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Jenalee Ginn is a great player and is definitely deserving of 8th Region player of the year, but you can also make a case for Spencer County's left-handed pitcher Leigh Ellen Thomas. This year (according to MaxPreps.com) she had a batting average of .426. She also stuck out 250 batters in 155 innings. She had 17 strikeouts against Bullitt Central, 16 against Bracken County, 15 against Franklin County, and 14 against Bourbon and Trimble Counties. She also struck out 9 out of 9 batters in the 3 innings she pitched in a 8-0 win over Eminence. She only gave up 71 hits in those 155 innings, pitching a no hitter against Bullitt Central, giving up just 1 hit to Christian Academy, North Oldham and Barren County, and limiting 14th ranked Franklin County to just 2 hits. This year her ERA was 0.86, giving up just 19 earned runs all year. She had 10 shutouts this year and only walked 10 batters. Those stats don't include what she did in the post season. I had the privilege of watching her a couple of times this year and she is the real deal. Oh yeah, she is only an 8th grader.