2025 Draft Prospect - INF - Henry Godbout - Virginia

 

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Henry Godbout  -  INF - virginia

Prospects Live Ranking - #15

 Arguably the most proven hit tool in the ACC, Henry Godbout will look to guide Virginia to Omaha for the third consecutive season.  The bat to ball skills are incredibly appealing, with a 92% zone contact rate and a .443 BABIP.  He was one of the top hitters in the country against fastballs, ending 2024 with just a 5% whiff rate against them.  Nearly all of his extra-base hits were to his pull side (22 of 28), so I’m curious to see if he becomes more balanced in 2025.  One of the top hitters against velocity, Godbout hit .500 off pitches 92 MPH or harder with just a 3% whiff rate.  Defensively, he looks to be the everyday man at second base for Brian O’Connor while flirting with some opportunities to play shortstop over the course of next season.  Godbout displays solid range and instincts, along with proficient arm strength on the diamond.  Don't expect him to steal many bases, if any, in 2025, despite his average speed.  Overall, Godbout is one of the most polished hitters in this upcoming draft class, expect him to be a key catalyst for the Cavaliers, who have a deep lineup from top to bottom.

 

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2024

• No. 46 on D1Baseball’s Top 50 Second Basemen as part of its Preseason Player Rankings

SUMMER 2023:

Played 20 games for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods League … 18 of his 19 starts came at shortstop, the other at 3B … played alongside UVA teammate Anthony Stephan … batted .338 (27-for-80) with five doubles, two triples, two homers and 22 RBI … in his Growlers debut went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored and an RBI … had two triples in a game at the Kokomo Jackrabbits on July 21 … in the 20-10 win over over Kokomo on July 21, combined with Stephan to go 6-for-12, 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 4 R, BB.

2023

• Appeared in 56 games and made 51 starts (43 2B, 8 DH) as a true freshman. Started the final 17 games at second base for UVA.

• Batted .286 (54-for-189) with 13 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 38 RBI. Was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts.

• First collegiate hit came in his first at bat, a pinch-hit double down the left field line in UVA’s season opener against Navy (2/18).

• Led the team with 14 hit by pitches, the sixth-most in the ACC. The 14 HBPs were the tied for eighth-most in a single season in UVA history and the most by a Cavalier since Joe McCarthy was plunked 18 times in 2014.

• Two of his three homers came in a three-game stretch early in the season. Left the yard as part of a 3-for-3, 4-RBI effort against Longwood on Feb. 21 and again in the second game of a doubleheader against Columbia on Feb. 26 where he went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

• Put together three, three-hit efforts in his first six games of collegiate career.

• Came through with a game-tying 2-RBI single in the seventh inning of an eventual 7-4 win over Liberty on April 25.

• Hit his third homer of the year in a 3-for-4, 3 RBI game against Louisville on May 12.

 

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2023 Kalamazoo Growler Henry Godbout has been named to the Second-Team All-American Team by Baseball America.

The sophomore from Virginia is now the third former Growler to get named to an All-American team this season with Cavaliers shortstop Griff O’Ferrall and Appalachian State outfielder Banks Tolley having been named last week to the ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team List.

After a freshman All-American nod and a trip to Omaha last year, Godbout continued his success with the Growlers.

Across 20 games in a K-Zoo uniform, Godbout slashed .338 (27-80)/.404/.525 while driving in 22 runs and walking (7) more than he struck out (6).

The primary Growlers shortstop collected 10 different multi-hit nights culminating in a 2-5, two triple, four RBI night in a 20-10 win over Kokomo on July 21st.

This spring, both the bat and the glove were carried back over to Charlottesville. This spring, Godbout started 51 games for the ‘Hoos slashing .372/.472/.645 clobbering nine home runs and driving in 47 RBI while again walking (29) more times than he struck out (20).