Mountain Brook softball OF Ellie Pitts voted SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Mountain Brook softball outfielder Ellie Pitts for being voted SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 21-27!

Congratulations to Mountain Brook softball outfielder Ellie Pitts for being voted SBLive’s Alabama High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 21-27!

The junior pitched a complete game in the circle with 6 strikeouts and had 3 RBIs in an 8-5 area win over Chelsea.

Pitts received 63.23% of the vote, beating out Oak Mountain's Brady Dunn who finished second with 21.94%. Spain Park's Evan Smallwood finished third with 12.01% and Hoover's Reniya Kelly finished fourth with 1.54%. 

If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveal.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Feb. 21-27:

Jordan Hunter, Hewitt-Trussville Girls Basketball: Hunter led the scoring attack with 16 points in the Class 7A Northeast Regional final loss against Vestavia Hills.

Evan Smallwood, Spain Park Baseball: Smallwood went a perfect 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored in a 13-12 win over Dothan.

Pierce Hanna, Madison Academy Baseball: Hanna went 2-for-4 with a double, home run, and 2 RBIs in a 7-6 win against Vestavia Hills.

Daisy Bowie, Alexandria Softball: Bowie was 3-for-3 with a double, home run, 6 RBIs, and scored 3 runs in a 15-0 win against Northridge.

Reniya Kelly, Hoover Girls Basketball: Kelly scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in Hoover's 45-30 regional final win against Bob Jones.

Brady Dunn, Oak Mountain Boys Basketball: Dunn finished with a game-high 25 points, 7 rebounds, and was 6-of-9 from three-point range in a regional final loss to James Clemens.

Max Gambrill, Cullman Boys Basketball: Gambrill scored a team-high 18 points in Cullman's 75-58 regional final win over Scottsboro. With the victory, Cullman advances to the state tournament for the first time in 90 years.

Laci Gogan, Pelham Girls Basketball: Gogan scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc in Pelham's 44-38 victory over Helena to advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history.

Eli Moore, Gardendale Baseball: Moore recorded 15 strikeouts in 6 innings in a 3-1 win over Cullman.