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Gatorade 2013 - 2014: Player of the Year

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Evan Skoug

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LIBERTYVILLE HS
LIBERTYVILLE , ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

.482

Batting Average

36

Home Runs

29

RBI
“Skoug is a difference-maker on both offense and defense. You have to pitch to him very carefully, and he's a great leader for his team. On defense, he calls a great game, he receives the ball very well, and he just shut down our running game.”
Ray Del Fava
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior catcher owned a .482 batting average for the Wildcats (27-5) at the time of his selection. In 32 games, Skoug slugged four home runs and collected 36 RBI while compiling an on-base percentage of .572. A Perfect Game Preseas

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Academic Achievement

Skoug has maintained a 3.85 GPA in the classroom

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician and a devoted member of his church youth group, he has volunteered locally on behalf of a homeless shelter, youth sports programs and Feed My Starving Children. He has also completed a service-mission trip to a South Dakota Native