Killian earns spot on TSWA all-state team
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Killian, who was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 27th round of the Major League Baseball draft following his senior season with the Pioneers, was named to the Class AAA all-state team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
Nominations from sports writers from around the state were accepted following the conclusion of the high school baseball season, and the final all-state teams were selected at the TSWA?s annual convention last month.
Killian was one of 11 pitchers from Class AAA selected to the team, and along with Riverdale?s Coty Woods and Chad Hunter was one of three representatives of District 7-AAA to make the squad.
The district?s Co-Pitcher of the Year for 2006, Killian finished his season with a 6-2 overall record, and an ERA of 1.23. He pitched 51.1 total innings, allowing 17 hits and 15 runs (9 earned) while walking 22 and striking out 84 batters. Along the way, he pitched no-hitters in District 7-AAA contests against Cookeville and Oakland during regular season.
At the plate, Killian batted .364 (40-for-110), scored 17 runs, had 7 doubles, a triple and a home run, drove in a team-high 22 runs.
Killian, along with Pioneer teammates Coty Grissom and Jordan Powers, has spent his summer playing for the Middle Tennessee Mudcats, who recently won the Southeastern Invitational Tournament in Dandridge and competed in the Connie Mack AABC State Tournament in Nashville.