We came up with our list of the top outfielders among the high school baseball and softball teams in search of the B.O.B. – the Best Of Battle Creek.
Then we asked you for your opinion in our Battle Creek Enquirer poll.
After all the votes were in, as of our noon Tuesday deadline, you have given us your answer.
According to the readers of the Enquirer, the B.O.B. — the Best Of Battle Creek among outfielders — is Gavin Deal of Lakeview in baseball and Bella Ryan of Marshall in softball. John Lucki of Gull Lake and Brooklyn Berning of Lakeview were each second in their respective sports.
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Enquirer’s Best Outfielders in Baseball
Enquirer’s Best Outfielders in Softball
Here are the winning bios:
Gavin Deal
School: Lakeview
Class: Junior
Why he is the best outfielder in the city/area: A dual-threat outfielder for a young Lakeview team, the junior brought good leadership to the team with varsity experience. Deal has shown great range and hits in the middle of the lineup for the Spartans.
Bella Ryan
School: Marshall
Class: Junior
Why she is the best outfielder in the city/area: A rising prospect as a junior, Bella Ryan earned all-conference and all-district a year ago. The junior is hitting .511 this season with an impressive 10 home runs and 41 RBIs.
Return next fall and vote early and often for who you think is the top player at each position in high school football and volleyball.
Contact Bill Broderick at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter @billbroderick
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