Drew Hedman Named D-III Hitter of the Year

Pomona-Pitzer College first baseman Drew Hedman (Sr., Redding, Calif./Shasta) was named National College Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division III “Hitter of the Year,” while Trinity College’s Jeremiah Bayer (Sr., Greenfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) was named NCBWA NCAA Division III “Pitcher of the Year.”  Hedman was a unanimous pick of the eight-member sports information director’s panel, while Bayer received seven-of-eight first-place votes.
 
Hedman was named “D3baseball.com Player of the Year, “D3baseball.com” first-team All-America, American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball “Co-Player of the Year,” ABCA first-team All-America, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference “Player of the Year” and first-team all-conference with a .500 batting average, 60 runs scored, 11 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs (leads NCAA Division III), 79 RBI, 13-of-13 stolen bases, a 1.038 slugging percentage and a .578 on-base percentage.