GHSA Team Preview: North Forsyth
January 16, 2019
The Georgia High School Association has announced that opening day of the 2019 season will commence on Feb. 11. Programs were allowed to begin practicing in an official capacity on Jan. 14, meaning it's time for the PBR Georgia staff to break down the high school baseball scene in the state in the countdown to the first pitch thrown in 2019.
Our staff sent out a preseason questionnaire to the head coaches across the state. Leading up to opening day, we'll be publishing their responses. Eventually, these team previews will bring us to our Preseason Power 25 ranking, a list of the top-25 programs in the state, updated each week.
Until then, with the help of the submitted questionnaires and our staff's research, we'll be providing you a snapshot of the prep baseball scene in Georgia. We're publishing region-by-region breakdowns along the way on the site, but allow these team preview posts to provide for you a more detailed look at the program, with some first-hand insight from the head coach, too.
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Team: North Forsyth
2018 Record: 20-12
Area Number: 5
Area Finish: 4th
GHSA Classification: 5-AAAAAAA
Head Coach: Jim Cahill
Playoff Run: Lost in 1st Round to State Runner-up Mill Creek
Returning Pitchers: 5
TOP PLAYERS
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Garrett Staton | GA | North Forsyth | 2020 | INF | |
Miles Hartsfield | GA | North Forsyth | 2020 | INF | |
Carter Mullikin | GA | North Forsyth | 2019 | OF | |
Brody Westbrook | GA | North Forsyth | 2019 | RHP | Georiga Tech |
Anthony DiMola | GA | North Forsyth | 2020 | LHP | Georgia Southern |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
North Forsyth enters 2019 with higher hopes than last season's first round playoff exit to eventual state runners-up Mill Creek. The Raiders are going to rely on a deep pitching staff, five returnees, to carry the weight. Stepping up to the challenge will be ace RHP Brody Westbrook (Georgia Tech signee) and LHP Anthony DiMola (Georgia Southern commit). The two will form a dynamic one-two punch for the Raiders pitching staff. Senior OF Carter Mullikin will be looped to lead North Forsyth offensively, along with juniors INF Miles Hartfield and INF Garrett Staton.