CHICAGO — Cayde Stajcar of Butte High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade Montana Baseball Player of the Year, the energy drink company announced Monday.
Stajcar, a sophomore shortstop and right-handed pitcher, led the Bulldogs (12-8) to the fourth-place finish at the state championship last month. He hit .561, scored 37 runs, drove home 18, stole 10 bases and compiled an OPS of 1.425. In four innings on the mound, Stajcar fanned eight hitters and picked up a win.
A two-time all-state selection, he saved his best for the postseason, when he hit .615 with four extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs, three steals and a 1.819 OPS in three games.
Stajcar has volunteered locally as an official for the East Middle School Unified basketball program for student-athletes with special needs. A participant in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, he has also donated his time on behalf of Action, Inc., in addition to umpiring youth baseball and softball games.
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“Cayde is a kid you hate to coach against because of his amazing skill, but he’s impossible not to like because he’s a great young man,” said Rich O’Brien, Butte Central’s coach.
In the classroom, Stajcar has maintained a 3.71 grade-point average.
— 406 MT Sports
