Male Area Athlete of the Week: Younger Tappe hitting stride for Cardinals

Male Area Athlete of the Week: Younger Tappe hitting stride for Cardinals

STAPLES — Leading the Staples-Motley Cardinals in hitting through 17 games is an eighth-grader. Cooper Tappe posts a .459 batting average with 28 hits in 70 plate appearances and 61 at-bats. Since April 22, Tappe is currently on a 10-game hitting streak. Last week, he recorded 11 hits, 10 RBIs and seven runs in four games. “He’s been putting a lot of extra time in,” S-M head coach and Cooper’s father, Shane Tappe, said. “We have a batting cage i…