This past week, Kennesaw State University’s Terence Norman was named the Atlantic Sun Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year. Norman is coming off a fantastic season in which he lead the conference in batting average and hits while sporting a stellar .912 OPS in his third year with the Owls. If he continues on his upward trajectory and performs as well as many think he could in his senior-year campaign, he has as good a shot as any to take home the overall ASUN Player of the Year honors at the end of the season, and would only be the second owl in school history to do so.
But don’t take my word for it. Instead, let the man speak for himself in seven videos below that capture some of the elements of Norman’s electrifying game.
Big Power
Norman’s 2019 was his best for power so far, crushing a career high five home-runs and posting an impressive .481 slugging percentage. The 6’2′ senior could be primed for his best power year yet as he goes into his 4th season with the Owls. He has a ton of raw power and can take the ball out to the deepest part of the ballpark as well as just about anybody. In case you need more proof of that, here is another mammoth shot of the bat of number 6.
Defensive Stud
Norman brings more to a game than just his bat. The Kennesaw Mountain High alumni has manned the outfield wonderfully in his time with Owls, boasting a .957 fielding percentage in his three years with the club. Norman has great speed and tracking abilities in right field and a great arm to boot, as he came up firing for 4 outfield assists in 2019. He has great range and flair as a corner outfielder as can be seen in this highlight reel catch.
He’s a great mix of a flashy glove and a fundamentally sound outfielder. Watch him here make two great over-the-shoulder catches, an always difficult play made to look easy by Terence Norman.
Multi-Hit Machine
Racking up multiple hits in a game is Terence Norman’s bread-and-butter. The stud outfielder accumulated 20 such games in 2019, including four performances with four hits, leading the team in that department. His knack for these impressive games is a big reason he led the conference in hitting and a repeat performance could absolutely win him some hardware in 2020.
Check out Norman socking two hits in this game against Jacksonville during the last series of the 2019 season. They are a part of a four-hit performance that perfectly encapsulated the great season he delivered, showing his power skills on a deep opposite field home-run and his fundamental hitting skills on a sharp base-hit straight up the middle.
As can be seen, there is a ton to look forward to from this young man and other teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference will likely be haunted by his presence all season long.
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