VOTE: Gastonia, Shelby area nominees for high school baseball, softball players of the week

Here are nominees for Gastonia and Shelby area baseball and softball players of the week for March. 18-23, 2024.

Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled from information provided to The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @JoeLHughesII in game results and highlights posted to social media.

If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.

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Baseball Players of the Week

Cameron Barnette, East Gaston: Was 2-for-4 with a triple, four RBIs and a run scored in an 11-1 win over Kings Mountain. The following night, he had a hit, RBI and scored a run in a 10-0 win over Shelby. He also pitched five innings, allowing no runs on two hits with 11 strikeouts.

Patrick Blee, South Point: Finished the week 5-for-8 with a home run, three RBIs and scored four more runs as the Red Raiders swept a two-game set with Forestview, along with a 12-0 win over Ashbrook.

Zach Camacho, Stuart Cramer: Batted .500 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored, helping the Storm earn a two-game sweep of North Gaston and an 11-3 victory over Highland Tech.

Kellen Karr, North Lincoln: Pitched six innings without allowing a run or a hit with 13 strikeouts in his team’s 3-2 loss to Foard.

Landry Ohmstead, Crest: Was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 23-0 win over Hunter Huss. Ohmstead followed by going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in a 14-1 win over Chase, then a 2-for-2 outing with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 14-0 win over Huss.

Brayden Patrick, Kings Mountain: Was 3-for-3 with two home runs, seven RBIs and scored another run in a 19-4 win over Ashbrook.

Softball Players of the Week

Peyton Cook, Burns: Was 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and four runs scored in a 19-2 win over Bessemer City. She followed with two hits in an 8-7 win over Hibriten.

Paige Fleming, Kings Mountain: Was 2-for-2 with two home runs and four RBIs in a 9-0 win over Forestview. She was also 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored in a 16-0 win over Palisades.

Aidan Ledbetter, Crest: Pitched a four-inning perfect game, striking out 10 Hunter Huss batters in a 15-0 win. She also was 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. She also allowed two runs on three hits in three innings against South Point, striking out six in a 17-2 Charger win.

Jordan McCorkle, East Gaston: Was 3-for-3 with a home run, double, three RBIs and a run scored in a 19-3 win over Shelby. Earlier in the week, she hit a solo home run and reached thrice more on walks, scoring on each in a 10-4 win over North Gaston.

Alexis McSwain, Cherryville: Was 5-for-6 with a home run, double, four RBIs and two runs scored as the Lady Ironmen picked up wins over Stuart Cramer and Chase.

Emery Pethel, East Lincoln: Batted .600 last week with a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored, helping the Lady Mustangs to wins in two of their three games.

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