Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Alabama High School Athlete of the Week (Apr. 4-10)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week for Apr. 4-10 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Apr. 18. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveal.
THIS WEEK’S ALABAMA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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BASEBALL
Logan Watts, McAdory baseball: The senior went 2-for-2 at the plate against Corner, and 1-for-3 against Curry. Watts also pitched six shutout innings only allowing two hits and striking out five batters in a 6-0 win over Curry.
Jackson Morgan, Chelsea baseball: Morgan went 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles, a home run, and batted in five RBIs in an 18-12 win over Helena.
Jack Thomas Kelly, Mountain Brook baseball: The junior threw five shutout innings, struck out five batters, and gave up only one hit in an 11-1 win over Spring Garden.
Ty McGraw, Gardendale baseball: McGraw went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, four RBIs, and scored three runs in a dominant 18-2 win over Clay-Chalkville.
Sam Robertson, Oxford baseball: The Auburn commit went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double, an RBI, and scored two runs in a 6-4 win over Pell City.
SOFTBALL
Maggie Daniel, Spain Park softball: Daniel had two home runs and six RBIs in a 16-2 area win over Hewitt-Trussville.
Madeline Epperson, Chelsea softball: Epperson went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double, a triple, and had five RBIs in an 11-3 win over Jemison at the Calera Tournament.
Gracie Hillman, Hoover softball: The Georgia Tech commit went 3-for-3 at the plate with a home run, a triple, two RBIs, and scored three runs in an 11-1 win over Brentwood at the Ravenwood Raptor Classic.
Alex Erwin, Helena softball: Erwin went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, three RBIs, and scored three runs in a shutout 16-0 win over Guntersville.
Linley Tubbs, Curry softball: Tubbs went 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles, an RBI, and scored three runs in a shutout 13-0 win against Hale County.
Abi Bunt, Glencoe softball: The sophomore posted a .857 batting average going 6-for-7 at the plate with two home runs, five RBIs, six runs scored, and four walks in the Gadsden Area Umpire Tournament.
