Gilroy softball player Averi Peters is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for March 11-16.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Peters finished with 38.52% of the votes. Liberty softball player Jewel Cooper was second at 27.69%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Peters helped Gilroy win its fifth consecutive game in thrilling fashion. Her walk-off single up the middle lifted the Mustangs to a 6-5 victory over Leigh. Gilroy trailed 5-0 to start the seventh inning.
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.
