As for the power category, that manifested in 18 extra-base hits. Of those, 10 were doubles, three were triples and five went yard for home runs. Those boosted his slugging percentage up to .648 and combined with his on-base percentage for a 1.171 OPS.
Each of those numbers were toward the top of the county, or in the case of his 48 hits, the most in Shelby County.
All-around excellence across the entirety of Spain Park’s season elevated Greb to an essential part of the Jags order. It also netted him a slew of individual honors, including a North-South All-Star selection and both All-State and All-County First Team nods.
Now, he can add Shelby County Hitter of the Year to that haul as he prepares for one more season in the black, blue and white before heading to Auburn.
Postseason awards are determined by a panel of myself, Daniel Locke, Dave Domescik and Tyler Raley, with first-place nominees receiving three votes, second-place two votes and third-place one vote. Read below for the results:
1. Connor Greb, Spain Park: 10 votes (3 first-place votes)
2. Rhys Jones, Spain Park: 7 (1)
T-3. Ivan Hand, Briarwood Christian and Ethan Juarez, Montevallo: 2
T-5. Cooper Pennington, Shelby County; Joe Cross, Spain Park; and Landon Archer, Vincent: 1