The 2018 season was absolutely fantastic, and while many teams gave us all thrills and memories, each team had impact players who put up video game numbers. Here are the 18 BLITZ Softball Player of the Year Nominees and 11 Honorable Mentions.
NOMINEES
ALADRIEL ARNOLD
UNION CO SR LF # 16
.368 AVG, 6 HR, 36 RBI, 9 2B, 1 3B
ABBY BEATTY
JEFFERSON SO OF #4
.451 AVG, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 6 2B, 3 3B, 16 BB, .583 OBP, .780 SLG, .950 FLD
JAYCIE BOWEN
BANKS CO SR 1B #12
.550 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 16 2B, 1 3B, 32 R, 22 BB, 4 SB, .625 OBP, 1.009 SLG
8-2, 1.56 ERA, 39 K, 54.1 IP
MORGAN BUTTS
RABUN CO SR P/IF #11
.364 AVG, 12 RBI, 10 R, 5 2B, 3B, SB, .455 OBP, .491 SLG, .900 FLD
Paige Cook
HABERSHAM CENTRAL SR SS #6
.439 AVG, 13 RBI, 18 R, 5 2B, 5 3B, .531 OBP, .667 SLG, Only 4 K
MADISON CRONIC
BANKS CO SO SS #33
.471 AVG, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 6 2B, 2 3B, .596 SLG, .943 FLD
TYBEE DENTON
BANKS CO JR P #88
24-8, 1.77 ERA, 341 K, 201.2 IP, 10 SHUTOUTS
.330 AVG, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 5 2B, 9 BB, 12 R, .381 OBP, .661 SLG
CARSON HOBBS
COMMERCE FR P/1B #00
.466 AVG, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8 2B, 1 3B
GRACE HOBBS
COMMERCE FR C/OF #5
.459 AVG, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 4 2B
IZZY KINARD
LUMPKIN CO SR C/3B #1
.510 AVG, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 7 2B, 5 3B, 44 R, .555 OBP, .844 SLG
JAZMINE LOWERY
STEPHENS CO SO SS #7
.370 AVG, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 24 R, 10 2B, 2 SB
JILL MARTINET
BANKS CO JR UTIL #75
434 AVG, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 9 2B, .646 SLG, .929 FLD
EMILY PERRIN
JEFFERSON SR P #13
22-5, 0.92 ERA, 284 K, 168 IP
MAGGIE SCHANDERA
DAWSON CO SR #18
.291 AVG, 21 RBI, 4 2B, 2 3B, .318 OBP, .392 SLG
ABBY TAYLOR
WHITE CO SR IF #13
.368 AVG, 11 RBI, 24 R, 10 2B, 3 3B, 7 SB, 8 BB, only 3 K
KILEE THOMAS
HABERSHAM CENTRAL SO C/P #11
.316 AVG, 9 RBI, 2B, .360 OBP, .329 SLG, Only 3 K
5 CS, 2 Pickoff, 4-3, 2.50 ERA
SAM VINSON
JEFFERSON SR C #11
.467 AVG, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 7 2B, 1 3B, 23 BB, .569 OBP, .867 SLG, .987 FLD
EMMA WHITFIELD
STEPHENS CO SR P #9
12-8, 1.68 ERA, 194 K, 137 IP
.279 AVG, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 6 R, 5 2B
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Adelaide Askew // Habersham SR 1B #13
STATS TBA
Livi Blackstock // Jefferson SO OF #23
.368 AVG, 12 RBI, 2 2B, 2 3B, 9 BB, 15 SB, .433 OBP
Carol Drake // Dawson SR #7
.392 AVG, 9 RBI, 5 2B, .461 OBP, .456 SLG
Reagan Dunagan // White FR P #7
14-6, 3.58 ERA, 86 K, 129 IP
Alyssa Fair // Rabun JR P/IF #16
.261 AVG, 3 RBI, 6 R, 3 2B, .424 OBP, .326 SLG, .911 FLD
4-4, 3.79 ERA, 42 K, 61 IP, 13 BB
Bella Henson // Dawson SO #21
.329 AVG, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 2B, .358 OBP, .513 SLG
Haley Horne // Commerce JR OF #1
.387 AVG, 17 RBI, 3 2B, .495 OBP
Danielle Loggins // Rabun FR C/UTIL #3
.340 AVG, 11 RBI, 17 R, 2 2B, 3 SB, .459 OBP, .380 SLG, .868 FLD
Kya Santiago // Banks JR #12
STATS TBA
Brayden Staton // Habersham SO 2B #24
.333 AVG, 13 RBI, 15 R, .356 OBP, .333 SLG, Only 5 K
Mary Wischmeyer // Union JR C/OF #14
.374 AVG, 24 RBI, 11 2B, 1 3B
