Edison head coach Dale Dawson nominated junior pitcher Susan Knight. Susan in three games hit .875 with 9 RBI, 3 doubles and a home run. She was also 3-0 with a 0.08 ERA. She pitched two 1-hitters and 2-hitter.

Keystone head coach Jim Piazza nominated junior shortstop Erin Pond. Erin hit .647 in five games with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, a triple, 9 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

North Ridgeville head coach Norm Frindt nominated first baseman Brittany Helmink. Brittany was 5 for 8 with 6 runs scored and 7 RBI in two games. She is hitting .474 for the season with 23 RBI and 4 home runs for a North Ridgeville team that is 7-2.

Perkins head coach Matt Meade nominated shortstop Cecily Bradley. Cecily was 8 for 15 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI.

Avon Lake head coach Jeff Stratton nominated Mark Spring. Mark pitched a 1-hitter against Berea. Spring has not allowed an earned run so far this season.

Keystone head coach Mark Clement nominated senior Mike Cordy. Mike was 6 for 13 with two home runs, two doubles and seven RBI.

Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas nominated Johnie Wilcox. Johnie pitched all 10 innings in a 5-3 win over Shelby.
"In my 15 seasons as a coach I have never seen that here," Douglas said.
Wilcox is now 4-0 on the season.

Brookside head coach John McDermott nominated senior catcher Salena Kauffman. Salena was 10-14 with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, a triple and 11 RBI. Kauffman is ranked first in her class and will play at Cleveland State next season.

Firelands head coach Judy Dostall nominated freshman pitcher Samantha Dostall. Samantha struck out 12 in a 1-0 win over Eastwood. For the week she was 6 for 12 with a home run and double. On the year she is 2-2 with an ERA of 1.06.

New London head coach Randy Ruggles nominated sophomore pitcher Cassidy Wise. Cassidy was 4-0 last week allowing no runs and six hits in 24 innings. She struck out 52 for the week and threw a perfect game against Plymouth. At the plate she was 5 for 13 scoring 7 runs.

Western Reserve head coach John Kuhlman nominated Morgan Redmond. Morgan was 4-0 with 0.77 for the week. She pitched two 1-hitters and two shutouts. At the plate, she was 6 for 15 with 8 RBI and 5 runs scored.

Amherst head coach Al McConihe nominated Kyle Hagerich. Kyle was 7 for 15 with a double, a home run, 4 runs scored and 5 RBI. Kyle is batting .350 for the season and leads the Comets in RBI.

Avon head coach Frank DeSmit nominated junior pitcher Matt Eckhardt. Matt was instrumental in all three of Avon’s wins last week. He hit a clutch double against Vermilion in extra innings. He threw a 1-hitter against Midview and had Avon’s only hit and run in the win. He was 2 for 3 with a double and 4 RBI against Firelands. For the year he is hitting. .500 with 11 RBI. On the mound he is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA.

Clearview coach Dennis Pihlbald nominated Armando Torres and Ian Mezlak. Armando was 7 for 12 for the week with 7 RBI, a double, a triple and a home run. He allowed no earned runs to pick up a win against Keystone with 14 strikeouts. Ian was 7 for 14 with 6 RBI, a double, a triple and home run.

Firelands coach Ted Busch nominated sophomore shortstop Joe San Felippo. Joe was 6 for 13 with two doubles a grand slam home run against Rocky River that won the game with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. San Felippo is hitting .427 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Western Reserve head coach Greg Mullins nominated Drake Grine. Drake was 11 for 13 with 8 singles, a double and a grand slam. He had 6 RBI and two intentional walks.

Here are the nominees for Morning Journal baseball player of the week. The winner will be revealed in Friday’s Edge.

Amherst head coach Al McConihe nominated senior Tyler Bires. Tyler pitched a 1-hit shutout against Westlake with 6 strikeouts. He is 2-0 this season with a 0.87 ERA. Bires was 6-15 for the week. He had 5 doubles, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases. He is hitting .422

Midview coach John Justice nominated senior Jake Stracesnky. Jake tossed nine shutout innings on the week. He had a complete game win against Bay and save against Vermilion. Jake is 2-0 on the season with 1.08 ERA. He was also 5 for 9 last week.

Sandusky head coach Matt Martin nominated Trey Keegan. Trey was 3 for 6 with 4 including a 3 run HR against Amherst. He stole 3 bases and threw out 3 three opposing base stealers. He also made his varsity pitching debut where in 3 innings of work he struck out nine.

Also considered: Amherst senior shortstop Austin Walts. Austin was 7-14 with a triple and 2 doubles. He is hitting .438 for the season.

Here are the nominees for Morning Journal softball player of the week. The winner will be revealed in Friday’s Edge.

Edison head coach Dale Dawson nominated Danielle Wilhelm. Danielle was 6-10 with 5 runs scored and 3 RBI. She stole six bases and had an on base percentage of .636. Dawson also nominated Sarah Wallace. Sarah was 5-8 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI. She had 2 steals and a .667 obp.

Keystone head coach Jim Piazza nominated Bri Buckley. Bri was 9-11 with a double, triple and home run. She scored 6 runs and had 10 RBI.

Olmsted Falls coach Jim Smith nominated Kim Kirkpatrick. Kim was 6-11 with 6 runs scored and 2 RBI. She stole 8 bases in 8 attempts.

Also considered: Amherst sophomore Katie Hoering was 5 for 9 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI. Amherst junior Jen Sutton was 2-0 with 19 strikeouts.

Here are the players nominated by local coaches for the Morning Journal’s Player of the Week. The winner will be revealed in this Friday’s Edge.

Amherst head coach Al McConihe nominated Griffin Weir. He picked up a win against Springboro with 5 2/3 innings pitched striking out 4. Weir hit his first varsity home run against Mason.

Columbia head coach Justin Ramsey nominated Zach Bican. He was 6 for 10 with 2 doubles, 6 RBI and 4 runs scored. Bican also had a five inning shutout against Fairview.

Edison head coach Sean Hoover nominated Ryan Reber. He allowed 2 earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched. In doubleheader against Willard, he threw a complete game 4-hit shutout in his team’s 2-0 win. In the second game of the doubleheader, he came into a 6-4 game with the bases loaded and no one out in the 7^th inning and was able to record the last three outs for the save.

Elyria head coach Mike Brandyberry nominated three Pioneers. Sophomore second baseman Mike Izzarelli went 8 for 13 with three steals. Senior pitcher Jordan McDonald threw a 1-hitter on Opening Day against Avon Lake. Senior Jake Neuschaefer was 8 for 12 with 4 walks and 9 RBI. He had 2 doubles, 2 triples and 4 stolen bases.

Huron head coach Dustin Kastor nominated senior Brandon Johnson. He was 8 of 13 with 2 doubles, a triple. He scored 5 of the team’s 7 runs and had 5 stolen bases. Kastor’s on base percentage was.667 with a slugging percentage of .923. He also had a ERA of 3.00 on the mound.

Norwalk head coach Wes Douglas nominated junior Nate Light. He was 5 for 8 with 2 doubles and 4 RBI in his first ever varsity starts in a doubleheader against Lexington.

St. Mary head coach Ben Stover nominated senior Trett Andews. He went 3 for 8 at the plate with a double. He struck out 8 in relief to pick up the win against Calvert and had two outfield assists against St. Paul.

Sandusky head coach Matt Martin nominated junior Xavier Turner. He was 9 for 12 with 8 runs scored from the leadoff spot. He had 3 doubles and a triple driving in 3. Turner also picked up a win in relief.