By Greg Parrott
The Pike County Pirates baseball team celebrated another successful season with an awards banquet on Friday, May 31. Several hundred people attended the dinner and awards presentation. The Pirates’ season was a success as they ended their season with a 21-9 overall record and a 12-0 region record.
PCHS Pirates baseball players who received awards at the recent annual banquet include, (l-r) Kurt Cox, Andy Marshall, Chandler Brazel, Ryan Hyde, Tristen English and Hunter Brown. Not pictured is C.J. Ballard, who won the Big Stick Award.
Pirates presented with awards at banquet
The Pirates made it to the Elite 8 in the AAA state playoffs before being eliminated by St. Pius. The Pirates defeated Jefferson County and Appling County to reach the Elite 8 level of competition.
The ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity teams all received certificates of participation.
The Coaches Award was awarded to senior Ryan Hyde for his dedication and hard work as a team player.
The Most Improved Award went to seniors Chandler Brazel and Hunter Brown for their relentless work on the field in practice to improve their talent and helping the team reach the Elite 8.
The Cy Young Award went to junior Andy Marshall for his leadership on the mound and a 2.92 ERA.
The Gold Glove award went to sophomore Tristen English. English had only two errors for the entire season as he played catcher, third base and pitcher for the Pirates.
The Big Stick Award was awarded to C.J. Ballard and Kurt Cox. Ballard had a .540 batting average and Cox had a .464 batting average.
All region players from the 2013 team were Cole Adams, C.J. Ballard, Chandler Brazel, Kurt Cox, Tristen English, Carson Grant, Tyler Gregory and Andy Marshall.
“Our 2013 team was young and had to overcome a lot of obstacles to bring it all together,” said coach Don Hanson. “Our team for 2014 should be a strong team as well as we’re only losing three seniors to graduation.”
The ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity teams all received certificates of participation.
The Coaches Award was awarded to senior Ryan Hyde for his dedication and hard work as a team player.
The Most Improved Award went to seniors Chandler Brazel and Hunter Brown for their relentless work on the field in practice to improve their talent and helping the team reach the Elite 8.
The Cy Young Award went to junior Andy Marshall for his leadership on the mound and a 2.92 ERA.
The Gold Glove award went to sophomore Tristen English. English had only two errors for the entire season as he played catcher, third base and pitcher for the Pirates.
The Big Stick Award was awarded to C.J. Ballard and Kurt Cox. Ballard had a .540 batting average and Cox had a .464 batting average.
All region players from the 2013 team were Cole Adams, C.J. Ballard, Chandler Brazel, Kurt Cox, Tristen English, Carson Grant, Tyler Gregory and Andy Marshall.
“Our 2013 team was young and had to overcome a lot of obstacles to bring it all together,” said coach Don Hanson. “Our team for 2014 should be a strong team as well as we’re only losing three seniors to graduation.”
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