Hillsborough County Commissioners established the Wade Boggs Athletic Achievement Award in 2005 to recognize outstanding athletic, academic, and community service achievements of a high school baseball player or team.
Award history
The award is named in honor of Baseball Hall of Fame member and 12-time All-Star, Wade Boggs, who has been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since he was a boy. He played for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees before finishing his career back at home with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He is a Plant High School graduate, a Wharton High School coach, and a resident of Hillsborough County.
Boggs accumulated an astounding 3,010 hits during his 18-year career in Major League Baseball. He reached base safely in 80 percent of his 2,432 career games. Boggs' additional MLB career statistics include:
- 1,513 runs
- 578 doubles
- 61 triples
- 118 home runs
- 1,014 runs batted in (RBI)
- .328 batting average
Nominations for the 2021 Wade Boggs Athletic Achievement Award are now being accepted! The deadline for nominations is at 5 PM on Thursday, April 22.
The award presentation is planned for May 19.
For more information or questions, please contact William Yelverton with Hillsborough County Communications & Digital Media at (813) 309-5756.
Award recipients
| Year | Winner | High School | Honorable Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Award not given due to coronavirus pandemic | N/A |
N/A |
| 2019 |
Christian Suarez (SR) | Leto High School |
Cade Shissler and Brennan Hyde |
| 2018 | Parker Messick (JR) | Plant City High School | Franco Aleman and Evan Watts |
| 2017 | Drew Ehrhard (SR) | Wharton High School | Robby Martin and Jonah Scolaro |
| 2016 | Peyton Woble (SR) | Alonso High School | Matthew Steckle and Mason Strickland |
| 2015 | Nelson Maldonado (SR) | Jefferson High School | Peyton Woble and Mark Moclair |
| 2014 | Donald "Bubby" Terp (SR) | King High School | Stephen Chamblee and Matthew Collado |
| 2013 | Pete Alonso (SR) | H.B. Plant High School | Oscar Mercado and Brett Morales |
| 2012 | Hayden Michael Kelley (SR) | Gaither High School | Christian Diaz |
| 2011 | Brandon Sinjin Sato (SR) | King High School | Tanner Anderson and Emilio Ogando |
| 2010 | Peter Miller (SR) | Cambridge Christian School | John Taylor Freeman and Daniel Gibson |
| 2009 | Jay Laurienzo (SR) | Hillsborough High School | Robert Benincasa and Mychal Givens |
| 2008 | Alex Panteliodis (SR) | Alonso High School | Taed Moses and Preston Tucker |
| 2007 | Tommy Toledo (SR) | Alonso High School | Garrett Cox and Jonathan Koscso |
| 2006 | Ryan McCurdy (SR) | H.B. Plant High School | Mathew Kipp and Caleb Payne |