Valley Sports ReportTHE VALLEY — Sayre sophomore Lucas Horton made an immediate impact on the mound, and at the plate, and helped the Redskins to a District 4, Class AA baseball title. He is the Valley Sorts Report 2021 Male “Newcomer of the Spring.”
Horton was dominant on the mound this season. He posted an 8-1 record with a 1.51 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. He struck out 64 and walked just 17 in 46 1/3 innings, while allowing just 32 hits.
At the plate, Horton hit .389 (28 hits in 72 ABs), and walked 20 times for a .516 on-base percentage. He also had a .597 slugging percentage, thanks to a team-high 10 doubles, one triple and one home run, for a 1.113 OPS. He also had 33 RBI, 36 runs scored, and three stolen bases.
The 2020-21 Super 7 Male “Newcomer of the Spring:”
Lucas Horton, sophomore, Sayre: See above.
Bryce Bailey, sophomore, Tioga: A very good defensive outfielder, Bailey hit .514 (18 hits in 35 ABs) in the Tigers’ truncated season. He walked five times for a .605 on-base percentage, and had a .657 slugging percentage for a 1.262 OPS.
Bailey had three doubles, one triple, seven RBI, 11 runs scored.
Conlan Taylor, 8th-grader, Tioga: Taylor was 3-1 with a 2.15 ERA in his first varsity season. He struck out 28 and walked 18 in 29 1/3 innings, while allowing just 23 hits.
Taylor hit .295 (13 hits in 44 ABs) with five doubles, seven RBI, and 12 runs scored. He walked seven times for a .385 on-base percentage.
Ty Beeman, sophomore, Waverly: A stellar defensive catcher, Beeman was a steadying influence on the Wolverines as a newcomer. He hit .344 (22 hits in 64 ABs) with three doubles, one home run, a team-high 26 RBI, 22 runs scored, and six stolen bases. He also worked 10 walks for an on-base percentage of .442.
Beeman made just two errors in 95 defensive chances for a .979 fielding percentage. He also gunned down seven would-be base stealers.
Valentino Rossi, freshman, Tioga: Rossi won gold in the triple jump, and silver in the long jump at the IAC Championships. He also ran on the fifth-place 400-meter relay team. At the IAC South Small School Divisional meet, he won the long jump, was a member of the record-breaking first-place 400-meter relay team, and was third in the 400-meter dash.
At the Class C Championships, Rossi placed second in the triple jump, was fifth in the long jump, and was also on the fifth-place 400-meter relay. He finished fifth in the triple jump at the Section IV Showcase.
Cam Sullivan, sophomore, Athens: Sullivan hit .356 (21 hits in 59 at-bats), with seven base on balls for a .449 on-base percentage. He had two doubles, one triple, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored.
On the mound, Sullivan was 3-0 with two saves and a 3.21 ERA — struck out 25 and walked nine in 28 1/3 innings
Zach Garrity, sophomore, Sayre: A gritty grinder, Garrity was hit by pitches 13 times this season — easily leading the area. He was second on the team with a .422 average (27 hits in 64 ABs). With nine base on balls (plus the hit batsman), he had a .570 on-base percentage, to go along with a .594 slugging percentage for a 1.164 OPS.
Garrity had five doubles, two home runs, 30 RBI, 27 runs scored, and two stolen bases.
Mason Lister, sophomore, Athens: Lister posted a 5-4 record with a 2.59 ERA. He struck out 60 and walked 33 in 43 1/3 innings, while allowing only 30 hits.
Lister hit .242 (15 hits in 62 ABs) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBI, and 17 runs scored.
Lister hit .242 (15 hits in 62 ABs) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBI, and 17 runs scored.
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IN PHOTO: Sayre's Lucas Horton.
