Top stars, best performances in the first round of the Georgia high school baseball playoffs
By Darren Nichols | Photo by Ed Turlington
Here are some stars from the past week's high school baseball playoff games across Georgia.
If you know of a top performance we should include, please send an email to swanson@scorebooklive.com.
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Kyle Henley, Denmark
Henley went 3-for-4 with a home run versus North Gwinnett in the first round of the playoffs.
Beau Brailey, Mill Creek
Brailey threw his eighth complete game of his career in his first playoff start. He allowed only one run while striking out 10 batters.
Ryan Ford, Winder-Barrow
Ford was red-hot at the plate in the first round of the playoffs. He went 4-for-4 and was a triple away from the cycle.
Tyler Bayer, South Forsyth
Bayer went 2-for-2 in his last game and hit his second home run of the year.
Dimitri Angelakos, Etowah
Angelakos helped Etowah advance to the second round. He threw a complete game and struck out 10 batters.
Caleb Hughes, Etowah
Hughes pitched six innings and struck out 10 batters to close out Norcross in the first round.
Layton Pruitt, Winder-Barrow
Pruitt was masterful on the mound for the Bulldogs. He went six shutout innings and struck out 10 batters.
Gavin Black, North Oconee
North Oconee swept Mays, and Black was one of the many bats in full swing with a homer and four RBIs.
Ben Stuart, North Oconee
Stuart pitched three innings and struck out eight of the nine batters he faced.
Cullen Riel, Druid Hills
Riel was spectacular on both sides, pitching six innings with 10 strikeouts and going 3-for-3 at the plate.
Matthew Hoskins, Peachtree Ridge
The UGA commit was lights-out on the mound. He went six innings and struck out six batters in Peachtree Ridge’s first-round matchup.
Garrett Lambert, Parkview
Lambert was vital in Parkview’s first-round win over McEachern. On the mound, he pitched five scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and at the plate went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Colin Houck, Parkview
Houck went wild at the plate in Parkview’s first-round matchup versus McEachern. He went 4-for-5 with two homers and six RBIs.
Ethan Sutton, Allatoona
Sutton closed out Game 2 and the series for Allatoona. He threw six shutout innings with nine strikeouts and allowed only two hits.
Josh Sibley, East Coweta
Sibley was on his A game on the mound versus Grayson. He went six innings with no runs allowed and 14 strikeouts.
Tyshon Patty, Mountain View
Patty delivered the walk-off hit to send Mountain View to the second round.
Jack Butler, Pope
Butler closed out Dacula with a five-inning, eight-strikeout performance.
Noah McMahon, Decatur
McMahon went the distance in the start in the first round. He allowed only five hits and struck out seven batters.
Rustan Rigdon, Metter
Rigdon threw five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to help send Metter into Round 2.
Jordan Kaliq, Metter
Kaliq hit a walk-off grand slam versus Pelham in a mercy-rule Game 1 win for Metter.