Of our 33 Nominees and Honorable Mentions up for BLITZ Player of the Year, we have narrowed down the pool to our 6 Finalists for the award. Last year’s winner was White County alum and current UGA star Jessica Morgan, meaning we are guaranteed a new winner in 2018.

The six finalists are: Jaycie Bowen (Banks), Paige Cook (Habersham) Tybee Denton (Banks), Emily Perrin (Jefferson), Sam Vinson (Jefferson), and Emma Whitfield (Stephens). Cook and Whitfield were Co-Players of the Year back in 2016, their sophomore seasons.

DISCLAIMER: BLITZ Softball Player of the Year nominations come from coaches of each program. BLITZ narrowed down to a list of the Finalists, and soon will vote for the Player of the Year with the help of the official BLITZ voting panel.

JAYCIE BOWEN

BANKS CO SR 1B #12

.550 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 16 2B, 1 3B, 32 R, 22 BB, 4 SB, .625 OBP, 1.009 SLG
4-2, 1.56 ERA, 39 K, 54.1 IP

PAIGE COOK

HABERSHAM CENTRAL SR SS #6

.439 AVG, 13 RBI, 18 R, 5 2B, 5 3B, .531 OBP, .667 SLG, Only 4 K

TYBEE DENTON

BANKS CO JR P #88

25-8, 1.77 ERA, 341 K, 201.2 IP, 10 SHUTOUTS
.330 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 5 2B, 9 BB, 12 R, .381 OBP, .661 SLG

EMILY PERRIN

JEFFERSON SR P #13

22-5, 0.92 ERA, 284 K, 168 IP

SAM VINSON

JEFFERSON SR C #11

.467 AVG, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 7 2B, 1 3B, 23 BB, .569 OBP, .867 SLG, .987 FLD

EMMA WHITFIELD

STEPHENS CO SR P #9

12-8, 1.68 ERA, 194 K, 137 IP
.279 AVG, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 6 R, 5 2B

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