Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Baseball - Florida

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BASEBALL

Arjun Nimmala

Shortstop
STRAWBERRY CREST HS
DOVER, FLORIDA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

.479

Batting Average

6

Home Runs

29

RBI

30

Runs Scored
“Arjun Nimmala is one of the best high school baseball players I’ve ever seen. He’s the overall package. Very good hands and feet, and the arm (strength) to make every throw. He’s got plus power and makes a lot of hard contact.”
Victor Martinez
Head Coach head coach at Lennard High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound senior shortstop led the Chargers to a 17-8 record and the district semifinals this past season. Nimmala batted .479 with six home runs, 29 RBI, 30 runs scored and a slugging percentage of .904. A Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American, he was also an Under Armour All-American, a First Team All-Conference selection and earned the Wade Boggs Athletic Achievement Award. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 3 prospect in the Class of 2023 by Perfect Game USA. 

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Academic Achievement

Nimmala has maintained a 3.69 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Florida State University this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft. 

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Exemplary Character

Nimmala has served as a tutor for younger students in his school’s International Baccalaureate program and has volunteered delivering gifts to needy families during the holiday season.