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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

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Steven Echavarria

Right-handed pitcher/first baseman
MILLBURN HS
MILLBURN, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.32

ERA

72

Strikeouts

43.2

Innings Pitched

.312

Batting Average
“He just continues to get better and better each time we face him. He pitched his best when his team needed him the most this season. Steven is certainly a worthy candidate for this award.”
Ron Gavazzi
Head Coach head coach at Montclair High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman had led the Millers (26-3) to the Section 2, Group 3 final. Echavarria compiled a 7-1 record with a 0.32 ERA while striking out 72 batters over 43.2 innings through 29 games. Ranked as the state’s top prospect in the Class of 2023 by Perfect Game, he also batted .312 with five home runs, 32 RBI, 21 runs scored, a .444 on-base percentage and a .612 slugging percentage entering the title game. A three-time All-Super Essex Conference selection, he threw a complete game shutout to defeat Seton Hall Prep, 3-0, and win the Greater Newark Tournament.

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Academic Achievement

Echavarria has maintained a 3.38 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Florida this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Echavarria has volunteered locally as part of the school’s PAIRS Club, which organizes and runs recreational events for special needs children.