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Baseball: Three of state’s first-round draft picks signed
Former Blessed Trinity center fielder Jake Skole leads three Georgia players who have signed contracts after being drafted out of high school in the the Major League Baseball Draft last month. Skole was the second Georgian taken, was drafted 15th overall by the Texas Rangers. He reportedly signed a $1.557 million contract and is... »
Baseball: North sweeps South in DeKalb All-Star Classic
The North Senior and Junior All-Star teams fell behind early to the South teams but used some solid pitching and clutch hitting to rally for victories in the annual DeKalb County All-Star Baseball Classic series at Druid Hills’ John Devore Field at Shamrock Middle School. Martin Luther King’s Xavier Griffin opened the game with a double and scored on... »
Baseball: 3 Georgians among first 18 picks in MLB Draft
Delino Deshields Jr. was the first player from Georgia taken in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft and the eighth pick overall. DeShields, son of the former major-leaguer of the same name and graduate of Woodward Academy, was taken by the Houston Astros. Two other Georgians were taken in the first round. Blessed Trinity grad... »
Baseball: Inaugural Clayton County all-star game upcoming
The inaugural Clayton County All-Star baseball game is June 5, 2 p.m., at Drew High School. Two seven-inning baseball games will be played. Here are the rosters for the all-star games. North: Morrow – Lloyd Michael Hutcherson, Sr., Curtis Fagin, Sr.; North Clayton – Justin Brown, Sr., Chirstopher Nutter, Jr., Alex Johnson, Jr., Viraj Patel, Jr.,... »
Baseball: Rosters set for DeKalb all-star game
The DeKalb County All-Star Baseball Classic enters it second year with a Senior All-Star Classic and a Junior All-Star Classic when the seniors get the action rolling at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Shamrock Middle School (Druid Hills High Baseball Field). The top 36 seniors chosen by the coaches are split into North and South squads to... »
Baseball: Heavy hitters fill semifinal brackets
Walker and Blessed Trinity have unloaded the heavy artillery through the first three rounds of the Georgia High School Association state baseball playoffs. Walker, 25-5 and ranked No. 3 in the state in Class A, has scored 93 run in six postseason games, including a 20-run outburst. Walker’s semifinal opponent — Aquinas — scored 23... »
Baseball: North Gwinnett gains momentum after Round 1 upset
The North Gwinnett Bulldogs(17-11) have won seven games in a row after sweeping No. 3 Milton in the first round of the Class AAAAA state baseball playoffs. North, the No. 4 seed from Region 7-AAAAA, plays at North Cobb on Wednesday. The Warriors, the No. 3 seed from Region 5, beat Grayson in the... »
Baseball: Top teams remain the same as regular season ends
With the state baseball playoffs two days away, all five No. 1 teams from last week kept their status as the regular season ended. In Class AAAAA, No. 1 Parkview and No. 2 East Coweta end the regular season with identical 23-3 records. The Indians begin the playoffs with a 10-game winning streak. Milton, which... »
Baseball: Milton-Lassiter showdown will decide top seed
The Milton-Lassiter game on April 28 likely will decide the top seed from Region 6-AAAAA. Both teams are 12-3 in the region; Lassiter is 17-6 overall and Milton is 19-4. Lassiter won the first meeting between the two teams 5-4 in nine innings. Pope, the defending Class AAAAA state champion, is currently third in the... »