With the conclusion of the 2022 baseball season, we release our nominees for BLITZ Player of the Year. We reached out to all head coaches for a maximum of 6 players from each team to be nominated for this honor. Next, we will narrow the list down to a finalist pool (and allow the public to vote for one nominee to join our finalists). After that, our internal voting panel will vote Heisman-style to determine the winner.

Norman Bastian – Tallulah Falls SR C/P #14

STATS: .424 AVG, 36 Hits, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 14 R, 4 2B, 1 SB, 8 BB, .490 OBP; 3-3, 1 Save, 4.62 ERA, 30 K, 30.1 IP

Drew Bates – Tallulah Falls SR IF #10

STATS: .415 AVG, 34 Hits, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 37 R, 7 2B, 2 3B, 13 SB, 16 BB, .525 OBP

Nate Bray – White County JR IF/UTIL #11

STATS: .361 AVG, 35 Hits, 4 HR, 28 RBI, 19 R, 12 2B, 12 BB, 2 SB, .427 OBP; 1-0, 5.72 ERA, 18.1 IP

Garrett Burgess – Stephens County SR 1B #14

STATS: .327 AVG, 33 Hits, 21 RBI, 14 R, 13 2B, 15 BB

Konner Burrell – Habersham Central SO P #9

STATS: 3.33 ERA, 30 K, 35.2 IP, 1.73 WHIP

Grayson Carver – Rabun County SR UTIL #3

STATS: .306 AVG, 11 RBI, 16 R

Malique Charlton – Tallulah Falls SR OF #9

STATS: .354 AVG, 28 Hits, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 14 SB, 8 BB, .422 OBP

Connor Chastain – Towns County SO C #11

STATS: .468 AVG, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 9 2B, 2 3B

Kaleb Chastain – Habersham Central SO OF #18

STATS: .306 AVG, 8 RBI, 12 R, .442 OBP, 2nd Team All-Region

Ryan Cooper – Commerce SR SS #2

STATS: .450 AVG, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 44 R, 20 2B, 2 3B

Brandon Cramer – Dawson County #6

STATS: .293 AVG, 29 Hits, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 25 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 6 SB, 14 BB, .390 OBP; 1 Save

Collin Crowder – Towns County SR SS/P #23

STATS: .370 AVG, 1 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R, 7 2B, 12 SB

Mark Daniels – White County JR IF/P #4

STATS: .359 AVG, 28 Hits, 21 RBI, 18 R, 5 2B, 7 BB, Only 9 K in 90 PA; 4-2, 2.35 ERA, 37 K, 47.2 IP

Thomas Dyer – Union County SR OF #1

STATS: .333 AVG, 21 RBI, 22 R, 9 2B, 4 3B, 15 SB, .426 OBP, .954 SLG

Zane Floyd – Towns County SO P #7

STATS: 4 Wins, 1.70 ERA, 54 K, 49.1 IP

Ayden Garmon – Stephens County SR P #8

STATS: 6-6, 2 Saves, 2.79 ERA, 80 K, 67.2 IP

Trey Harvey – Dawson County P #10

STATS: 5-3, 3.82 ERA, 44 K, 47.2 IP

Cade Herrin – Banks County SR #4

STATS: TBD

Aubrey Higgins – Tallulah Falls SR P #7

STATS: 3-2, 4.86 ERA, 46 K, 31.2 IP

Bowman Horn – Jefferson JR SS #11

STATS: .379 AVG, 22 R, 17 SB, .479 RISP, .469 OBP

Hampton Hutto – Commerce JR 1B/DH #19

STATS: .400 AVG, 7 HR, 52 RBI, 32 R, 15 2B

Jake Johnson – White County SR OF/P #25

STATS: .383 AVG, 31 Hits, 29 RBI, 27 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 28 BB, 4 HBP, 5 SB, .553 OBP, only 10 K in 115 PA; 3-0, 3.70 ERA, 39.2 IP

Cory Keller – Rabun County JR OF #8

STATS: .358 AVG, 9 RBI, 19 R, .478 OBP

Joel Miller – Tallulah Falls SR OF #3

STATS: .358 AVG, 24 Hits, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 31 R, 6 2B, 1 3B, 14 SB, 18 BB, .538 OBP

Will Mincey – Lumpkin County SR 3B #5

STATS: .314 AVG, 27 Hits, 24 RBI, 18 R, 6 2B, 11 BB, .412 OBP

Frankey Moree – Tallulah Falls JR SS #13

STATS: .333 AVG, 26 Hits, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 24 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 5 SB, 9 BB, .435 OBP

Luke Mulberry – Dawson County #5

STATS: .327 AVG, 34 Hits, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 20 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 18 BB, 5 SB, .435 OBP

Nick Mullinax – Dawson County SR SS/P #8

STATS: .387 AVG, 36 Hits, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 35 R, 6 2B, 2 3B, 20 BB, 9 HBP, 11 SB, .528 OBP; 5-4, 4.76 ERA, 50 K, 50 IP

Cruz Mullinix – Stephens County SR P/OF #11

STATS: .319 AVG, 30 Hits, 16 RBI, 17 R, 12 2B, 15 BB; 4-4, 2.19 ERA, 78 K, 57.1 IP (Playoff ERA 0.50, 22 K, CG No-Hitter)

Spencer Neese – Jefferson SR P #22

STATS: 5-3, 3.09 ERA, 48 K, 45.1 IP, .207 OPP AVG, 1.430 WHIP, 7.42 K/Game

Jase Peoples – Jefferson SO 2B #24

STATS: .368 AVG, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 30 R, 12 2B, 17 SB, .500 OBP

Bowen Roberts – Banks County SR #2

STATS: TBD

Keilin Sanders – Rabun County SO SS #5

STATS: .393 AVG, 12 RBI, 27 R, 1.064 OPS

Dylan Sargent – White County SR C/P #13

STATS: .330 AVG, 30 Hits, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 13 R, 8 2B, 17 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SB, .445 OBP; 2-3, 2 Saves, 2.37 ERA, 38.1 IP

Cooper Scott – Lumpkin County JR OF/1B/P #8

STATS: .297 AVG, 27 Hits, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 22 R, 4 2B, 7 BB, .385 OBP

Coleson Smith – Commerce JR C #9

STATS: .442 AVG, 31 RBI, 13 2B

Hunter Tatum – Habersham Central JR DH/P #20

STATS: .296 AVG, 17 RBI, 7 R, .425 OBP; 3.69 ERA, 27 K, 47.1 IP, 1.71 WHIP, 2nd Team All-Region

Tripp Williams – Banks County SR P #22

STATS: TBD