Honors 2006


	*Akins Eagles Baseball 2006*


	*Honors 2006*


	All District Most Improved Player Eagle Pride Award Defensive Player Offensive Player Most Valuable Player


	Outstanding Service Awards Acknowledgments Class of 2006

All District

Coaches from the eight teams in District 16-5A vote each year on this honor. Eagle outfielder/shortstop Jacob Saldaña was selected for the second team of the 2006 All District squad.

Past Winner
2005 Airrik Martinez

Most Improved Player(s)

Of all the players on all the Eagle squads, Daniel Guerra and Brandon Stewart impressed their fellow Eagles most with their improved skills during the 2006 season.

Past Winners
2005 Chris Thompson
2004 Justin Jimenez
2003 Nick Larocque
2002 Luis Garcia

Offensive Player of the Year

Randy Berg’s .347 overall batting average led the 2006 Eagle Varsity.

Past Winners
2005 Charles Morton
2004 Airrik Martinez
2003 Marcus Flores
2002 James Mudrak




	Jacob Saldaña


Daniel Guerra



			Brandon Stewart



		Randy Berg




						Matt Cavazos





					Jacob Saldaña


*Eagle Pride Award*

		Matt Cavazos was chosen by the members of the Eagle teams as the embodiment of what makes it special to be a baseball player at Akins High School.

			Past Winners 2005 Matt Hohertz 2004 Marcus Flores 2003 Clint McFerrin 2002 Jonathan Ramos

	*Defensive Player of the Year*

		Jacob Saldaña played infield and outfield during the 2006 season. His quickness and agility served him well at shortstop and in center field and earned him the vote of his teammates as Defensive Player of 2006.

			Past Winners 2005 Jason Rangel 2004 Emmanuel Hernandez 2003 James Mudrak 2002 Philip Canty

Most Valuable Player(s)

Daniel Fabian anchored the Eagle Varsity’s infield from his position at 3rd base. He fininished the season with a .323 batting average. Martin Salinas was a 4-game winner on the mound for the Eagles, recording 41 strikeouts and finishing with an ERA of 4.23.

Daniel Fabian

Past Winners
2005 Airrik Martinez
2004 Charles Morton
2003 Jason Rangel
2002 Frank Johnson

Martin Salinas


	2006 EAGLE AWARD WINNERS at the Booster Club Baseball Banquet on May 6, 2006. (LEFT TO RIGHT) Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez, Matt Cavazos, Jacob Saldaña, Randy Berg, Daniel Guerra, Brandon Stewart, Daniel Fabian, Martin Salinas.




		*Outstanding Service Awards*


	Two Eagle parents were selected to receive special recognition for outstanding service in 2006. The honorees were: Mike Smith and Melissa Cavazos. Each was presented with a golden eagle (right) as a token of appreciation.




		2006 Award recipient Melissa Cavazos.


	*Acknowledgments*






		Mike Smith accepts his 2006 award from Booster Club VP Danny Stewart.


	Past Winners 2005 Robert Rangel Craig Hohertz Laurie Hohertz Cheryl Martinez Christine Morton


	Bob and Christine Morton were each acknowledged with a special gift. Bob is the Webmaster of *akinsbaseball.org* and Christine prepared videos of selected Varsity games during the 2006 season for diagnostic use by the coaching staff. [ On behalf of himself and his spouse, the Webmaster says, “*Thank you very much for the thoughtful gifts!* ” ]


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