Demetrius Sims, above, is the AnnArbor.com 2013 Washtenaw County baseball Player of the Year.
Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com file photo
Demetrius Sims
Class: Senior
Notable: Demetrius Sims played shortstop and hit from the leadoff spot for a Huron team that went 22-14 and won a Division 1 district championship. Sims had a batting average of .323 with 24 RBIs, 13 extra-base hits and 41 runs scored. Sims had a tremendous impact on his team’s success in the field, where he had a .969 fielding percentage. He only committed four errors on the entire season and had a perfect fielding percentage in the postseason for the River Rats. “Demetrius only had four errors on the entire season and he was getting to balls I’ll probably never see a high school kid ever get to again His hands are unbelievably soft. You know if it’s hit anywhere near him he’s going to get it,” said Huron coach Terry Bigham. Sims had his worst year from the plate as a senior, but still finished his three-year varsity career with a .360 average. His .396 average as a junior set the single season record for Huron. Sims will play in the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game at Comerica Park on July 1. He will continue his playing career at Division I Bethune-Cookman in Florida.
Player of the Year schedule:
- Tuesday: Boys track and field, girls track and field
- Wednesday: Girls soccer, boys golf
- Thursday: Boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse
- Friday: Girls water polo, girls tennis
- Sunday: Baseball, softball
Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at petercunningham@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.