Homan named POY

Brenna Haines anchored the Indian offense from the top of the order.

She was the stalwart on defense too behind the plate.

She highlights the conference as player of the year.

Homan, a Fort Recovery High School senior, was named Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year this morning as all-conference teams were released for both softball and baseball.

Jackie Homan was also a first-team honoree, while two Indians were placed on the second team.

Brenna Homan, a future Miami-Hamilton Harrier, led the Tribe softball team (17-11, 4-3 MAC) with a .543 batting average, .623 on-base percentage and .734 slugging percentage. She posted team highs in hits (35), runs (53) and walks (14), and had a team-low three strikeouts. She stole 35 bases — and became the conference’s leader in career stolen bases with 86 — and was only caught stealing three times.

The last first FRHS athlete to be conference player of the year in any sport was Nick Thwaits in baseball in 2017 and ’18.

Jackie Homan was second in batting with a .423 average and shared the team lead of five home runs with Maddie Guggenbiller. Homan collected a 19 doubles and 39 RBIs to lead the squad, and scored 31 times. As a pitcher, Homan posted an 11-7 record with two saves. She had a 2.97 ERA with 89 strikeouts and just 10 walks in 113 innings.

Chloey Grisez and Sophie Pearson were both named to the All-MAC second team, while Kensey Gaerke earned honorable mention.

Fort Recovery’s baseball team (7-15, 3-6 MAC) had one first-team representative in senior Ryne Post. Brock Dues and Daniel Patch were both named to the second team, and Dillan Evers received honorable mention.