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2021 Top Player Honored By SL Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 The future looks extremely bright for Grant Delpit. At the age of 23, many players are still trying to find their way in Southern League. Delpit has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Southern League Hitter of the Year Award. "I didn't expect to hit .287 this year, that's for sure," the left fielder said. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp star also put up a .354 on-base percentage this year, with 150 hits, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 12 home runs, 56 RBIs and 69 runs scored. He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 10. Mike Daum of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Hudson Potts of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Grant Delpit - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 8 - 129 Mike Daum - Pensacola Blue Wahoos - 2 - 97 Hudson Potts - Pensacola Blue Wahoos - 0 - 79 Nick Madrigal - Mississippi Braves - 0 - 72 Sam House - Mississippi Braves - 0 - 51 Braden Shewmake - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 51 Raúl Meléndez - Montgomery Biscuits - 0 - 39 Harris Dalton - Tennessee Smokies - 0 - 32 Nick Pratto - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 0 - 14 Evan Edwards - Mississippi Braves - 0 - 11 Isaac Stephenson - Chattanooga Lookouts - 0 - 10 Austin Rixey - Tennessee Smokies - 0 - 5 |
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