What started as 38 nominees and honorable mentions has now been narrowed down to 5 finalists for the Player of the Year award. This was no easy task. The 5 finalists are: Livi Blackstock (Jefferson), Tybee Denton (Banks), Evee Dornhecker (Lumpkin), Reagan Dunagan (White), and Rachel Morgan (Commerce).

WHAT’S NEXT? Our voting panel, consisting of up to 25 fellow sports media members, and some former coaches and players, will vote Heisman-style to determine the Player of the Year. This is NOT a public vote!

Livi Blackstock (Jefferson JR SS #3)

STATS: .441 AVG, 23 R, .522 OBP

Tybee Denton (Banks SR P #88)

STATS: .423 AVG, 12 HR, 41 RBI, .500 OBP, .837 SLG; 29-3 (1 Save), 0.47 ERA, 412 K, 195 IP, 724 batters faced, 45 hits, 12 No Hitters, 21 Shutouts

Evee Dornhecker (Lumpkin SR SS #22)

STATS: .369 AVG, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 33 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, .427 OBP

Reagan Dunagan (White SO P/UTIL #7)

STATS: .492 AVG (31 hits), 9 RBI, 24 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 8 SB, 6 HP, 4 BB, .554 OBP, .966 FLD

Rachel Morgan (Commerce JR P/UT #6)

STATS: .389 AVG (37 hits), 6 HR, 43 RBI, 29 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB, .410 OBP, .674 SLG