ALL-METRO HONORS
BASEBALL:
Shoutout to the following players for making The Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro high school baseball team for 2022 (Small School / AISA – 3A):
Player of the Year: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀
Led Macon-East to a 35-5 record and an AISA Class AA state title with his performance as a pitcher, hitter and outfielder. Threw a complete-game, three-hit shutout in Game 1 of the championship series against Patrician Academy, needing just 68 pitches.
First Team:
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 – Pitcher
First-team AISA All-State. Went 8-0 with an 0.46 ERA in 60⅓ innings. Recorded 73 strikeouts to five walks and allowed an opposing batting average of .157. Six of his 10 starts were shutouts. Hit .366 with a .485 on-base percentage, 32 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. Two-time All-State and All-Metro.
𝗝𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗳 – Catcher
First-team AISA All-State. Torched AISA pitching to the tune of a .545 average and 1.505 OPS. Hit six home runs, 14 doubles and drove in 54 runs. Made just three errors. Two-time All-State.
𝗕𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹 – Outfielder
First-team AISA All-State. Batted .378 with 39 RBIs and a .934 OPS. Was the Knights’ starting pitcher during the state title-clinching game and went 7-2 with 49 strikeouts in 45⅓ innings.
𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 – Outfielder
Honorable mention AISA All-State. Batted .365 with a .547 on-base percentage and .989 OPS. Scored 62 runs, drove in 19 runs and stole 18 bases.
Second Team:
𝗗𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, Utility
SOFTBALL:
Congratulations to two of our Lady Knights for making The Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro high school softball team for 2022 (Small School / AISA – 3A):
First Team: Kylee Smith Position: Utility
Why chosen: Second-team AISA All-State. She hit .421 with seven homers, 33 RBIs, 43 runs and 17 doubles. Stole eight bases. Pitched almost every game for the Knights, striking out 278 and posting a 2.81 ERA in 232 innings.
Second Team: Infielder: Jamya Powell, Macon-East, 8th
Congratulations to Macon East Academy HOBY delegates: 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻. They recently attended the annual Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference at Troy University. Founded in 1958, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation. HOBY programs provide students selected by their schools an opportunity to recognize their leadership talents and apply them to become effective ethical leaders in their home, school, workplace, and community. We look forward to witnessing the leadership skills of both Kaiden and Anna!
