Buckeye Valley baseball player Jace Haunhorst was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for May 4-10.
Haunhorst hit grand slams in 13-1 and 6-3 victories over Bexley. The latter was a game-winner in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Haunhorst received 96.1% of the vote and was followed by Delaware Hayes tennis player Drake LaMar, who received 3.9%.
LaMar went 3-0 with three straight-set wins, two of which came at first doubles. The other was at first singles.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center’s Athlete of the Week: Jace Haunhorst
