Athlete of the week: Aidan Allred

Allred plays for the Sandhills Bogeys in the ONSL.

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Aidan Allred, a shortstop for the Sandhills Bogeys in the Old North State League, earns athlete of the week honors for the week of July 22.

Allred had his best batting game of the season in the Bogeys’ 8-2 series-clinching win over the Brunswick Surfin’ Turfs in the first round of the ONSL playoffs Saturday. He went 2-for-4 from the plate and knocked in one RBI while getting walked in another plate appearance.

That was Allred’s first two-hit game since June 24 when he went 2-for-5 and recorded two RBIs. In his first season with the Bogeys, the former Chatham Charter standout has batted an average of .228 with 18 hits, 14 RBIs and 10 runs as of Sunday.