McCaig named top player in Tri-County

Staff photo by Mike Buhler Cooter's Aaron McCaig was named the Tri-County Conference Player of the Year in baseball for the 2008 season after leading his team to the conference title and to its third straight district title. [Click to enlarge]

Cooter's Aaron McCaig was named the Tri-County Conference's Player of the Year in baseball on the league's all-conference team.

McCaig earned the honor as he helped lead the Wildcats to their third straight Class 1, District 1 title and also to the conference's regular-season and tournament titles.

He is joined on the first team by teammate Seth Childers. Also making the first team are Sloan Richardson from Delta C7, the Holcomb duo of Chad Adams and Corbin Clark and North Pemiscot's Brandon Quillin.

Rounding out the first team is the Campbell trio of Kyle Matthews, Cale Weeks and Zack Jackson.

First team
Aaron McCaig, Cooter
Kyle Matthews, Campbell
Sloan Richardson, Delta C7
Zack Jackson, Campbell
Seth Childers, Cooter
Chad Adams, Holcomb
Brandon Quillin, North Pemiscot
Cale Weeks, Campbell
Corbin Clark, Holcomb

Second team
Jeff Walker, Risco
James Blanton, Delta C7
Jonathan Boone, Cooter
Jake Tinnon, Campbell
Aaron Brown, Cooter
Keith Kimball, Risco
Nathan Dell, Gideon
Cote Harralston, Campbell
Brandon Bennett, Risco

Honorable mention
Jeremy Nevill, Holcomb
Evan House, Cooter
Max Johnson, Gideon
Joe Campbell, Campbell
Cody Dudley, Delta C7
Chad Fisher, Delta C7
Zack Williams, Risco
Jordan Boone, Gideon
Shane McElwrath, Holcomb

Player of the Year -- Aaron McCaig, Cooter
Coach of the Year -- Allen Crawford, Cooter