2017 GHSA Baseball Championship - 5A,3A,1A & 1A-Private

GHSA 2017 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GHSA PAST CHAMPIONS

WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GREETINGS, GHSA BASEBALL FANS

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elcome to the 2017 GHSA Championship Series for baseball, the final GHSA events of this school year. Nearly four weeks ago these teams began competing in these playoffs, and now they are poised for the final challenge – competing for the State Championship. This year the championship series takes on added excitement as our teams compete in Rome and Savannah in professional baseball stadiums. The GHSA thanks the Rome Braves and the Savannah Bananas for their efforts in creating unforgettable opportunities for the baseball players in these final games. All of us in attendance anticipate a great show.

The Georgia High School Association is proud of the commitment to excellence demonstrated by the players, the coaches and these two supporting organizations. Georgia has enjoyed high-quality play in baseball and

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this year is no exception. We commend the GHSA baseball administrator, Ernie Yarbrough, as well.

We hope that you, the faithful fans, will enjoy these games and that you will demonstrate the highest levels of sportsmanship as you positively encourage “your team” toward victory.

The GHSA is grateful for the generous contributions of our presenting sponsor, Mizuno; official baseball, Wilson; and all corporate partners who enable the GHSA to provide these events. As you see the list of these partners in the event program, please support them at every opportunity.

Gary Phillips Executive Director

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/OFFICIALGHSA 2017 Georgia High School Association Baseball State Championship Guide is pubTda helished

by Score Atlanta, in conjunction with the GHSA. The guide was designed by RhonRawls and Shanteona Keys, the Managing Editor is Craig Sager II, Seth Ellerbee and

Alex Ewalt assisted in the editing process. The information and brackets were provided by the GHSA. Photos on the cover are courtesy of Kendall Young (Marist), North Hall HS, Brian Smith (Pope), and Tattnall County HS. For more information on Score Atlanta, go to ScoreAtl.com or call 404-256-1572.

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1946 Lanier 1947 West Fulton 1948 Decatur Canton 1949 Marist Gainesville 1950 R.E. Lee 1951 Richmond Acad.

Newnan Swainsboro 1952 Richmond Acad.

Avondale Pepperell 1953 Richmond Acad.

Americus Pepperell 1954 Richmond Acad.

Americus Pepperell 1955 Richmond Acad.

Americus Milton 1956 Richmond Acad.

Thomasville Tucker 1957 Richmond Acad.

Miller Co. Pepperell Model 1958 Griffin Campbell, Smyrna Pepperell Model 1959 Griffin Rossville Model Hughes 1960 Murphy Rossville Winder-Barrow Hughes 1961 Bendictine West Rome Americus Perry 1962 Griffin Crisp Co. Carrollton Perry 1963 Murphy West Rome Hughes Norcross 1964 Avondale East Rome Americus Fayette Co. 1965 Lanier Headland Americus Terrell Co. 1966 Dykes Headland Americus West Point 1967 Tucker Tucker Westminster Seminole Co. 1968 Therrell Wayne Co. Westminster Terrell Co. 1969 Willingham Walker Americus Terrell Co. 1970 Dykes Pepperell Americus Roswell 1971 Jordan Lakeview Roswell Wheeler Co. 1972 Sequoyah Lakeview Hephzibah West Point 1973 Glynn Stephens Co. Irwin Co. Trion 1974 Henderson Calhoun Harlem West Point 1975 Wheeler Westminster Irwin Co. GACS 1976 Savannah Bradwell Institute Mt. de Sales GMI 1977 Kendrick Marist Pepperell Buford 1978 Valdosta Gainesville Harlem ML de Sales 1979 Newton Co. Winder-Barrow Harlem Gordon Lee 1980 Griffin Coffee Pepperell Mt. de Sales 1981 Lowndes Marist Harlem Brookstone 1982 Coffee NW Whitfield Harlem GACS 1983 Coffee Marist Harlem Trion 1984 Columbus Marist Darlington Gordon Lee 1985 Forest Park Marist Hancock Central Calhoun Co. 1986 Brookwood Roswell Harlem Clinch Co. 1987 McEachern Westside Shiloh Clinch Co. 1988 Evans Westside Berrien Towns Co. 1989 Evans Jones Co. Washington-Wilkes Clinch Co. 1990 Evans Marist Lovett Bremen 1991 Newnan Columbus Perry Clinch Co. 1992 Walton Columbus Cook Clinch Co. 1993 Evans Columbus Lovett Pace Acad.

1994 Evans Marist Lovett Pace Acad.

1995 Sprayberry Columbus Vidalia Pace Acad.

1996 Parkview Columbus Gainesville Toombs Co. 1997 Colquilt Co. Columbus Gainesville Irwin Co. 1998 Harrison Greenbrier Gainesville North Forsyth 1999 Lassiter Greenbrier Thomasville Lovett 2000 Lowndes Columbus Cook Calhoun 2001 Parkview 2002 Parkview 2003 Colquilt Co. 2004 Milton 2005 Chattahoochee 2006 Lassiter 2007 Walton

2008 Brookwood 2009 Pope 2010 Harrison 2011 Parkview 2012 Parkview

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016

AAAAAA Milton Lambert Parkview Walton

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Loganville Northgate Marist Marist Loganville

Cartersville Cartersville Columbus Columbus Columbus

Wesleyan Lovett Calhoun Buford Appling County

Pacelli Wesleyan Wesleyan Hebron Chr. Providence Chr.

Shaw Marist Marist Columbus Henry Co. Greenbrier Greenbrier

AAAAA

C Meigs Ellingham Co. West Point Duluth West Point Glenwood Colbert Mt. Zion Shellman Dade Co. Dade Co. Twiggs Co. Coosa Mt. Zion Twiggs Co. Union Point Plains Union Mt. de Sales Putnam Co. Mt. de Sales Mt. de Sales Clay Co. Mt. de Sales Mt. de Sales

Pope Houston Co. Greenbrier Houston County

AAAA

Redan Carrollton Buford Locust Grove

Gainesville Gainesville Cartersville LaGrange Columbus Blessed Trinity Dunwoody

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Cartersville Blessed Trinity Blessed Trinity Westminster

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Lovett Benedictine Wesleyan Lovett

Cartersville Cartersville Vidalia Bacon Co. Calhoun Lovett Holy Innocents’

Class A-Private ELCA King’s Ridge King’s Ridge Tattnall Square

Walker Walker Clinch Co. Lakeview Acad.

Calvary Day ELCA Calvary Day

Class A-Public Charlton Co. Charlton Co. Schley County Treutlen

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MAY 24, 25 & 27, 2017

GHSA BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE PRIMED FOR SEASON’S MOST INTRIGUING MATCHUPS

BY CRAIG SAGER II | CSAGER@SCOREATL.COM

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ith eight baseball state titles to hand out this year, the 2017 GHSA baseball state championships open with two straight days of back-to-back double-headers. Rome’s State Mutual Stadium and Savannah’s Grayson Stadium host the action for the first time.

The Battle of Towne Lake takes on championship stakes in Class 7A as Woodstock and Etowah—the No. 3 and 4 seeds from Region 4, respectively—meet for the fourth time this season (Woodstock leads the series, 2-1).

Both teams are roadtough, winning each playoff series away from home.

Etowah had to win four Game 3s, two of them by one run; the Eagles downed Mill Creek last Thursday 5-4 as Drew Waters’ fourth-inning home run was the winning margin.

Woodstock defeated North Gwinnett 4-3 to take its semifinals series, as Caleb Bartolero provided all the Wolverines’ Game 3 runs with a solo homer and a three-run bomb.

SET THE STAGE

was Wayne County’s third FIRST-TIME GLORY Game 3 victory of the playoffs.

In Class 6A, top-ranked Class 2A’s final between Pope reaches the final series Jeff Davis and Elbert CounCLIMBING BACK after needing just one Game ty will guarantee a first-time 3, against Dalton in Round 3, Class 4A Blessed Trinity is state champion. Elbert Counand winning all series clinch- back in the finals after West- ty has scored 80 runs in its ers by at least seven runs. But minster snapped the Titans’ nine playoff victories, while the Greyhounds needed to bid for a three-peat last sea- Jeff Davis has swept its way come back from a 6-1 deficit son with a 2-1, 7-6 sweep. through the playoffs with 77 against River Ridge in Game 1 Blessed Trinity will take on scored runs in eight games. of the semifinals, scoring five Marist, which it has beaten Class A-Public could either runs in the sixth inning and in all three regular season see Schley County win the winning on a bases-loaded matchups. The Titans have program’s second state title in walk. Pope will face the win- swept the season series with three seasons or Gordon Lee ner of the semifinals Game a 7-2, 9-4 and 4-0 victory. snap a 33-year championship 3 between Lee County and Marist has 12 all-time state Johns Creek, which will be titles in program history and drought and capture its first will look for its first since go- since 1984. Tattnall Square is played Wednesday. the only defending champion After shutting out Lithia ing back-to-back in 2011.

Springs in Round 1, Loganville North Hall has taken the that made it back to the finals survived three rubber match- No. 3 seed all the way to the this season, and the 30-3 Troes and took a 9-3 game on Class 3A finals, where Region jans face the 31-3 Savannah Thursday against Starr’s Mill 2 champion Pierce County Christian Raiders in a matchto advance to the Class 5A awaits. North Hall needed up of teams that have confinals, scoring six runs in the a 6-5 Game 3 victory over sistently dominated in Class seventh inning to break a 3-3 Pace Academy in the opening A-Private this season. Savantie. Dylan Strickland had three round to keep its season alive, nah Christian took the No. 1 RBI in the Game 3. Wayne but the Trojans swept the next overall seed into the postseaCounty advanced over Locust three rounds. Pierce County son, while Tattnall Square has Grove in a wild 8-7 Game 3 swept its way through the first worn the No. 2 seed. win that went 10 innings and four rounds while dwarfing its Photos courtesy of Dana Jacobs saw Cade Lambert end it with four opponents with a 61-8 (Woodstock HS), North Hall HS, and Tattnall Square. a walk-off, two-run single. It advantage in runs scored.

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GHSA 2017 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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MAY 24, 25 & 27, 2017

CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL ROSTERS & SCHEDULE CLASS 5A

2A

Jeff Davis vs Elbert County

1A-Private

Savannah Christian vs Tattnall Square

3A

Pierce County vs North Hall

5/25 (DH) 11am, 2pm; *Game 3 5/27 TBD

5A

Wayne County vs Loganville

5/25 (DH) 5pm, 8pm; *Game 3 5/27 TBD

5/24(DH) 11am, 2pm; *Game 3 5/27 TBD 5/24 (DH) 5pm,8pm *Game 3 5/27 TBD

CLASS 3A

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A-Private

WAYNE COUNTY YELLOW JACKETS

PIERCE COUNTY BEARS

JEFF DAVIS YELLOW JACKETS

Head Coach: Justin McDonald 2 Mason Robertson 12 IF 4 Cade Lambert 11 RHP, OF 5 Kalijah Hartzog 9 OF 8 Brad Thomas 11 RHP, OF 9 Joshua Gordon 12 RHP, UTIL 10 Griffin Boykin 10 IF 11 J.T. Crosby 11 IF 12 Hagen Hartner 10 OF 13 Hamp Perkins 10 OF 14 Cooper Martin 10 IF 15 Jasper Dubberly 11 RHP 16 Carson Poppell 11 OF 17 Griffin Clark 11 OF 18 Trent Jackson 11 RHP, OF 19 Brice Miller 10 RHP, OF 20 Ford Townsend 11 RHP, IF 21 James Maudlin 10 RHP, IF 22 Chase Bryant 11 C 23 Kaden Keith 12 C, 1B, OF 24 Gant Starling 10 RHP, UTIL 25 Walker Jones 9 C, 1B 26 David Moseley 10 C

TATTNALL SQUARE ACADEMY TROJANS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20

Head Coach: Andrew Evans Kris Wishall 12 OF Ben Tuten 11 IF Stetson Bennett 12 IF Nick Golub 11 C Bryce Bowen 10 IF Tanner Bryant 11 OF Klay Allen 11 IF, P Spencer Hughes 9 C Ben Baker 10 IF Cody Williams 11 OF, P Blake Bishop 11 IF Walker Sinclair 11 OF, P Johnny Waters 10 OF Derrin Cox 11 IF, P Walker Reddish 12 IF, O, P Andrew Walsh 9 OF, P Cody Grant 12 C, P

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 29

Head Coach: Trent Mongero Reese Olson 11 P, 3B Charlie Erickson 11 C, P Austin Adams 12 2B, 3B, P Drew Hubbard 12 OF Wesley Smith 12 C, 2B John Mark Montgomery 12 OF Caleb Wiley 10 SS Dylan Wiley 10 OF Dylan Lavender 12 OF, P Caden Bales 10 C, IF Josh Mancin 12 1B Mark Swett 11 P Caleb Clark 10 P, IF, OF Weston Davis 11 OF Harrison Brown 10 OF Jackson Latty 12 1B, P Taber Mongero 12 SS, P David Seavey 10 OF Kelton Kieschick 10 IF, P Corban Meeler 12 P Tyler Brooks 10 C, IF, P

LOGANVILLE RED DEVILS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 32 33 34 35 44

Head Coach: Jeff Segars Dawson Ballard 12 Dylan Strickland 9 Bay Witcher 11 Seth Clark 11 Marcellus Campbell 12 Joseph Brandon 11 Bryant Pietri 11 Jacob Boyd 10 Brady Abrahamsen 12 Justin Moss 11 Jacob Daniel 11 Cole McGaughey 12 Jackson Howell 10 Michael Knight 10 Aaron Knight 11 Cameron Wright 10 Ian King 9 Blake Stowe 10 Blaine Marchman 10 Rhett Mixon 12 Morgan Copeland 12 Michael Northcutt 12 Jacob King 11 Gavin Swords 11 Matthew Popp 10 Parker Kimery 11 Connor Bruce 10 Lance Spooner 11 Kyle Smyrl 11

IF P P P OF P P C IF 1B C 1B OF P IF IF C P OF OF C P P P P OF P P OF

NORTH HALL TROJANS

Head Coach: Paul Glass 1 Alex Sanders 11 OF 2 Justin Kight 12 2B, RHP 3 Josh McEachin 12 C 4 Caleb Chaney 9 OF 5 Ryan Sellers 12 RHP 6 Caleb Leggett 9 LHP, OF 7 Jordan Dubberly 12 1B 8 Ryan Rush 11 C 9 Chandler Davenport 11 2B, RHP 10 Garrett Baucom 11 SS 12 Ross Rush 11 LHP 13 Austin Lewis 11 OF 15 Hunter Foster 11 OF 16 Garrison Miles 9 RHP, 2B 17 Colby Marchant 9 C 18 Cody Ogilvie 12 RHP, 1B 19 Caleb Parlor 9 3B, RHP 20 Will Moseley 11 1B 21 Cristian Torres 11 2B 72/22 Hogan White 12 DH 23 Britt Metts 9 SS, RHP 24 Kameron McNure 10 RHP 25 Kendall Sellers 12 OF

ELBERT COUNTY BLUE DEVILS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21

Head Coach: Lance Ingram Peyton Adams 9 SS Max Almond 11 RF Dylan Marcengill 12 P Zac Brady 11 OF, P Kyle Moon 9 OF, P Dawson Dye 10 2B Justin Anderson 12 OF, P Turner Banks 12 OF, P Cole Hart 12 1B Colton Moon 12 P, 3B Daniel Lavender 10 P, IF Stone Crook 10 P, OF Bryce Bowden 12 P, 1B Chris Martin 10 1B, C Brayden Eavenson 9 OF, P Logan Lyon 11 2B Colby Thomas 12 3B Avery Hunt 12 C Paris Umble 10 3B, 1B

Head Coach: Joey Hiller 1 2 4 5 7 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 22 25 26 27 28 41 42 44

Luke Laskey Brooks Gorman Destin Mack Austin Marchman Dawson Brown Elmo Daniels Tyler Warnock Logan Simmons Trey Ham Mikey Wilson Christian Arnett Garrett Earls Garrett Houston Coleman Rumney Logan Fink Matt Blair Miles Morris Dillion Shaw BJ Spears William Stubbs

11 9 11 11 9 9 12 11 10 12 9 10 12 12 11 12 10 12 10 10

P, C, UTIL P, IF P, RF P, OF P,IF C P,OF,IF 3B,SS,IF P,1B,3B 1B P, IF P, OF P, OF P, OF P,1B,3B P,1B P, IF OF OF 1B, OF

SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN RAIDERS Head Coach: Carl Carter 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 12 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 27 32

Michael Brodman Cameron Crosby Jacob Wigand Justin Anderson Zack Brockman Jack Deal Drew Malphrus Mark Carlson Chris Dettling Bryce O’Brien Kyle Hilton Tyler Richards Garrett Bradley James Portzer Ben Jackson Nick Arrowood Mark Langston Jarrett Brown

11 OF 10 IF, OF RHP 11 P 11 IF, OF 12 RHP, IF 11 IF 11 OF 11 OF, LHP 12 C 12 OF 9 IF, C, RHP 11 RHP 10 RHP, IF 10 OF 12 3B, C, CF 11 1B 10 DH, 1B 10 SS, RHP

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MAY 24, 25 & 27, 2017 Flowery Branch

Region 8 - Team 3

Flowery Branch 1,0

Riverwood

0,3

Statesboro

0,2

Region 6 - Team 2 Region 2 - Team 4

Locust Grove

H

0,5,0 Locust Grove

10,2

3,9,11

Region 1 - Team 3

McIntosh

Region 3 - Team 2

8,2,10 Locust Grove

1,7,7

0,3,9

12,15 Loganville H Region 8 - Team 1

Loganville 11,16,

8,5,9

2,8

H

McIntosh

4,1,4

0,0

Arabia Mtn.

4,7,3

12,6,7

Buford

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/25,5/26 If: 5/27

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

10,1,7

1,12,18

H

1,3

Loganville Wayne Co.

Union Grove

H

8,2

1,10

17,1,4

Wayne Co.

Wayne Co.

3,4

6,5,19

Griffin

Region 3 - Team 3

H

3,4 Harris Co.

Harris Co.

6,5

SW DeKalb

3,0

Region 1 - Team 2 Region 5 - Team 4

Carrollton

Wayne Co.

1,1,3

16,4,8

Carrollton

9,22

2,1

22,10

Region 7 - Team 1

Decatur

Region 6 - Team 1

0,3

1,4 5,5

Kell

Region 7 - Team 3

H

Chamblee

Region 5 - Team 2

Bainbridge

Region 1 - Team 4

Starr's Mill

16,9

Runner-Up

H

2,7,7

Kell

Starr's Mill

Champion

8,7

Walnut Grove

Region 8 - Team 4

14,11 2,2

Carrollton

3,5,6

H

Starr's Mill

3,0

H

Union Grove

Region 4 - Team 2

Decatur

4,5,5

Region 2 - Team 1

Ware Co.

Region 2 - Team 3

3,1,5

H

Decatur

Veterans

Region 1 - Team 1

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29 0,4,0

Buford

Region 4 - Team 4

Whitewater

Region 3 - Team 4

H

4,4 ,8

Jones Co.

3,0

4,15

H

Region 8 - Team 2

E. Paulding

Region 7 - Team 2

Veterans

Arabia Mtn. 3,11,10

Region 6 - Team 3

10,13 H

Veterans

Wayne Co.

Columbia

Region 5 - Team 3

E. Paulding

6,5,5

N. Springs

Lithia Springs

Region 6 - Team 4

1,1 McIntosh

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29

S. Effingham

Region 2 - Team 2

Loganville

1,3

Region 5 - Team 1

0,3,0

H

Loganville

8,5

H

Region 7 - Team 4

Ola

Region 4 - Team 3

10,6

Thomas CC

8,1,3 Ola

0,0

Locust Grove

Region 4 - Team 1

Villa Rica

2016-2017 GHSA Class AAAAA State Baseball Tournament

4,5

H

Starr's Mill

Region 3 - Team 1

In ALL rounds, the higher seeded team will host. If both teams are the same seed, a coin flip will determine the host school. Exceptions to the scheduled dates may be made with the approval of the Executive Director. In the FINALS, the "H" in the bracket indicates the designated home team for Game One.

Franklin Co.

Region 8 - Team 3

Coahulla Creek 3,0,5

Coahulla Creek

7,8

Tattnall Co.

0,2

Region 6 - Team 2 Region 2 - Team 4

H

7,14

Crisp Co.

12,11

Region 4 - Team 1

5,3

Fannin Co.

0,2

Region 7 - Team 4

Redan

Brantley Co.

7,10

H

Calhoun 17,9

Coahulla Creek 1,0

1,0

H

1,8

2,5,0

2,7,0 H

12,15

Pierce Co.

0,2

Worth Co.

3,16

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29

H

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/25,5/26 If: 5/27

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

North Murray 10,1,1 Region 6 - Team 3

Hart Co. Rutland

Region 4 - Team 4

Pierce Co.

Region 2 - Team 1

Islands

Westminster

8,10

2,5

3,0

H

Ringgold

3,5 Pierce Co.

10,4

4,6,12

Ringgold

8,11

7,5

H

Pierce Co. Cook Co.

H

H

North Hall

4,1

4,6

7,17 Runner-Up

Jackson Co.

Region 8 - Team 4

Ringgold

Region 6 - Team 1

North Hall

1,7,5

Pace Acad.

1,1 3,1

Jackson

Region 4 - Team 2

Region 7 - Team 3

H

North Hall

Appling Co.

Region 2 - Team 3

4,3,6 North Hall

Champion GAC

H

10,3

11,5 GAC

5,7,3

3,12,9

5,5

0,5

3,17,11

Region 7 - Team 1

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29

Appling Co.

2,0

Region 5 - Team 4

GAC

Pierce Co.

4,1,4

Region 1 - Team 2

0,12,1

North Hall H

H

Region 3 - Team 3

Cook Co.

0,0

Worth Co.

Region 1 - Team 1

10,2 Hart Co.

6,6,2

Region 8 - Team 2

Groves

Region 3 - Team 4

10,17

H

Dawson Co.

Region 7 - Team 2

0,0 Redan

Lovett

Region 5 - Team 3

Lovett

Lovett

Morgan Co.

Region 8 - Team 1

11,2,14

Redan

Calhoun

Region 6 - Team 4

1,5,4

14,4

Brantley Co.

Region 2 - Team 2

Calhoun

Calhoun

7,3

H

Region 5 - Team 1

Peach Co.

Region 4 - Team 3

3,1,11

Crisp Co.

Jenkins, Sav.

3,4,2

2,4,0

H

Region 1 - Team 3

5,1 4,6

Coahulla Creek 2,9 Pike Co.

Pike Co.

Region 3 - Team 2

2016-2017 GHSA Class AAA State Baseball Tournament

1,1

SE Bulloch

Region 5 - Team 2

Monroe

Region 1 - Team 4

11,11

H

SE Bulloch

Region 3 - Team 1

In ALL rounds, the higher seeded team will host. If both teams are the same seed, a coin flip will determine the host school. Exceptions to the scheduled dates may be made with the approval of the Executive Director. In the FINALS, the "H" in the bracket indicates the designated home team for Game One.

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GHSA 2017 STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Banks Co.

2016-2017 GHSA Class AA State Baseball Tournament

18,5

Region 8 - Team 3

Hapeville

Banks Co.

0,1

Region 6 - Team 2

6,3 3,5

2,7

H

4,5

Toombs County 6,3

9,13

H

Elbert Co.

3,0

Fitzgerald

0,2

Region 4 - Team 1

H

Region 1 - Team 3

4,17

Chattooga

1,5

Region 7 - Team 4

Callaway

Toombs County Dodge Co.

Dodge Co.

Region 3 - Team 2

9,9

Toombs County 12,8

Laney

Region 6 - Team 4

Elbert Co.

Region 6 - Team 3

0,1

3,2

2,2

9,8

10,6

Jeff Davis

H

4,1

Jeff Davis

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/25,5/26 If: 5/27

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

2,0 H

H

Jeff Davis

7,14

10,8

2,4

H

Bacon County

0,3

5,3

2,0

H

Jeff Davis

Washington Co. 0,9 Region 3 - Team 3

Region 1 - Team 2

Berrien Co.

Jordan

Region 5 - Team 4

H

Rockmart

3,4

4,1

0,2 Rockmart

10,17

Region 7 - Team 1

4,4

Heard Co.

H

Region 5 - Team 2

0,0 0,5,6

Early Co.

Region 1 - Team 4

Bleckley Co.

10,15

Runner-Up

H

Pepperell

Region 7 - Team 3

Heard Co.

Bleckley Co.

Champion

7,5,2

Region 6 - Team 1

3,3 6,4,5

1,8,1

4,10

S. Atlanta

H

3,1,1 Bacon County

9,13

Rabun Co.

Region 8 - Team 4

Rabun Co.

8,11

Berrien Co.

Harlem

Region 4 - Team 2

8,10 Jeff Davis

Region 2 - Team 1

Bacon County

Region 2 - Team 3

10,12 Bacon County

Elbert Co.

Thomasville

Region 1 - Team 1

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29 4,5

Social Circle

Region 4 - Team 4

East Laurens

Region 3 - Team 4

Thomasville

0,0

Screven Co.

Dade Co.

Region 7 - Team 2

16,8 DH 5/4 If: 5/5

11,11

Lamar Co.

Region 5 - Team 3

H

Thomasville

H

Region 8 - Team 2

5,3

6,2 Callaway

Social Circle

Elbert Co.

Region 8 - Team 1

Dade Co.

10,6

BEST Acad.

21,22 H

Elbert Co.

5,3 Dodge Co.

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29

Rockmart

2,2,6

6,3

8,3

H

Region 5 - Team 1

Benedictine

Region 2 - Team 2

0,0 Washington, Atl.

Toombs County 14,15 Region 2 - Team 4

Westside, Aug.

Region 4 - Team 3

Benedictine

H

Bleckley Co.

Region 3 - Team 1

In ALL rounds, the higher seeded team will host. If both teams are the same seed, a coin flip will determine the host school. Exceptions to the scheduled dates may be made with the approval of the Executive Director. In the FINALS, the "H" in the bracket indicates the designated home team for Game One.

2016-2017 GHSA Class A Private State Baseball Tournament

Athens Academy Team 24

Prince Ave.

Prince Ave. Team 9

H

11,4 0,1

3,1,1

Mount de Sales

1,2

0,4

Walker

Team 23

Walker 2,1

Aquinas

H

Hebron Christ.

Team 10

Mount de Sales

Hebron Christ.

Team 8

Mount de Sales 1,3,2

3,1

Bye

Savannah Christ. 2,2

5,9

Bye

Tattnall Sq. 2,7,1

Whitefield Acad. 12,3,1 Team 17

NC Christian Team 16

Team 7

Hebron Christ.

NC Christian

3,1

2,3

3,7,9 H

Savannah Christ. 2,9

5,10

Brookstone Team 18

George Walton

12,4,8 George Walton H

Tattnall Sq.

Team 15

Savannah Christ.

Tattnall Sq.

Team 1

Savannah Christ. 7,4

Savannah Christ.

6,4

Team 2

Tattnall Sq.

Bye

Bye

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29 Wesleyan Team 21

Mt. Vernon Team 12

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/25,5/26 If: 5/27

DH: 5/17 If: 5/18

DH: 5/10 If: 5/11

DH 5/4 If: 5/5

2,4 Mt. Vernon

3,6,6

1,3,0

Tattnall Sq.

H

Mt. Paran

1,2

0,7,2

6,2

St. Francis

7,3

Providence

Team 22

Providence

H

4,9

DH: 4/28 If: 4/29

H

King's Ridge

Team 11

Mt. Paran

King's Ridge

Team 5

11,2,4

Bye

Pinecrest Acad.

Team 20

Strong Rock Team 13

Athens Christ.

0,3 Strong Rock

Bye

Holy Innocents’

3,2 0,0

1,2

9,4

H

Athens Christ.

Athens Christ.

Team 4

0,3

1,0

5,5,12

4,3

Bye

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FPD

Team 19

Calvary Day 13,16

H

Holy Innocents’

Calvary Day Team 14

Holy Innocents

Champion Athens Christ.

Team 6

King's Ridge

11,4 Holy Innocents Runner-Up

In ALL rounds, the higher seeded team will host. Exceptions to the scheduled dates may be made with the approval of the Executive Director.

In the FINALS, the "H" in the bracket indicates the designated home team for Game One.

Team 3

Bye

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