|
|
William Raines from
Blacksburg, SC, recently made his second
appearance at Cooperstown Dreams Park.
The first was in Week 4 of 2005 as a
player for the Carolina Sting (SC) and the
most recent was during Week 5 of 2009 as
an assistant coach with the South Carolina
Sting (SC).
As a player at CDP, William was on a team
undefeated through pool play with an
average of .87 runs allowed per game.
Although losing the quarter final game,
William remembers getting two hits in the
loss to go along with hitting his first
home run. He finished the week with a
.471 batting average.
Currently, William attends Blacksburg High
School (Blacksburg, SC) and was the MVP of
the Junior Varsity Wildcat baseball team.
He has also received Academic Awards,
Coaches Award, Beta Club awards, and was
named to the All-Region team. William is
also a leader for the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes and a member of his
church's youth group.
After high school, William hopes to play
baseball in college and is considering
several schools in the South Carolina
area. Once in college William plans on
majoring in Education so that one day he
can teach Mathematics and coach baseball.
|
|