The postseason honors are rolling in for Lakota East baseball following their record setting spring. Senior infielder Andrew Wills has been named the GMC Player of the Year for 2010. Wills was near the top of every offensive category in the conference with a league leading 44 RBIs. He played in 27 games hitting .432 with 4 homeruns. Wills also added 1st Team All State on June 15th when Ohio All State teams were announced!!
Wills sported an on base percentage of .545 while also scoring 30 runs. The Lakota East baseball standout has signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at the D1 level with the Miami University Red Hawks.
“Andrew has been a very important part of our baseball program over the past 4-years,” said East coach Ray Hamilton. “His contributions are a big reason for our success.
Hamilton garnered his own recognition this season winning his second GMC Coach of the Year Award as the Thunderhawk mentor. This spring his team won their first outright GMC title producing a program record 20 wins against 7 losses. The GMC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors are voted on by the 10 league coaches each season.
Lakota East players Mitch Geers (11), Jess Rait (11), JD Whetsel (11) along with Wills all received 1st Team All-GMC honors. Earning 2nd Team All-GMC were Mike Conrad (10), Evan Hills (11), and Quinn Kist- Kline (12).
Congratulations to all the players and coaches on an outstanding season!
Zach Mueck finished as the OHSAA Division 1 State Runner-up following his 7-6 (9), 6-3 loss to Worthington Kilbourne senior Kevin Metka on Saturday afternoon, May 29, at Ohio State's Stickney Tennis Center. Mueck becomes the second state qualifier in school history after Freddy Abunku last year and finished the season at 33-3 overall. 