Dingess paces 2010 GAHS baseball team

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Hits lofty .564 in 24 games, slams three home runs

Kyle Dingess, senior centerfielder/pitcher, led the 2010 Gallia Academy Blue Devils baseball team in eight categories this spring.

Dingess was tops in the following: batting average--.564, hits, 44, doubles, nine, triples, four, home runs, three, runs batted in, 44, slugging percentage, .897 and on base percentage, .625.

Defensively, Dingess had 39 putouts, four assists, two errors for a .956 fielding percentage.

For his efforts, Dingess was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, First Team All-Southeastrn Ohio Athletic League’s South Division squad, the SEOAL’s Most Valuable Player, and All Southeast District First Team. Dingess plans to attend Northern Kentucky University this fall.

Gallipolis finished the 2010 season with a 16-8 overall mark and finished second in the final SEOAL standings with a 7-3 mark after winning the 2010 South Division title with a 7-2 record.

Caleb Warnimont, junior shortstop, finished second in batting with a .402 average in 24 games with 33 hits in 82 at bats. The Devils leadoff hitter led the team in most at bats with 82. Warnimont led the team in runs scored with 40. He tied Dingess with the most doubles (9) and was second with two triples and one homer. Warnimont was third with a slugging average of .598 and third with an on base percentage of .510.

Defensively, Warnamont led the team with 68 assists. He had 19 putouts and made 10 errors for a .897 fielding average. Warnimont was named First Team All-SEOAL (South Division) and All-Southeast District First Team.

Junior outfielder Casey Denbow finished third in team batting with a .400 average in 19 games. Denbow had 16 hits in 40 trips and scored 14 runs. He had five doubles, one homer, and drove in six runs with a team high .600 slugging percentage.

Defensively, Denbow had 10 putouts, one error and a .909 fielding percentage. Denbow was named First Team All-SEOAL (South Division) for his performances.

Junior outfielder/pitcher Tyler Eastman hit .377 in 24 games with 26 hits in 69 trips. Eastman scored 28 runs with two doubles and 18 RBIs. Eastman had a .406 slugging average. He led the team with 23 walks and had an onbase percentage of .543. Defensively, Eastman had 20 putouts, three assists and five errors for a .821 field average. He was named First Team All-SEOAL (South Division) for his achievements.

Senior pitcher John Troester led the squad in pitching wins with six. In 12 games, Troester posted a 6.80 ERA. He had four complete games and recorded 11 saves. In 59.2 innings, Troester gave up 90 hits, allowed 74 runs, (58 earned), fanned 49 and walked 39.

Senior Chuck Calvert, in 35.2 innings, was 2-2 on the year. Calvert had a 3.93 ERA. He had four saves and hurled two complete games with one shutout. Calvert allowed 42 hits, 24 runs (20 earned) and recorded 42 strikeouts and walked 22.

Here are the final batting averages for this year’s 18-member squad:

G—Player AB R H Ave.
24-K. Dingess 78 30 44 .564
24-C. Warnimont 82 40 33 .402
18-C.Denbow 40 14 18 .400
24-T. Eastman 69 28 26 .377
19-B. Robinson 3 3 1 .333
18-B. Saunders 40 9 13 .325
13-J. Bailey 24 3 7 .292
24-T. Smith 67 8 19 .284
8-J. Clagg 29 5 8 .276
14-T. Davis 15 8 4 .267
21-J. Troester 49 7 13 .265
22-B. Taylor 44 16 11 .250
18-R. Dennison 36 1 8 .222
23-C. Calvert 47 7 10 .213
22-C. Eberhard 6 5 1 .167
14-D. Stout 13 7 2 .154
5-J. Nelson 2 2 0 .000
2-D. Young 0 1 0 .000
24-Totals 644 194 216 .335
24-Opponents 649 150 194 .299

Pitchers records
G-Player W L IP ERA SO W
1-Taylor 0 0 0.2 0.00 0 0
5-Bailey 3 0 20.2 3.39 24 11
12-Calvert 2 2 36.2 3.93 42 22
5-Dingess 2 0 10.0 5.60 14 12
12-Troester 6 4 59.2 6.80 49 39
5-Smith 3 1 26.1 7.18 25 17
1-Eastman 0 1 2.0 10.50 0 4
24-Totals 16 8 155 5.69 154 105
24-Opp’ts 8 16 151.2 8.31 133 109

Season Record
Mar. 29—Gallipolis vs. Warren Local, ppnd, home
Mar. 30—Gallipolis 3 Fairland 4, home
Mar. 31—Gallipolis 3 Meigs 1, home
April 3—Gallipolis 13 Jackson 7, away
April 3—Gallipolis 12 Jackson 10, away
April 5—Gallipolis 8 Pt. Pleasant 4, home
April 6—Gallipolis 17 Marietta 9, home
April 7—Gallipolis 5 Ironton 4, away
April 10-Gallipolis 7 Portsmouth 0, home
April 10-Gallipolis 11 Portsmouth 7, home
April 12-Gallipolis 9 Logan 5, away
April 14-Gallipolis 2 Jackson 0, away
April 17-Gallipolis 4 Ironton 8, homelipolis
April 17-Gallipolis 11 Ironton 1, home
April 19-Gallipolis 7 Pt. Pleasant 12, away
April 20-Gallipolis 5 Marietta 1, away
April 21-Gallipolis 7 Portsmouth 13, away
April 24-Gallipolis 4 Athens 14, home
April 24-Gallipolis 14 Athens 9, home
April 26-Gallipolis vs. Warren Local, ppnd
April 27-Gallipolis vs. Fairland, ppnd
April 28-Gallipolis 2 Meigs 6, away
May 3—Gallipolis vs. Logan, ppnd
May 5—Gallipolis 5 Warren Local 6, away (DOC)
May 6—Gallipolis 7 Eastern Meigs 6, away
May 7—Gallipolis 12 Huntington Ross 2, URG
Sectional Tournament
May 10—Gallipolis 23 Vinton County 13 (5) home
May 13—Gallipolis 3 Athens 8, away
Totals 194 150
Won 16, lost 8
SEOAL—Won 7, lost 3. South Division Champs, 2nd in SEOAL.

Gallipolis JVs Season Record
Gallipolis 21 Warren Local 3
Gallipolis 16 Meigs 0
Gallipolis 19 Jackson 0
Gallipolis 5 Jackson 2
Gallipolis 10 Marietta 6
Gallipolis 13 Ironton 3
Gallipolis vs. Portsmouth, ppnd
Gallipolis 16 Logan 7
Gallipolis 14 Jackson 5
Gallipolis 21 Coal Grove 0
Gallipolis 15 Ironton 5
Gallipolis 14 Ironton 2
Gallipolis 18 Pt. Pleasant 2
Gallipolis 21 Marietta 2
Gallipolis 7 Wheelersburg 11
Gallipolis 0 Athens 1
Gallipolis 15 Athens 5
Gallipolis vs. Warren Local, ppnd
Gallipolis 6 Meigs 1
Gallipolis vs. Logan, ppnd
GAHS won 16, Lost 2.

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Great job Jottings!