Hillsdale softball player Claire Shelton is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week or April 29 to May 4.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Shelton finished with 48.91% of the votes. Santa Teresa softball player Haley Saole placed second at 29.04%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Shelton, a senior infielder, was 6 for 10 with three doubles during the week. She also knocked in four runs, which padded her league-leading total to 37.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
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Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
