The Charlotte Observer athlete of the week is Piedmont High’s Jillian Thomas
Piedmont High softball player Jillian Thomas is the Charlotte Observer athlete of the week.
Thomas won a close race with Richmond Senior’s Isis Covington, winning by just more than 2,000 votes.
Thomas, the Panthers’ junior pitcher, struck out a career-best 19 batters to lead her team to a 5-0 win over Sun Valley April 30 to cap a perfect 14-0 regular season last week.
Thomas was also 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI in the same game.
Thomas had 11 strikeouts in a 14-0 victory at Cuthbertson April 28.
Thomas, a Wingate University commit, is 12-0 with 151 strikeouts in 75 innings, through Sunday.
Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com.
This story was originally published May 2, 2021 at 5:39 PM.