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
Most Recent Award Recipient - 2023
- Award Recipient
- Arjun Nimmala (SR) - Strawberry Crest High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Caden McDonald and Wes Mendes
See the Award Presentation Video for 2023
Past award recipients
2022
- Award Recipient
- Caden McDonald (JR) - Sickles High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Wes Mendes and JT Quinn
See the Award Presentation Video for 2022
2021
- Award Recipient
- Zach Ehrhard (SR) - Wharton High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Kipp Kochera and Zen Hiatt
See the Award Presentation Video for 2021
2020
- Award Recipient
- Award not given due to coronavirus pandemic
2019
- Award Recipient
- Christian Suarez (SR) - Leto High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Cade Shissler and Brennan Hyde
See the Award Presentation Video for 2019
2018
- Award Recipient
- Parker Messick (JR) - Plant City High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Franco Aleman and Evan Watts
See the Award Presentation Video for 2018
2017
- Award Recipient
- Drew Ehrhard (SR) - Wharton High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Robby Martin and Jonah Scolaro
See the Award Presentation Video for 2017
2016
- Award Recipient
- Peyton Woble (SR) - Alonso High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Matthew Steckle and Mason Strickland
See the Award Presentation Video for 2016
2015
- Award Recipient
- Nelson Maldonado (SR) - Jefferson High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Peyton Woble and Mark Moclair
See the Award Presentation Video for 2015
2014
- Award Recipient
- Donald "Bubby" Terp (SR) - King High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Stephen Chamblee and Matthew Collado
See the Award Presentation Video for 2014
2013
- Award Recipient
- Pete Alonso (SR) - H.B. Plant High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Oscar Mercado and Brett Morales
2012
- Award Recipient
- Hayden Michael Kelley (SR) - Gaither High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Christian Diaz
2011
- Award Recipient
- Brandon Sinjin Sato (SR) - King High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Tanner Anderson and Emilio Ogando
2010
- Award Recipient
- Peter Miller (SR) - Cambridge Christian School
- Honorable Mentions
- John Taylor Freeman and Daniel Gibson
2009
- Award Recipient
- Jay Laurienzo (SR) - Hillsborough High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Robert Benincasa and Mychal Givens
2008
- Award Recipient
- Alex Panteliodis (SR) - Alonso High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Taed Moses and Preston Tucker
2007
- Award Recipient
- Tommy Toledo (SR) - Alonso High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Garrett Cox and Jonathan Koscso
2006
- Award Recipient
- Ryan McCurdy (SR) - H.B. Plant High School
- Honorable Mentions
- Mathew Kipp and Caleb Payne