Noah Ledford Named to Bobby Bragan National Slugger Award Watch List
2/16/2023 9:15:00 AM | Baseball
Ledford joins 50 other players on the national watch list
FORT WORTH, Texas - Georgia Southern baseball student-athlete Noah Ledford has been named to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List, the award foundation announced late Wednesday.
Ledford was named to the watch list after enjoying a slew of postseason awards and preseason honors. Most recently, Ledford was named D1Baseball's No. 12 top first baseman in the nation after being named the Sun Belt's Preseason Player of the Year. Ledford earned the recognition after having a career season with honors coming from two All-American awards (ABCA/Rawlings and NCBWA), an All-Southeast Region honor, All-SBC First Team honor, and a Statesboro Regional All-Tournament Team honor. Ledford had career-highs in runs (47), hits (79), doubles (19), home runs (17), and RBI (70). His 70 RBI was the most in the SBC. Ledford batted a career-high .348 and slugged .665, as well as having a career high in walks (37) for an OBP of .444. Ledford had his first career grand slam against #20 Georgia at SRP Park on 3/8.
This year's watch list consists of 51 players representing 19 conferences around the country, including all five power conferences. The list includes 11 seniors, 35 juniors and five sophomores.
"We are entering the third year as a National College Baseball Award and this is certainly the deepest watch list so far, with a record number of nominations," said Tracy Taylor, Executive Director of the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award. "We have three out of the top five ranked programs in the country represented and 10 out of the top 25. We also have programs from a record 19 conferences including all of the Power Five."
The BBNCSA originally started out in 2017 as an honor going to the top college hitter in Texas. In 2019, the BBNCSA expanded becoming a regional award covering Division I programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The BBNCSA became a national award in 2020; however, no winner was announced due to the Covid-19 virus which cut the 2020 college baseball season short.
The winner of the BBNCSA will be announced in June and honored at a gala in the fall at the Fort Worth Club. Texas Tech's Hunter Hargrove won the initial BBNCSA in 2017. Dallas Baptist's Devlin Granberg took home the honor in 2018 with Texas Tech's Josh Jung winning the award in 2019. Connor Norby from East Carolina University won the BBNCSA in 2021. Last year's winner was Ivan Melendez from the University of Texas.
Fans can follow news about the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award presented by SR Bats and its Player of the Week honorees during the season at www.braganslugger.com.
Ledford was named to the watch list after enjoying a slew of postseason awards and preseason honors. Most recently, Ledford was named D1Baseball's No. 12 top first baseman in the nation after being named the Sun Belt's Preseason Player of the Year. Ledford earned the recognition after having a career season with honors coming from two All-American awards (ABCA/Rawlings and NCBWA), an All-Southeast Region honor, All-SBC First Team honor, and a Statesboro Regional All-Tournament Team honor. Ledford had career-highs in runs (47), hits (79), doubles (19), home runs (17), and RBI (70). His 70 RBI was the most in the SBC. Ledford batted a career-high .348 and slugged .665, as well as having a career high in walks (37) for an OBP of .444. Ledford had his first career grand slam against #20 Georgia at SRP Park on 3/8.
This year's watch list consists of 51 players representing 19 conferences around the country, including all five power conferences. The list includes 11 seniors, 35 juniors and five sophomores.
"We are entering the third year as a National College Baseball Award and this is certainly the deepest watch list so far, with a record number of nominations," said Tracy Taylor, Executive Director of the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation and the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award. "We have three out of the top five ranked programs in the country represented and 10 out of the top 25. We also have programs from a record 19 conferences including all of the Power Five."
The BBNCSA originally started out in 2017 as an honor going to the top college hitter in Texas. In 2019, the BBNCSA expanded becoming a regional award covering Division I programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The BBNCSA became a national award in 2020; however, no winner was announced due to the Covid-19 virus which cut the 2020 college baseball season short.
The winner of the BBNCSA will be announced in June and honored at a gala in the fall at the Fort Worth Club. Texas Tech's Hunter Hargrove won the initial BBNCSA in 2017. Dallas Baptist's Devlin Granberg took home the honor in 2018 with Texas Tech's Josh Jung winning the award in 2019. Connor Norby from East Carolina University won the BBNCSA in 2021. Last year's winner was Ivan Melendez from the University of Texas.
Fans can follow news about the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award presented by SR Bats and its Player of the Week honorees during the season at www.braganslugger.com.
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