High School Baseball: Area standout named Ohio Player of the Year

Mason senior Nick Northcut on Monday was named Gatorade Ohio Baseball Player of the Year. STAFF FILE

Mason senior Nick Northcut on Monday was named Gatorade Ohio Baseball Player of the Year. STAFF FILE
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By John Boyle
May 29, 2018
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Mason High School senior Nick Northcut on Monday was named Gatorade Ohio Baseball Player of the Year.

Northcut, a Vanderbilt signee, is the first Gatorade Baseball Player of the year from Mason.

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A 6-foot-1, 205-pound third baseman/pitcher, Northcut is hitting .324 with three home runs, 24 runs batted in and an on-base percentage of .512 in 31 games. On the mound, the right-hander is 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 27 innings. In the classroom he maintains a 3.4 GPA.

Northcut is a three-time, all-Greater Miami Conference and two-time All-Ohio honoree.

Northcut and the Comets are in the state final four for the first time since 1987. Mason will face Whitehouse Anthony Wayne at 1 p.m. Friday at Huntington Park in Columbus.

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