Several Loudon County baseball players and coaches recently earned All-District distinctions for their efforts throughout the 2024 season.
This year, 19 players along with two All-District coaches of the year were awarded. And this year’s selections also included one defensive player of the year, one co-offensive player of the year, two pitchers of the year, and one All-District MVP.
k9bmkDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQm{~&s~} #ts$zx}$k^DA2?mk^9bm
kAm%96 #65D<:?D 6?;@J65 2 D@=:5 D62D@? @? E96 5:2>@?5 — 4=2:>:?8 E96 s:DEC:4E d\bp CF??6C\FA E:E=6 E92?<D E@ E96:C D:I p==\s:DEC:4E D6=64E:@?D] ~FE @7 E96 7:G6 s:DEC:4E d\bp E62>D[ {w$ 925 E96 >@DE D6=64E:@?D] {@F5@?’D D6=64E:@?D :?4=F565i p==\s:DEC:4E |'! D6?:@C y2I@? (2=<6C[ s:DEC:4E d\b !:E496C @7 E96 *62C 2?5 ;F?:@C }@=2? q6E96=[ 2?5 p==\s:DEC:4E D6=64E:@?D ;F?:@CD t=: z6=D@ 2?5 r256? #:5:?8D 2?5 D6?:@C sC6H t2D=6J]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ {@F5@?’D A=2J6CD[ 9625 4@249 y2D@? {2>36CE H2D 2H2C565 E96 s:DEC:4E d\bp r@249 @7 E96 *62C] %96 9@?@C 4@>6D :? 9:D 563FE D62D@? :? E96 ?6H 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm“pD 72C 2D >6[ x =:<6 E@ DE2J 2D 72C 2H2J 7C@> E96 DA@E=:89E 2D A@DD:3=6[” 4@249 {2>36CE D2:5] “(6 9@A6 E@ 4C62E6 2? 6IA6C:6?46 96C6 2E {@F5@? E92E 6?4@FC286D DF446DD :? E96 7:6=5j 2?5 H:E9@FE DF446DD @? E96 7:6=5 … ?@?6 @7 E96D6 244@=256D 2C6 A@DD:3=6 7@C 4@249 @7 E96 J62C @C DE277 @7 E96 J62C[ 2?JE9:?8 =:<6 E92E]k^Am
kAm“$@ :E’D 2 E6DE2>6?E E@ @FC 8FJD 2?5 E96 4@>>:E>6?E E92E E96J >2<6 E@ @FC AC@8C2> 2?5 H92E H6 ECJ E@ 5@] p=E9@F89 x’> 9@?@C65 E@ 36 ?2>65 r@249 @7 E96 *62C[ x C62==J 766= =:<6 E9:D 2H2C5 :D 2 E62> 2H2C5]”k^Am
kAm{2>36CE 25565i “pD 72C 2D 2== @7 @FC 2==\5:DEC:4E C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 2?5 DFA6C=2E:G6D … E96J 2C6 2== G6CJ H6== 56D6CG:?8] %96J’G6 925 72?E2DE:4 J62CD 2?5 H6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ =62? 962G:=J @? E96> E9C@F89@FE E96 A@DED62D@?]k^Am
kAm“~FC !:E496C @7 E96 *62C — }@=2? q6E96= — A6@A=6 D66 9@H 8@@5 96 :D 2?5 :E’D 2 E6DE2>6?E E@ H92E 96’D 366? 5@:?8 2== J62C =@?8] p?5 y2I@? :D ?@ DEC2?86C E@ 9@?@CD 2?5 2H2C5Dj 2?5 E9:D :D ;FDE 2?@E96C @?6 7@C 9:>]k^Am
kAm“w@A67F==J E9:D H:== 6?4@FC286 9:> E@ 7:?:D9 E96 D62D@? DEC@?8 :? 9:D D6?:@C J62C]”k^Am
k9bmkDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQm{t}~x# rx%* !p}%wt#$k^DA2?mk^9bm
kAm%96 !2?E96CD H6C6 2 4@>A6E:E:G6 E62> E9C@F89@FE E96 J62C[ 3FE E96:C D62D@? 42>6 E@ 2 4=@D6 :? E96 s:DEC:4E d\bp $6>:7:?2=D] %9:D J62C … {6?@:C r:EJ 925 E9C66 p==\s:DEC:4E D6=64E:@?D :?4=F5:?8 ;F?:@C y24@3 w2E>2<6C 2=@?8 H:E9 D6?:@CD qC2?5@? q6== 2?5 sC6H w6?CJ]k^Am
kAm~FE @7 {6?@:C r:EJ’D E9C66 D6=64E:@?D[ w6?CJ H2D ?2>65 s:DEC:4E d\bp’D s676?D:G6 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C] %96 D6?:@C D9:?65 2D E96 E62>’D DE2CE:?8 42E496C — H9:=6 2=D@ 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ 9:D E62> @? E96 >@F?5]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 E96 E9C66 :?5:G:5F2=D DE@@5 @FE[ 4@249 p2C@? $:>>@?D D2:5 E92E :E H2D “2 ECF6 E62> 677@CE” @G6C2==]k^Am
kAm“(:E9@FE E96 8FJD 2C@F?5 E96>[ E96J 925 ?@ 492?46 @7 5@:?8 E9:D[” 4@249 $:>>@?D D2:5] “%96 H2J E96J A=2J 6249 2?5 6G6CJ 52J — 2?5 4@>6 E@ E96 7:6=5 AC6A2C65 — E92E’D H92E J@F H2?E 7C@> E96 6?E:C6 8C@FA 6249 2?5 6G6CJ 52J]k^Am
kAm“%9:D H9@=6 E62> 7665D @77 H92E 6249 @E96C :D 5@:?8] $@ … 2D =@?8 2D E92E <66AD @44FCC:?8 H:E9 E96D6 8FJD … E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ <66A A=2J:?8 E96 H2J E96J A=2J 2?5 H6 ;FDE 92G6 E@ 7@==@H DF:E]”k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mkDA2? DEJ=6lQE6IE\564@C2E:@?i F?56C=:?6jQmv#tt}qprz rwt#~ztt$k^DA2?mk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmvC66?324< w:89 $49@@=’D r96C@<66D H6C6 H6== C6AC6D6?E65 :? s:DEC:4E c\`p H:E9 ?:?6 E@E2= p==\s:DEC:4E 2H2C5D 4@==64E65]k^Am
kAm~G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 E96 a_ac D62D@?[ vC66?324< 32D632== D@2C65 E@ ?6H 96:89ED 2D @?6 @7 E96 DEC@?86DE E62>D :? E96 2C62 2?5 @?46 282:? 6DE23=:D965 :ED6=7 2D 2? 6=:E6 AC@8C2>]k^Am
kAmvC66?324<’D D6=64E:@?D :?4=F565i D6?:@CD r256? {2HD@?[ r2D@? (@C<>2?[ {2?5@? r=:77@C5[ z@@A6C (:==:2>D 2?5 qC25J p==:D@?] %96 r96C@<66D’ D6=64E:@?D 2=D@ :?4=F565 ;F?:@C }@29 vC2G6D[ r2CD@? |@@C6 2?5 D@A9@>@C6 yy r2F5:==]k^Am
kAmvC66?324<’D =625\@77 32EE6C p==:D@? 2=D@ 62C?65 r@\!=2J6C @7 E96 *62C H9:=6 |@@C6 E@@< 9@>6 ~776?D:G6 !=2J6C @7 E96 *62C]k^Am
kAm~? E96 5676?D:G6 D:56 @7 E96 32== … E96 244@=256D 4@?E:?F65 @? H:E9 D@A9@>@C6 r2F5:== 62C?:?8 !:E496C @7 E96 *62C]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ vC66?324<’D D<:AA6C — 4@249 q:==J w@=E — H2D 2=D@ ?2>65 s:DEC:4E c\`p r@249 @7 E96 *62C] %96 9@?@C 4@>6D 5FC:?8 9:D 7:CDE J62C 2D 9625 4@249 @7 E96 r96C@<66D]k^Am