Three Limestone County baseball players received top honors from area coaches, as they were selected Player and Pitcher of the Year in the county for the 2019 high school baseball season.

The Pitcher of the Year award was awarded to two players, as nothing much could separate Elkmont’s Brett Parker and Athens Bible’s Matthew Usery.

Parker is a case study in why win-loss records shouldn’t matter much in deciding pitching awards, as he had just a 5-5 record despite a sparkling 1.75 earned run average in 64 innings pitched. Parker also struck out 100 batters and walked only 19 for the Red Devils.

Usery had a 7-1 pitching record with a 1.73 ERA in 48 2/3 innings pitched. He struck out 81 batters and walked 28 in helping the Trojans reach the second round of the Class 1A playoffs.

Ardmore first baseman and pitcher Hogan Whitt was named Player of the Year in Limestone County. The junior had a .407 batting average with four home runs, seven doubles and two triples. He had 24 RBIs and stole 14 bases for the Tigers as well. He also was one of Ardmore’s top pitchers, finishing the season with a 4-1 record and a 3.53 ERA in 37 2/3 innings pitched.

The rest of the Limestone County All-County Baseball Team is as follows;

Pitchers

• Reis Browning — East Limestone; 2-6, 4.02 ERA, 61 strikeouts in 50 innings pitched

• Jacob Burgess — East Limestone; 5-5, 4.91 ERA, 56 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched

• Zach Pyles — East Limestone; 3-3, 1.31 ERA, 35 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched

• Tucker Reed — Ardmore; 3-2, 2.39 ERA, 62 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched

• Joe Neal Douthit — Ardmore; 5-1, 2.53 ERA

• Garrett Tennison — West Limestone; 4-3, 4.07 ERA

• Isaac Evans — Athens; 3-1, 2.03 ERA, 45 strikeouts, 15 walks

• Tyler Gainer — Athens; 4-1, 1.82 ERA, 42 strikeouts, 10 walks

• Slaton Black — Athens; 2-0, 1.42 ERA, 3 saves

• Charlie Morrison — Lindsay Lane; 4-4, 3.88 ERA, 51 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched

• Caleb Johnson — Lindsay Lane; 2-1, 3.53 ERA, 50 strikeouts, 13 walks

Catchers

• Dylan Hall — Ardmore; .368 BA, 29 RBI, 14 doubles, 3 HR

• Cade Abernathy — Athens Bible; .460 BA, 36 RBI, 14 doubles, 5 HR

• Cole Wales — Clements; .385 BA, 4 doubles

Infield

• Cameron Johnson — East Limestone; .356 BA, 17 RBI, 8 doubles, 15 SB

• Tyler Wagnon — East Limestone; .326 BA, 15 RBI, 7 doubles, 12 SB

• Zach Pyles — East Limestone; .267 BA, 26 RBI, 7 doubles, 2 HR

• Gage Johns — Athens Bible; .450 BA, 32 RBI, 5 doubles

• Clayton Hamm — Athens Bible; .413 BA, 18 RBI, 9 doubles, 23 SB

• Alec Baugher — West Limestone; .289 BA, 21 RBI, 10 doubles

• James Clem — Athens; .329 BA, 17 RBI, 6 doubles

• Tucker Stockman — Athens; .315 BA, 29 RBI, 9 doubles

• Camryn Peden — Lindsay Lane; .397 BA, 21 RBI

• Drew Turpen — Lindsay Lane; .410 BA, 16 RBI, 6 doubles, 17 SB

• BJ Lucas — Tanner; .421 BA

Outfield

• Luke Metcalf — Athens Bible; .348 BA, 17 RBI, 4 doubles, 4 triples, 18 SB

• Hayden Pierce — Athens Bible; .342 BA, 12 RBI, 16 SB

• Cooper Phillips — West Limestone; .341 BA, 12 RBI

• Jack Garvin — Athens; .357 BA, 14 RBI, 4 doubles, 4 triples

• Parker Willoughby — Athens; .309 BA, 22 RBI, 8 doubles

• Charlie Morrison — Lindsay Lane; .402 BA, 27 RBI, 12 doubles, 21 SB

Honorable Mention

• Gage McKelvey — West Limestone

• Dylan Johnston — Athens

• Drew Harting — East Limestone

• Lee Moyers — Athens Bible

• Jacob Guimarin — Clements

• Luke Hogan — Ardmore

• Thorne Slaton — West Limestone