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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — LSU baseball commit Konnor Griffin from Jackson Preparatory School in Mississippi was named the 2023-24 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year.
The Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year celebrates the nation’s best high school athletes for “their success on and off the playing surface,” according to a news release. Every player who takes home the honor gets a grant to donate to a social media partner.
“The Gatorade Player of the Year award recognizes top high school athletes like Konnor who have distinguished themselves from strong competition,” said Michael Del Pozzo, Gatorade president and general manager. “Almost half a million student-athletes play high school baseball nationwide, and Konnor stood out for his impact on and off the field of play.”
Griffin was surprised with the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year trophy by his family, coaches and teammates on the baseball field at his high school, according to a news release. He also got a surprise video call from Joe Mauer, 2000-01 Gatorade Minnesota Baseball Player of the Year.
Griffin joins a selection of former Gatorade National Baseball Players of the Year that have gone on to win MLB MVP awards, appear in the MLB All Star game and get drafted in the first round of the MLB draft, according to a news release.
“He fits nicely into the past lineup of winners, and he turned in a spectacular season as a two-way player at Jackson Prep, leading the program to its seventh consecutive 6A state championship,” said Jim Callis of MLB.com.
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