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Name: Evan Alwine
School: Altoona Area
Age: 17
Grade: Junior
Sport: Baseball
Athlete of the week achievement: Alwine pitched Altoona to a 10-0 win over State College in the District 6 Class 6A championship. He scattered five hits, struck out eight and walked two. He also went 2-for-4 and scored a run. His single in the sixth ended the game on the 10-run rule.
Season update: In eight starts for the 14-5 Mountain Lions, Alwine is 3-2 with a 2.79 ERA. He has 52 strikeouts and 15 walks in 42+ innings. Defensively, he has not made an error whether pitching or playing first base. Offensively, he is batting .344.
Coach Tom Smith's quote: "He threw against all the top teams on our schedule, and the teams we were playing were pretty good, too. He matched up each time with them. He is our No. 1 guy. He has done a nice job. He threw a great game for us (against State College). He was ahead of the hitters quite a bit. He has given us a chance to win every time out."
Favorite teacher: Mr. Camberg
Favorite subject: Geometry
Favorite movie: "The Sandlot"
Favorite food: Chicken quesadillas
Favorite song: "Already won" by Rod Wave
Outside interests: Fishing
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Penn State
Pro athlete most admired: Jacob deGrom
Best athlete I ever competed against: Donovan Hill from Central Dauphin
Most influential person on my athletic career: My father, Terry Alwine
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning the 2022 District 6 baseball championship
How I got my start in baseball: "My dad signed me up for T-ball when I was 5."
Future goal: "I want to play Division I baseball and hopefully make it as a pro."