{"id":400565,"date":"2024-06-06T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400565"},"modified":"2024-06-06T22:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:04:20","slug":"lsu-baseball-commit-konnor-griffin-named-the-2023-24-gatorade-national-baseball-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400565","title":{"rendered":"LSU baseball commit Konnor Griffin named the 2023-24 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Konnor Griffin has been named the 2023-24 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. It is yet another big recognition for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lsutigerswire.usatoday.com\/\">LSU<\/a> commit who has certainly set the standard in high school baseball this year.<\/p>\n<p>In 43 games this past year for Jackson Prep (Jackson, Mississippi), he showed his versatility and high ceiling for the next level with <a href=\"https:\/\/lsutigerswire.usatoday.com\/\">LSU<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ms\/jackson\/jackson-prep-patriots\/athletes\/konnor-griffin\/baseball\/stats\/?careerid=lqf1mdn9ndjrb\">Griffin hit .559<\/a> with nine home runs and 39 RBIs. He also went 10-0 on the mound, allowing just seven runs and 30 hits across 67.2 innings pitched.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_101524168\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101524168\" class=\"wp-image-101524168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-06-at-1.08.44\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"1184\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-101524168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Joe Greer, Courtesy of Gatorade)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He is the eighth-ranked prospect in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/draft-top-100-prospects-list-2024\">July&#8217;s MLB draft<\/a>. He is projected as the first high school player to be selected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectgame.org\/Players\/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=589503\">PerfectGame<\/a> ranks him as a 10.0 in their player projections.<\/p>\n<p>Griffin now joins a group of Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year that includes the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Clayton Kershaw and Gary Sheffield among four MVP winners and 27 players who were eventually selected in the first round of the MLB draft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lsutigerswire.usatoday.com\/2022\/12\/16\/lsu-baseball-recruiting-konnor-griffin-2024-commitment\/\">Griffin committed to LSU<\/a> in December 2022.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related shortcode shortcode--related\">\n<h2 class=\"related__header\">Related<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/stephon-marburys-son-commits-to-cal-as-preferred-walk-on\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Stephon Marbury&#039;s son commits to Cal as preferred walk-on<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/recruiting-ohio-state-four-star-running-back-bo-jackson-commits-buckeyes\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Bo knows Ohio State (4-star running back Bo Jackson is a Buckeye)<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/alabama-football-crimson-tide-flip-keelon-russell-smu-flip\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Pony up to &#039;Bama? 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