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: Northwest Whitfield
2018 Record: 17-17
Area Number: 6
Area Finish: 2nd
GHSA Classification: 6-AAAA 
Head Coach: Todd Middleton
Playoff Run: Sweet 16
Returning Starters: 5
Returning Pitchers: 4

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SEASON SNAPSHOT

Coach Todd Middleton is confident that his pitching staff can lead the team on another run to the Sweet 16 and possibly beyond. Georiga commit RHP/1B Hank Bearden will lead the staff as the ace. Supporting Bearden will be a trio of seniors: LHP/OF Ty Fisher (Tennessee Tech recruit). RHP/3B Jake Bearden (Ga Gwinnett College), and LHP/1B David Ramirez. If the Bruins are able to find consistent run production, they could be a force this seen. One youngster to keep an eye on will be Soph. SS Matt Redmond.

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