It’s time to vote for Sun Herald’s MS Coast Athlete of the Week for March 20

Scott Watkins
·1 min read

Electric pitching performances and red hot bats take center stage in this week’s look at the top performers from around the Coast.

With warm temps finally returning this week, expect the action on the diamonds to keep heating up.

This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon on Monday, March 27, at www.sunherald.com.

Get to know the Sun Herald Athlete of the Week nominees here:

  • Tri Gaughf, Harrison Central baseball: Gaughf pitched a complete game shutout against Center Hill and struck out 15 of the 24 batters he faced.

  • Peyton Lacy, Pass Christian baseball: Lacy tossed a complete game one-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a 10-0 win over Moss Point.

  • Irina Sanford, George County softball: Sanford had six hits last week, including a three-hit performance against Vancleave. She was responsible for five runs during the week and had two extra base hits.

  • Luke Schnoor, Resurrection baseball: Schnoor had five hits, a home run and three RBIs during the week and scored four runs over three games.

  • Makenzie Fontenot, St. Patrick softball: Fontenot had three hits, two doubles and scored three times in a 14-0 win over Our Lady. She had five hits during the week with three doubles.

Have a nominee in the future? Send game stats to swatkins@sunherald.com or reach out on Twitter @scottwatkinsTU.