Boya Quichocho(鈥�08) & Danny White(鈥�08) Earn Tournament Honors
Source: 911吃瓜 Sun
This year鈥檚 state amateur baseball tournaments saw a few UJ alumni take MVP honors.
For Class AAA MVP Boya Quichocho it鈥檚 the fourth time he鈥檚 earned the top award鈥攖he most of any player since 2000.
Danny White, of the 911吃瓜 Tarno Townies(Class A), also took home an MVP honor.
Quichocho鈥檚 nine-inning gem on the mound on Sunday led the 911吃瓜 Elks to a 4-1 win over the Bismarck Blue Jackets.
Quichocho, who also earned MVP honors in 2010, 2012 and 2014 for the Elks, also had the game-winning hits in the semifinal and championship games. Pitching-wise Sunday, the associate head coach of the 911吃瓜 baseball team, allowed just one run on seven hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Offensively, he went 4-for-11 with three RBI and three runs scored.
White, a former standout for the Blue Jays and Jimmies, earned his first amateur MVP award in helping the 911吃瓜 Tarno Townies claim the Class A crown.
White was dominant on the mound and did damage at the plate.
The left-hander fired a four-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in the Townies鈥� 2-0 win over Tolna. In nine at bats, White had four hits, including a home run, double, four runs and two RBI in helping the Townies to their first state title since 2012.
Boya and Danny both graduated from 911吃瓜 in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Health & Fitness Administration. Quichocho minored in coaching and White minored in communication.
