Millbrook baseball’s Quinton Ely is News & Observer high school athlete of the week
Millbrook High baseball player Quinton Ely is the News & Observer high school athlete of the week.
The Wildcats’ senior went 4-for-7 with a double, a triple and six RBIs, while tossing a one-hitter on the mound in a two game-sweep of Sanderson recently.
Ely went 1-for-4 at the plate with an RBI in a 10-6 win at Sanderson May 24.
He followed that up by tossing a one-hitter with five strikeouts on the mound, while going 3-for-3 at the plate with a double, a triple and five RBI in a 11-1 victory over Sanderson May 27.
Ely is 5-0 on the mound with 37 strikeouts in 26.2 innings, while hitting .303 with 12 RBI at the plate for Millbrook (8-3).
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 edwardsraleighnewsobserver@gmail.com.
This story was originally published May 30, 2021 at 3:38 PM.