Kentucky’s A.J. Reed put together one of the greatest seasons in college baseball history. Reed swept Player of the Year honors, including the prestigious Golden Spikes Award (the college baseball equivalent of the Heisman.) He was named National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association, the College Player of the Year by Baseball America and won the 2014 Dick Howser Trophy. He also won the John Olerud Award, given to the top two-way player in the nation.
From ukathletics.com:
Reed was a consensus first-team All-America selection and the 2014 SEC Player of the Year. He had one of the most decorated seasons in college baseball history. The national leader in homers (23), slugging (.735), and OPS (1.211), Reed also led the conference in wins (12), RBI (73), walks (49), total bases (164) and on-base percentage (.476).
Reed is the first player in SEC history to lead the conference in homers and pitching victories and is seeking to become the third player in league annals to be named a unanimous national player of the year, joining Dave Magadan (1983) and David Price (2007). He finished his season with more homers than 185 teams in college baseball, including six league schools.
Watch this highlight video of A.J.’s historic season courtesy of @KYWildcatsTV:
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