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2011 Times All-Area Baseball Team
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2011 Times All-Area Baseball Player of the Year: David Sosebee

2011 Times All-Area Baseball Coach of the Year: Scott Meyers

First team

OF    Brody Thomas
Flowery Branch        Jr.
.432 batting average  |  1 home run | 22 RBIs
.521 on-base percentage | 21 steals  | 39 runs

OF    Will Anderson
Lumpkin County        Jr.
.558 batting average  |  2 home runs | 23 RBIs
17 steals  | .700 batting average with runners in scoring position

C    Skyler Weber
Gainesville        So.
.443 batting average  |  8 home runs  |  51 RBIs 
45 runs  |  15 steals | 19 doubles

3B    Luke Crumley
White County        Sr.
Hitting: .376 batting average  |  15 home runs  |  33 RBIs  |  1.551 OPS
Pitching: 5-1  |  2.68 ERA  |  107 Ks  |  62 2/3 IP

2B    Will Maddox
Gainesville        Sr.
.402 batting average  |  7 home runs  |  39 RBIs
29 steals  |  34 runs

1B    Troy Herterick
Buford            Jr.
.454 batting average  |  6 home runs  |  37 RBIs
.542 on-base percentage  |  .732 slugging percentage

OF    Jake Shirley
West Hall        Jr.
.476 batting average  |  .600 on-base percentage  |  26 runs
 9 steals  |  2 Ks in 77 plate appearances

UT    Chris Stevens
North Hall        Sr.
Hitting: .359 batting average  |  3 home runs |  40 RBIs
Pitching: 10-2  |  2.59 ERA  |  71 Ks  |  school record for wins in season

SS    Logan Conley
Flowery Branch        Jr.
.434 batting average  |  2 home runs  |  21 RBIs
26 runs  |  10 steals

P David Sosebee
White County        Sr.
Pitching: 10-1  |   0.61 ERA   |  115 Ks  |  66 2/3  innings
Hitting: .386 avg.  |  10 home runs  |  30 RBIs

P Josh Heddinger
Buford            Sr.
Pitching: 10-0  |  1 save  |   1.96 ERA  |  87 Ks  |  64 1/3 innings
Hitting:  .378 batting average  |  5 home runs  |  32 RBIs

P Jake Burnette
Buford            Sr.
Pitching: 8-0  |  1 save  |  1.72 ERA  |  80 Ks  |  17 BBs  |  57 innings

Second team

OF    Jacob Whitenton
Lakeview Academy    Sr.
.452 batting average  |  6 home runs   30 RBIs  |  .767 slugging percentage

OF    Chandler Newton
West Hall        Fr.
.455 batting average  | 19 RBIs   
.568 on-base percentage

C    Josh Swistak
Commerce        Jr.
.505 batting average  |  10 home runs   38 RBIs

3B    Trae Wilson
Johnson        Jr.
.435 batting average  |    8 home runs
32 RBIs  |  38 runs  |  31  walks

2B    Jake Brewer
Habersham Central    Jr..
.439 batting average  |   31 runs 
1.138 OPS

1B    A.J. Benefield
Johnson        Jr.
.465 batting average  |  6 home runs   39 RBIs  | 26 runs

OF    Kyle Mills
White County        Sr.
.357 batting average  |  8 home runs 
26 RBIs  |  1.200 OPS

UT    Colton Davis
Commerce        Jr.
.425 batting average  |  10 home runs 
6-3  |  2.19 ERA  |  98 Ks  |  51 innings

SS    Stephen Mason
Gainesville        Jr.
.443 batting average  | 4 home runs   
28 RBIs  |  53 runs

P Sam Clay
Buford            Jr.
7-2  |  2.03 ERA  |  77 Ks
48 1/3 innings

P Preston Graham
North Hall        So.
7-3  |  4 saves  |  1.98 ERA 

P Andrew Laur
Flowery Branch        Jr.
6-2  |  1 save  |  2.07 ERA  |  50 Ks 
51 innings

Honorable mentions

Pitchers
Brock Gordon, Sr., Union County
Robert Hayes, So., Commerce
Justin Hester, Jr., White County
Drew Stephens, Sr., Habersham Central
Trey Thomas, Sr., Union County
Cole Walden, Jr., Lumpkin County

Catchers
Jesse Brookshire, Sr., Flowery Branch
Nick Drury, Sr., Lakeview
Dalton Everett, Sr., Union County
Austin Gooch, Jr., Lumpkin County
Jamie Ritchie, Sr., Buford
Trey Sorrells, Jr., Jackson County
Tyler Stinespring, Sr., Habersham Central
Austin Thompkins, Jr., East Hall

First base
Hamilton Harper, Sr. North Hall
Adam Hooper, Sr., White County
Seth McEntire, Sr., Banks County

Second base
Jacob Anglin, Sr., Dawson County
Whit Bowen, Sr., North Hall
Drew Carson, So., Jefferson
Jonathan Woodring, Jr., East Hall

Third base
Kaleb Holbrook, Sr., Dawson County
Andrew Smith, Fr., North Hall
Cody Streetman, Jr., Commerce
Andy Williams, Jr., Jackson County

Shortstop
Hayden Cummins, Sr. White County
Max Ford, Fr., Jefferson
Keenan Lord, Fr., Commerce
Zach Odom, So., Union County
Logan Pethel, Sr., Johnson
Jesse Strickland, Jr., North Hall

Outfield
Chase Barnett, Sr., Commerce
Brian Clark, Sr., Buford
Taylor Denton, Sr., Towns County
Michael Gettys, Fr., Gainesville
Ryan Griffith, Jr., Gainesville
Tony Holton, Sr., Jackson County
Bo Medlock, Sr., White County
Griffin Olson, So., North Hall
Austin Tench, Sr., Habersham Central
Tyler White, Sr., Buford

Utility
Hunter Anglin, So., Gainesville
Gant Davis, Jr., Flowery Branch
Breck Davidson, Jr., Flowery Branch
Dallas Deavers, So., Lakeview
David Gonzalez, Jr., Gainesville
Mason Gentry, So., Buford
Quin Grogan, Jr., Jackson County
Jacob Harrison, Jr., Riverside
Chase Hulsey, So., Flowery Branch
Billy Meier, Sr., Towns County
Clayton Oliver, Sr., Habersham Central
Austin Robinson, Jr., Jackson County
Mason Savage, Sr., North Hall
Anfernee Seymour, Fr., Riverside
Taylor Simpson, Sr., Lakeview
Alan Turpin, Sr., Towns County

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