Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Alabama High School Athlete of the Week (May 16-22)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week for May 16-22 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 Monday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Tuesday, May 31st. 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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SOFTBALL
Daigle Wilson, Orange Beach: Wilson had the walk-off hit to lead Orange Beach to a 2A state championship with a 2-1 win over Mars Hill.
Alyssa Faircloth, Holy Spirit: Faircloth went the distance in the circle, striking out 10 batters and only allowing two hits in Holy Spirit's 3-1 win over Skyline for the program's first 1A state title in history.
Ambrey Taylor, Curry: Taylor hit a triple and had the go-ahead RBI to lead Curry to a 4A state championship with a 2-1 win over Geneva.
Becca Benton, Hayden: Benton hit a home run and had an RBI in Hayden's 5A state title win over Alexandria.
Olivia Tindell, Thompson: Tindell went 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI in Thompson's 2-0 7A state championship win over Hewitt-Trussville.
Braya Hodges, Houston Academy: In the circle, Hodges struck out seven and allowed only five hits and one earned run in seven innings pitched to lift Houston Academy to a 3A state title win over Mobile Christian.
Emily Simon, Athens: Simon went the distance in the circle, allowing only one earned run and five hits while striking out nine in Athen's 6A state title win over Helena.
BASEBALL
Jax Yoxtheimer, Central-Phenix City: The 7A series MVP tossed a complete-game with six strikeouts to lead Central to a shutout 3-0 win over Hewitt-Trussville - capturing the program's first-ever state championship.
Elliott Bray, Hartselle: The Auburn commit tossed four innings, striking out eight and allowed a hit and a run to help end Pelham’s Cinderella playoff run with a dominating 10-2 win for the 6A state championship.
Cole Dean, Bayshore Christian: Dean hit a three-run double in the top of the sixth inning to lift the Eagles past Lindsay Lane. 8-4, for the 1A state title.
Reed Hill, Russellville: Hill went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs and earned MVP honors in Russellville's second straight 5A state title win.
