Ciuffo Class AAAA Player of the Year

LEXINGTON, S.C. (LHS) — Lexington head baseball coach Brian Hucks has been named the 2013 South Carolina High School Baseball Coach of the Year for all classifications, while senior catcher Nick Ciuffo has been named the South Carolina AAAA State Player of the Year, it was announced by the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (SCBCA) on Tuesday. Lexington senior left-handed pitcher Josh Reagan and junior center fielder Ryan Brown were also named to the all-state team. Lexington, which finished the season 28-5, claimed the AAAA state championship when they beat 3rd-ranked Blythewood 4-0 on Friday before 6,240 at Carolina Stadium in the third game of the best-of-three series. Hucks is 55-9 in two seasons at Lexington after posting a 258-105 record and winning two AAA state titles (2000 and 2008) in 12 seasons at Brookland-Cayce. His 14-year coaching record is 313-114, including his 300th victory this spring in a 3-2 win over region-rival South Aiken on April 9. Ciuffo led Lexington in batting average (.468), home runs (5), RBI (33), walks (22), on base percentage (.562) and slugging percentage (.723). Ciuffo, who had a 25-game hitting streak this spring, hit safely in 30 of 33 games and reached base in 32 of 33 overall. He didn‘t have a passed ball and committed just two errors in 240 chances. Reagan posted an 11-0 record with a 1.13 ERA over 11 starting assignments. He was 18-0 with a 1.08 ERA over his final two seasons. Reagan went 2-0 in the state championship series firing a four-hitter in the Wildcats’ 5-2 win in the series opener on Monday, May 13, and he fired a three-hitter in Friday’s 4-0 championship-game victory. Reagan tossed six complete games and three shutouts while working 68 innings. He allowed 50 hits, struck out 75 and walked only 12, while limiting the opposition to a .200 batting average. Brown, considered one of the state‘s top defensive outfielders, finished 2013 with a .463 batting average while collecting a team-best 50 hits. He scored a team-high 41 runs, drove in 19 runs and led Lexington swiping 17 bases in 18 attempts. AAAA All-State Team Nick Ciuffo – Lexington Josh Reagan – Lexington Ryan Brown – Lexington Nic Pappas – Dutch Fork Jonathan Sabo – West Ashley Cody Smith – Goose Creek Jordan Gore – Conway GK Young – Conway Grant Holmes – Conway Taylor Widener – South Aiken Cory Thompson – Mauldin Charlie Barnes – Sumter Thomas Bessinger – Blythewood Tyler Romanik – Blythewood Zach Hamilton – Blythewood Aaron Dahm – Blythewood Andrew Beckwirth – Blythewood Gene Cone – Spring Valley Akeem Bostick – West Florence Garrett Chapman – West Florence KJ Woods – Fort Mill CD Pelham – Lancaster AAAA Player of the Year – Nick Ciuffo – Lexington AAAA Coach of the Year – Barry Mizzell – Blythewood Coach of the Year All Classifications – Brian Hucks – Lexington Other 2013 SCBCA All-State teams A All-State Team Zach Bair – Branchville Donell Stanley – Latta Jeremy Jenkins – Latta Alex Dorriety – Lamar Chris Ford – Lake View Nate Lewis – Lake View Ryan Stamler – St. Joseph‘s Alex Malsch – St. Joseph‘s Nick Leonard – St. Joseph‘s David Marable – St. Joseph‘s Graham Roberts – St. Joseph‘s Angelo Pahila – St. Joseph‘s Jason Fallaw – Ridge Spring Monetta Dylan Moore – Carvers Bay William Ard – East Clarendon Michael Hill – Fox Creek Chandler Thompson – Dixie Brent Lacy – Fox Creek Caleb Cox- Fox Creek Gillespie – Fox Creek Josh Laflam – Southside Christian A Player of the Year – Nick Leonard – St. Joseph‘s A Coach of the Year – Daniel Little – Latta AA All-State Team Brandon Young – Aynor Travis New – Abbeville Colin Brady – Pendleton Patrick Ward – Andrews Hunter Hill – Mid-Carolina Justin Colegrove – Waccamaw Grayson King – North Central Taylor King – Chesterfield Kolby Croxton – Chesterfield James Davis – Cheraw Joseph Chaney – Ninety-Six Jacob Childress – Ninety-Six Tanner Cox – Loris Zach Hawkins – Pelion Tripp Rollings – Andrew Jackson Drew Fisher – Chesnee Bobby Foos – Chesnee Darius Washington – Silver Bluff Mike Delee – Woodland Zack Madden – Bishop England Cameron Garrett – Bishop England AA Player of the Year – Drew Fisher – Chesnee AA Coach of the Year – Scott Wease – Chesnee AAA All-State Team Zach Gonzales – Berkeley Kyle Van Hoff – Eastside Jared Williams – Gilbert Drew Moyer – Gilbert Bradley Dixon – Emerald DeAndre Asbury-Heath – Brookland-Cayce Matt Williams – Belton-Honea Path Jake Crawford – Belton-Honea Path Jake Lewis – AC Flora Madison Stokes – AC Flora Matt Wallace – AC Flora Chandler Engle – Chapin LT Tolbert – Wren Eli White – Wren Anders DeShields – St. James Austin Hawley – Airport Clark Scolamiero – Greenville John Park – Greenville Glenn Batson – Greenville Hunter Renfrow – Socastee John Stone – Dreher Jamal Keels – Manning Erven Roper – Wren AAA Player of the Year – Glenn Batson – Greenville AAA Coach of the Year – Scott Erwin – Eastside