The 2025 season was another great one on the diamond. We asked all coaches to submit their top players (5 max) for BLITZ POY consideration. Here are the 26 Player of the Year nominees.

*Commerce and Franklin County did not respond with nominations*

IZZY ANTHROS – Union County JR P #5

STATS: 16 Wins, 1.15 ERA, 275 K; .438 AVG (39 H), 4 HR, 16 RBI, 27 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 13 BB

STELLA COLLINS – Union County SO CF #13

STATS: .289 AVG (26 H), 3 RBI, 19 R, 2 2B; 17 PO, .944 FLD, 1 DP

JAYCIE CROSS – Towns County SR P/IF #19

STATS: .419 AVG (18 H), 11 RBI, .510 OBP

LEXI DAVENPORT – Union County SO C #6

STATS: .378 AVG (34 H), 18 RBI, 6 R, 6 2B; 168.1 innings caught, 5 CS

SADIE DOTSON – Dawson County SR CF #29

STATS: .421 AVG (45 H) 11 HR, 54 RBI, 49 R, 11 2B 2 3B, 20 BB, 13 SB

JULES DYER – Union County JR 2B #18

STATS: .289 AVG (24 H) 13 RBI, 13 R, 2 2B; 41 PO, 22 AT, 2 DP, .926 FLD

RILEY DYER – Lumpkin County SO P/1B #14

STATS: .425 AVG (45 H), 8 HR, 43 RBI, 5 2B, .467 OBP, .698 SLG; 15-7, 1.79 ERA, 183 K, 113 IP, .182 BAA, 1.796 WHIP

AVA ESTES – Lumpkin County SR CF #32

STATS: .412 AVG (47 H), 3 HR, 28 RBI, 37 R, 15 2B, .465 OBP, .623 SLG

RIVER EVANS – Rabun County SO C/SS #17

STATS: .440 AVG (33 H), 10 HR, 44 RBI, 27 R, 4 2B, 4 3B, .511 OBP, 1.000 SLG, 2X All-Region 1st Team

LOGAN FAIN – White County SR 3B #24

STATS: .506 AVG (40 H), 5 HR, 30 RBI, .797 SLG, .821% FLD

SCOTLYN FAIN – Towns County SR SS #23

STATS: .414 AVG (24 H), 7 RBI, 2 K, .443 OBP

CARLEY FUNDERBURKE – Stephens County JR C/3B #11

STATS: .594 AVG (41 H), 5 HR, 10 2B, 1 3B, .702 OBP, .986 SLG

PEYTON GAYLOR – Banks County JR P/SS #7

STATS: 21 Wins, 1.92 ERA, 217 K, 156 IP; .349 AVG (37 H), 25 RBI, 22 R, 7 2B, 1 3B

BRYCE GREENWOOD – Dawson County SR C #8

STATS: .414 AVG (48 H), 5 HR, 40 RBI, 15 2B, 12 BB, only 2 PB, 7 CS

MADDIE HALL – White County SR OF/P #1

STATS: .407 AVG (35 H), 21 RBI, .500 SLG; 8-3, 4.70 ERA, 31 K, 50.1 IP; .972% FLD

NYLEIGH HUTTO – Stephens County SR 3B/UTIL #27

STATS: .493 AVG (37 H), 12 2B, 1 3B, .568 OBP, .680 SLG

KHLOE HUNT – Habersham Central SO 1B #21

STATS: .290 AVG (18 H), 4 2B, 1 3B, .366 OBP

ABBY MCCOY – Tallulah Falls SR 3B #24

STATS: .345 AVG (10 H), 5 RBI, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 SB

MARLEY MCDANIEL – Banks County FR SS/P #44

STATS: .404 AVG (42 H), 1 HR, 22 RBI, 40 R, 10 2B, 3 3B, 21 BB, 21 SB, ONLY 5 K; 2.49 ERA, 39 K, 33.2 IP

ALAINA MURPHY – Towns County SR C #8

STATS: .480 AVG (25 H), 2 HR, 14 RBI, 2 3B, .527 OBP

KAYLIN PICKETT – Tallulah Falls SR IF #7

STATS: .333 AVG (7 H), 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB

JENNA RAPP – Jefferson JR SS #3

STATS: .630 AVG, 16 HR, 35 RBI, 39 R, 12 2B, 5 3B, .686 OBP (School Records in AVG/HR/R/OBP)

JULIANA ROBERTS – Tallulah Falls JR C #23

STATS: .308 AVG (8 H), 4 RBI, 6 R, 2 3B, 4 BB, 2 SB

TYLEE STRICKLAND – Banks County JR RF #3

STATS: .409 AVG (47 H), 3 HR, 41 RBI, 30 R, 13 2B, 1 3B

KAELYN UTECH – Dawson County FR LF #14

STATS: .487 AVG (58 H), 2 HR, 23 RBI, 55 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 36 SB, 11 BB

ADDISON WHITENER – Union County SO SS #25

STATS: .337 AVG (30 H), 23 RBI, 18 R, 9 2B, 3 3B; 39 PO, 22 AST, .896 FLD, 2 DP

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