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Big flies and bonafide aces: Vote for the High School Baseball Player of the Week

By Chris McDaniel, The Patriot Ledger,

15 days ago
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Plymouth South High's Colin Ducie has been voted the High School Baseball Player of the Week.

The junior received over 24,000 votes to earn the honor. Ducie starred in a 9-1 win over Nauset. He allowed 3 hits while striking out 12 on the mound and went 2-for-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs.

And this week's candidates are...

Edward Hipp, Hull: Hipp earned his first varsity as he allowed 2 hits over 5 innings while striking out 10 in a win over Norfolk Aggie.

Ryan Witz + Max Gaudiano, North Quincy: In a 10-6 win over Pembroke, Witz had 3 hits, 2 doubles and 4 runs scored while Gaudiano had 3 RBIs. In an 8-6 loss to Braintree, Gaudiano had 3 RBIs.

Jack McGee + Liam Shepherd, Norwell: McGee threw a 5-inning no-hitter with 9 strikeouts in a 12-0 win over Rockland. Shepherd had 3 doubles and 3 RBIs.

Cam Beltramini, Sr., Whitman-Hanson: Beltramini had 3 hits, including a 3-run home run, in a 7-2 win over Duxbury.

Austin Daly + Shawn Boostrom, Rockland: Daly (3-for-4, 3 RBIs, 4 runs) and Boostrom (2 hits, 2 RBIs, 4 runs) had big offensive days in Rockland's 18-10 win over Holbrook.

Cole Kelleher + Connor Bagnell, Middleboro: Both pitchers fired gems in a pair of wins. Kelleher fanned 12 in a 5-2 win over Sandwich while Bagnell threw a shutout with 9 strikeouts in a 9-0 victory over Norwell.

Jag Garces, Soph., West Bridgewater: Garces was a terror on the basepaths in a 16-7 win over Hull. He went 1-for-1 with a double, but drew 4 walks and stole 5 bases. In a 10-8 loss to Cohasset, he doubled in all three of his plate appearances.

Jordan Medeiros, Jr., Avon: Medeiros fired a 2-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 7-0 win over Rising Tide. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Owen Kennedy + Gabe Knudsen, Hanover: Both pitchers had brilliant performances in wins. Kennedy threw a 1-hitter with 15 strikeouts against Plymouth South in a 4-0 win. Knudsen allowed 1 run over six innings while striking out 14.

Jason Bellucci, Sr., Scituate: Bellucci had a walk-off RBI in an 8-7 win over Hingham. The Sailors rallied from a 5-0 deficit.

Bryan Prioli, Holbrook: Prioli struck out 13 over 6 innings while scattering 3 hits in a 3-2 win over Avon. He also drove in the winning run with a 2-RBI base hit in the fifth inning.

Leo Lyons, Jr., Milton: Lyons threw a 2-hit shutout with 8 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Walpole.

Liam Kinneen + Brady Lane + Brody Beale, BC High: Kinneen (5 innings) and Lane (2) combined for a no-hitter in an 8-1 win over Taunton, the defending Div. 1 state champs. Beale had a walk-off RBI single in a 9-8 win over Catholic Memorial in extra innings.

Nick Rucky, Sr., Braintree: Rucky had 4 RBIs in an 8-6 win over North Quincy.

Michael Atwater, Hudson: Atwater allowed just two hits and threw a complete game to beat Lincoln-Sudbury 3-1 on Tuesday. Atwater struck out five and had two hits for the Hawks.

JJ Blanchard, Sr., Framingham: Blanchard drove in three runs on three hits in an 8-0 win over Bridgewater-Raynham on Sunday. He also had three RBIs and scored three runs at the plate while striking out nine on the mound in a 12-1 win over Newton North.

Ryan Dillon, Sr., Marlborough: The Cornell University signee was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs for the Panthers in a 10-0 win over Lunenburg. He also had two hits and an RBI in a 7-6, 12-inning loss to Westborough.

Nicholas Klein, Jr., Algonquin: Klein was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Titans in a 9-6 win over Shrewsbury.

Corey Magill, Sr., Blackstone Valley Tech: The Johnson & Wales signee drove in five runs and tripled among his three hits for the Beavers while also pitching (6 Ks, 3 IP) as part of a 15-strikeout day over six innings in a 14-3 win over Worcester Tech.

Luke Miele, Sr., Wellesley: The Roger Williams signee crushed three home runs for a whopping seven RBIs in a 13-3 Raiders win over Newton North.

Matt Miller, Sr., Franklin: Miller threw a one-hitter Saturday in a 3-0 win over Sharon. Miller needed just 75 pitches to complete the game and didn't allow a walk, striking out eight. In a 6-2 win over Taunton in a Division 1 state final rematch, Miller went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. And in a 1-0 loss to Foxborough, Miller struck out two in one shutout inning of relief.

Brian Olson, Sr., Dover-Sherborn: The Middlebury College-bound Olson smashed three home runs, as the Raiders took out Medway, 13-2. Olson drove in eight runs for the Raiders.

Teddy Peters, Sr., Holliston: The Brandeis University-bound Peters struck out six and allowed no earned runs over five innings in a 9-3 win over Medfield on Wednesday. Peters also had a walk, a hit and scored two runs in the victory.

Trevor Petty, Soph., AMSA: Petty scored three runs and threw four no-hit innings for the Eagles in a 16-0 win over Assabet.

Anthony Ruggiero, Sr., Nipmuc: The Northeastern-bound Ruggiero was 3-for-3 with two triples, a homer and three RBIs for the Warriors in a 14-5 win. In a 9-0 victory over Sutton, he homered and doubled twice among his three hits, driving in two runs.

Noah Smith, Fr., Hopedale: Smith was 2-for-3 with a double in a loss to Oxford, and 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run in an 11-0 win over Sutton.

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Tuesday, April 23 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to cmcdaniel@wickedlocal.com. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

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