Members of the Halifax County High School varsity and junior varsity baseball teams received a final round of recognition Thursday night, gathering for the final time of the season for the annual Comets baseball post-season awards dinner.

Standout senior pitcher Andrew Abbott, as expected, received the most honors and was named as the recipient of the team Most Valuable Player Award in recognition of his outstanding season.

Abbott also received the Halifax Insurance Agency Comets Player of the Year Award in recognition of his outstanding season.

Coaches recognized Abbott for having garnered Player of the Year honors from the Piedmont District, 5A North Region Conference 16, and 5A North Region in addition to having received the Virginia 5A State Player of the Year Award.

Abbott was also honored for having received the 2017 Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year Award. That award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field.

Abbott finished the season with a 9-0 record on the mound with one save, a .289 ERA, 158 strikeouts and having allowed only four walks through the Comets 25-game season.

He led the teams regular starters in batting with a .447 average, had 12 RBIs and one home run.

Comets catcher Clay Lloyd, a First Team all conference, all-region and all-state pick, received Offensive Player of the Year honors. Lloyd had a .377 batting average with a team-high 21 RBIs.

First baseman Hunter Watts and centerfielder Brayden Moore were co-recipients of the team Defensive Player of the Year. Watts had a team-high 130 putouts and a .981 fielding percentage and was recognized as the teams 5A North Region Conference 16 Tournament Most Valuable Player.

Drew Harlow and Alex Lowery were named co-recipients of the team Pitching Award. Harlow had a 2-0 record for the season with five saves and a .488 ERA. Lowery was 3-3 on the season with a 2.172 ERA.

Holt Powell received the LeRave Jewelry Sportsmanship Award. Tylik Powell received the team Utility Player of the Year Award and Tyler Duffer received the Coaches Award.

Outfielder Josh Barker received the Halifax Insurance Agency 5A State Tournament Most Valuable Player Award as well as the teams 5A North Region Tournament Most Valuable Player Award.

Barker was noted for having a .375 batting average in the two games with two game-winning RBIs.

Players on the Comets junior varsity baseball team also received honors in recognition of their play during an outstanding season that saw the team lose only game,

Shaun Perkins was named as the recipient of the Offensive Player of the Year Award. Perkins had a .571 batting average with 18 runs scored and 20 RBIs. Dylan Clark received the Highest Batting Average Award with a .583 average. He had 14 RBIs and scored 19 times.

The Pitching Award went to Tyler Mabe who logged five wins in 24 innings pitched and struck out 37 batters. Will Wallace received the Coaches Award. He had a .439 batting average, logged 10 RBIs and scored 17 times.

Most Improved Player Awards went to Zack Lowery and Colt LaRue. Lowery had a .341 batting average, had 7 RBIs and had three wins on the mound. LaRue batted .421 for the season with 9 RBIs and had three wins on the mound.

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