Loftin Wins Pro Player of Year
CORPUS CHRISTI – Kansas City Royals prospect and Ray High School graduate Nick Loftin is the 2022 Mike Adams South Texas Professional Player of the Year. Joined by featured speaker Jose Trevino, Loftin will be honored at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet, set for Thursday, January 26 at the
CORPUS CHRISTI – Kansas City Royals prospect and Ray High School graduate Nick Loftin is the 2022 Mike Adams South Texas Professional Player of the Year.
Joined by featured speaker Jose Trevino, Loftin will be honored at the South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet, set for Thursday, January 26 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Corpus Christi.
Loftin tied for first among Royals farmhands by scoring 104 runs in 128 games between the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers this past season.
With the bulk of play coming as a Texas Leaguer (90 GM), Loftin also ranked within the Kansas City top 10 in hits (131, T-2nd), total bases (208, T-3rd), extra-base hits (42, 5th), doubles (24, T-5th), home runs (17, 7th), steals (29, 8th) and RBIs (66, 9th).
The versatile performer logged 62 games in center field while appearing in 38 contests at third base. Loftin, selected in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2020 June draft out of Baylor University, stole 29 bases in 35 attempts for an 83% success rate.
Loftin enjoyed a successful homecoming in mid-July, batting .364 with a 1.108 OPS during a six-game series at Whataburger Field. He highlighted the week by cracking two doubles and a home run as part of a 4-for-5 performance July 15.
The Ray Texan is currently listed by MLB.com as Kansas City’s No. 4 prospect.
The 17th South Texas Winter Baseball Banquet is presented by Whataburger. Doors open at 6 PM and the event begins at 7. Reserved seats, priced at $65, may be purchased at the Whataburger Field Box Office or by calling 361-561-HOOK (4665).