The BLITZ Baseball Players of the Week are Mason Hester (Lumpkin County), Ashton Roache (Tallulah Falls), and Cooper Garrett (White County). Hester earned the Fan Vote with 40,040 of the 84,954 total votes. Roache and Garrett were the BLITZ Picks.

MASON HESTER – LUMPKIN COUNTY

Lumpkin County’s Mason Hester has been doing it all season, but the junior had a big stat line last week. The outfielder hit .556 with three doubles, a triple, two walks, and two stolen bases in a 3-game set. This is his second POW award.

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ASHTON ROACHE – TALLULAH FALLS

Ashton Roache seems to get better as the season goes on. This has been true the last couple of seasons. The junior infielder hit a ridiculous .778 (seven hits). He blasted a homer, had three RBI, seven runs, NINE stolen bases, a double, walk, and three hit by pitches. All told, he had an insane .846 OBP. This is his first POW award.

COOPER GARRETT – WHITE COUNTY

White County’s Cooper Garrett claims POW honors for the second time. The junior centerfielder hit .667 (four hits). He had eight RBI, seven runs scored, three triples, a double, and two stolen bases. His OBP for the 3-game set was .778, and he had a 1.833 SLG and 2.670 OPS.