With the playoffs looming for spring sports, we have another talented crop of area stars bidding for Florida Power & Light Athlete of the Week.
Last week Jack Marracco, batting a team-leading .452 with 29 RBIs and 23 runs and sporting a 6-1 record on the mound with a 3.61 ERA, joined a list of former winners that includes Niceville’s Ryder Hodgkinson, Shelby Plasier, Chloe Bailey, CJ Bolden, Delaney Diehl, Abbey Kuritz, Camrin Pearson, Teray Geiger and Jakobe Gilyard; Fort Walton Beach’s Macy Borgen, Eric Stouder, Brian Velazquez, Sawyer Downs and Diandre Mayes; South Walton’s AK Wickman, Connor Rooney and Maci Jones; Paxton’s Borgesen, Cade Stewart and Kenzie Lassiter; Choctaw’s Camry Johnson, Carter Marracco, Tamen Zabetakis and Jordan Figueroa; Navarre’s Maleeya Brammer; Walton’s Kaden Fuentes and Whitton West; Baker’s Wyatt Straight, Crestview’s Manwell Robinson and Trey Hardman; and Freeport’s Emily Doi. Who’ll follow his lead? That’s for you to decide.
Voting runs through noon Saturday, with the winner being announced here. So vote now, vote often.
Athlete of the Week Nominees
Deacon Avery, Niceville: The senior helped the Eagles finish off the season with back-to-back wins, going 3-for-4 with eight RBIs, five runs, two doubles, a home run and a walk for the 18-7 Eagles.
Coleman Borthwick, South Walton: The senior All-American no-hit Holmes County in a nine-strikeout perfect game and went a combined 4-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs and a home run during a 2-0 week for the 21-4 Seahawks.
Trevor Camden, Choctawhatchee: The junior drove in five and went yard along with shutting down McCracken County with six innings of three-hit ball, striking out four for the win in a 3-0 week for the 20-5 Big Green.
Palmer Robbins, Destin: The senior went a combined 3-for-6 with four runs, four RBIs, two walks, a stolen base and a home run and also struck out the side in relief during a 2-0 week for the 15-6 Sharks.
Breanna Williams, FWB: The sophomore helped the Vikings finish the week off with two straight wins, going 4-for-7 with three runs, three RBIs, a triple and a home run.
This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Vote for the Florida Power & Light Athlete of the Week
Reporting by Seth Stringer, Northwest Florida Daily News / Northwest Florida Daily News
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