Etowah HS Class of 2017 Graduate Named Gatorade Georgia Baseball Player of the Year and is Drafted by the Atlanta Braves The Gatorade Company recently announced Drew Waters of the Class AAAAAAA State Champion Etowah High School Eagles as its 2016-17 Gatorade Georgia Baseball Player of the Year! Drew, the first Gatorade Georgia Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Etowah HS in the awards 32 years, now is a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year!The award, which in the past has been won at the state level by players including Derek Jeter, Jon Lester, David Price and Clayton Kershaw, recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the field. As Georgias Gatorade Player of the Year, Drew will be able to select a national or local youth sports organization to receive a $1,000 grant as part of the Gatorade Play It Forward program. An outfielder, Drew led the Eagles to a 26-16 record and a State Championship, batting .494 with thirteen home runs, 35 RBIs and 43 runs scored through 42 games, with a 1.126 slugging percentage. Drew, who earned a 92.1 grade point average in the classroom, volunteered for Goshen Valley Boys Ranch and Never Alone Food & Clothing Outreach Center and helped raise more than $12,000 for a family whose son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Drew signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Georgia this fall, but he was picked up by the Atlanta Braves in Junes Major League Baseball draft. He was ranked as the nations No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2017 by Perfect Game and No. 33 by Baseball America.
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