Here are the 2021 BLITZ Baseball Player of the Year Nominees. From this list, we will narrow it down to a finalist pool that will be voted on internally to determine the Player of the Year.

NOTE – Banks County & Lumpkin County did not elect to nominate anyone for POY consideration.

Aidan Berrong – Towns SR OF/3B #11

STATS: .313 AVG, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 13 R, 10 SB

Nate Bray – White SO 1B #11

STATS: .375 AVG (36 Hits), 3 HR, 31 RBI, 18 R, 2 2B, 15 BB, 4 SB, .455 OBP, .914 OPS, .458 SLG; 1-2, 3.17 ERA, 15 K, 28.2 IP, 1.77 WHIP, .262 BAA

Azzi Cervantes – Habersham Central OF

STATS: .351 AVG (34 Hits), 13 RBI, 25 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 11 BB, .447 OBP

Chathan Clouatre – Tallulah Falls SR C #12

STATS: .260 AVG, 11 RBI, 26 R, 8 BB, 5 2B, 2 3B, 11 HBP, 11 SB; 1-5, 4.86 ERA, 37 K

Mason Cooper – Jefferson SR C #10

STATS: .356 AVG, 4 HR, 28 RBI, .466 OBP

Brandon Cramer – Dawson JR 1B/OF #6

STATS: .338 AVG, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8 2B

Kane Goldman – Commerce SR IF/P #2

STATS: TBD

J Ben Haynes – White SR

STATS: .347 AVG (33 Hits), 1 HR, 29 RBI, 35 R, 9 2B, 2 3B, 23 BB, 5 HBP, 10 SB .488 OBP, 1.004 OPS, .515 SLG; 1-1, 2.04 ERA, 21 K, 24 IP, .958 WHIP, 1.76 BAA

Aubrey Higgins – Tallulah Falls JR P #7

STATS: 5-2, 4.42 ERA, 78 K

Brody Jarrard – Rabun SR CF #13

STATS: .447 AVG (34-76), 3 HR, 24 RBI, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1.233 OPS

Jake Johnson – White JR OF/IF/P #2

STATS: .424 AVG (28 Hits), 1 HR, 10 RBI, 5 2B, 29 BB, 11 HBP, 16 SB, .642 OBP, 1.187 OPS, .545 SLG; 4-1, 1.99 ERA, 23 K, 38.2 IP, .226 BAA

Austin Jones – Habersham Central P

STATS: N/A

Rem Maxwell – Jefferson SR P #21

STATS: 6-3, 1.49 ERA, 86 K, 29 BB, 47 IP

Isaak Mullanack – Union SR SS #10

STATS: .432 AVG, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 31 R, 10 2B, 1 3B

Nick Mullinax – Dawson JR SS/P #8

STATS: .286 AVG. 5 HR, 22 RBI; 3-2 (2 Saves), 2.89 ERA, 36.1 IP

JJ Rapp – Jefferson SR 3B #6

STATS: .396 AVG (40 Hits), 2 HR, 36 RBI, 28 R, .426 OBP

Zeke Swartz – Union SR P/1B #2

STATS: .402 AVG, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 14 2B, 1 3B, .514 OBP; 6-6, 2.71 ERA, 109 K, .177 BAA

Trent Thomas – Tallulah Falls SR 3B/P #17

STATS: .320 AVG, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 18 R, 10 2B, 13 BB, 9 SB; 5-3, 3.57 ERA, 44 K

Carter Turkett – Dawson SR UTIL/P #2

STATS: .301 AVG, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 20 BB; 3 Wins, 42 K, 2 1-hitters

Kinkade Weaver – Dawson SR C/1B/3B #5

STATS: .316 AVG, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 5 2B

Brady Wilson – Rabun SR C/P #15

STATS: .534 AVG (39-73), 2 HR, 19 RBI, 12 2B, 1 K, 1.390 OPS; 6-2, 3.81 ERA, 57 K, 44 IP

Carson Worley – Stephens JR OF

STATS: .420 AVG (37 hits), 1 HR, 12 RBI, 24 R, 6 2B, .505 OBP, .523 SLG, 1.027 OPS

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Evan Chambers (White SR): .315 AVG (29 Hits), 21 RBI, 15 R, 2 2B, 9 BB, 4 HBP, 2 SB, .396 OBP, .733 OPS, .337 SLG
• Logan Hare (Habersham Central SS)
• Joel Miller (Tallulah Falls JR SS #3): .250 AVG, 13 RBI, 21 R, 5 2B, 16 BB, 16 HBP, 12 SB, .495 OBP
• Frankey Moree (Tallulah Falls SO 2B #13): .239 AVG, 15 RBI, 10 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 9 BB, 7 HBP, 5 SB