The 2022 Softball season is a wrap for our local teams. Some great memories along the way, and now we take a glance back to see the best of the best. These girls are your 2022 Player of the Year Nominees. All coaches were asked to send up to 5-6 nominees for POY consideration from their team, thus giving the 33 nominees for this year’s group.

We will internally dissect this list to formulate a finalist pool of anywhere from 4-7 who will then be internally voted on by our BLITZ Panel to determine Player of the Year. (This process is NOT for public voting).

NOTE: Stephens County did not nominate anyone for POY consideration.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Jacy Ayers – Banks SR P/OF #54

STATS: .518 AVG, 3 HR, 43 RBI, 17 2B, 3 3B; 2.76 ERA, 117 K, 93 IP

Layne Bailey – Dawson JR P #1

STATS: .299 AVG (23/77), 2 HR, 13 RBI, 10 R, 4 2B; 3.18 ERA, 87 K, 94.2 IP

Charli Barbour – Habersham Central JR LF #24

STATS: .276 AVG (21/76), 13 RBI, 16 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, 4 BB, .329 OBP

Katelyn Boman – White SR SS/LF #15

STATS: .409 AVG (36/88), 3 HR, 31 R, 4 2B, 4 3B, 10 BB, 8 HBP, 5 SB

Skyler Brady – Jefferson SO LF #8

STATS: .383 AVG, 9 RBI, 27 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 7 BB, 12 SB, .422 OBP

Kylee Brooks – Banks SR SS #7

STATS: .580 AVG, 11 2B, 2 3B, .621 OBP

Sierra Burnette – Union JR P #1

STATS: .473 AVG, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 3 2B, 3 3B, 2 SB; 3.11 ERA, 96 K, 107.1 IP

Audrey Burton – Jefferson JR 3B #2

STATS: .423 AVG (39/92), 1 HR, 19 RBI, 35 R, 13 2B, 6 3B, 12 BB, 10 SB, .490 OBP, .728 SLG

Katie Byers – Union JR CF #23

STATS: .372 AVG, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 33 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 11 SB

Emily Diffenderfer – Habersham Central SO SS/2B #0

STATS: .277 AVG (23/83), 14 RBI, 23 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 BB, .333 OBP

Sadie Dotson – Dawson FR UT #29

STATS: .400 AVG (30/75), 2 HR, 8 RBI, 15 R, 5 2B

Elizabeth Edwards – Towns JR 1B #27

STATS: .351 AVG, 11 RBI, 12 R, .426 OBP, .979 FLD

Emma Forester – Habersham Central SR P/1B #2

STATS: .306 AVG (26/85), 19 RBI, 17 R, 5 2B, 11 BB, .385 OBP; 4.41 ERA, 73 K, 100 IP

Gracie Gladding – Union JR C #9

STATS: .423 AVG, 6 HR, 32 RBI, 8 R, 12 2B, 1 SB

Bryce Greenwood – Dawson FR C #8

STATS: .317 AVG (20/63), 2 HR, 13 RBI, 8 2B

Hailey Harpis – Commerce SR C #99

STATS: .375 AVG (15/40), 2 HR, 11 RBI, 6 2B, 15 BB, .534 OBP, .675 SLG, Only 5 K

Joni Littlejohn – Habersham Central SR 3B #15

STATS: .301 AVG (28/93), 1 HR, 19 RBI, 31 R, 5 2B, 12 BB, 8 HBP, .425 OBP

Mary Lovell – Rabun SR CF #4

STATS: .451 AVG (37/82), 5 HR, 32 RBI, 25 R, 9 2B, .511 OBP, 1.352 OPS

Laura Mauldin – Towns JR C #10

STATS: .360 AVG, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 2B, 2 3B, .418 OBP, .969 FLD, 10 CS

Jacie McCall – Rabun SO 2B/3B #5

STATS: .429 AVG (36/84), 17 RBI, 26 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, .462 OBP, .974 OPS

Hannah Odum – Habersham Central JR P #23

STATS: 5.85 ERA, 38 K, 67 IP

Georgia Patton – Union JR SS #18

STATS: .392 AVG, 21 RBI, 23 R, 9 2B, 2 3B 

Chloe Potts – Union SR 2B #11

STATS: .278 AVG, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 25 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 7 SB

Jaycee Seabolt – Union SR IF #7

STATS: .407 AVG, 3 HR, 31 RBI, 25 R, 10 2B, 1 SB

Addison Self – Jefferson SO P #7

STATS: 9-3, 2.38 ERA, 69 K, 79.2 IP

Natalie Shubert – Lumpkin SR P #17

STATS: .427 AVG, 3 HR, 31 RBI, 8 2B, 2 3B, .464 OBP; 3.50 ERA, 173 K, 147 IP 

Taylor Spivey – Jefferson SR 1B/P #00

STATS: .429 AVG (36/84), 1 HR, 28 RBI, 14 R, 15 2B, 1 3B, 15 BB, only 5 K, 1 SB, .475 OBP, .634 SLG; 8-7, 2.64 ERA, 60 K, 77 IP

Jayden Thomas – Habersham SR C/SS #4

STATS: .379 AVG (33/87), 19 RBI, 21 R, 12 BB, 8 2B, 1 3B, .460 OBP

Maleia Truelove – Jefferson SR CF #5

STATS: .355 AVG (22/62), 4 HR, 19 RBI, 17 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB, 6 SB, .403 OBP, .661 SLG

Paige Vickery – Commerce SR SS/P #25

STATS: .405 AVG (34/84), 9 HR, 28 RBI, 9 2B, 4 3B, 14 BB, .475 OBP, .929 SLG, Only 4 K

Mili Watts – Rabun JR SS #12

STATS: .397 AVG (31/78), 1 HR, 13 RBI, 31 R, 8 2B, 3 3B, .515 OBP, 1.131 OPS

Graci West – Commerce JR P/UTIL #13

STATS: .330 AVG (29/88), 6 HR, 19 RBI, 10 2B, 12 BB .412 OBP, .648 SLG, Only 10 K; 13-15, 2.49 ERA, 253 K, 157.2 IP