Dax Whitney had one of the most impressive seasons by any athlete in Blackfoot High School history.

So fittingly, the 6-foot-5-inch, 195-pound senior ace made school history Monday.

He was named the Gatorade Idaho Baseball Player of the Year to become the first boy and just the second athlete ever to win the award.

“Dax can flat out play and I was impressed with his growth and maturity from last year to this year as an all-around young man,” said Skyline High School head baseball coach Brett Taylor in a press release. “His ability to pitch would carry him at any classification level, and his ability to hit and hit for power translates as well.”

The 67th-ranked prospect in the nation, according to the Prep Baseball Report, looked every bit the part this past season.

He went a perfect 11-0 with 130 strikeouts and an ERA of just 0.27. Whitney only allowed three runs − two earned − 10 hits and 156 total outs in 52 and two-thirds innings of work.

That means only 26 opposing players were even able to put the ball in play for an out.

Whitney struck out all but one batter for 14 in all during his five-inning perfect game against Idaho Falls on April 18. He then threw a five-inning no-hitter with 12 strikeouts against Hillcrest a few short weeks later on May 3.

But it wasn’t just his pitching.

He was the Broncos’ best hitter with team-highs in average (.483), home runs (four), RBIs (43) and OPS (1.344).

It all resulted in him becoming the school’s first Gatorade recipient since Sarah Cardinal won it for girls track and field back in 2006. Cardinal won state titles in both the shot put and discus that year. She went on to compete for the University of Utah.

Whitney, meanwhile, led Blackfoot to its best season in nearly a decade.

The Broncos went 24-6 and took home both their first district championship and state trophy since winning it all back in 2015. They advanced to the state semifinals for just the third time in 14 years by knocking off then reigning state champion Pocatello. Blackfoot then fell to eventual state champion Moscow 8-1. Whitney didn’t pitch in the loss.

However, after only throwing 16 pitches and one inning, Whitney finally got the start in the third-place game. His final high school outing saw him give up just two hits, one earned run and toss 11 strikeouts. He also hit a three-run double in the 6-3 win over league rival Bonneville.

Off the field, Whitney has volunteered for various church service projects from the age of 12 on. He has also helped out at a food pantry and as a youth baseball instructor.

Whitney, who has a GPA of 3.8, will now continue his career at perennial power Oregon State, which has three national championships to its name.