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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Hardball: The rain, the snow and the week that was in Georgia high school baseball
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Although rain and snow postponed a majority of the baseball that was supposed to be played during the season’s first week, a few teams got their games in. Here’s Hardball’s quick take on the week that was in Georgia high school baseball.
Coffee trio lighting it up
Coffee started 2-0-1 on the strength of three hitters. Junior Logan Miller is hitting .688 (7-for-11) with four RBIs and four stolen bases; sophomore Garrett Adams is hitting .714, and senior Corey Davis, when he gets a chance to hit —he has been walked six times, four intentionally — has hit two home runs and driven in six runs. The Trojans are averaging more than 10 runs per game.
Parkview threesome not too shabby, either
Another Class AAAAA school with three hot hitters is Parkview. In the Panthers’ 13-2 victory against McEachern, senior Brandon Jacobs, an Auburn football commitment, went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and juniors Austin Wheeler (grand slam, 5 RBIs) and Brandon Kregel (2-for-3, 4 RBIs) helped provide most of the offense.
Terrific two for Luella
Luella’s D.J. Wilson and Julius Gaines got off to hot starts for the Henry County school. Wilson, a senior first baseman/designated hitter, drove in six runs in the Lions first two games. Gaines, a sophomore, had the look of a staff ace, allowing two hits and striking out eight in his first five innings.
News and notes
— Zack Wheeler, one of the most sought-after pitchers in the nation, got off to a fast start, striking out five and allowing just two hits in a no-decision. … Patrick Olvaney was 2-for-2 with a home run, triple and four RBIs in South Forsyth’s 13-4 victory against Lovett. Olvaney was also hit by a pitch twice in four plate appearances. … Flowery Branch junior outfielder Brad Stone was walked five times and scored four runs in the Falcons’ 10-7 victory against Gainesville. … With victories against East Paulding, Peachtree Ridge and South Paulding, Pope started 3-0 for the second consecutive season. … During a 4-0 start, Westover is averaging nine runs per game. … Holy Innocents is 2-1 because of seniors Kevin Kyle and Charles Henley, who are both hitting .444.
One final thing
Baseball is a funny game and sometimes things don’t go as planned.
Mt. Paran senior Michael Gray had one of the strangest three-pitch innings in recent memory. Against Glynn Academy, Gray allowed a single to start the inning and got a fielder’s choice ground out to erase the lead runner on his first two pitches. On pitch No. 3, Gray induced a fly out to center field and the runner at first was thrown out at second trying to tag up, ending the inning.
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