Bob Feller Pitching Award Program
The Bob Feller Pitching Award program was implemented in 2001 by the Bob Feller Museum located in Van Meter, Iowa. The purpose of the annual program is to recognize outstanding Iowa high school seniors who have excelled as baseball pitchers in Class 1A, Class 2A, Class 3A and Class 4A..
The 2010 recipients of this prestigious award are selected using the following criteria:
- High school career statistics
- Overall athletic performance
Class 1A - Carson Smith - EHK-Exira
2010 Stats
1.01 ERA- 11-1 Record ( 76 innings pitched )
- 159 Strikeouts
- .488 BA
- 11 Homeruns
2010 Honors
- IHSBCA First Team All-State
- IHSBCA All-Star Player
- First Team Omaha World Herald All Western Iowa (1A/2A Captain)
- First Team INA All-State
- First Team All-District
- First Team All-Conference
- Iowa Sports Connection First Team All-State
Carson attends Northwest Missouri State University and is playing baseball.
Class 2A - Cody Ege - Cherokee
2010 Stats
- ERA .97
- Record 6-2 (65 innings pitched)
- Strikeouts 130
- BA .456
2010 Honors
- IHSBCA All-State Super Team
- IHSBCA First Team All-State
- Louisville Slugger High School All-American
- World Wood Bat Championships - Jupiter, FL with Bo Jackson's Elite Team
Class 3A - Marcus Heemstra - Boyden Hull Rock Valley
2010 Stats
0.87 ERA- 9-1 (64 innings pitched)
- 98 Strikeouts
- .462 BA
- 4 Homeruns
2010 Honors
- IHSBCA First Team All-State
- IHSBCA First Team Academic All-State
- IHSBCA All-Star Player
- 1st Team All-State 3A Captain (INA)
- Iowa Sports Connection First Team All-State
- 1st Team All-District Pitcher
- 1st team All-Conference
Marcus is attending SDSU, playing both basketball and baseball.
Class 4A - Jon Musser, West Des Moines Dowling
2010 Stats
1.40 ERA- 6-1 Record (45 Innings Pitched)
- 58 Strikeouts
- .371 BA
- 9 Homeruns
2010 Honors
- IHSBCA All-State Super Team
- IHSBCA First Team All-State
- IHSBCA All-Star Player
- Iowa Sports Connection First Team All-State
- Two time INA First Team All-State
- Two time CIML First Team All-District
- Two time State qualifier and CIML Conference Champs
- Four time DCHS Varsity Letter
- Four time CIML Academic
- No-Hitter against Urbandale 6/30/10
- Mariners Cup pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
- WWBA World Championship pitcher for the Red Midwest Scout Team
- Rawlings 2010 Preseason All -American All-Regionn Team
- Nebraska Recruit
- Signed with the Phillies in August as a 21st round pick (*651 overall)
