Prough named All-Region Coach of the Year
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | June 19, 2017
Head coach Philip Prough was named All-Region Coach of the Year by the Towanda Daily Review on Sunday, June 18.
After a five-game losing streak put the Hornets behind the eight ball early in the season, Prough and the Hornets battled back to finish the regular season 10-10 and qualified for District playoffs. The Hornets went on to win their first playoff game against Williamson then knocked off top-seeded South Williamsport for the program's first-ever District IV championship.
Four members of the team also join Coach Prough on this year's All-Region team: juniors Dalton Prough and Johnny Rowland and freshmen Carson Davis and Billy Lechler.
Dalton Prough was a first team selection and a gold glove winner. Prough led the team in multiple offensive categories, including: hits, runs, doubles and stolen bases. His batting average of .415 and OBP of .520 was among the best in the NTL. Defensively, he only committed 3 errors in 79 total chances from the shortstop position.
Rowland was a second team pick. Rowland led the Hornets in the pitching department, going 9-2 overall with 42 strikeouts. Offensively Rowland was second on the team in hits (26), third in runs scored (14), and third in batting average (.356).
Davis was a third team pick as a freshman. Davis led all NTL first basemen with 0 errors for the year on 129 chances. He batted cleanup for us and hit over .300 while collecting over 20 hits. In addition, Carson was our number 2 starter and featured 3 pitches in his repertoire. Most notably, he drove in the winning runs to secure the Hornets' playoff berth en route to the team's first-ever District IV championship.
Lechler hit .303 in his first Varsity season with a double, 12 RBI's, and scored 9 runs to be named to the All-Rookie team.
WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroBaseball.com would like to congratulate Coach Prough, Dalton, Johnny, Carson, and Billy on being named to the All-Region team.
View the complete 2017 All-Region Baseball team.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
