2024 GHSA Preview: Irwin County Indians
January 2, 2024
The 2024 Georgia high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Georgia.
Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in mid-May inside one of Coolray Field, AdventHealth Stadium, or JI Clements Stadium at Georgia Southern University. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Georgia. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.
Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week and updating the Power 25 rankings.
Our 2024 preseason coverage continues today.
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High School: Irwin County High School Indians
Head Coach: Drew Tankersley
Classification: 1A-Public
2023 Record (Finish): 31-7 (A-D1 State Runner-Up)
Team X Handle: @IrwinBaseball
Team Strengths: Fundamentals.
No. of Returning Position Players: 4
No. of Returning Pitchers: 3
TOP JUNIORS
- Jaylen Martin
- Brodie Suggs
- Luke Snyder
TOP UNDERCLASS FOLLOWS
- Thadd Royal (2026)
- Peyton Reeves (2026)
TEAM OUTLOOK
- After making a 1A- Division 1 State Finals appearence in 2023, the 2024 Indians look to develop young talent after losing a strong Senior class. Coach Tankersley and his staff look to build another competitive team and make a run deep into the Playoffs. The pitching staff will be led by Junior Jaylen Martin, as he will be relied on to produce many good starts for the indians. Other Juniors, Brodie Scuggs, and Luke Snyder will be relied on to have strong 2024 seasons as well. Thadd Royal and Peyton Reeves are newcomers in the Sophomore class and will look to play a significant role in the success of the Irwin County Indians in 2024.
Upcoming Events
| SHOWCASE | DATE | LOCATION |
| South Georgia Preseason ID | January 6th, 2024 | Coffee County High School |
| East Georgia Preseason ID | January 7th, 2024 | IVSA Training |
| North Georgia Preseason ID | January 13th, 2024 | Georgia Highlands College |
| Georgia Preseason All-State | January 14th, 2024 | IVSA Training |