Houston County's Gage Harrelson named Freshman All-American at Texas Tech

Former Georgia prep star started 57 games and hit .324

Gary Adornato | Jun 8, 2023

Houston County's Gage Harrelson named Freshman All-American at Texas Tech /

WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA – Former Houston County baseball star Gage Harrelson just completed a sensational freshman season at Texas Tech by earning a spot on the 2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team.

Harrelson, who was named to three different high school All-American teams following his senior year at Houston County, started 57 games as a true freshman for the Red Raiders, batting .324 with 22 extra-base hits. He ted the team in triples (5) and stolen bases (6). He also had 26 multi-hit games, 31 walks, 16 doubles, 56 runs scored and 45 RBIs.

At Houston County he batted .498 with 63 hits, 57 runs scored, 35 RBIs and 35 stolen bases. He was also named to the Georgia Dugout All-State Class 6A 1st-Team.

Published Jun 8, 2023

GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.