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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Baseball - Pennsylvania

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BASEBALL

Paxton Kling

Shortstop/centerfielder
CENTRAL HS
MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

.585

Batting Average

4

Home Runs

2

RBI

33

Stolen Bases
“Paxton Kling is a kid that does all the little things correctly. In the two games we faced him this year, it was easy to see his raw power on display during batting practice and his speed on the basepaths, but to me, it was the care and detail he took in his mental approach. He’s a vocal leader of that team, but more a leader by his actions and how he approaches the game. He is an incredible athlete and a fierce competitor.”
Adam Arnold
Head Coach head coach at Bedford High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 208-pound senior shortstop and center fielder batted .585 with four home runs, 29 RBI, 43 runs and 33 stolen bases, leading the Dragons (23-0) to first place in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference and a berth in the Class 3A state tournament, scheduled to begin June 7. The state’s No. 1 player as rated by Perfect Game and the nation’s No. 7 prospect player in the Class of 2022 according to the Prep Baseball Report, Kling struck out just four times in 96 plate appearances and has amassed an OPS of 1.716 this season. He was a a 2021 Perfect Game All-American Game invitee and a member of the 2021 Team USA 18U National Team.

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Academic Achievement

Kling has maintained a 95.4 average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Louisiana State University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft.

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Exemplary Character

Kling has volunteered locally as a peer mentor and as a youth baseball coach and camp instructor.