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Tulare County athlete of the week: CVC's Bryce Crook

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Central Valley Christian High School baseball player Bryce Crook was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.
Central Valley Christian High School baseball player Bryce Crook was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.

Central Valley Christian High School baseball player Bryce Crook was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on April 7, Crook received 2,595 votes, or a 36.6% majority, of the 7,104 responses.

Crook had five hits, including a double, and finished with two runs, four RBI and two stolen bases to lead the Cavaliers to a win over Minarets at the Fowler Easter Classic. Crook's five hits set a new tournament record for most hits in a single game.

Here's a look at past winners:

  • Jan. 6: Cole Gilcrest, Redwood basketball

  • Jan. 13: Janessa Garza, Farmersville basketball

  • Jan. 20: Danae Banuelos, Golden West basketball

  • Jan. 27: Ava Ayon, Lindsay basketball

  • Feb. 3: Cooper Fish, Porterville basketball

  • Feb. 10: Kiersten Shade, El Diamante basketball

  • Feb. 17: Reagan Neese, Central Valley Christian soccer

  • Feb. 24: Isaak Mendoza, Redwood wrestling

  • March 3: Miles Munger, Exeter baseball

  • March 10: Trevor Hampel, El Diamante baseball

  • March 17: Gage Hastin, Mission Oak baseball

  • March 24: J.T. Guerrero, Mt. Whitney baseball

  • March 31: Kelan Turner, Central Valley Chrisitan baseball

Editor’s note: Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot through email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@visaliatimesdelta.com. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.

El Diamante's Ashley Espino runs to first against Mission Oak in a non-league high school softball game on Friday, March 31, 2023.
El Diamante's Ashley Espino runs to first against Mission Oak in a non-league high school softball game on Friday, March 31, 2023.

Original story: Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday.

Please do not email your votes.

Here are the choices for the week of April 3-7:

  • Karly Aguilar, softball, Golden West: Aguilar hurled nine strikeouts in six innings to pilot the Trailblazers to an 11-3 win over Torres-Madera. She also recorded a hit, three runs and a pair of RBI.

  • Bryce Crook, baseball, Central Valley Christian: Crook had five hits, including a double, and finished with two runs, four RBI and two stolen bases to lead the Cavaliers to a win over Minarets at the Fowler Easter Classic. Crook's five hits set a new tournament record for most hits in a single game.

  • Ashley Espino, softball, El Diamante: Espino went 3-for-4 hitting and knocked in a pair of runs in a non-league game against Mission Oak.

  • Mason Hatton, softball, Tulare Union: Hatton had two hits and a pair of RBI as the Tribe downed Independence-Bakersfield 3-2 in 12 innings.

  • Carson Hughes, baseball, Exeter: Hughes earned the win on the mound after throwing seven strikeouts in five innings. The Monarchs defeated Corcoran 10-0. Hughes also generated three hits, two runs, and two RBI as a batter.

  • Adison Lee, softball, Tulare Western: Lee fired five strikeouts in a complete game to direct the Mustangs to a 9-3 victory versus Reedley. She also had a hit and scored a pair of runs.

  • Elijah Martinez, baseball, El Diamante: Martinez hit a walk-off single to seal the Miners' 3-2 eight-inning win over Mt. Whitney in an East Yosemite League game. Martinez finished with two hits, a run and RBI.

  • Leah Moreno, softball, Dinuba: Moreno tossed six strikeouts in five innings to help the Emperors beat Fresno 11-0. She also had two hits in two at-bats.

  • Adam Sims, baseball, Tulare Union: Sims threw 12 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings to pilot the Tribe to a win over Dinuba. He also had a double and scored a run as a hitter.

  • Louie Torres, baseball, Porterville: Torres drove in the game-winning run to help the Panthers beat Golden West 6-5 in an EYL game. He finished with a single and double.

  • Joey Volchko, baseball, Redwood: Volchko fanned 14 Monache batters in the Rangers' 8-0 East Yosemite League win. He allowed one hit in six innings.

Nominations are based on information available to the Times-Delta.

All high school varsity players from Tulare County can be on the ballot. Nominations must be received for consideration by Monday morning following that week's games.

Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot through email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@visaliatimesdelta.com. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.

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