Vote for the southwestern Illinois Baseball Player of the Week May 16-21
Vote for the Belleville News-Democrat’s Baseball Prep of the Week. Poll closes at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, May 26. To vote again, hit refresh.
Want to nominate an athlete? The BND Athlete of the Week highlights high school varsity softball and baseball players who put in outstanding performances from the week prior to the opening of the poll. If you want to suggest someone to be included, send an email to Garen Vartanian at gvartanian@bnd.com.
Please include the athlete’s name, school, class, position, and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers. People also may submit the same athlete from week to week.
We are planning to post the results later this week after the poll closes.
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Here are this week’s nominees:
Brendan Brock, Mascoutah High School, senior, C. In recent action, Brock registered 2 hits, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI in wins against Mount Vernon and Herrin. Brock is batting .511 on the season with 7 home runs, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 52 runs scored and 39 RBI.
Bauer Dalke, Althoff Catholic High School, sophomore, P/INF. In recent action, Dalke earned a complete-game victory against Alton Marquette, allowing just 2 runs while fanning 8. On the season, Dalke is 5-1 with a 2.08 earned run average in 37 innings pitched.
Alex Gomric, Althoff Catholic High School, senior, INF/P. In recent action, Gomric went 5-for-8 with 4 runs scored and 1 RBI in wins against Wood River and Alton Marquette. On the season, Gomric is batting .404 with 1 home run and 24 RBI and also has a 1.75 earned run average in 4 innings pitched this spring.
Grant Huebner, Edwardsville High School, senior, C/OF. In recent action, Huebner scored 4 times, hit a home run and drove in 3 in a win against Freeburg. He also posted an RBI in a victory against O’Fallon. On the seaosn, Huebner is batting .417 with 4 home runs, 36 runs scored and 31 RBI.
Connor Lindsey, O’Fallon High School, senior, C/OF. In recent action, Lindsey blasted a home run and drove in 2 runs in helping the Panthers defeat Edwardsville. On the season, Lindsey is hitting .398 with 8 round trippers, 30 runs scored, 30 doubles and 50 RBI.
Tyler Robertson, Mater Dei High School, senior, P/OF. Robertson earned the win against city rival Breese Central (ranked No. 1 in IHSA 2A at the time) in the regional semifinals, throwing 6 2/3 innings. He also went 1-3 at the plate with a double. Robertson is 3-3 on the season with a 2.05 earned run average and 71 strikeouts in 44 1/3 innings pitched.
