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Throughout the season we showcased the Valley's most talented high school baseball and softball players. The following are the best of the best. Here are the 2011 MyValleySports.com Diamond Kings sponsored by the Kernan Insurance Group and Fred Martin Ford.
2011 Diamond Kings Winners
Ronnie Bovo - Springfield High School
Tigers senior hit .361 this season with 20 RBI and 29 runs scored. Bovo also stole 11 bases, and caught 7 stealing this year. His Springfield team finished the season as the Division IV State runner-up.
Alex DiDomenico - Boardman High School
Spartans senior finished with 14 wins and 8 shutouts this season. DiDomenico struck out 219 batters, finished with a 1.16 ERA, and won the District Championship with a 19-K No-hitter. She also hit .416 with 24 RBI this season.
Erin Gabriel - Poland High School
Bulldogs junior won 16 games, struck out 234 batters, and finished the season with 5 no-hitters. Gabriel also hit .579 with 44 RBI and 8 homeruns this year. Her Poland team finished the season as the Division II State Champions.
Ryan Gallagher - Cardinal Mooney High School
Cardinals senior made 6 starts this season earning 4 complete game victories. Gallagher struck out 57 batters, allowed just 4 earned runs all season, and finished with an era of 0.76. He has committed to Michigan next year.
Jenna Modic - Poland High School
Bulldogs junior led the team with a .593 batting average, 47 RBI, and 8 homeruns this season. Modic struck out only once all year! As a pitcher, she won 9 games and struck out 53 batters in route to the Division II State Championship.
Tawny Rogers - Champion High School
Flashes senior hit .578 this season with 27 RBI and 4 homeruns. Rogers also proved to be one the areas best defensive players with 31 putouts and 37 assists at shortstop. Her Champion team finished as the Division III State Champions.
Hank Schlueter - Columbiana High School
Clippers junior won 7 games and struck out 68 batters this season. Schlueter finished with a 2.88 ERA. He also hit .385 with 27 RBI, 28 runs scores, including 3 homerun this season.
Lindsay Swipas - Champion High School
Flashes junior won every game she started this season... 19 wins, 7 shutouts, 167 strikeouts, and a 0.97 ERA. Swipas also hit .442 with 25 RBI and 5 homeruns. Her Champion team finished 26-0 and Division III State Champions.
Nick "Boo" Vazquez - Cardinal Mooney High School
Cardinals senior led the team with a .533 batting average this season. Vazquez also finished with 17 RBI and 20 runs scored in just 17 games. He had 7 triples and 14 stolen bases as well. Vazquez is committed to Pitt next year.

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