Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Lawson, Irons Chosen to AHSAA All-Star Game

Junior Jalin Lawson and Head Coach Derek Irons will represent CHHS at the 15th annual AHSAA All-Star Sports Week in Montgomery. The South team will take on the North team in a doubleheader at Riverwalk Stadium on July 11.

Lawson is one of eighteen players chosen for the South roster that includes players from all classifications. He is currently batting .479 for the Trojans and leads the team in doubles (19), home runs (7), runs (51), and stolen bases (14). His career batting average is .432 and he has 12 career homeruns and 78 career RBI. He batted .500 during the 2010 playoffs as a sophomore. He was chosen for the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association Underclassman Weekend during the summer of 2010.

Coach Irons was chosen to coach the South squad. Irons is in his third year at CHHS with an 81-33 (71%) overall record and 137-67 (67%) career record. He has guided CHHS to three consecutive playoff appearances, and this season marks 13 straight playoff berths for the Trojans. CHHS has been ranked in every ASWA 5A poll since Irons arrived in Troy and in 2010 they achieved their first ever number one ranking. He was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year in the state of Alabama for the 2008 season.

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