GHSA Team Preview: Northside
January 21, 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.
Stay in tune with the GHSA season by following us on Twitter @PBRGeorgia and on our home page.
Team: Northside
2018 Record: 5-20
Area Number: 1
Area Finish: 5th
GHSA Classification: 1-AAAAAA
Head Coach: Mark Estes
Returning Starters: 6
Returning Pitchers: 3
TOP PLAYERS
| Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
| Dylan Franks | GA | Northside | 2020 | SS | |
| Javy Rodriguez | GA | Northside | 2019 | 2B | |
| Cameron Staten | GA | Northside | 2021 | 3B |
SEASON SNAPSHOT
Coach Mark Estes returns a strong core of players that he will hope to build around. Senior Javy Rodriguez leads the group in his final go-around. SS Dylan Franks (2020; uncommitted) and 3B Cameron Staten (2021; uncommitted) round out the players that will be leaned upon heavily. The Eagles will still need pitching to step up if they are to have more success in 2019.