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Georgia Tech extends 2020 offer to East Paulding pitcher

Georgia Tech had coach Danny Hall argues a call with the homeplate umpire that gave Georgia batter Mitchell Webb another strike at the plate and going on to draw a walk during the 9th inning of the Spring Classic in a NCAA college baseball game at SunTrust Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Georgia Tech had coach Danny Hall argues a call with the homeplate umpire that gave Georgia batter Mitchell Webb another strike at the plate and going on to draw a walk during the 9th inning of the Spring Classic in a NCAA college baseball game at SunTrust Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 7, 2017

East Paulding High School left-handed pitcher Jackson Phipps received a 2020 offer from Georgia Tech.

Phipps, 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, tweeted about his offer on Wednesday afternoon.

The rising sophomore from Dallas, Ga. has not announced any other offers on Twitter.

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