Phillipsburg baseball’s Dylan Wayne awarded for 11-hit, 7-RBI surge
Phillipsburg High School’s baseball team has been a big surprise this season, winning the Skyland Conference Valley Division title and advancing to the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament final.
Junior third baseman Dylan Wayne is one of the reasons.
Wayne went 11-for-15 with seven RBIs over the last five games, leading a division-clinching win over Delaware Valley and a HWST semifinal win over No. 2 seed Sparta on Saturday
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He was voted the MyCentralJersey.com Readers’ Choice Baseball Player of the Week in an online poll.
Wayne, who hits third in the order, has been a starter since his freshman year. He has helped the Liners rise from 8-19 his freshman year to 11-16 last season, to 16-7.
Pburg, the No. 6 seed in the HWST, is scheduled to play No. 5 North Hunterdon on Friday for the title.
Wayne went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in the Liners’ 10-9 tournament semifinal win at Sparta.
“Dylan has started for us since he was a freshman, but this year he has been a true leader for us,” said Liners coach Mike Ciavarella. “He takes his game very seriously and does not overlook the little things. He is so fundamental and has a great baseball IQ. This season he’s been fully healthy and has saved us a ton of runs by playing tremendous defense, as well as being a mainstay in the middle of our lineup.”
He is currently hitting a team-best .407 and also leads the team in hits and is third in RBIs.
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ Baseball Player of the Week: Phillipsburg’s Dylan Wayne wins award
