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If there is one thing that the five finalists for the News-Times Player of the Year award have in common, it’s their ability to beat the opposition in multiple ways.

Junction City junior Jordan Hammett has been a key cog in the middle of the Dragons’ batting order in each of his three years, but he also emerged this spring as a co-staff ace with senior Tyler Wayman to lead the Dragons to 26 victories and a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2A state tournament.

On the mound, Hammett went 6-3 with a solid 2.70 ERA for the Dragons. He came within two outs of a ...