that's it Gatorade

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Which of the accomplishments are great "mental" performances?

Obviously, that's going to be pretty subjective. But for the sake of discussion, allow me throw out a few hypothetical scenarios:

Say a pitcher really stinks it up in his last 2 outings, then comes back with 12 K's in a big district game, demonstrating great mental tenacity.

Or how about a hitter who starts the season in the 2-hole, struggles and ends up at the end of the batting line-up, then battles his way back? That is a mark of perseverance through adversity.

Perhaps a catcher stops a multitude of pitches into the dirt and throws out 2 runners, all the while hearing taunts from a hostile crowd. To me, that would demonstrate an ability to stay focused and not get rattled during the game.

Or maybe there's a middle-infielder who makes an embarassing error in the first inning which gives up a run, but then makes 2 crucial putouts later in the game and hits the game-winning HR in the 7th inning? He could have spiraled downward after his failure, but instead disciplined his mind so as to put his mistake behind him and move forward.

Surely, there are many players whose performances, over the season, will resemble the scenarios I've outlined above. Hopefully, they will not all be the typical blue-chippers we always hear about, but instead "John Doe" type players who are making a difference for their individual teams.