We started with 44 Baseball Player of the Year nominees, and we’ve narrowed that down to 6 finalists: Preston Bannister (Dawson), Maverick Chitwood (Habersham), Reid Giles (Rabun), Chase Pollock (Tallulah Falls), Gaven Sears (Banks), and Steven Tavares (Jefferson).

NEXT: You now get to vote on a select group of those who were among the final cuts. One of the select ballers is up for the public ‘Last Finalist’ fan vote to get them into the finalist group. CLICK HERE or scroll to the bottom to vote.

Preston Bannister – Dawson County SR OF #5

STATS: .449 AVG (48 Hits), 35 R, .538 OBP

Maverick Chitwood – Habersham Central JR OF/P #5

STATS: .440 AVG (55 Hits), 19 RBI, 35 R, 19 BB, .510 OBP, 5 K; 2.00 ERA, 51 K, 73.1 IP

Reid Giles – Rabun County JR CF/P #5

STATS: .461 AVG (47 Hits), 1 HR, 33 RBI, 26 R, 19 SB, 6 2B, 8 3B, .540 OBP, 1.246 OPS (8 3B 5th-most in single-season for GHSA); 5-1, 3.45 ERA, 48 K, 54.2 IP

Chase Pollock – Tallulah Falls SR P #2

STATS: 6-2, 1.77 ERA, 61 K, 55.1 IP; .321 AVG (27 Hits), 1 HR, 29 RBI, 18 R, 7 2B, 15 BB, 6 SB, .436 OBP

Gaven Sears – Banks County JR UTIL #2

STATS: .463 AVG (44 Hits), 11 HR, 34 RBI, 7 SB, 23 HBP, 30 BB (20 IBB), 1.521 OPS

Steven Tavares – Jefferson SR 1B #13

STATS: .422 AVG (43 Hits), 7 HR, 36 RBI, 24 R, 12 2B, .504 OBP, .765 SLG

VOTE for the ‘Last Finalist’

NOTE: Voting is unlimited, and ends Tuesday at 1 PM