The SOC II softball Player of the Year award went to Valley’s young hurler Braiden Dillow while the SOC II baseball Player of the Year nod belonged to Wheelersburg’s Andrew Elliott.
The awards were a fitting cap on amazing seasons by both players.
Dillow and the Lady Indians went 28-2 this season and made it all the way to the regional final.
In that contest against Piketon, Dillow pitched all 17 innings of a four-and-a-half hour contest in high temperatures. Though Valley lost 2-1, Dillow and Piketon pitcher Shella Zimmerman had a pitcher’s duel for the ages. Dillow struck out 20 batters in that contest.
The Pirates season went a few games further, all the way to the state championship in fact.
While Elliott, bound for Wright State next year, had several memorable games this season, he may end up best remembered for a gutsy performance in the state semifinal.
Elliott pitched 10 innings of Wheelersburg’s 12 inning, 8-4 victory that ended in Caleb Leach’s dramatic walk-off grand slam. Elliott struck out nine in that contest. He also pitched in the Pirates’s state title loss.
The SOC I Players of the Year were Notre Dame’s Brock Hannah, who helped the Titans to an 8-4 record in the league this season and Symmes Valley’s Nikki Nance who led the Lady Vikings to an undefeated league record and SOC I championship.
The Coach of the Year awards went to Wheelersburg’s Michael Estep and Valley’s Montie Spriggs in the SOC II and Symmes Valley’s Odie Estep and Chad Renfro in the SOC I.
Each league champion had the majority of selections to first and second team.
Southern Ohio Conference
2010 Softball All-Stars
SOC I First Team
Nikki Nance (Symmes Valley), Brooke Skinner (Symmes Valley), Chelsea Wall (Symmes Valley), Holly Hempill (Clay), Tori Osborne (Clay), Hanna Shupert (Notre Dame), Katie Kayser (Notre Dame), Stevie Thornsberry (Eastern), Haley Fisher (East), Kelli Jenkins (Western), Cassie King (Green), Missy Buckley (Glenwood).
SOC I Second Team
Erica Corn (Symmes Valley), Jessie Morris (Symmes Valley), Lyndsey Mader (Clay), Marissa Messer (Clay), Morgan Hannah (Notre Dame), Rachel Staker (Eastern), Meghan Williams (East), Kala Hall (Western), Taylor Stevens (Green), Mychael Hamilton (Glenwood).
SOC I Champions – Symmes Valley (13-1)
SOC I Player of the Year – Nikki Nance (Symmes Valley)
SOC I Coach of the Year – Odie Estep (Symmes Valley)
SOC I Records: Symmes Valley (13-1), Clay (12-2), Notre Dame (11-3), Eastern (8-6), East (6-8), Western (3-11), Green (3-11), Glenwood (0-14).
SOC II First Team
Braiden Dillow (Valley), Trinity Brown (Valley), Brooke Cooper (Valley), Rachel Lute (Northwest), Brooke Jordan (Northwest), Kayln Bailey (Wheelersburg), Erika Blair (Wheelersburg), Catlin Shilling (Waverly), Kendra Clark (South Webster), Lexey Kegley (West), Courtney Spriggs (Minford), Jessica Humphries (Oak Hill).
SOC II Second Team
Megan Spriggs (Valley), Ashley Mills (Valley), Brittany Williams (Northwest), Brittany Ellis (Northwest), Kate Staker (Wheelersburg), Kandi Preston (Waverly), Brittney Ellifritt (South Webster), Christin Graf (West), Autumn Griffith (Minford), Kyla Angle (Oak Hill).
SOC II Champions – Valley (14-0)
SOC II Player of the Year – Braiden Dillow (Valley)
SOC II Coaches of the Year –Montie Spriggs (Valley)
SOC II Records: Valley (14-0), Northwest (11-3), Wheelersburg (10-4), Waverly (6-8), South Webster (6-8), West (6-8), Minford (3-11), Oak Hill (0-14)
Southern Ohio Conference
2010 Baseball All-Stars
SOC I First Team
Tyler Easthom (Symmes Valley), Luke Taylor (Symmes Valley), Cody Myers (Symmes Valley), Billy Moore (Green), Matt Ratcliff (Green), Kyle Pollard (Clay), Morgan Garrett (Clay), Brock Hannah (Notre Dame), Brad Pierron (Notre Dame), David Blair (East), Robert Russell (Western), Anthony Edler (Eastern).
SOC I Second Team
Nathan Dockery (Symmes Valley), Jacob Patterson (Symmes Valley), Caleb Lewis (Green), T.J. McCloud (Green), Brady Carter (Clay), Alex Glockner (Notre Dame), Justin Crager (East), Greg Beavers (Western), Matt Alley (Eastern).
SOC I Champions – Symmes Valley (11-1)
SOC I Player of the Year – Brock Hannah (Notre Dame)
SOC I Coach of the Year – Chad Renfro (Symmes Valley)
SOC I Records: Symmes Valley (11-1), Green (8-3), Clay (8-4), Notre Dame (8-4), East (3-9), Western (3-9), Eastern (0-12).
SOC II First Team
Andrew Elliott (Wheelersburg), Nick Kemper (Wheelersburg), Brandon Hall (Wheelersburg), Bryce Hall (Wheelersburg), Zack Bukiewicz (Valley), Alex Holcomb (Valley), Aaron Oesch (Minford), Ray Bryan (Minford), Harrison Martin (Waverly), Nate DeWeese (Waverly), John Morrissette (South Webster), Anthony Knittel (West), Jared Delong (Northwest).
SOC II Second Team
Dakota Luster (Wheelersburg), Evan Richard (Valley), Brice Crabtree (Valley), Jacob Hackworth (Minford), Derek Roback (Waverly), Brent Smith (South Webster), Mark Murphy (West), Cory Miller (Northwest), Tyler Walls (Oak Hill), Waylon Boggs (Oak Hill).
SOC II Champions – Wheelersburg (13-1)
SOC II Player of the Year – Andrew Elliott (Wheelersburg)
SOC II Coaches of the Year –Michael Estep (Wheelersburg)
SOC II Records: Wheelersburg (13-1), Valley (12-2), Minford (), Waverly (), South Webster (6-8), West (4-10), Northwest (3-11), Oak Hill (2-12).
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