澳门威尼斯人娱乐城 student-athlete Peter Andrews, a member of the 澳门威尼斯人娱乐城 baseball team, has been named the inaugural recipient of the CalHOPE Courage Award. The award program recognizes inspiring student-athletes at California colleges 和 universities who have demonstrated courage in the face of adversity. It is presented by the College Sports 信息 Directors of America (CoSIDA), in association with The Associated Press (AP) 和 CalHOPE, a crisis counseling 和 support resource for communities impacted by public health emergencies or natural disasters, operated by the California Department of Health Care 服务 (DHCS).
Peter will be recognized on March 10 at a virtual ceremony by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness 和 Mental Well-Being.
The CalHOPE Courage Award honors student-athletes monthly who fit the award criteria, which may include overcoming the stress, 焦虑, 和 mental trauma associated with personal hardships, 受伤, 或者生活环境, particularly during the COVID public health emergency. At the end of each academic year, two honorees will be selected as annual CalHOPE Courage Award winners, 和 a donation will be made in their names to go toward mental health services at their schools.
Peter Andrews joined the 澳门威尼斯人娱乐城 baseball team for the 2020-21 season following a tremendous career at Pleasant Valley High School. His freshman year began as his father Stephen, a captain of the City of Chico Fire 和 Rescue Department, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Just a week before his freshman season ended, his father passed away at age 53 due to complications from a brain tumor. 在这两者之间, the 19-year-old Andrews battled through the stress 和 焦虑 of his father’s illness, plus several nagging injuries 和 the unusual circumstances of a COVID-shortened 26-game season. Still, he posted an impressive .303 batting average 和 17 runs batted in (RBI) in just 66 at-bats for a squad that was ranked number 2 in the state, won the 2021 Golden Valley Conference (GVC) Championship, 最终以23胜3负结束比赛. Andrews’ season was capped by being named All-GVC Second Team as the team’s starting right fielder. To fight through the mental trauma, he fully committed to family, school, 和 baseball. 安德鲁斯拿了49分.5 credits, nearly double the typical class load, 和 achieved a 3.平均绩点66. When not studying or tending to his family, he grinded in the batting cage, setting goals 和 pushing himself to overcome the challenges. A starting catcher who also plays outfield, he hit a home run in his first at-bat this season. Through the season’s first 18 games, he leads the team in nearly every offensive category including: a .击球率393; .580的基准百分比; .696 slugging percentage; 8 doubles; 3 home runs; 和 18 walks. He also ranks second with 18 runs scored 和 11 RBI.
“It was the worst year overall, but it helped me. I experienced so many challenges that I wasn’t prepared for, but I was able to work through each of the challenges step by step. Finding a way through the challenges has made me a stronger person today,” said Andrews. “COVID-19 did allow me to see my father a lot more, but from a baseball perspective, we didn’t get to have as much fun as we’re having this year. With everything going on at home, more fun times with my teammates would have certainly helped me get through the tough times.”
“We knew that Peter was going through a lot last season,” said 澳门威尼斯人娱乐城 baseball coach Anthony Ferro. “In addition to the many challenges that COVID-19 presented, he was also facing a number of other circumstances that added stressors to his plate. But Peter showed up every day, 和 he performed physically 和 mentally. His family speaks volumes about who he is as a person. He is the definition of a student-athlete 和 was an integral part of last year’s squad.”
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Stories of all the honorees are available at CalHOPECourageAward.com 通过社交媒体 推特 和 Instagram at @CalHOPE_Courage.
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