![]() … In practice, we have to (pitch him our) bad baseballs, because he loses our good baseballs.” “And the thing is, (Dominic) actually does it on a routine basis. “That’s the only other ball I’ve seen hit like that,” he said. It reminded Nicholson of the time Snider hit a house beyond the right-field fence at Jackson. The pitcher fired a fastball and Hellman obliterated it, launching a tape-measure shot that soared well beyond the left-field fence at Snohomish High School, over the adjacent tennis courts and into a yard across the street. That included a two-homer game against Snohomish - highlighted by one of the longest blasts Nicholson has ever seen. Hellman showcased his immense power at the plate throughout the spring, especially during an early-season stretch of four home runs in three games. Just the presence and the power that (Dom) has is pretty amazing.” But as a right-handed batter, (only) Lillibridge would be close. And at the plate, I can’t really match him up with Travis or Grady, because they both swung left-handed. “Defensively in the infield, only Lillibridge compares with him of anybody that I’ve ever had. “Dom is not below any of them in talent,” Nicholson said. “And so my goal is just to stick with wood this whole time.” “Me and my parents, we did some research on people transferring from high school to the (Major League Baseball) draft, and the number one thing was that the high schoolers didn’t really get used to their wood until like three years later,” he said. “Even Travis Snider when he was here didn’t have the numbers that (Dominic) has.”Īnd here’s the real kicker: Hellman’s video game-like stats came with a wood bat.Įver since the summer between eighth and ninth grade, Hellman has exclusively swung with wood instead of metal. “As far as average and slugging and OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) goes, nobody has even been close,” Nicholson said when asked how Hellman’s season compared to other former Jackson greats. And he led the Timberwolves to a perfect 13-0 campaign.įor his spectacular junior season, Hellman is The Herald’s 2021 All-Area Baseball Player of the Year. He even excelled on the mound, posting a 1.53 earned-run average in 18.1 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts and nine walks. ![]() ![]() The Herald’s 2021 All-Area high school baseball teams May 28, 2021.
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