Tyler Hughes, a Senior at Red River High School, was awarded the Century 21 Duke of Diamonds Award this week. He was featured on the Tim Fletcher Show Tuesday morning to highlight his phenomenal performance last week. Fletcher and Stan Cole sponsor this weekly award.

Hughes’s batting average was .600 during the week against North Desoto, Choudrant, and Stanley. He had 1 triple and 4 RBIs. He was 2-o on the mound against North Desoto and Stanley and had 11 strikeouts in his win against the 4A powerhouse.

Thursday, Stan Cole of Century 21, attended practice to present the gold medallion to Tyler personally. In his presentation, he told the players that his goal is to promote high school baseball and the great athletes who play the game.