2017 KJCCC Baseball Players of the Week, Week 9

Sophomore starter David Tudhope tossed a two-hit shutout in a pressure situation as No. 14 Hutchinson and Dodge City played a pivotal four-game series which was swept by the Blue Dragons. In game 2 of the series, the Blue Dragon sophomore lefty allowed only five baserunners in the game and just one reached second base. Tudhope used 91 pitches in his first complete game and first shutout of his career. He struck out five and walked 3

Sophomore All-American shortstop Shane Cooper was nails from the leadoff spot for the No. 14 Blue Dragons on a four-game sweep of Dodge City at Hobart-Detter Field. Cooper hit .600, an on-base percentage of .667 and a slugging percentage of 1.267. Cooper was 9 for 15 with two doubles, a triple, a pair of home runs, eight runs scored and seven RBIs in the four-game series. In Hutch's 6-5 win in the third game of the series, Cooper hit a game-tying 2-run home run in the second to knot the game at 4. Then in the finale, Cooper went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and a career-high five RBIs. He also scored three runs in the game. Cooper also moved into fourth place on the Blue Dragon career hits list with 154 career hits.