Last week the 2016 W.S. Neal baseball team topped of its season with an intimate banquet held at the Hourglass downtown. Coaches, players and their families came together to celebrate a milestone season for head coach Coy Campbell, senior players and top performers on the field. Those awarded for top performance were (pictured right):

•Derrick Barton-highest batting average

•Jared Cooper-Ace Award (pitching)

•Dakota Graves-Coaches Award (captain)

•Malcolm Hawthorne-Defensive Award

•Lane Chavers and Sam Frazier- The Eagle Award for most improved.

Neal finished the season 12-10, making it to the first round of the playoffs before falling in a tough three-game battle to Andalusia.

Barton finished the season batting .397. Cooper had an earned run average of 3.67 on the mound with four wins. Hawthorne had a .967 fielding percentage with 28 putouts.

Campbell reached the 300-game win mark as a head coach for Northview and WSN on Feb. 26, with a win over Flomaton. He reached win No. 250 as WSN head coach on Feb. 29, with a win over Pensacola Christian.