2010 All-Gazette baseball team
FIRST TEAM
Drew Belk
North Lincoln, Sr.
Infielder/pitcher
Pitched a 7-1 record with one save and 2.74 ERA, leading Knights to conference championship. Struck out 68 batters in 55 innings. Batted .333 with 14 RBIs.
Trey Drewery
West Lincoln, Sr.
Pitcher/third base
Batted .403 with four home runs, eight doubles and 19 RBIs. Played entire season needing Tommy John surgery. Slugging percentage of .701.
Jordan Edgerton
South Point, Jr.
Third base/pitcher
Team MVP batted .407 with two home runs and 16 RBIs, helping Red Raiders finish second in the Big South 3A Conference.
Parker Hills
East Lincoln, Jr.
Pitcher/catcher
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference player of the year went 7-4 on the mound with one save and 2.80 ERA. Batted .382 and tied for second in area with five home runs.
Reilly Hovis
Forestview, So.
Pitcher/shortstop
Only Big South Conference pitcher to beat league champion Crest. Led team in batting average (.354), home runs (four) and RBIs (19).
Weston Lawing
South Point, Sr.
Designated hitter
Led team in batting average (.473), home runs (three) and RBIs (26), leading South Point to second-place finish in conference.
Blake Mosteller
Cherryville, Jr.
Pitcher/catcher
Team MVP led Ironmen at the plate with a .368 batting average and also pitched six saves. Struck out 58 batters in 41 innings.
Justin Parker
North Gaston, Sr.
Catcher
Team MVP led Wildcats in batting (.431) and RBIs (26). Also hit two home runs and nine doubles, helping team to third-place conference finish.
Henry Rundio
North Gaston, Jr.
Pitcher/second base
Gazette player of the year accounted for nine of team’s 14 wins on the mound. Struck out 78 batters while logging 60 innings. At the plate, batted .306 with two home runs and 19 RBIs.
Jeffrey Springs
South Point, Jr.
Pitcher/first base
Led the area with 93 strikeouts in 60 innings and pitched first-round playoff win. Finished with 6-2 record and 1.63 ERA.
Seth Weekley
Bessemer City, Jr.
Pitcher/first base
Batted .468 with 10 RBIs and excelled on the mound, pitching both of team’s playoff wins.
J.P. Wilder
East Gaston, Sr.
Shortstop
Team MVP batted .389 with one home run and 14 RBIs. Stole nine bases and had .542 slugging percentage, helping team to second round of playoffs.
SECOND TEAM
Logan Armstrong
East Gaston, Jr.
First base
Batted .447 with three home runs and 17 RBIs
Justin Blair
Hunter Huss, Sr.
Infielder/outfielder
Batted .409 with eight RBIs
Travis Blake
Bessemer City, Jr.
Shortstop/pitcher
Slugged three home runs and batted .339 with nine RBIs
Brian Brown
Kings Mountain, Jr.
Outfielder/pitcher
Batted .421 with 20 RBIs and two home runs. Pitched 3-5 record.
Zade Denton
North Gaston, Jr.
Shortstop
Ranked first or second on team in eight offensive categories. Batted .412 with two home runs and 19 RBIs.
Ryan Doty
Gaston Christian, Sr.
Batted .500 with three home runs and seven RBIs.
Chris Harkey
South Point, Sr.
Pitcher/outfielder
Tied for area lead with nine pitching wins. Finished with 9-1 record with 1.90 ERA.
Dylan Hastings
Cherryville, Jr.
Pitcher/infielder
Won team’s best pitcher award after finishing with 7-2 record and 2.29 ERA. Also slugged team-high five home runs.
Hayden Hendry
Clover, Jr.
Outfielder
Batted .430 with four home runs and 23 RBIs.
Austin Scott
Ashbrook, Sr.
Centerfield
Led team with .328 batting average, 16 RBIs and eight stolen bases.
Byron Sherrill
North Lincoln, Sr.
Batted .339 with six doubles and pitched 6-2 record for conference champions.
Johnny Walker
North Lincoln, Sr.
Catcher
Led team with .451 batting average and 24 RBIs and pitched two wins.
HONORABLE MENTION
Dylan Abernathy, East Gaston, Sr., CF
Chris Allen, Kings Mountain, OF/SS/P, Sr.
Cody Austin, Kings Mountain, Sr., IF
Thomas Bess, Cherryville, Jr., IF/P/OF
Kevin Conn, East Gaston, Sr., LF
Daniel Courtney, North Lincoln, Sr., OF
Ryan Craft, Cherryville, Jr., IF/C
Clayton Dellinger, East Lincoln
Samuel Dye, Gaston Christian
Ethan Frazier, East Gaston, So., C/3B/P
Travis Heffner, Clover, Sr., P/3B
Cameron High, West Lincoln, P
Jacob Hoover, Lincolnton
Ryan Huneycutt, South Point, Sr., SS
Drew Kirksey, Lincolnton
Luke Kiser, Bessemer City, Jr., C
Joseph Laye, North Gaston, Sr., OF
Heath Leagon, Highland Tech, Sr., P/OF
Zack McNeely, Cherryville, So., IF
Jacob Prescott, Gaston Christian
Morgan Rhom, Gaston Christian
Dustin Richardson, West Lincoln, Sr., 2B
Jarrett Ross, East Lincoln, Sr., CF
Dylan Smith, Kings Mountain, Sr., C
Austin Stanly, Bessemer City, Jr., LF/P
Andrew Stidham, North Lincoln, So., IF
Kris Thompson, Clover, Sr., SS
Jonathan White, Forestview, Sr., P
HOW THE TEAM WAS CHOSEN
The All-Gazette team was selected by members of The Gaston Gazette’s sports staff and based on game observation, statistics and nominations by area coaches. The team is judged solely on the best 12 players in the area, regardless of position. Feel free to share your thoughts on the team by commenting on this story.
