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BLITZ Baseball Player of the Year: Julian Horner

June 1, 2023

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A monster season by Dawson County’s junior outfielder netted a Player of the Year award for Julian Horner! With the honors comes high expectations for what will hopefully be an even bigger senior year in 2024!

*Feature Photo by Hudson Verhoven*

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

.360 AVG (32-for-89)
8 HR
32 RBI
39 R
4 2B, 1 3B
23 BB
.548 OBP
.697 SLG
1.244 OPS

Junior right fielder Julian Horner hit .360 after going 32-for-89 at the plate. He blasted 8 homers, drove in 32 runs while scoring 39, drew 23 walks, and added 4 doubles and a triple. He registered a .548 OBP, .697 SLG, and 1.244 OPS.

BUY FRAMED PRINT – JULIAN HORNER

VOTING RESULTS

Julian Horner – 52.5 pts (8 1st-place votes)
Frankey Moree – 47 pts (4)
Mason Dawe – 21.5 pts (3)
Nick Randall – 19.25 pts
Harper Davenport – 16.5 pts (1)
Jase Peoples – 15.5 pts
Hampton Hutto – 14.5 pts
Connor Chastain – 13.5 pts

Voting included our 16-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts; 7th-8th 0.25 pts

Horner took the top spot, but four total players had 1st-place votes. Frankey Moree was close behind him in the voting, and Mason Dawe and Harper Davenport had 1st-place tallies. Former BLITZ Player of the Year Hampton Hutto finished 7th this year after winning it last season.

HISTORY OF BASEBALL POY

2023 – Julian Horner – Dawson County JR OF
2022 – Hampton Hutto – Commerce JR 1B/DH
2021 – Brady Wilson – Rabun County SR C/P
2020 – Hudson Sapp – Dawson County SR OF/P
2019 – Hudson Sapp – Dawson County JR OF/P
2018 – Palmer Sapp – Dawson County SR SS/P
2017 – Kooper Briley – Stephens County SR SS
2016 – Tucker Maxwell – Dawson County SR OF
2015 – Joseph Mancuso – Union County JR P/1B
2014 – Spencer Adams – White County SR P/SS
2013 – Brett Westmoreland – White County SR 1B
2012 – Zach Wall – Hayesville JR P/SS
2011 – David Sosebee – White County SR P/3B
2010 – David Sosebee – White County JR P/3B

Julian Horner becomes the first Dawson County player since 2020 to win the award, and 5th overall from Dawsonville. He’s the second junior in a row to claim the honors, giving him a chance to make it back-to-back as a senior. Only two others have done that – former Dawson great Hudson Sapp and White County’s David Sosebee.