Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Florida High School Athlete of the Week (May 2-8)
Here are the candidates for SBLive's Florida High School Athlete of the Week for May 2-8 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote below. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, May 16. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivefl.
THIS WEEK’S FLORIDA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
SOFTBALL
Victoria Ash, Pitcher (Sr.)- Bishop Verot
Ash struck out 13 batters in five no-hit innings back on May 4, in a 10-0 win over Gateway Charter.
Katelyn Tillis, Pitcher (Sr.)- Crystal River
Tillis struck out 11 batters and allowing one earned run back on May 3, in a 3-2 win over Tavares.
Bella Dejulio, Utility (So.)- Mainland (Daytona Beach)
Dejulio struck out 13 batters in seven innings back on May 3, in a 4-3 win over Pine Ridge.
Isabella Vega, Pitcher (Jr.)- Parrish Community
Vega struck out 14 batters in a complete game performace back on May 5, in a 2-1 win over Calvary Christian.
Hannah Taylor, Catcher (Jr.)- Hernando
Taylor drove in seven runs back on May 3, in a 19-0 win over Brooksville Central.
Jalyn Sharkey, Utility (So.)- East Lake
Sharkey drove in three runs back on May 4, in a 6-2 win over Plant to capture a district championship.
Kylee Johnson- Shortstop (Jr.)- Wiregrass Ranch
Johnson went 5-of-8 at the plate in two games, including two home runs for the Lady Bulls last week.
BASEBALL
Zachary Root, Left-Handed Pitcher (Sr.) (Fort Myers)
Root struck out 12 batters back on May 5, in a 1-0 win over Charlotte.
Evan Crest, Right-Handed Pitcher (Sr.) (Wharton)
Crest sturck out 11 batters in a complete game performance back on May 3, in a 7-1 win over Mitchell.
James Hankerson, First Baseman (Jr.) (Berkeley Prep)
Hankerson drove in seven runs back on May 3, in a 11-1 win over Clearwater Central Catholic.
Traylon Ray, Outfielder (Jr.) (North Florida Christian)
Ray drove in five runs in the two games, leading the Eagles to the District 2A-1 Championship.
Hunter Dietz, Right-Handed Pitcher (Jr.)- Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
Dietz allowed two hits and one run in six innings back on May 5, in a 5-1 win over Berkeley Prep.
Chase Marsh, Pitcher (Jr.)- Mount Dora Christian
Marsh struck out eight batters in four innings back on May 5, in a 19-0 win over Hernando Christian.
Sal Stewart, Sr. (Westminster Christian)
Stewart drove in three runs back on May 3 in a 10-0 win over Somerset Academy.
TRACK AND FIELD
Skye Tolbert, Jr. (Niceville)
Tolbert finished in 1st in the Girls 100-meter hurdles (13.70 seconds) in the Class 4A, Region 1 Finals back on May 7.
Annie Loehle, Sr. (Mandarin)
Loehle finished 1st in the Girls 3200 meter finals (11:17.69) in the Class 4A, Region 1 Finals back on May 7.
Kendall Hughes, Sr. (Newsome)
Hughes finished 1st in the Girls 800-meter run finals (2:15.41) in the Class 4A, Region 2 Finals back on May 7.
Aidan Mizell, Jr. (Orlando Boone)
Mizell finished 1st in the Boys 100-meter dash finals (10.72 seconds) in the Class 4A, Region 3 Finals back on May 7.