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Conference 2 Names Hearn Best Player Thursday, June 13th , 2024 At the age of 20, Giovanni Hearn of the Alabama Crimson Tide could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2024 was good enough to win the shortstop the Conference 2 Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .319 batting average this year, as well as a .417 on-base percentage. He played 48 games and racked up 59 hits, 9 doubles, no triples, 16 home runs, 38 RBIs and 42 runs scored. He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 56. Paul Morgan of the Kentucky Wildcats finished second in voting with 14 first place votes, while Bill Gonzalez of the Vanderbilt Commodores finished third with 16 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Giovanni Hearn - Alabama Crimson Tide - 22 - 569 Paul Morgan - Kentucky Wildcats - 14 - 538 Bill Gonzalez - Vanderbilt Commodores - 16 - 498 Vin Rau - LSU Tigers - 3 - 286 Chaz Bennett - Alabama Crimson Tide - 0 - 270 Octavio Roman - LSU Tigers - 0 - 234 Josh Townsend - Iowa State Cyclones - 1 - 226 Steve Nalbach - Texas Longhorns - 0 - 222 Bubba Austin - TCU Horned Frogs - 0 - 166 Zach Reindl - Iowa State Cyclones - 0 - 121 Jay Kowalski - Cincinnati Bearcats - 0 - 47 Sean Henry - Iowa State Cyclones - 0 - 43 Jerry Perez - Alabama Crimson Tide - 0 - 42 Manny Cordon - Oklahoma Sooners - 0 - 25 Noah Kurtz - Iowa State Cyclones - 0 - 8 Eric Breene - Kansas State Wildcats - 0 - 4 Chris Stoll - Oklahoma State Cowboys - 0 - 3 Justin Roeland - Texas Longhorns - 0 - 2 |
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