Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Oregon High School Baseball Athlete of the Week?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Oregon High School Baseball Player of the Week for April 24-30 as nominated by coaches, fans and readers.
Read through the nominees and cast your vote. We’ll send a free SBLive T-shirt to the winner of the poll! Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday.
If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email danbrood91@gmail.com.
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
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Eli Aldred, Vale
The senior went 4 for 4 with a double, five stolen bases, three runs and four RBIs for the Vikings in their 14-8 victory at Ontario in a nonleague contest.
Evan Bliss, West Albany
The senior right-handed pitcher threw a no-hitter for the Bulldogs, striking out 15 and walking two in their 1-0 win over Silverton in a Mid-Willamette Conference game at West Albany High School. He went 2 for 2 with a double, two runs and three RBIs in a 14-1 victory against the Foxes.
Charles Brown, McKay
The junior left-hander turned in a complete-game pitching outing, needing 90 pitches in leading the Royal Scots to an 8-2 win at Woodburn in Mid-Willamette Conference play for the team’s second victory of the season.
Camden Carley, Santiam Christian
In three games during the week for the Eagles (wins over Yamhill-Carlton, Creswell and Amity), the senior, in 14 plate appearances, went 5 for 10 with two doubles, a triple, three walks, no strikeouts, three runs and three RBIs.
Ben Christensen, Grant
The senior had a strong all-around performance for the Generals in their 16-3 win at Franklin in a Portland Interscholastic League tilt. At the plate, he went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs. He also got the victory on the mound, giving up three runs on four hits while striking out 11 and walking one in six innings.
Connor Dunlea, Lost River
The junior had a huge game for the Raiders in their 15-0 home victory against Prospect Charter in Special District 6 play. On the mound, he threw a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 13 and walking five. At the plate, he went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, three runs and five RBIs.
Daniel Eguia Castro, McKay
The senior right-hander turned in a complete-game pitching performance, needing just 79 pitches in leading the Royal Scots to a 6-1 home victory over Woodburn in Mid-Willamette Conference play, giving the team its first win of the season.
Josh Ellis, Rainier
The senior left-hander spun a complete-game shutout, allowing one hit while striking out 12 and walking five in leading the Columbians to a 9-0 home victory against Catlin Gabel in a Special District 1 contest.
Michael Freeborn, Dayton
The senior right-hander spun a complete-game shutout, giving up three hits while striking out 12 and walking none for the Pirates in their 9-0 victory at Sheridan in a Special District 2 contest.
Samson Gentry, Vernonia
The senior shortstop, batting in the leadoff spot, went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a triple, three runs and seven RBIs to help power the Loggers to a 24-0 win at Portland Christian in a Special District 1 tilt.
Max Gregg, Corvallis
The senior threw a complete-game three-hitter for the Spartans, allowing one unearned run while striking out 13 and walking two in their 10-1 win at Central in a Mid-Willamette Conference contest. He had two hits in the victory.
Luke Haener, Wilsonville
The junior right-hander threw a complete-game shutout, allowing two hits while striking out eight and walking none for the Wildcats in their 2-0 win over La Salle Prep in a Northwest Oregon Conference game at Wilsonville High School.
Gabe Howard, West Linn
The junior threw a complete-game no-hitter for the Lions, striking out 15 and walking one in a 5-0 win over Tualatin in a Three Rivers League game at West Linn High School.
Cody Leming, Stayton
The senior had a big day for the Eagles in their 11-3 victory at Sweet Home in an Oregon West Conference game. At the plate, he went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two runs and three RBIs. He also picked up the win on the mound, giving up no earned runs on seven hits while striking out nine and walking none in six innings.
Simon Lemke, Mountain View
The senior right-hander spun a complete-game shutout for the Cougars, giving up three hits while striking out eight and walking three in a 7-0 win over Caldera in an Intermountain Conference game at Mountain View High School.
Jack Lyda, Banks
The senior outfielder was 4 for 4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs in a 15-3 victory at Horizon Christian in a Special District 1 contest.
Cameron Masters-Doble, Lakeridge
The senior catcher belted two home runs and drove in four to help power the Pacers to a 12-1 win over Oregon City in a Three Rivers League game at Lakeridge High School.
Grant Maxwell, Lake Oswego
The senior shortstop went 2 for 5 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs to help lead the Lakers to a 13-8 win over Tigard in a Three Rivers League game at Lake Oswego High School.
Noble Meyer, Jesuit
The senior threw a complete-game shutout, allowing two hits while striking out 13 and walking two for the Crusaders in their 1-0 win over Sunset in a Metro League showdown at Sunset High School.
Owen Montgomery, Mountainside
The junior went 4 for 5 with two doubles, three runs and five RBIs to help lead the Mavericks to an 18-5 win over Aloha in a Metro League game at Aloha High School.
Maddox Montoya, Sunset
The junior infielder went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs to help lead the way for the Apollos in an 8-2 win over Jesuit in a key Metro League game at Jesuit High School.
Gavin Price, South Salem
In helping the Saxons win two of three games in a key Central Valley Conference series with rival Sprague, the sophomore batted .364 with two huge home runs, two walks, five runs and six RBIs.
Maximus Reynolds, Siuslaw
The sophomore second baseman was 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple, two stolen bases and four runs for the Vikings in their 9-1 win at Harrisburg in a Mountain Valley Conference game.
Griffin Scott, Wells
The junior left-handed pitcher threw a no-hitter for the Guardians, striking out eight and walking three in their 7-0 win over Roosevelt in a Portland Interscholastic League game at Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School.
Kellen Segel, Grant
The senior went 3 for 4 with a home run, a triple, two runs and four RBIs for the Generals in their 17-1 win over Franklin in a Portland Interscholastic League game at Grant High School. He pitched three scoreless innings in the win, giving up one hit and striking out six.
Sol Scharp Salter, Roosevelt
The senior right-hander threw a complete-game shutout, allowing one hit while striking out six and walking one for the Roughriders in their 5-0 win over Wells in a Portland Interscholastic League game at Roosevelt High School.
Kyle Slater, Yamhill-Carlton
The junior went 4 for 5 with a double, two triples, a stolen base, three runs and five RBIs to help propel the Tigers to a 20-0 home win over Sheridan in a Special District 2 tilt.
Brandon Stinnett, Sprague
The senior belted a second-inning grand slam and scored another run for the Olympians in their 7-3 win over South Salem in a Central Valley Conference game at Bush Park.
Camrun Stortro, Glencoe
The senior threw a six-inning shutout, allowing two hits while striking out eight and walking none for the Crimson Tide in a 12-0 victory over Century in a Pacific Conference game at Ron Tonkin Field.
Austin Takahashi, Roseburg
The senior threw a complete-game shutout, scattering five hits while striking out seven and walking none to help lead the team to a 4-0 home win over Grants Pass in a Southwest Conference tilt.
Ryan VandenBrink, West Linn
The junior catcher belted two home runs, scored three runs and drove in five for the Lions in their 19-5 win over Tualatin in a Three Rivers League game at Tualatin High School.
Sam Weber, Barlow
The senior shortstop, batting in the leadoff spot, went 2 for 3 with a home run, two stolen base and three runs for the Bruins in their 10-0 win at David Douglas in a Mt. Hood Conference game.

Dan Brood, who might be the very last of the straight-on place-kickers, has been covering high school sports in Oregon for more than 30 years, winning multiple awards for writing and photography. He started working with SBLive Sports in 2021.