The 2024 season is a wrap for baseball. Here are the nominees for BLITZ Player of the Year. Coaches were asked to send a maximum of 6 players for consideration. In total, the 2024 nominees list consists of 42 players.

What’s next? We will take the nominees and whittle them down to a select group of finalists. From there, a Fan Vote will be open to add a ‘Last Finalist’ to join that group. Then, our internal voting panel will vote Heisman-style for the winner.

Sawyer Bearden – Dawson County SR OF #2

STATS: .332 AVG (38 Hits), 5 HR, 27 RBI, 40 R, 17 SB

Cole Bonitatibus – Tallulah Falls JR P #21

STATS: 8-2, 1.26 ERA, 3 Saves, 105 K, 66.2 IP, 1.28 WHIP

Tyler Boggs – Lumpkin County JR C #17

STATS: .338 AVG (25 Hits), 1 HR, 17 RBI, 3 2B, 1 3B, 12 CS, .484 OBP

Konner Burrell – Habersham Central SR P/1B #9

STATS: 4-3, 2.10 ERA, 50 K, 55 IP, 19 BB, 1.20 WHIP

Connor Chastain – Towns County SR C #11

STATS: .370 AVG, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 13 R, 15 2B

Matthew Chastain – Towns County SR P #25

STATS: 4 Wins, 3.79 ERA, 40 K, 31 IP, 1.24 WHIP

Stone Chauncey – Towns County SR 3B #15

STATS: .376 AVG, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 23 R, 5 2B, 2 3B

Maverick Chitwood – Habersham Central SO OF #5

STATS: .352 AVG, 35 R, .512 OBP

Tanner Cunningham – Towns County SR OF #4

STATS: .338 AVG, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R, 9 2B

Zane Floyd – Towns County SR P/IF #7

STATS: .320 AVG, 14 RBI, 28 R, 3 2B, 34 SB; 5 Wins, 3.35 ERA, 52 K, 37 IP, 1.44 WHIP

Jaxon Foster – Commerce SR P #5

STATS: 2-6, 2.41 ERA, 77 K, 55 IP

Ryan Fowler – White County SR CF #17

STATS: .315 AVG (28 Hits), 1 HR, 9 RBI, 30 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 11 BB, 10 SB, .465 OBP, .416 SLG, .881 OPS

Alex Freeman – White County SO 3B/C/P #7

STATS: .400 AVG (32 Hits), 23 RBI, 12 R, 9 2B, 1 3B, 23 BB, .533 OBP, .538 SLG, 1.070 OPS; 2-1 (2 Saves), 1.71 ERA, 28 K, 16.1 IP, .131 BAA, .857 WHIP

Hayden Gailey – Habersham Central SR SS #10

STATS: .306 AVG, 18 RBI, 22 R, .415 OBP

Reid Giles – Rabun County SO CF #5

STATS: .359 AVG, 9 RBI, 26 R, 18 SB, 3 2B, .867 OPS

Danny Grant – Tallulah Falls JR OF #5

STATS: .424 AVG (42 Hits), 2 HR, 32 RBI, 46 R, 32 SB, 19 BB, 18 HBP, 8 2B, 5 3B, .572 OBP, 1.239 OPS

Zach Grow – Jefferson SR P #25

STATS: 7-3, 1.92 ERA, 57 K, 51 IP, 1.24 WHIP, .196 BAA, 1 CG

Trey Harvey – Dawson County SR P #10

STATS: 5-2, 1.97 ERA, 50 K, 49.1 IP

Rett Hemphill – Jefferson JR OF #6

STATS: .330 AVG (33 Hits), 13 RBI, 23 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 21 SB, .415 OBP

Mason Hester – Lumpkin County SO P/OF #4

STATS: .338 AVG (27 Hits), 15 RBI, 16 R, 10 2B, 3 3B

Hayden Hughes – Union County JR SS #11

STATS: .281 AVG, 2 HR, .810 OPS, .903 FLD

Elvis Hunt – Rabun County JR 1B #17

STATS: .338 AVG, 13 RBI, 19 R, 17 SB, 8 2B, .925 OPS

Chris Law – Jefferson SR 1B #14

STATS: .295 AVG (23 Hits), 6 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R, 11 2B, 1 3B, 4 SB, .458 OBP

Konnor Loudermilk – Stephens County JR 1B/DH

STATS: .348 AVG (31 Hits), 1 HR, 12 RBI, 9 2B, 2 3B

Kade McConnell – Towns County SR 1B/P #12

STATS: .329 AVG, 15 RBI, 19 R, 8 2B, 2 3B; 5 Wins, 3.50 ERA, 68 K, 54 IP, 1.33 WHIP, CG No-Hitter in State Playoffs

Alejandro Narvaez – Lumpkin County SR P/SS #6

STATS: 4-2, 2.30 ERA, 62 K, 53.2 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 5 CG

Kade Nicholson – Habersham Central SR P #23

STATS: 9-3, 2.80 ERA, 61 K, 65 IP, 26 BB, 1.30 WHIP

Elijah Odom – Dawson County JR IF #20

STATS: .361 AVG (36 Hits), 25 RBI, 25 R, 11 2B

Maddox Patton – Union County SO CF #9

STATS: .309 AVG, .769 OPS, 1.000 FLD

Jase Peoples – Jefferson SR SS/P #2

STATS: .367 AVG (36 Hits), 1 HR, 24 RBI, 10 R, 10 SB, 12 2B, 2 3B, .454 OBP; 3-3, 4.24 ERA, 56 K, 33 IP, 1.61 WHIP, .174 BAA

Chase Pollock – Tallulah Falls JR P #2

STATS: 7-3, 1.95 ERA, 2 Saves, 74 K, 64.2 IP, 1.24 WHIP; .356 AVG (36 Hits), 27 RBI, 17 R, 7 2B, 15 BB, 5 SB

Joshua Priest – Dawson County SR P #7

STATS: 7-1, 2.27 ERA, 77 K, 52.1 IP, 23 BB

Jacson Rickett – Dawson County JR OF #0

STATS: .417 AVG (48 Hits), 26 RBI, 32 R, .477 OBP

Ashton Roache – Tallulah Falls SO 3B #7

STATS: .274 AVG (26 Hits), 7 HR, 23 RBI, 37 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 20 SB, 23 BB, 15 HBP, .471 OBP, .600 SLG

Gaven Sears – Banks County SO P/C/3B #2

STATS: .400 AVG (40 Hits), 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12 2B, 17 BB, 8 K, 127 PA; 8-1, 1.84 ERA, 80 K, 53.1 IP, 1.219 WHIP, .176 BAA

Eston Simpson – Jefferson JR P #7

STATS: 6-3, 1.84 ERA, 62 K, 57 IP, 1.18 WHIP, .194 BAA, 2 CG, 1 No-Hitter

Parker Smith – Rabun County JR SS #16

STATS: .349 AVG, 15 RBI, 17 R, 12 SB, 4 2B, 2 3B, .876 OPS

Judd Spear – Banks County JR P #12

STATS: 1.02 ERA, 91 K, 55 IP, 1.036 WHIP, .189 BAA, 18 BB

Austin Stegner – Jefferson SR P #19

STATS: 2-2, 2.41 ERA, 20 K, 29 IP, 1.34 WHIP, .234 BAA

Chris Waldron – Tallulah Falls SR OF #9

STATS: .370 AVG (37 Hits), 2 HR, 17 RBI, 34 R, 3 2B, 28 SB, 22 BB, .496 OBP

Caden Walker – Tallulah Falls SR C #3

STATS: .327 AVG (32 Hits), 2 HR, 15 RBI, 33 R, 4 2B, 15 BB, 22 HBP, 5 SB, .511 OBP, .989 FLD

Cooper Welch – Rabun County SR 3B #14

STATS: .359 AVG, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R, 8 2B, 1.017 OPS