Vote now for The News Tribune’s Baseball Athlete of the Week (April 20 to 25)
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Baseball Athlete of the Week for contests played between April 20-25. Voting will remain open until noon Thursday.
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Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley (jon.manley@thenewstribune.com) or Tyler Wicke (twicke@thenewstribune.com) or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) with the athlete’s first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday.
Colman Balda, Steilacoom — Senior right-hander threw a five-inning no-hitter in Monday’s win over Bethel, allowing two walks with five strikeouts.
Evan Barnes, Bethel — Senior right-hander no-hit Spanaway Lake across seven innings Tuesday, walking two with nine strikeouts in a 9-0 win.
Cade Bellerive, Emerald Ridge — Senior right-hander tossed a complete game in Thursday’s 2-1 win over Sumner, allowing five hits and one earned run with four walks and three strikeouts. The win tied Sumner and Graham-Kapowsin atop the 4A SPSL standings.
Camden Bentley, Gig Harbor — Junior left fielder homered in Tuesday’s win over Central Kitsap, going 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Pete Browand, Peninsula — In a two-game sweep of Capital, the leadoff C/SS went a combined 4-for-7 with a triple, two doubles, three walks, six runs and seven RBI.
Logan Caudill, Yelm — Sophomore threw a complete-game shutout in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Bonney Lake, allowing five hits and one walk with two strikeouts across seven innings.
Carson Dietsche, Bethel — Junior shortstop went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs, and four RBI in Wednesday’s 15-0 win over Spanaway Lake.
Jackson Dion, Emerald Ridge — Junior right-hander threw a complete-game shutout in Friday’s 4-0 win over Olympia, allowing one hit and three walks with 13 strikeouts across seven innings.
Gavin Edwards, Emerald Ridge — Threw 2.1 innings in relief, giving up one hit and striking out six in win over Stadium. Also went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, a hit by pitch, two RBI and scored two runs.
Eric Garrison, White River — Senior starter tossed three scoreless innings (3 H, 1 BB, 2 K) and drove in seven runs at the plate (3-for-4, 7 RBI) in Thursday’s win over Federal Way.
Cooper Hordyk, Curtis — Junior right-hander threw a complete-game shutout in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over South Kitsap, allowing two hits with one walk and four strikeouts across seven innings.
Gavin Jennings, Bonney Lake — Senior right-hander threw six shutout innings in Wednesday’s win over Yelm, part of a combined no-hitter with Lucas Miller. Jennings allowed one unearned run (no hits) with three walks and three strikeouts.
Matthew Ledbetter, Kentlake baseball — Tossed five innings of combined no-hit baseball with 12 strikeouts in two appearances.
Harvey Lieberman, Kennedy Catholic — Senior left-hander threw a six-inning perfect game in Tuesday’s 10-0 win over Kentwood, retiring all 18 batters faced with six strikeouts. Also went 3-for-4 at the plate. Pitched two more scoreless innings on Friday in game against Eastside Catholic at T-Mobile Park.
Alex Marvel, Fife — Junior right-hander threw a five-inning no-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts in Wednesday’s win over Washington.
Kenyan Millett, Rogers — Senior first baseman homered (3-for-3, 2 RBI) in Friday’s 10-0 win over Spanaway Lake.
Christopher Moore, Kentlake — Went 5-for-10 with two doubles, a triple and six RBI on the week.
Lincoln Moore, Kentlake — Sophomore CF/P doubled and tripled in Tuesday’s 10-4 win over Todd Beamer, going 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBI. Moore added two scoreless relief innings on the mound, walking one with six strikeouts.
Joshua Morales, Bellarmine Prep — Junior right-hander threw 6 ⅔ shutout innings in Monday’s 3-0 win over Silas, allowing two hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts.
Kaeden Morgan, Auburn Riverside — Senior left-hander threw a complete-game shutout in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Mount Rainier, allowing three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Keanan Ogilvie, Steilacoom — Second baseman went 3-for-5 with a triple, three runs, and four RBI in Tuesday’s win over Foss.
Luke Overbay, Tumwater — Junior right-hander threw a complete-game shutout in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Shelton, allowing one hit and two walks with 10 strikeouts. Overbay went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk at the plate.
Christian Peterson, Silas — Leadoff catcher doubled and tripled in Wednesday’s win over Mount Tahoma, going 2-for-3 with five RBI.
Wyatt Plyler, Sumner — Junior right-hander threw five shutout innings in Tuesday’s 10-0 win over Emerald Ridge, allowing two hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts. Plyler hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) and went 4-for-4 with three RBI in Friday’s 10-5 win over Bethel.
Dylan Reano, Decatur — In a two-game sweep of Enumclaw, the senior INF/P homered and doubled at the plate (2-for-7, 5 RBI) with 2 ⅔ scoreless innings on the mound (4 H, 0 BB, 3 K).
Jakob Reynolds, Bethel — Bison starter threw a six-inning shutout in Wednesday’s win over Spanaway Lake, allowing two hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Dante Saladino, Kennedy Catholic — Senior designated hitter delivered a grand slam in Tuesday’s win over Kentwood, going 2-for-3 with a walk and four RBI.
Joaquin Jr. San Nicolas, Timberline — Junior catcher belted two home runs (3-for-3, BB, 3 RBI) and delivered one inning of scoreless relief (1 H) in Thursday’s 10-1 win over River Ridge.
Jacob Schoonover, Auburn Mountainview — Junior first baseman went 5-for-5 with a walk, two doubles and five RBI in Tuesday’s win over Kent-Meridian.
Max Schweyen, Puyallup — Senior right-hander threw a five-inning no-hitter in Tuesday’s 11-1 win over Rogers, allowing one unearned run with five walks and 11 strikeouts.
Brayden Seiber, Kennedy Catholic — Sophomore right-hander threw a complete-game shutout in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Kentwood, allowing four hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts across seven innings.
Ethan Shaefer, North Thurston — Senior went 3-for-3 with a double, four runs and four RBI in Tuesday’s win over Lakes, adding five strikeouts on the mound as North Thurston’s starter (2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K). Shaefer added two hits and three RBI in Wednesday’s win over the Lancers.
Adrian Williams, Timberline — Junior right-hander threw six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 8-1 win over River Ridge, allowing one hit with two walks and five strikeouts.
Jayce Yost, Auburn Mountainview — Senior southpaw threw five stellar innings (1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) and doubled at the plate (1-for-2, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 RBI) in Thursday’s 10-0 win over rival Auburn.
This story was originally published April 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Vote now for The News Tribune’s Baseball Athlete of the Week (April 20 to 25)."
