Craig Kalkbrenner (‘24 GA) comes in to close things down and makes quick work of it to send H⚾️YA BASEBALL on to the Sweet 16. Worked in the mid-80s and pounded the zone. #PGHS Mercer Baseball signee

William Homan (‘24 GA) works out of a jam in the 1st, punching out 3 straight to end the inning. Ran the fastball up to 87, sitting comfortably 84-85. Shown good feel for 3 pitch mix. #PGHS H⚾️YA BASEBALL GHC Baseball signee

Caleb Hudson (‘27 GA) opens up 81-83/4 and spinning the breaker with confidence (clip) in the mid-70s. Young & super athletic. #PGHS Carrollton Trojan Baseball

Brian Rivera (‘24, GA) puts a jolt into this, one hopping the wall out in left for a 2B in the late innings. Very strong & physical, handles 3B well and has pop to the pull-side; 3-7 w/ 3 RBI’s last night. Kennesaw Mountain Mustang Baseball PG_Uncommitted #PGHS

Isander Poventud (‘26, GA) picks up on spin the whole way & ropes this down the line for a 2-run double. 4-7 w/ 3 RBI across both games, different bat speed & pitch recognition w/ good defensive skills; T50 name in this GA class. Kennesaw Mountain Mustang Baseball #PGHS

Madden Young (‘24, GA) was as reliable as they come last night, going 3-4 w/ 4 RBI’s across the DH. Biggest swing seen here, brings the hands in real tight & used an inside out path to park this backside 2B in the gap. PG_Uncommitted Buford HS Baseball #PGHS

Caleb Griffin (‘26, GA) had a good day at the plate, going 3-4 w/ an RBI & a 2B to propel Buford HS Baseball to a series win. Strong kid w/ G2G impact, showed he could adjust as well on some down & in spin. #PGHS

Blake Russell (‘24, GA) w/ a beautiful piece of hitting here, shooting this past an out of position 2B for an RBI knock. Gets spin away & just goes w/ it, has been consistent at the plate all year & is still PG_Uncommitted. Buford HS Baseball #PGHS

Jayden Clark (‘24, GA) shoots this back up the middle for a knock early. Ab/avg runner w/ a simplistic, direct swing that leads to all fields contact. #CoppinSt commit. Buford HS Baseball #PGHS

Ethan Murray (‘24, GA) puts a good swing on this & ropes it to deep LCF for a 2B. Played lights out at SS all game long w/ a web gem of a sliding play in the hole, going to be a key piece in the offense for Buford HS Baseball on this playoff run. #GT commit, #PGHS .

Damian Brown (‘24, GA) was really good out of the ‘pen last night & helped Buford HS Baseball advance to R2 of the playoffs. S/M stuff across the arsenal, could spot it GS & had success elevated @ 87-88/2500 RPM, SLV 76-81 peaked at 2923 spins & flashed a fading CH v LHH at 84…

Braden Burton (‘25, GA) got the ball in G2 & worked thru 4 IP w/ 3 K’s & filled the zone @ 62% clip. Low spin profile across the board here, 84-86 early on w/ the FB (1800 RPM) & had some success going to the CB 69-72 in same spin range, killed it on CH @ 1300 & used it v L&R;…

Parker Dastou (‘25 GA)- drives in the only run of the game w/this Sac-Fly to deep LF for Walton Baseball in 1-0 GHSA playoffs victory. Good piece of situational hitting from the #Mercer commit to score the run. #PGHS

Brennan Roth (‘26, GA) bangs this down the pull-side line for a late 2B. Solid day at the plate & would go 2-4 with a pair of RBI & a walk in G2, been a consis performer on the circuit for years. Cherokee High School Baseball #PGHS

Collin McGhee (‘25, GA)- Exemplary table setter at this level, 3 hits yesterday w/ a walk & an RBI. High level B2B skills limit whiffs and K’s, consistent contact here w/ a quick and level swing from the left side. Cherokee High School Baseball PG_Uncommitted #PGHS

Jared Jones (‘25, GA) slaps this the other way & kept a rally alive late in extras. Very simplistic swing and parts, direct to it w/ still hands pre pitch let him easily go the other way with this outer half FB. Cherokee High School Baseball PG_Uncommitted #PGHS

Evan Holstein (‘24, GA) w/ a tight turn on a CB coming in, good work getting thru this & still creating extension on the inner half. Very good receiver & strong arm (1.9-1.94 pops in between innings), stole some strikes & works hard back there. #KSU commit. Cherokee High School Baseball #PGHS

Owen Rogers (‘24, GA) hangs on this 2K slider & gets enough on it for a knock. Impressive recognition & barrel control, would go 2-4 in G2 as well; leadoff man & CF for his club, just a well rounded player w good skillset. Mill Creek HS Baseball PG_Uncommitted #PGHS

Semaj Burley (‘24, GA) goes first pitch hunting & pokes this middle/middle FB back to CF for a single. Picked up 3 hits and a walk yesterday, made a ridiculous full sprint sliding grab at the track in LCF to save XBH & potentially the game. Cherokee High School Baseball PG_Uncommitted #PGHS

Brandon Brown (‘24, GA) stays on a really tough 2K slider coming in & ropes it through the pull-side for an early RBI single. Able to adjust the hands and get the barrel on this, would prove to be the biggest swing of the game for Mill Creek HS Baseball in G1. PG_Uncommitted #PGHS