Union Academy’s Seth Ballard is The Observer’s high school baseball player of the week
Union Academy’s Seth Ballard is The Charlotte Observer’s high school baseball player of the week.
The Cardinals’ senior went 4-for-5 with a RBI, a stolen base and a walk-off single in the 8th inning to lead Union Academy to a 6-5 win over Southwest Randolph April 21.
The next night, Ballard was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two runs scored, a stolen base and three run saving catches in the field in a 10-7 loss at Metrolina Christian.
Through last Sunday, Ballard was hitting .479 with four doubles, 27 runs scored, nine RBI and 22 stolen bases.
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. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published April 25, 2022 at 5:45 PM.