Indians Named All-Region

The Vidalia High School Indians dominated the 2AA All-Region Baseball Team, which was released Sunday. The Indians placed five players on the First Team, and Landry Mead was named the Region Player of the Year, while Caden Spivey was named Pitcher of the Year. The Indians Coaching Staff was also named the Staff of the Year. Mead, who was 13-1 on the mound with an ERA of 1.00, struck out 125 batters while hitting .387 with 39 RBI's. Mead, who will play for East Georgia next year, finished his career with 244 strikeouts on the mound and a .363 batting average.

Spivey, a junior, was 7-2 on the year with an ERA of .898, allowed just eight earned runs over the course of 62 plus innings. He struck out 79 batters who hit just .167 against the Notre Dame commit.

Others making the first team for the Indians were junior Bryson Whited (Pitcher), junior Hughes Graham (Catcher), junior Ty Dalley (1st Base), sophomore Walker Moncus (3rd Base), and senior Michael Blount (Outfield) Junior Jordan Walden was named to the Second team, and Sophomore Cason Banks was an Honorable Mention selection.

Indian Head Coach Brent Korn, who led the Indians to their first Region Championship since 2004, said that he was excited his players were recognized for the great season they just completed, 'I am excited about winning the Region, and we had a lot of guys that got recognized for having a great season. Winning the Region hadn't been done in 17 years and that was big for our program this year.'