All-Area First Team Players C Michael Curry (Player of the Year) Gainesville Sr. .414 batting average | 9 doubles | 15 home runs | 44 RBIs 29 runs | .901 slugging percentage | .507 on-base percentage Signed with Georgia C Joey Bart Buford Sr. .441 batting average | 11 doubles | 1 triple | 3 home runs 29 RBIs | 32 runs Signed with Georgia Tech IF Caleb Whitenton Gainesville Sr. .374 batting average | 7 doubles | 18 home runs | 41 RBIs 27 runs | .944 slugging percentage | .474 on-base percentage Signed with South Carolina IF Joel Munoz Johnson Sr. .455 batting average | 8 doubles | 2 triples | 1 home run 16 stolen bases | .580 on-base percentage IF Austin Wilhite Buford Jr. .389 batting average | 5 doubles | 3 triples | 2 home runs 24 RBIs | 34 runs | 10 stolen bases IF Joel Ellis Jackson County Jr. .410 batting average | 10 doubles | 3 home runs | 25 RBIs 15 runs | 6 stolen bases | .994 fielding percentage OF Lincoln Hewett North Hall Sr. .404 batting average | 10 doubles | 2 triples | 18 RBIs 21 runs | 0 errors in 31 games | 7 assists Signed with Gordon State College OF Micah Strickland North Hall Sr. .417 batting average | 10 doubles | 5 home runs | 18 RBIs 34 runs | 9 stolen bases | .513 on-base percentage Signed with Darton State College OF Andrew Nolt Flowery Branch Sr. .455 batting average | 10 doubles | 2 triples | 1 home run 13 RBIs | 26 runs | 14 stolen bases UT Micah Carpenter Jefferson Sr. 8-3 | 1.52 ERA | 78 strikeouts | .173 batting average against .365 batting average | 28 RBIs Signed with Georgia Tech All-Area First Team Pitchers LHP Jake Higginbotham (Pitcher of the Year) Buford Sr. 11-1 | 0.21 ERA (area leader) | 127 strikeouts | 65.1 innings 20 hits allowed | 2 earned runs allowed | 4-0, 0.00 ERA in playoffs Signed with Clemson RHP Connor Bennett Buford Sr. 7-0 | 7 saves | 0.76 ERA | 107 strikeouts | 55.1 innings 21 hits allowed | 6 earned runs allowed Signed with Cincinatti Reds LHP Jonathan Gettys Gainesville Jr. 12-3 | 2 saves | 0.85 ERA | 131 strikeouts (area leader) 82.1 innings | 0.887 WHIP Committed to LSU RHP Jonathan Hughes Flowery Branch Sr. 4-3 | 2 saves | 1.57 ERA | 71 strikeouts | 4 walks Signed with Baltimore Orioles All-Area Second Team Players C Drew Hulsey Commerce Jr. .448 batting average | 5 home runs 23 RBIs IF Cole Garcia Riverside Military Academy Sr. .401 batting average | 10 doubles 28 RBIs IF Fedrick Cardona Gainesville Jr. .286 batting average | 6 doubles 34 runs scored | 20 stolen bases IF Zack Collins West Hall Jr. .345 batting average | 7 doubles 1 home run | 25 runs | 17 stolen bases IF Sebastian Dunn Lumpkin Co. Jr. .378 batting average | 26 runs scored 28 stolen bases OF Anthony Carrera Gainesville Jr. .366 batting average | 10 doubles 5 home runs | 21 RBIs | 27 runs scored OF Nick Wilhite Buford Jr. .349 batting average | 6 triples 3 homers | 35 RBIs | 31 runs | 16 SB OF Taylor Wilkes Jefferson Jr. .407 batting average | 2 home runs 34 RBIs | 14 stolen bases UT Jack Hagwood East Hall Sr. .392 batting average | .446 OBP 17 runs | 8 steals UT Corbin Lewallen North Hall Sr. .322 batting average | 8 doubles | 27 RBIs Pitching: 10-3, 77 innings, 49 strikeouts All-Area Second Team Pitchers RHP Keyton Gibson Buford Sr. 8-1 | 2 saves | 0.55 ERA | 51.1 innings | 78 strikeouts RHP Chris Griggs Jackson County So. 7-4 | 1.46 ERA | 67.1 innings 86 strikeouts | 6 complete games RHP Cody Waters Lumpkin Co.