Preston Moore, Fairview

Preston Moore’s performance at this year’s Cullman County Baseball Tournament was nothing short of extraordinary.

Just take a look at the stats.

In three meetings, the Fairview junior went 10-for-12 at the plate (.833 batting average), notching eight runs, six RBIs, three doubles, one triple and one walk to help the Aggies earn their first county title since 2008.

Along the way, the Samford commit helped the Purple and Gold storm past Holly Pond (20-0), Hanceville (7-0) and West Point (9-1) over two dominant days of baseball in Good Hope.

For those reasons, Moore was the quick pick for The Times’ Athlete of the Week honor.

He wasn’t the only one to turn in fantastic efforts, though.

Teammate Clay Lanier notched seven hits, five runs and five RBIs at the plate, while the pitching quartet of Jarrett Miller, Tyler Ball, Derek Jones and Matthew Holmes scattered 25 strikeouts, 11 hits, three walks and one earned run over 19 strong innings of work on the mound.

Athlete of the Week, which is sponsored by Bill Smith Buick GMC, is currently open to any spring-sport athlete. Nominations are often encouraged and can be submitted to jwinfrey@cullmantimes.com with the athlete’s name, school and statistics/accomplishments that make them a worthy candidate.

See below for other notable performances from this past week:

% Cody Anderson, Cold Springs: Had 11 hits and one RBI in seven games.

% Justin Jones, Cold Springs: Had four hits and seven RBIs against Carbon Hill and Meek.

% Noah Fondren, Owen Lovell and Jacob Heatherly, Cullman: Combined for 13 hits and 10 RBIs in five contests at the Perfect Game High School Showdown in Georgia.

% Levi Thomas, Cullman: Allowed one hit and struck out 13 batters over seven innings in a 4-0 win over East Paulding.

% Tanner Jackson, Joey Franklin and Will Cress, Cullman: Recorded two gold medals apiece at the Albertville Invitational.

% Abby Branham and Ninfa Moreno, Cullman: Combined for nine goals and five assists in three matches at the Shamrock Invitational.

% Olivia Schwaiger, Cullman: Scattered 11 hits, two earned runs and 10 strikeouts in 12 innings against Spain Park and Hartselle.

% Blake Wood, Cold Springs: Won three gold medals at the Falkville Kickoff Classic.

% Jared Stanley, Cold Springs: Won three gold medals at the Falkville Kickoff Classic.

% Audrey McMickens, Cold Springs: Won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Falkville Kickoff Classic.

% Branen Hurst, Hanceville: Had seven hits and six RBIs in five games. Allowed four hits and struck out seven over seven innings in a 4-0 win against Vinemont.

% Matt Cahoon, Holly Pond: Won three gold medals at the Corner Invitational.

% Casey Guthery, St. Bernard: Won three gold medals at the Albertville Invitational.

% Hunter Appling, West Point: Finished 16th in the 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance National Indoor Meet in New York.

% Courtney Blackwood, Molly Pendley, Lillie Burdette, Jordyn Kimbrell and Olivia Ball, West Point: Combined for 38 hits and 28 RBIs in five games.