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NAME: Aaron England
SCHOOL: Fairfield High School
SPORT(S): Baseball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: First-team all-state
BIRTHDATE: 3/26/2006
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'1"-210 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Fairfield
PARENT: Tommy & Christine
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: “My mother.”
FUTURE GOAL: MLB starter
Fairfield had a successful starter on the mound in senior Aaron England, who also played first base when he was not pitching.
In 13 innings pitched this season, Aaron struck out 21 batters and gave up no earned runs to finish with a 0.00 ERA. Good games included a 4-1 loss vs. CHCA, when he pitched four innings giving up one hit and one unearned run while striking out seven batters. In a 2-1 extra inning affair vs. Lakota East, he pitched three hitless, shutout innings, striking out four. In a 2-0 shutout win vs. Princeton, he pitched three hitless innings, striking out five.
Aaron is coming off an impressive junior campaign when he recorded 93 strikeouts in 44.2 innings of pitching and a 0.67 ERA to go 6-2 on the season, and was named first-team all-state in Div. I as well as GMC Pitcher of the Year. Aaron at the plate hit .351 with 14 RBI and a .490 on-base percentage. His average of pitching 2.2 strikeouts per inning set a Fairfield high school record.
His top three games on the mound last season were shutouts against Middletown, St. Xavier and Hamilton when he struck out 17, 6 and 15 batters in those games.
A great student (GMC all-academic team) with a 4.5 GPA, Aaron is active in community service and will play baseball at the next level, at the University of Louisville. He also plays summer baseball for the USA Prime club. His favorite athlete is Lamar Jackson, favorite book is The Hunger Games, favorite movie is Interstellar and most-like-to-meet is Nolan Ryan.
COACH'S QUOTE
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“Aaron England is a coach's best friend! It's like having a member of your coaching staff out there playing with your team.”
—Lance Durham, Varsity Baseball Coach
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