The baseball Wolves held their Awards Program recently and celebrated an outstanding 2016 season. Each player received a team plaque, a state runner-up patch, a letter and a certificate. Several seniors were honored with awards for outstanding intangible contributions to the team and all seniors were honored with their framed jersey for their contributions to the baseball program.
The team posted a 32-5 record, and a state runner-up finish along with the Region 8-AAAA title. The team set many records along the way, including runs scored, hits and batting average. The 32 wins was the 2nd highest total in school history.
Awards:
Deano Kilgore Award: Brandon Marsh
Permanent Captains: Austin Wilhite, Brandon Marsh, Justin Glover.
Coaches Award: Nick Wilhite, Griffin Jolliff
Ryan Daniels Spirit Award: Clay Dickie
Scholar-Athlete Award: Justin Glover
The senior class of 2016 posted a 96-12 mark over their final 3 seasons with the 2015 State Title, the 2016 State Runner-up and 2014 State Final 4 marks. These seniors also won 3 consecutive Region Titles.