Christian Heritage’s high school baseball team made program history this season as seven were players selected by league coaches for the GISA’s All-Region 4-2A team.
Junior Michael McKinney earned a place in the all-region lineup for the third straight year and also made the GISA Class 2A All-State team for the second year in a row. On the mound, he was 8-0 with two saves and a 2.17 ERA, and he struck out 59 batters in 58 innings. He also hit .301 with three home runs a team-high 29 RBIs, helping lead the Lions to a runner-up finish in the region and the Class 2A state quarterfinals.
Christian Heritage coach Noah Stokes believes McKinney, who also earned all-region and all-state basketball honors this year, is the region’s best pitcher.
“I just wish we could clone him,” Stokes said. “Every year he is getting older and the velocity goes up. He throws every pitch for a strike, has a good curve and can command the fastball. He’s as good as anybody else I have seen.”
Also on the all-region team for Christian Heritage were seniors Chase Kranzlein (right fielder) and Pate Duddleston (center fielder), junior Tre Mason (catcher), sophomore Jake Stokes (left fielder) and freshmen twin brothers Ian Robbins (shortstop) and Spencer Robbins (first base).
Mason and Stokes are on the all-region team for the second year in a row.
“It’s great to get this many people. I think the most we had before this season was five,” said Stokes, who is happy to bring back five of his seven all-region players as Christian Heritage prepares to enter GHSA play next school year. “We bring back our catcher (Mason), who is our anchor, our ace pitcher (McKinney) and some of our best hitters.”
Christian Heritage School Lions
May 25, 2012
Lions pile up baseball honors
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Spring football: Teams looking for answers
Dalton High School defensive lineman Rodrick Davidson closes in as quarterback Jase Chastain throws downfield under the watchful eye of head coach Matt Land during a scrimmage on Saturday at the school. Replacing three-year starting quarterback Cole Calfee will be a primary concern for the Catamounts with three players in the mix for the starting role under center. (Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen)
Dalton High School football coach Matt Land expects Jase Chastain, Zek Cobb and Payton Veraldi to be on the field plenty next season.
Continued ... - A Look Ahead: The dominant sport
- A Look Ahead: Postseason shifts up to higher gear
- Middle School: CHS netters split
- Devin Golden: QB races dominate spring practice storylines
- May 3, 2013
- Bruins host 4A baseball series, Lions head for Macon
- May 2, 2013
- Prep roundup: Raiders soccer rolls on the road to second round
- Middle school roundup: Lady Lions cap undefeated year
- Apr 24, 2013
- Prep roundup: North Murray boys soccer is No. 1 in Region 5-3A
- Apr 23, 2013
- Champs again
- Soccer Colts shoot out of the gate, beat Ringgold
- Apr 21, 2013
- Important numbers
- Chris Whitfield: Catching up on (golf) courses this spring
- Apr 19, 2013
- Prep Roundup: Powerful performance keeps Mountaineers in running
- Apr 17, 2013
- Prep roundup: Rivalry win helps North Murray boys tennis take second in region
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